TweetGlued to the TV for the glorifying 18 days of the January 25th, 2011 Egyptian Revolution, I was boxed in the hyped coverage of the Tahrir drama: the day of fury, the battle of the camels, the stubborn dictator, the man behind Omar Suleiman, the killing of peaceful protestors, the Sylmaya Sylmaya chanting, the Egyptians’ resilience and their brilliant sense of political humor, the irhel (leave) signs”, Obama’s wait-and see attitude, the speech, the stepping down of a dictator, the end of a 30-year dictatorship, all unfolding live and before my eyes. After the dust had settled, al Jazeera moved on to other stops on the Arab Spring freedom trail,…
-
-
The Virginity War… the day the Egyptian Military lost its virginity!
Tweet
-
Presidential Election in Egypt… it is that symbol.
Tweet On May 24th and 25th, Egypt will witness the first presidential election in Egyptian history, where Egyptians have more than one presidential candidate. Fifteen months after the toppling of ex-dictator Mubarak and his 30 years of dictatorship, Egyptians are going to select their first post-revolution president. The process started with more than 300 presidential candidates, including a plumber, a taxi driver, an ex con, a dancer who claimed that politics is like dancing, and a cook, who promised free meals for all Egyptians, if he won. A lot of candidates have dropped out along the way, and the Supreme Election Commission itself eliminated 10…