Sherif Okasha: Selected Sources & Further Reading
This bibliography supports the biographical page on Sherif Okasha and provides verifiable context for historical references, UN translation practices, and key political events.
United Nations — Language & Records
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United Nations, Department for General Assembly and Conference Management (DGACM). “Editorial Manual / Summary Records.”
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United Nations Careers. “Language Careers at the UN.”
https://careers.un.org/
Egypt: 1960s–1980s Political & Social Context
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Britannica. “Yom Kippur War (October War).”
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Britannica. “Bar-Lev Line.”
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U.S. Department of State — Office of the Historian. “The Camp David Accords (1978).”
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U.S. Department of State — Office of the Historian. “The Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty (1979).”
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Beattie, Kirk J. Egypt During the Sadat Years. Palgrave Macmillan, 2000.
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Horne, John. “The 1977 Bread Riots in Egypt.” In The Oxford Handbook of Food History. (Concise scholarly overview; several open-access summaries exist.)
Medieval Context — Qutuz, Baybars, and ʿAyn Jālūt (1260)
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Britannica. “ʿAyn Jālūt.”
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Amitai, Reuven. Mongols and Mamluks: The Mamluk-Īlkhānid War, 1260–1281. Cambridge University Press, 1995.
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Thorau, Peter. The Lion of Egypt: Sultan Baybars I and the Near East in His Time. Longman, 1992.
Notes on Usage
- Summary vs. Verbatim: UN summary records are edited précis, distinct from verbatim transcripts; they preserve the structure and substance of debate while conforming to UN terminology and style.
- 1973 War Framing: Early Egyptian successes (Operation Badr; crossing the Suez; breaching Bar-Lev positions) were later countered by Israeli moves; the conflict ultimately accelerated U.S.-brokered diplomacy leading to Camp David and the 1979 treaty.
- Memory & Holiday: 6 October remains a national holiday in Egypt, commemorating the crossing and early phase of the war.