Hello! My name is Baheya and I am Egyptian! Two years have passed since I have revolted against torture, abuse, nepotism, and injustice! Behold me now … do you see my face in detention prisons and military trials? Do you see me... (Continue reading)
Over the past 9 months the decisions and actions of SCAF have been a constant disappointment for Egyptians; almost every Friday, there was a demonstration of some sort fighting one form of injustice or the other. Egypt has not changed!... (Continue reading)
كل ما هيتجمع شوية ناس فى أى مكان هيعملوا كدة فى بعض ... كل ما هيتجمع شوية ناس فى مكان واحد هتلاقى فيهم اللى عايز يعمل زعيم بالعافية و اللى عايز الناس تختاره زعيم بدل الزعيم و اللى منفسن على... (Continue reading)
أنا حاسة ان احنا فى الملاهى و ان موضوع الثورة دا كله عامل زى مغامرة فى الأدغال اللى جوا الملاهى و تحت اشراف صاحب المراجيح و من تصميم متخصص الترفيه و المغامرات! ... (Continue reading)
This is indeed the first time I receive such a problem:) I wonder how the two of you managed to keep such differences bottled up and shoved down for 8 years! Political opinions are not separable from any other opinion... (Continue reading)
طبعا المواصفات اتغيرت كتير بعد خمسة وعشرين يناير لدى معظم البنات, لكن يبقى نسبة لا بأس بها لم تتاثر بالاحداث التاريخية ولا علاقة لها بما يحدث حولها, وكلامنا مش عنهم.... موضوعنا عن التغييرات اللي طرأت على نظرة وموقف معظم البنات... (Continue reading)
What else do you think have influenced you and shaped your character to be who you’re now? People who told me that I cannot do this or that! People who attacked me! People who tried to compete with me! People who... (Continue reading)
“I am no longer afraid” she said, “I no longer fear my father! I no longer fear people! I no longer fear cats! I no longer fear loneliness! I no longer fear the streets! I no longer... (Continue reading)
Marwa Rakha’s personal favorite chants! هتافات الثورة المفضلة عند مروة رخا... (Continue reading)
Cleaning out the corruption will not be as easy as many thing. We are faced with entrenched, intertwined culture of corruption that has, unfortunately, become part of the fabric of society. It will take a long while to clean it... (Continue reading)
During my calls with Anthony earlier, I could hear the screams of women, children and men as pro-Mubarak thugs attacked them. I urged Antony to return home and told him that Ben of CNN had reported an exit near the... (Continue reading)
I was so happy when I saw the pictures of Copts guarding Muslims while they prayed and it was fantastic to see a Christian pastor praying for Egypt while hundred thousands of Muslims cry loud AMEN! Unbelievably hilarious!... (Continue reading)
In general I really couldn’t sleep much for the past 20 days or so, mainly due to a general feeling every time I try that there are other heroes who are there in the cold, alone, in total fear... (Continue reading)
Those 18 days taught me that people shouldn't be afraid of their governments, governments should be afraid of their people. Governments can't prevent facts from showing-up whatever they do. I believe solidarity between Egyptians and from our friends worldwide was... (Continue reading)
I participated like every one of the Millions of Egyptians who did - for the hope of a better Egypt, for Change, for Freedom, for Social justice, and for setting up a true democratic civil and modern state.... (Continue reading)
I remember how they hit us bad. They shot tear gas at us, I saw people running and screaming, and all I could remember was the tweeted instructions "Do not rub your eyes" I tried, I really tried, but my... (Continue reading)
And who could forget the President's speech on the 10th of February, after our hopes were high and our spirits soaring, we all crashed and burnt. Despite my efforts all day to keep my expectations low and draw up the... (Continue reading)
Mohamed Maree believes that a picture speaks louder than 1000 words. When I interviewed him, he highlighted the facts that he was an Egyptian whose mission in life is to reveal human rights abuses, torture cases, lack of freedom of... (Continue reading)
I didn't participate in the first day of the revolution. I was a bit scared, a bit unconvinced that it will change anything, and I prefer to follow such events on twitter and facebook instead of participating in them.... (Continue reading)
My theory on change was that we have to change the base – the wide base of the Egyptian population! Only when people changed, they could apply the necessary pressure on the regime to end corruption. During my prison time... (Continue reading)
