Mubarak steps down on a momentous day after 18 days of protest
Feb 11, 2011 | Fariba | Blog [post_comments" zero="0" one="1" more="%1$s"]
I’m watching the jubilation on Al Jazeera Television on the laptop as they celebrate Hosni Mubarak’s resignation from the presidency, the end of three decades of a dictatorship that has left the majority of Egyptians disenfranchised. All I can think as I see the crowds in Tahrir Square lighting firecrackers and cheering in unison is I wish I was there …
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Feb 08, 2011 | Fariba | Blog [post_comments" zero="0" one="1" more="%1$s"]
The revolution in Egypt is exciting to watch because it invokes the idealist in all of us. But what lies ahead for the Egyptian people? Will they become casualties of a more brutal government like Afghans and Iranians did after their revolutions in the 1970s?
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