Egyptian Revolution الثورة الشعبية المصرية

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Egyptian Revolution

الثورة الشعبية المصرية

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تعمل على “صوت النسوة” مجموعة من الكاتبات والفنانات والناشطات النسويات اللواتي يرغبن في المساهمة في عملية تحويل افكارهن النسوية الى واقع. النسوة وراء الموقع مبادرات في خلق مساحة تعبر وتعكس التجارب الفكرية والاجتماعية التي تختبرها نساء العالم العربي

Bon Jovi – No Apologies

Bon Jovi dedicating song to Egyptian Revolutionaries – No Apologies –

Egyptian Revolution 2011 يناير الثورة المصرية في يوم الغضب

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Egyptian Revolution 25/1/ 2011

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Egypt’s Last Pharaoh? The Rise and Fall of Hosni Mubarak

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Egyptian Chronicles

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A Facebook for the Egyptian revolution:

كلنا خالد سعيد

We are all Khaled Said

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On Jan. 26, the day after protests erupted that eventually forced Mr. Mubarak from office, Egypt’s government-run newspaper Al Ahram, one of the Arab world’s oldest newspapers,  had a banner headline about a protest — in Lebanon.  The headline reads: “Wide Protests and Disturbances in Lebanon.” !!!

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HyperCities Egypt: Voices from Cairo through Social Media

HyperCities’ project for mapping tweets sent by protesters in Cairo during the Egyptian revolution. “HyperCities Egypt: Voices from Cairo through Social Media,” tracks tweets since January 30, and continues to collect tweets sent from within Cairo that mention hashtags relevant to the protests, such as #jan25 or #egypt.

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Egyptian Revolution: a view from the inside

Cairo resident, Safa H. Ashoub provides an illuminating account of the days leading up to the ousting of President Mubarak.

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Novelist and best-selling writer Alaa Aswany has a great deal to say about one of the most pressing questions on everybody’s mind and is not afraid to speak out and to use his international fame to back calls for political change: Who will be the next president of Egypt, and how will he be elected? In a new collection of his weekly newspaper columns previously published in Arabic, “On the State of Egypt,” he explores Western fears of Islam and Arabs and broach subjects like the hijab full-face covering, false religiosity and preachers who hypocritically buttress tyrannical regimes. He discusses the moral ambiguity of appointed politicians, the suitability of democratic reforms in a Muslim society, and the inherent contradiction in the actions of the religiously observant policeman who tortures or the man who harasses women. He was out with protestors from the first day of the revolution and witnessed first-hand the state’s brutal response. On Jan. 28, he saw two young men killed by snipers near Tahrir Square. After Egypt’s 18-day revolution, Mr. Aswany’s weekly columns have become regular features in the top-selling daily al-Masri al-Youm. And, in a March 2 guest appearance on a late night talk show on the ONTV private satellite television channel, he faced Ahmed Shafik, the prime minister appointed by Mr. Mubarak on Jan. 29, and told him to resign. “When you were a minister in Hosni Mubarak’s cabinet, haven’t you heard that state security practiced torture?” Mr. Aswany asked him pointedly. “The prime minister should be concerned with trying the people who killed the martyrs, more than presenting candy and chocolates” — a reference to a moment when Mr. Shafik, trying to show good will, had offered to pass out candy to protesters outside Parliament.

When Mr. Aswany woke up the next morning, Mr. Shafik had submitted his resignation.

Mr. Aswany has always been dismissive of the idea that democracy would usher Islamists into power.

The strongest party in Egypt “is the party of Facebook,” he told another literary and political salon on Jan. 27.

“That is a real party, which has allowed a group of youth to get 400,000 people on the streets. No other party, including the Muslim Brotherhood, has succeeded in doing that.”

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اللجان الشعبية للدفاع عن الثورة المصرية

شهداء ثورة مصر 2011

Egypt Revolution 2011: A Complete Guide To The Unrest

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Egypt Revolution 2011: A Complete Guide / (huffingtonpost.com)

THE BASICS

What’s Going On In Egypt?: Protests started on Tuesday, January 25, when — inspired by the successful revolution in Tunisia — thousands began taking to the streets to protest poverty, rampant unemployment, government corruption and autocratic governance of President Hosni Mubarak, who has ruled the country for 30 years. These were the first protests on such a large scale in Egypt since the 1970s. Read more here.

Why Egypt Matters: Why is the story gaining traction? There are a number of factors that make Egypt’s unrest important, in both that country, the Middle East, and the world. Click here to see the top reasons why Egypt should matter to you.

What It’s Being Called: The Egyptian revolution is also referred to as the Egyptian Protests, Days of Rage, the Papyrus Revolution and the Lotus Revolution.

Quick Facts About Egypt: Established in 3100 B.C., Egypt today has a population of approximately 79 million. Its people speak Arabic and 99% are Egyptian. The country staged its first modern revolution in 1919 and established independence in 1922. Continued instability due to remaining British influence led to a second revolution in 1952 and the creation of the Egyptian Republic in 1953.

{MORE} —–>Egypt Revolution 2011: A Complete Guide

handar4Egyptian protests Q&A from BBC News

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Democracy Digest

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(CBSNews) Complete Coverage: Anger in the Arab World

Egypt: Revolution at Hand?

