Arab world continues to rage: Large scale protests across Egypt.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/29/world/middleeast/29unrest.html?hp

Coming in the wake of protests which forced President Ben Ali and his appointed successor to flee Tunisia, and a vote in the independence movement of southern Sudan, protests have broken out across Egypt against President Hosni Mubarak.

Where will the revolution end? Which country will be next? Will Robespierre and the Jacobins win out, or will cooler heads prevail?

The news (along with the photo you provided), juxtaposed with your signature made me lol.

I think either their president will give them what they want or he will flee and that nobel peace prize guy will become president of egypt.

I think either their president will give them what they want or he will flee and that nobel peace prize guy will become president of egypt.

pero2008

Obama? Yes, I see him going back to his Arab roots as well.

The news (along with the photo you provided), juxtaposed with your signature made me lol.

entropyecho

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I think either their president will give them what they want or he will flee and that nobel peace prize guy will become president of egypt.

entropyecho

Obama? Yes, I see him going back to his Arab roots as well.

Good. i hope whoever comes into power next is not another american puppet.

no Elbaradei

I'm Egyptian and this stuff has been going on for awhile. Lots of discrimination towards Christians as well. Everyone wants the president (Hosni Mubarak) out, including myself.

I'm Egyptian and this stuff has been going on for awhile. Lots of discrimination towards Christians as well. Everyone wants the president (Hosni Mubarak) out, including myself.

nintendoman562

Does anyone actually like this dude?

I'm Egyptian and this stuff has been going on for awhile. Lots of discrimination towards Christians as well. Everyone wants the president (Hosni Mubarak) out, including myself.

nintendoman562

How are you posting if the internet and SMS messaging has been shut down? I just saw a news report on this and a protest organizer has stated that it is now difficult to organize protests because of it.

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I'm Egyptian and this stuff has been going on for awhile. Lots of discrimination towards Christians as well. Everyone wants the president (Hosni Mubarak) out, including myself.

WhiteKnight77

How are you posting if the internet and SMS messaging has been shut down? I just saw a news report on this and a protest organizer has stated that it is now difficult to organize protests because of it.

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[QUOTE="nintendoman562"]

I'm Egyptian and this stuff has been going on for awhile. Lots of discrimination towards Christians as well. Everyone wants the president (Hosni Mubarak) out, including myself.

Sandvichman

How are you posting if the internet and SMS messaging has been shut down? I just saw a news report on this and a protest organizer has stated that it is now difficult to organize protests because of it.

[QUOTE="Sandvichman"][QUOTE="WhiteKnight77"]

How are you posting if the internet and SMS messaging has been shut down? I just saw a news report on this and a protest organizer has stated that it is now difficult to organize protests because of it.

WhiteKnight77

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I'm Egyptian and this stuff has been going on for awhile. Lots of discrimination towards Christians as well. Everyone wants the president (Hosni Mubarak) out, including myself.

osiris667

Does anyone actually like this dude?

American Presidents.

[QUOTE="nintendoman562"]

I'm Egyptian and this stuff has been going on for awhile. Lots of discrimination towards Christians as well. Everyone wants the president (Hosni Mubarak) out, including myself.

osiris667

Does anyone actually like this dude?

i hope the state becomes less despotic but these things tend to lead to more radical statessurrealnumber5

No president should be in power for almost 30 years, especially if he's (apparently) a very bad one.Mr_Alexander

He is not really a president.. He is a dictator.. He controls all power and pretty much can take away power from the house any time he feels like it... Though he hasn't.

can we just sterilize the whole middle east and erase this part of the world?STAR_Admiral

I'm Egyptian and this stuff has been going on for awhile. Lots of discrimination towards Christians as well. Everyone wants the president (Hosni Mubarak) out, including myself.

nintendoman562

This descrimination of christians is being carried out by whom exactly? The current government or the people in general?

I'm Egyptian and this stuff has been going on for awhile. Lots of discrimination towards Christians as well. Everyone wants the president (Hosni Mubarak) out, including myself.

nintendoman562

To be honest I'm not pleased with this at all. Despite the many many shortcoming of Mubarak and his administration, but they are still a reliable ally to us the Palestinians and the US to an extent. The problem with these protests is that they are being by the F***ing members of Islamic brotherhood party. No matter how you look at it, Egypt and Egyptians are better without the Islamic brotherhood. Please let's not repeat the Palestinians' mistake in 2005(2006? I forgot) when they "got fed up" with the PNA corruption and you know who came to power.GazaAli

The Egyptian Brotherhood renounced violence years ago, but its relative moderation has made it the target of extreme vilification by more radical Islamists. Al Qaeda's leaders, Osama bin Laden and Ayman Zawahiri, started their political lives affiliated with the Brotherhood but both have denounced it for decades as too soft and a cat's paw of Mubarak and America.

Egypt's new opposition leader, former International Atomic Energy Agency head Mohamed ElBaradei, has formed a loose alliance with the Brotherhood because he knows it is the only opposition group that can mobilize masses of Egyptians, especially the poor. He says he can work with it to change Egypt. Many scholars of political Islam also judge the Brotherhood is the most reasonable face of Islamic politics in the Arab world today. Skeptics fear ElBaradei will be swept along by more radical forces.