I do not think I will ever get over the pain of seeing our own Egyptian policemen shooting our own Egyptian protesters while using all means of suppression like rubber/real bullets, tear gas and water hoses on peaceful unarmed Egyptians.... (Continue reading)
الرسالة دى جات لى من المخرج المبدع أحمد عبد الله ... ياريت كلنا ننشر الصفحه دي وياريت كلنا نوصل اسماء الناس دي لكل الناس علشان محدش ينتخبهم تانى ونحاسبهم قائمه بأسماء نواب الحزب الوطنى لعدم انتخابهم و لو فى... (Continue reading)
يتوجه إئتلاف شباب الثورة بالتهنئة لشعب مصر العظيم الذى تواصل ثورته تحقيق أهدافها بانتصار جديد للإرادة الشعبية والوطنية باستقالة الفريق أحمد شفيق وتكليف الدكتور عصام شرف بتشكيل الحكومة .. ... (Continue reading)
لو مش عارف مليونية الجمعة 25 فبراير هدفها إيه ... لو مش عارف شباب التحرير نازلين تانى ليه ... لو مش عارف الثورة لسة ما خلصتش ليه اقرا البيان دا ... و اتفرج على الفيديو اللى فى أخر التدوينة If you... (Continue reading)
Seven simple steps to ruin a perfect revolution... (Continue reading)
استيقظ الرئيس المخلوع محمد حسنى مبارك صباح السبت 12 فبراير 2011 بعد ثبات عميق دام لأكثر من ثلاثين عاما و أدرك أن الخيارة لم تعد فى يده! وقف أمام الشعب فى بيجامته الحريرية و بدأ يخطب خطاب "البحث عن... (Continue reading)
If you had listened to the weak scared voices of those who tried to stifle your passion and rage, if you had listened to those who accepted the dog bones the regime kept throwing at us, if you had been... (Continue reading)
مطالبٌ الثورة المصرية مِن مَيدان التّحرير ... (Continue reading)
مداخلة تليفونية لمروة رخا على قناة الحرة و حوار عن تغطية اعلام النظام المخجل لأحداث ثورة الشعب المطالبة باستقلال الاعلام عن النظام نقلا عن مدونة وائل نوارة: مطالب ثورة الشعب... (Continue reading)
His interview yesterday upon his release was amazing! His simple true genuine words mobilized the protesters again! He breathed life into the souls of those who almost gave up. His tears and apologies to the families of the martyrs were... (Continue reading)
"In his speech... he was talking clearly about investigations, those who were behind the chaos, and those were chanting and shouting for Mubarak to leave and depart were not Egyptians. That's accusing them of grand treason!" Rakha said. "His words... (Continue reading)
As a freelance correspondent with GRN, I have been reporting and commenting on the events in Egypt since the protests of January 25... (Continue reading)
Marwa Rakha on the Nicole Sandler Show on RADIO OR NOT ... (Continue reading)
I have enjoyed monitoring and listing the counter attack games of the fallen - falling - Egyptian Regime against pro-democracy protesters; here are the tactics they have deployed so far:... (Continue reading)
I am not talking about thugs! I am not talking about those who invaded Tahrir square on camels and horsebacks! I am talking about your everyday Egyptians who were chanting pro-Mubarak slogans In Mohandeseen and Tahrir!... (Continue reading)
"I just took my cell phone and went," she said. "I met people and we just began talking, regardless of our religion, regardless of our gender, regardless of our age, regardless of our social class, regardless of anything, we were... (Continue reading)
صحيت الساعة 8:30 صباحا على تليفون من إيمان هاشم ... كنت قلقانة عليها جدا لأنى عارفة انها نزلت يوم جمعة الغضب من الصبح بدرى. طلبت منها تطمننى عليها. قالت لى انها لسة داخلة البيت دلوقتى و انها باتت فى ميدان... (Continue reading)
I have to admit that the speech is very well written; it has a strong emotional appeal yet at the same time preserves the image of a toppled president holding on to his dignity. But upon examining it closely -... (Continue reading)
هذا ليس بياناً، وإنما نداء.... (Continue reading)
Egyptians are calling for a 1 million peaceful march all over Egypt after Friday’s prayers.... (Continue reading)
احتمال الفيسبوك و تويتر يقعوا بكرة اعملوا شير للنوت دى من باب الاحتياط و احفظوها فى ملف على الكومبيوتر لأن النت كمان ممكن يتقطع... (Continue reading)
احتمال الفيسبوك و تويتر يقعوا بكرة اعملوا شير للنوت دى من باب الاحتياط و احفظوها فى ملف على الكومبيوتر لأن النت كمان ممكن يتقطع نقلا عن: كلنا خالد سعيد ... (Continue reading)
If you are injured do not go to public hospitals! They have orders to report injured protesters! لو كنت مصاب ماتروحش على مستشفى حكومى … عندهم تعليمات بالتبليغ عن التظاهرين المصابين Go to one of the following addresses: روح على... (Continue reading)
To Egyptians who cannot access Facebook or Twitter @Wa7damasrya Proxy Links: www.torproject.org4 minutes ago via web @Wa7damasrya Proxy Links: http://hotspotshield.com/ Proxy7 minutes ago via web @Wa7damasrya Proxy Links: http://thruseek.info/index.php?q=aHR0cDovL3R3aXR0ZXIuY29tLw%3D%3D8 minutes ago via web @Wa7damasrya Proxy Links: http://1.hidemyass.com/ip-1/encoded/Oi8vd3d3LmRvc3Rvci5vcmc=&f=norefer8 minutes ago via web in... (Continue reading)