BLOG / By Denis J. Sullivan and Kimberly Jones

Egypt is undergoing a major social and political transformation—perhaps even of a revolutionary nature. This process, characterized by mass, popular protests (largely nonviolent) has been cause for much speculation and collective head-scratching by those watching from the sidelines. Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians have taken to the streets in the last several days calling for the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak and his government, dominated by his National Democratic Party. Journalists and regional analysts have raised several excellent questions, for which there are frequently a lack of definitive answers. Here are our own observations.

The “new” government — The reconstitution of President Mubarak’s government is too little too late. Vice President (and former spy chief) Omar Suleiman is an interesting choice because he is palatable to the military (far more so than the once heir apparent son of a Mubarak — Gamal) and offers some Egyptians stability. Egyptians’ real need for stability should not be overlooked in contrast to the perceived need for radical regime change. However, he is a Mubarak appointee, and his human rights record leaves much to be desired.

The Muslim Brotherhood — The MB have largely been on the sidelines, and many have wondered why. Did they miss the revolutionary boat as it left the dock for Tahrir Square, or did they strategically decide to let the protests take their course without their leadership or organizational savvy? Without the Brotherhood at the helm, the Egyptian government (and those who support them) has been prevented from raising the specter of an (other) Islamist government in the region. Key, however, is that the MB is still Egypt’s largest organized opposition movement, and although they have suffered from their own internal divisions, they remain popular and populist in orientation. They may not (by their own choice) dominate a future Egyptian executive, but they could certainly command a significant block in parliament.

The next government — Former presidential contender Ayman Nour and former International Atomic Energy Agency director Mohammed El-Baredei are the oft-mentioned non-Mubarak contenders. Both have positives and negatives, and either would be a gigantic improvement over Mubarak. Nour has not been heard much and he is unlikely to be a contender anymore. El-Baredei has far greater visibility, literally, in the streets of Cairo as well as internationally.

Looters — Egyptians of all classes, all socio-economic walks of life, are on the streets as we write; they are protecting their families and their personal property with whatever “weapons” they have — golf clubs, sticks, pistols. The looters? They are largely seen as government “thugs”; indeed, many reports confirm that many are undercover police, the mukhabaraat.

Human rights — The Egyptian people are being beaten and killed while clamoring to have their rights respected. This uprising should serve as a lesson for those who try to portray human rights as Western and Arabs and Muslims as undemocratic. These rights must be understood within each country’s historical, social, and political context. Key is that there is a connection between security and stability and respect for human rights, and understanding, at the same time that real democracy is not Cup-a-Soup — it’s not a quickly assembled short-list of ingredients but a lengthy and difficult process.

The role of the United States — The U.S. is finally calling out the Mubarak government for what it is — although in much more diplomatic terms than many Egyptians are using. It’s putting its democratic and human rights rhetoric where its foreign assistance reality is — on the table. While in some respects this is also too little too late, it is a welcome shift in policy which is better late than never given our strategic relationship with Egypt and its neighbors.

Egypt’s future — Mubarak’s refusal to abdicate thus far is not terribly surprising but also worrying, and it is difficult to imagine the maintenance of his much weakened presidency into the future. Notably, the longer he stays in power the more unstable the state becomes, which worries some neighbors and allies. Key, however, is that Egypt’s stability has been a well-crafted illusion maintained through an authoritarian and repressive executive and hegemonic party politics. Pulling down the curtain on this decades-long effort can bode well for both internal Egyptian politics and regional relations, eventually resulting in a truly democratic Egypt that is genuinely stable.

The Muslim Brotherhood is not the Islamist boogeyman that some have made it out to be. They are a pragmatic, socio-political movement, albeit one with an Islamist agenda. The organization is very unlikely to make a radical play for power, and further destabilize the situation, but it should remain a key actor in Egyptian politics in the near-term.

At the end of the day (or the revolution), Egypt’s future lies in the hands of ordinary Egyptians. This is the first time in a very long time that Egyptians have not only had a voice, but made their voices heard. It is up to the world, and more importantly, the government of Egypt to listen.

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Ben Ali le ripoux:


 

Un ouvrage en PDF est paru sur le web. L’auteur serait un certain “Aly Zmerly”. A mon avis, c’est un pseudo. Le vrai auteur n’est pas difficile à deviner pour les personnes qui suivent l’actualité politique tunisienne depuis des années (et il n’a rien à voir avec le site Kapitalis qui diffuse cet ouvrage).D’ailleurs, il y a des informations qui sont fausses dans cet ouvrage même si la majorité des informations sont confirmées.

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Ben Ali’s Party Officially Dissolved

rcd_dissolutionTUNIS, March. 9, 2011  – The Democratic Constitutional Rally Party RCD has been officially dissolved after the ruling on Wednesday morning by the court of first instance of Tunis.

“The court of first instance of Tunis ruled that the RCD be disbanded and its funds and property liquidated through the state property department” the ruling says.

The announcement was followed by a burst of jubilation, applause and chants by the crowd gathered at the court and in the neighbouring street, reports a TAP news agency journalist.

Lawyer Faouzi Ben Mrad representing the Interior Ministry which filed the request, said that the dissolution of the RCD had today fulfilled one of the major objectives of the revolution.

He said this is not a final judgment since defendants can appeal against it, adding that however the appeal did not defer the implementation of the decision.

But in the absence of RCD lawyers, no reaction of defendants could be obtained.

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