Israel, of course, isn't looked on favorably by the Brotherhood:

The most problematic issue between the Ikhwan and America will be Israel. The Brotherhood raised an army to fight Israel in its war of independence in 1948. Its Palestinian branch was the nucleus for Hamas, and the Brotherhood retains links to the rulers of Gaza. The Ikhwan's leaders understand the peace treaty with Israel is the cornerstone of modern Egyptian foreign policy and underwrites America's $2 billion annual aid as well as the lucrative tourist trade, but they are very critical of Israel, its leader, and policies. Their base is fundamentally opposed to any Egyptian cooperation with Israel.
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Take a look at some pictures from the protests.

The Guardian's live updates are great too.

Good. It will at least have muslims in Europe shift their attention to their own matters, rather than European matters of which don't concern them =]

I.e, trying to get Sharia law pushed on the UK, Netherlands and Sweden =[

Good. It will at least have muslims in Europe shift their attention to their own matters, rather than European matters of which don't concern them =]

I.e, trying to get Sharia law pushed on the UK, Netherlands and Sweden =[

mywalletsgone

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Good. It will at least have muslims in Europe shift their attention to their own matters, rather than European matters of which don't concern them =]

I.e, trying to get Sharia law pushed on the UK, Netherlands and Sweden =[

GazaAli

I stated it my opinion that this is a good thing that's happening and further elaborated on why I think this. Pretty relevant if you ask me!

Don't get mad just because I hardly care.

[QUOTE="GazaAli"][QUOTE="mywalletsgone"]

Good. It will at least have muslims in Europe shift their attention to their own matters, rather than European matters of which don't concern them =]

I.e, trying to get Sharia law pushed on the UK, Netherlands and Sweden =[

mywalletsgone

I stated it my opinion that this is a good thing that's happening and further elaborated on why I think this. Pretty relevant if you ask me!

Don't get mad just because I hardly care.

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[QUOTE="GazaAli"] how relevant :roll:GazaAli

I stated it my opinion that this is a good thing that's happening and further elaborated on why I think this. Pretty relevant if you ask me!

Don't get mad just because I hardly care.

My point is literally that I find this to be a good thing that's happening. That's all. I don't know how else to spell that out. Perhaps if I wrote it in arabic, but unfortunately I don't know how to do that so you're out of luck. I don't intend to come across as cold, but that's how I am. I've heard enough about this arab rage on the news.

If there ever was a time for the mummy apocalypse to ravage the land, it would be now.

Good. i hope whoever comes into power next is not another american puppet.

Harisemo

You still miss the point. What does the Islamic population in Europe has to do with people raging in Egypt which is mostly secular because of bad economy and jobs?GazaAli

Egypt? Secular? 90% of the population in Egypt identifies with Islam. They're somewhat more secular than other arab nations but not too much.

And I find it relevant to me because Muslims living in the continent where I am will be interested in this more than their influence in Europe =]

[QUOTE="GazaAli"]You still miss the point. What does the Islamic population in Europe has to do with people raging in Egypt which is mostly secular because of bad economy and jobs?mywalletsgone

Egypt? Secular? 90% of the population in Egypt identifies with Islam. They're somewhat more secular than other arab nations but not too much.

And I find it relevant to me because Muslims living in the continent where I am will be interested in this more than their influence in Europe =]

I have been paying close toattentionto this since the Day of Anger. Seems like today the police is starting to showweakness, and for the Army, I hear reports they aren't doing jackdiddysquat. Just letting protesters bypass and many are even exchanging chat with the protesters.

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[QUOTE="GazaAli"]You still miss the point. What does the Islamic population in Europe has to do with people raging in Egypt which is mostly secular because of bad economy and jobs?GazaAli

Egypt? Secular? 90% of the population in Egypt identifies with Islam. They're somewhat more secular than other arab nations but not too much.

And I find it relevant to me because Muslims living in the continent where I am will be interested in this more than their influence in Europe =]

Asbolutely correct, it is a non-religious situation, but it'll be paid attention to by religious practicing muslims where I live. I'll give you an example.

Last time muslims made it in the news here, they were kicking up a stink about the 5am call to prayer being banned in populous areas. Tonight they were on the news and they were raging about something that pertained to something in their own peoples and culture, and not ours. That is welcome change to me.

The Egyptian government is quite strong, with an intelligence division and national security division that are capable. I don't know why they are being so soft.GazaAli

The Egyptian government is quite strong, with an intelligence division and national security division that are capable. I don't know why they are being so soft.GazaAli

There have been reports that parts of the army may be siding with the protesters. The guardian reports they were seen shaking hands with protesters and there have also been reports of clashes between police and army forces.

[QUOTE="GazaAli"]The Egyptian government is quite strong, with an intelligence division and national security division that are capable. I don't know why they are being so soft.Cataclism

There have been reports that parts of the army may be siding with the protesters. The guardian reports they were seen shaking hands with protesters and there have also been reports of clashes between police and army forces.

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[QUOTE="GazaAli"]The Egyptian government is quite strong, with an intelligence division and national security division that are capable. I don't know why they are being so soft.GazaAli

There have been reports that parts of the army may be siding with the protesters. The guardian reports they were seen shaking hands with protesters and there have also been reports of clashes between police and army forces.