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Egyptian Youth Activist Speaks with Democracy Now's Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Democracy Now! senior producer Sharif Abdel Kouddous speaks with Alaa Abd El Fattah, an Egyptian activist and blogger, about youth organizing efforts as they stand on the 15th day of the uprising. Continue reading
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Egyptian Uprising Must Address U.S Interference and the Role of Israel in the Region By Ghada Chehade
The images coming from the streets of Egypt bring a glimmer of hope to all in the Middle East as well as to anyone around the world who is serious about justice. Yet as I watch these images (as a Palestinian-Egyptian from the west) there is one thing that is alarmingly and frustratingly absent—cries of… Continue reading
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Roots of the Egyptian Revolutionary Moment
Ezzeldin: Egyptian uprising is the product of years of worker’s strikes and student protests – now inspired by the Tunisian people Continue reading
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Egypt Newslinks for 30 January, 2011
30 January, 2011 — creative-i.info Egypt’s protests: What’s next? CNN International (CNN) — With unprecedented numbers of protesters on the streets of Egypt calling for President Hosni Mubarak to resign, what clues to earlier … edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/01/30/egypt.what.next/ Continue reading
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Egypt protests: America's secret backing for rebel leaders behind uprising
The American government secretly backed leading figures behind the Egyptian uprising who have been planning “regime change” for the past three years Continue reading
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Egypt protests: America’s secret backing for rebel leaders behind uprising
The American government secretly backed leading figures behind the Egyptian uprising who have been planning “regime change” for the past three years Continue reading
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Egypt: Can the Army Neutralize the People? By Dyab Abou Jahjah
Today the Egyptian people controlled the country and burned all ruling party buildings and all police stations. The army then went to the streets and controlled all strategic places. Mubarak went out to speak as if he is living on another planet — no concessions whatsoever apart from sacking a government that cannot govern anyhow. Continue reading
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Egypt severs internet and cellular networks
Appropos Marshall’s piece (below), it’s interesting to note that early this morning, the Egyptian regime shut down the internet and the cellular networks including Vodaphone, whose HQ was attacked and burnt down for shutting its network down. See: Egypt Leaves The Internet By James Cowie28 January, 2011 Renesys.com and, Egypt: Interview With Blogger Hossam el-Hamalawy Continue reading
The New Dark Age 