This account of the first major forum to review relations between Britain and Egypt, held in London in 2006, demonstrates how political, economic and cultural interaction between the countries has developed since the Suez invasion of 1956. In addition to providing a historical assessment, it suggests ways forward in both bilateral and international contexts. Egyptian and British contributors include government ministers and specialists in history, economics, Egyptology, business, education, culture and international affairs. Contributors include: Roger Owen, Hugh Roberts, Mustapha Kamel al-Sayyid, Heba Handoussa, Fekri Hassan, Yousry Nasrallah and Penelope Lively.

Noel Brehony is Chairman of Menas Associates, a member of the British Egyptian Society Committee and of the advisory board of the London Middle East Institute at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. Ayman El-Desouky is Lecturer in Arabic and Comparative Literature at SOAS. He has lectured on Arabic Language and Literature at Johns Hopkins and at Harvard.

Acknowledgments Editorial Note Preface, by Robert Springborg Part One: Salutatory Remarks Ahmed Maher El Sayid Salutatory Remarks Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean Salutatory Remarks Part Two: Political and Economic Relations Noel Brehony The Political and Economic Context of the British - Egyptian Relationship Roger Owen Suez 1956: Lessons We Thought We Had Learned and the Lessons Now Mostafa El-Feki Britain and Egypt: Working Together Mohammed Shaker Egypt and Britain Working Together: Dealing with WMD in the Middle East Mustapha Kamel al-Sayyid The UK and the Question of Democracy Promotion in Egypt Hugh Roberts Islamism and Political Reform in British - Egyptian Relations Ahmed El-Mokadem Egypt, Britain and the USA Heba Handoussa Egypt's New Social Contract for Growth with Equity Fiona Moffitt Egypt's Economic Reform Programme David Lubin Dollar Shortages, Dollar Surpluses and Egyptian Economic Policy Ali E. Hillal Dessouki British-Egyptian Relations: The Future Seen through the Eyes of the Past Part Three: Cultural Relations Ayman El-Desouky Notes on Political Memory and Cultural Memory Penelope Lively Cultural Confusion Gamon McLellan Suez and its Aftermath: The BBC Arabic Service and Egypt Yousry Nasrallah Egypt, Cinema and the National Imaginary Fekri Hassan Conserving Egyptian Heritage: Seizing the Moment 209 Michael Jones The Conservation and Management of the Coptic Christian Cultural Heritage Stephen Quirke Interwoven Destinies: Egyptians and English in the Labour of Archaeology, 1880 - 2007 Nicholas Warner Food for the Soul: the Restoration of the Gayer-Anderson Museum in Cairo Peter Mackenzie Smith On Education: UK - Egypt Relations Since 1956 Hoda Rashad Youth and Education: Proposals for Collaborative Activities Paul Smith Beyond Bilateralism: Globalising Education for Future Security Notes on Contributors Bibliography Index