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Posts Tagged ‘ Egypt ’

The rise and rise of street art in Cairo

The rise and rise of street art in Cairo

Cairo’s street art scene has seen a renaissance of late. Before graffiti was mostly of the ‘Hamada loves Lulu’ variety with some local gangs logos making appearances and shout outs to the likes of Eminem and Metallica, political statements were far and few in between. Today you can’t get away from the political and...
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Power To The People: Mubarak Stands Down

Power To The People: Mubarak Stands Down

What many thought would never happen finally has. Hosni Mubarak has left. He is gone, and will now forever be known as the former President. Incredible. In what must be the one of the shortest political statements ever made the Vice President Omar Suleiman tersely announced: “In the name of God the merciful, the...
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The Domino Effect: Two Months of Revolution

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09/02/2011
The Domino Effect: Two Months of Revolution

In the midst of this past few weeks of protests across the globe, there is one common denominator: passion. These seemingly leaderless people have all been galvanised by the same passion, fuelled by the desperate need for change. They demand freedom. Freedom from the imposition of governments that the people have a duty to...
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So Now What?

So Now What?

It was a long time coming but that day finally did. But was it too late? President Mubarak took to state television yesterday and announced that he won’t be running in the September elections. Great. Wonderful. But now what? After more than a week of demonstrations what he ‘offered’ was simply not enough. Yesterday’s...
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Trapped

Trapped

I’m a prisoner in my own home. I have no internet access. I have limited mobile network. I’m not receiving any text messages and it seems mine aren’t going through either. Any phone calls I make, on average out of five maybe one phone will ring.  I constantly get the ‘no network’ message.  I...
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Mubarak: Your Time Is Up

Mubarak: Your Time Is Up

A wave of change is creeping thorough the Middle East and it’s one that’s long been overdue. The people have found their voices and bit by bit the populaces who’ve been silenced and frightened into passivity over the past few decades finally have the belief their time is now. From Tunisia and Lebanon to Egypt and Yemen keeping quiet is no longer an option. Especially in Egypt where the...
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