The Last Pharaoh: Mubarak and the Uncertain Future of Egypt in the Volatile Mid East

This book is stunning in its revelations of Mubarak s stranglehold on every aspect of life in this glorious, long- suffering nation. Connecting one mysterious dot to the next, the author teases the reader from chapter to chapter as he lucidly explains the details of Egypt s worst kept secrets of all the secret of Mubarak s power and how he plans to rule from his own royal crypt.

- Professor Tate Miller, Monterey Institute of International Studies.



Let me give you the four scariest words I can't pronounce in Arabic: Egypt after Mubarak. Mubarak's emergency rule dictatorship is deep into its third decade, making him one of Egypt's most durable pharaohs. His succession plan is clear: Son Gamal tries to replicate Beijing's model of economic reform, forestalling political reform...

- Thomas Barnett, Esquire columnist and author of The Country to Watch: Egypt.



U.S. policymakers now face a difficult choice: continuing to support the iron-fisted rule of Mubarak and his likely hand-picked successor, or backing a beleaguered democratic opposition that some believe could open the door to Islamic fundamentalist rule.

- Voice of America.


Equally alarming is the rise of anti-American and anti-Semitic conspiracy theories in Egypt s state media and society. Haunted by the memories of the overnight fall of the Shah of Iran to the Ayatollahs, U.S. policymakers fear a similar event in Egypt. Obama is likely to face an unbelievably bad choice in the largest Arab country. Elaasar s book is indeed an eye opener.

- Swiss News Agency



With so much at stake, the West is slowly coming to grips with a new reality; a reality which no single book or author could possibly address. The Last Pharaoh should be indispensable to anyone hoping to understand Egypt s role, not only the Middle East, but the potential for Mubarak s Egypt to impact the destiny of global events.

- The Media Oasis.