ABSTRACT
In the early forties, I was a student at the Faculty of Law, King Fuad I University (now Cairo University). Egypt was then under British occupation. Along with a group of young people, I embraced the principles of the National Party established by Mustapha Kamel Pasha, who sought an end to the British occupation of Egypt, and to gain independence. This party had been revitalized recently by a group of young men headed by Fathy Radwan, Dr Nour-el-Din Taraf and Dr Zohair Garanna. World War II had then reached its peak and spread to North Africa. Rommel’s Afrika Korps swept over the Western Desert, advancing towards Egypt in a succession of quick victories over the Allies. It was finally halted by General Montgomery at the battle of El Alamein, 120 kilometres from Alexandria.
