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Freed Egyptian Activist Speaks Out

“Democracy Now!” hears from Alaa Abd El Fattah, a prominent Egyptian activist and blogger just released after 56 days in one of the country’s worst prisons on charges of inciting violence against the military. Fattah, who denies the charges, is optimistic about the revolution “completely renegotiating the order of power in Egypt and across the Arab world.”

Posted on Dec 28, 2011 READ MORE  |  1 COMMENT



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Questioning ‘An Unreal Government’

A brutal and resilient junta. The myth of prevailing revolutionary secularism. An exhausted liberal class that risks capitulation and oblivion. In this uncommonly thoughtful reflection published at The New Inquiry, journalist Matt Pearce shines light on the flies in the ointment of the Egyptian uprising one year after its inception.

Posted on Dec 24, 2011 READ MORE  |  1 COMMENT



AP / Khalil Hamra

Egyptians Take On Military Council in New Protest

Last February, ushering in the storied Arab Spring, Egyptians poured into the streets to clamor for change—regime change, which led to the ousting of longtime leader Hosni Mubarak. On Friday, protesters again flooded Cairo’s Tahrir Square, this time to call on the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces ... (more)

Posted on Nov 18, 2011 READ MORE  |  5 COMMENTS


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