The purpose of this aer is to define the nature, history, and scope of the Surealist movement in Egypt in the 1930s and the 1940s and its influence on contemporary Egyptian art. It is also desigend to provide a clear, accessible, and broad background on a diverse group of mainstream and lesser-known innovativde Arabic artists while showing that Surrealism is not a phenomenon unique to Europe. In addition to dealing with the general state of the Egyptian art scene in the 1930s, the aarticle covers the genesis of the Egyptian Surrealis group Art and Liberty and its exhibitions, political activities and two main members, Georges Hénein and Ramsīs Yūnān.