IT IS NOT TRUE WHAT MSM IS BROADCASTING ABOUT PROTESTERS CALLING ON BARADEI TO LEAD TRANSITIONAL GOVT! WE DO NOT WANT THE ARMY! THE ARMY HAS BEEN RULING SINCE 1952. THEY R NOT NEUTRAL PLAYERS. It is not true what some MSM outlets r broadcasting about the Muslim Brotherhood and the 6th of April leading […]
Geography Archives: Middle East
Egypt to Mubarak: Your Time Is Up
Carlos Latuff is a Brazilian cartoonist. Cf. Nancy A. Youssef, “Why Has Egypt’s Army Not Confronted the Protests?” (McClatchy Newspapers, 30 January 2011). | Print
“They Want to Abort This Revolution, But We Will Win”: Interview with Nawal El Saadawi
Amy Goodman: Your feelings today in the midst of this popular rebellion against the Mubarak regime, calling on Mubarak to leave? Do you agree? Nawal El Saadawi: We are in the streets every day, people, children, old people, including myself. I am now 80 years of age, suffering of this regime for half a […]
What Hillary Rodham Clinton Really Meant to Say on Egypt
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton: We are deeply scared about our empire in the region and slightly embarrassed that we fund the Egyptian security forces to repress their own people, and we call on the 30-year dictatorship in Egypt to do everything in its power to protect our interests. . . . As […]
In Solidarity with the People of Egypt
“We need more protests abroad in front of Egyptian embassies.” — Hossam el-Hamalawy Ann Arbor Atlanta Austin Boston Chicago Cincinnati Columbus, Ohio Dearborn Kansas City Los Angeles Manhattan Portland, Oregon Queens San Francisco Seattle Washington, DC Auckland, New Zealand Berlin, Germany Beirut, Lebanon Caracas, Venezuela Copenhagen, Denmark Dublin, Ireland Edmonton, Canada Istanbul, Turkey London, […]
Egypt: On the Appointment of Suleiman As Vice President
Only a few days after the start of the revolution, the regime is beginning to take desperate measures. Appointing Omar Suleiman as vice president means telling everybody that Hosni Mubarak is over and out and that Gamal Mubarak will never be president. At the same time it means telling the people that Suleiman, the man […]
Egypt: Mubarak Bans Al Jazeera
Carlos Latuff is a Brazilian cartoonist. Cf. “Egypt Shuts Down Al Jazeera Bureau” (Al Jazeera, 30 January 2011). | Print
Mubarak Addresses the Egyptian People
Mubarak: Leave, stay, leave, stay, leave, stay. . . . God damn you, Zine Ben Ali. May you burn in hell. It’s impossible to fix things now. Damn it. I think I’ll go make a speech — maybe things will quiet down a little.
Egypt: Can the Army Neutralize the People?
Hope is a powerful feeling, it is contagious, and it tends to increase geometrically. And hope is exactly what Tunisia gave our Arab people everywhere. Tunisia the land of the revolution where today three martyrs fell in the Kasbah, is still the inspiration of a whole Nation. Our great dormant nation, from Rabat to Baghdad. […]
Two Scenarios for the People and the Army in Egypt: Interview with Mohammed Ezzeldin
Mohammed Ezzeldin: We have two main scenarios now regarding the relation between the people and the army. We have the Tunisian scenario. There’s a division in the ruling elites, there is division in the regime, so the army will be neutral: the tanks and soldiers and officers in the streets, they are just maintaining the […]
The Shifting Balance of Power in the Middle East: The Cases of Egypt and Lebanon
America’s international standing is under mounting strain on multiple fronts. Nowhere is this more glaring than in the Middle East, where the balance of influence (and hence power) is shifting away from the United States and toward Iran, Turkey, and their allies. This trend may, in fact, accelerate as a consequence of ongoing unrest in […]
Military Coup or Popular Revolution? Egyptian Presidential Guard Head to State TV Station, Cheered On by Protesters
“The presidential armed guard units, through the streets, headed towards the national television station, the state-run television station. A bit of a confusing picture there in Cairo, because we are seeing protesters cheering the presidential guard, happy that these troops are arriving.” This video was uploaded to YouTube on 28 January 2011. The text above […]
Quick Notes on Tunisia and Egypt: The American Hand
1. The change in the composition of the Tunisian government ousting RCD ministers seems to have satisfied the UGTT. This is a sign that the protest now will be weakened. The protest was gathering sympathy again with an ever recurring discussion on regionalism and regional identity. The people are aware and they are pushing their […]
Egypt: Mubarak Shuts Down Internet, But Struggle Is Still Online
Carlos Latuff is a Brazilian cartoonist. See, also, <twitter.com/3arabawy/status/30662957587234817> and <twitter.com/3arabawy/statuses/30747797716209664>. | Print
Egypt: Fighting for Freedom
Carlos Latuff is a Brazilian cartoonist. See, also, <twitter.com/3arabawy/status/30662957587234817> and <twitter.com/3arabawy/statuses/30747797716209664>. | Print
People “Want a New Government” in Egypt: Interview with Ahmad Shokr, Editor, Al-Masry Al-Youm
Ahmad Shokr: Well, the scenes right now are quite remarkable. Literally, tens of thousands are taking to the streets amidst a huge security presence. I’m standing in front of a demonstration of at least a few thousand people who have taken over one of the main bridges in Cairo, calling for the ouster of Hosni […]
Egypt and Tunisia: How Do Revolutions Start, and When Do Revolutions End?
Egypt’s revolution is still cooking, but not boiling yet. Today the people took to the streets in a fragmented way, after the police heavy-handedly dispersed the crowd yesterday. In Cairo one demonstrator and one police officer died today in the clashes. That gives an idea of the level of protest; the government is denying this, […]
A Golden Canary in the Egyptian Coal Mine
It is commonly said that “an investment in gold represents an investment in fear.” Indeed, reports that recently deposed Tunisian leader Zine Ben Ali absconded with 1.5 tons of gold bars from that country’s central bank would seem to highlight the truth of this maxim. Here in Egypt, it was reported two days ago in […]
Egypt: Yasmine’s Hope for Tomorrow
Yasmine, 22, recently graduated from Cairo University. She plans to work in law and currently interns at the Center for Egyptian Women’s Legal Assistance (CEWLA). She deems herself an activist, but really, she says, she’s “just an Egyptian with a vision.” Imbaba, Cairo, Thursday, January 27 Yasmine: I love the idea of going to the […]
Egypt: Be a Part of the Revolution!
كن مع الثورة Mohamed Gaber is a graphic designer and photographer in Cairo, Egypt. Check out his blog at . Gaber has created and published 13 other revolutionary posters for the ongoing mobilization in Egypt, under a Creative Commons license and downloadable at . | Print
