Egyptian and Middle Eastern activists commemorated the one year anniversary of the Egyptian revolution in Times Square earlier this week.
Courtroom No. 24 at the South Cairo Court is a tumultuous microcosm of postrevolution Egypt. Its wooden benches are packed with men, women and children talking, yelling, never still, as tea and soda vendors weave through the crowd, while a judge
inaudibly reads out the names of the defendants on more than a dozen unrelated cases to indicate that their trials have been postponed.
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jQuery(function($) { $('#ad_sharebox_260x60').prepend('');}); In this special year-end collaboration, TED and The Huffington Post are excited to count down 18 great ideas of 2011, featuring the full TEDTalk with original blog posts that we think will
I chose to share this today to celebrate the liberation of Libya!
The coverage of recent events in Egypt is further proof that Western elites cannot see the forest for the trees. Over the past week, leading newspapers have devoted relatively in-depth coverage to the Egyptian military authorities’ repressive actions
in subduing protesters in Tahrir Square in Cairo, particularly during their large protest last Friday.
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In a rare interview, generals in the Supreme Military Council describe their view of the revolution that ended Mubarak’s 30-year reign...it may only be an inter-view however...
There are a number of myths that seem to dominate the discourse in Egypt’s upper and middle-class, and subsequently national and international media. Given how frustrated I am by all the “experts” – foreign and...
You don’t say! This must come as quite a shock to certain experts who assured us that the Ikhwan was a mostly secular movement. Even some hard-nosed realists might find themselves a bit surprised at how quickly the nature of the Egyptian revolution
changed after Hosni Mubarak fled:
In post-revolutionary Egypt, where hope and confusion collide in the daily struggle to build a new nation, religion has emerged as a powerful political force, following an uprising that was based on secular ideals. The Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamist group once banned by the state, is at the forefront, transformed into a tacit partner with the military government that many fear will thwart fundamental changes.
It is also clear that the young, educated secular activists who initially propelled the nonideological revolution are no longer the driving political force — at least not at the moment.
As the best organized and most extensive opposition movement in Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood was expected to have an edge in the contest for influence. But what surprises many is its link to a military that vilified it.
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TED Talks Wael Ghonim is the Google executive who helped jumpstart Egypt's democratic revolution ... with a Facebook page memorializing a victim of the regime's violence. Speaking at TEDxCairo, he tells the inside story of the past two months, when
everyday Egyptians showed that "the power of the people is stronger than the people in power."
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You might have thought that nouns-turned-names were a quirk reserved for Hollywood stars, but now an Egyptian has decided to thank the social network's role in powering the revolution by naming her daughter Facebook.
An Egyptian man who wanted to show his gratitude to Facebook for its role in the January 25 protests has named his baby Facebook.
Cultural relativity is an amazing thing. While American parents worry about their kids being on Facebook, Egyptian parents are naming their kids
After peaceful and violent protests Hosni Mubarak has stepped down as president. Here is a timeline of big moments during movement toward revolution.
Military ruling council begins to roll out reform plans while civilian groups struggle to form united front
I didn't have a pen at hand when I heard the broadcast from Cairo over the weekend, and I didn't write down the precise words used by a woman demonstrator, interviewed at length by a BBC radio journalist, just after she heard the news of Hosni
Mubarak's resignation. But I remember the sentiments with great precision: exhilaration, excitement, elation, euphoria. She was proud to be an Egyptian. She had never thought it was possible that Egyptians could achieve so much. Her life had changed forever: She had helped force the Egyptian dictator from office, and nothing would ever be the same again.
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"People are recognizing that this is just the beginning and each one in his own spot has to work on making the values developed in Tahrir a standard for all of Egypt." - Mona Seif, Egyptian activist and blogger reflects on the revolution in
an interview with The Electronic Intifada's Matthew Cassel
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John Rees examines the momentous events of the last weeks in Egypt and argues the Egyptian revolution is deeper and potentially more far-reaching than most modern revolutions.
On January 18th, Asma Mahfouz had some profound words to say to her countrymen and women. Her inspirational words went viral on Facebook in the form of a video. “If you stay at home, then you deserve all that’s being done to you.”....
A man adapts. A man values his neighbors. A man respects others. A man isn’t afraid to admit his mistakes and willingness to change. A man doesn’t think with his emotions.
Here's a full breakdown of the Egyptian protests, explanations of the moving parts, and profiles of the activists