On January 25th 1952, downtown Cairo was burnt to the ground, the mobs demanded the departure of British colonial rule and called for “bread, freedom and social justice”. 59 years later, on the exact same day, the same anger was displayed and the same slogans brandished - this time against Egypt’s elected President. For 6 decades, Egypt’s post-colonial leaders forged a system that harnessed military and religious powers, struck a delicate balance in foreign relations and muzzled a complacent civil society. What led the docile Egyptians to mass revolt? How did the hopes of Independence turn into an oppressive system crushing its own people? Egypt’s Modern Pharaohs follows the trajectory of the rise and fall of the post colonial state- seen through the Egyptian prism- it will recount vivid moments weaving four major themes: The Army, The Moslem Brotherhood, International relations and the role of civil society. The story takes the spectators on a journey into the heart of Egypt’s rich modern history. Through specific events both national and international we will get to know the inside story of Egypt’s leaders and their entourage, identify with its people and understand the geopolitics and the national politics that made the 2011 revolution inevitable. This story will provide the tools to decipher the current upheavals in Egypt and in the region as a whole.