Egypt Revolution 2011: A Complete Guide To The Unrest

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THE BASICS What's Going On In Egypt?: Protests started on Tuesday, January 25, when -- inspired by the successful revolution in Tunisia -- thousands began taking to the streets to protest poverty, rampant unemployment, government corruption and autocratic governance of President Hosni Mubarak, who has ruled the country for 30 years. These were the first protests on such a large scale in Egypt since the 1970s. Read more here. Why Egypt Matters: Why is the story gaining traction? There are a number of factors that make Egypt's unrest important, in both that country, the Middle East, and the world. Click here to see the top reasons why Egypt should matter to you. What It's Being Called: The Egyptian revolution is also referred to as the Egyptian Protests, Days of Rage, the Papyrus Revolution and the Lotus Revolution. Quick Facts About Egypt: Established in 3100 B.C., Egypt today has a population of approximately 79 million. Its people speak Arabic and 99% are Egyptian. The country staged its first modern revolution in 1919 and established independence in 1922. Continued instability due to remaining British influence led to a second revolution in 1952 and the creation of the Egyptian Republic in 1953.

TIMELINE OF KEY DEVELOPMENTS Tuesday, 1/25: First Day Of Demonstrations Wednesday, 1/26: Protests Resume For Second Day Thursday, 1/27: Egypt Shuts Down The Internet Friday, 1/28: Mubarak Speaks, Says He'll Form A New Government Saturday, 1/29: Anonymous Internet Users Help Egypt Communicate Sunday, 1/30: Hillary Clinton: Egypt Must Transition To Democracy Monday, 1/31: Egypt's New Government Is Announced, Sworn In Tuesday, 2/1: President Mubarak Says He Won't Run For Re-Election Wednesday, 2/2: Internet Service Returns In Egypt Thursday, 2/3: Foreign Journalists Rounded Up Friday, 2/4: "Day of Departure" Protests Held Across Egypt Saturday, 2/5: Members Of Ruling Party Leadership Resign Sunday, 2/6: Government Agrees On Concessions Monday, 2/7: Google Executive Released In Egypt Tuesday, 2/8: Freed Activist Energizes Protests Wednesday, 2/9: Widespread Labor Strikes Throughout Egypt Thursday, 2/10: Despite Rumors, Mubarak Refuses To Step Down Friday, 2/11: Mubarak Resigns As President, Leaves Cairo

ON THE GROUND Award-Winning Egyptian Actor Mahmoud Kabil: "[T]hat feeling of being uncertain, it's a lousy feeling. When you don't have anybody to protect you, no police, no army, no nothing, and you have to rely on yourself." Full Q&A here. Deputy Middle East Director for Human Rights Watch Joe Stork: "The atmosphere in Suez is tense; the big complaint is the absence of security. There is a lot of rubble in the streets from stone-throwing, street battles etc. The army is out in force." Read more. Egyptian-born American Sahar Taman: "[I]t is understandable why Egyptian citizens are on the streets today, braving tear gas and rubber bullets, defying curfews and enduring electronic blackouts. Quite simply, they have seen thirty years of suppression and intimidation, and they have had enough." Read more. Follow our comprehensive Twitter list of more than 100 for on the ground reports in real-time. Sulia is also aggregating real-time updates from Egypt experts here.

WHO'S WHO BIO: Pres. Hosni Mubarak BIO: V.P. Omar Suleiman BIO: Mohamad ElBaradei BIO: Muslim Brotherhood BIO: Egyptian Military BIO: Egyptian Police

PHOTOS Egypt Celebrates On The Ground Pictures First Day Of Protests Second Day Of Protests Tweets On The Ground U.S. Protests In Support

VIDEOS YouTube's CitizenTube WATCH: The Most Dramatic Protest Videos WATCH: Protestor Shot By Authorities (GRAPHIC) WATCH: 8-Year-Old Schools President Mubarak WATCH: President Mubarak Spoofed On SNL

ON THE BLOG Firas Al-Atraqchi: Arab Earthquake, Egypt Is Region's Turning Point Iman Satori: The Perpetual Tourist: Life As An American Under Mubarak's Regime Heba Morayef: Tahrir Square Robert Kuttner: Where's The Protest At Home? Jeff Jarvis: We Want Our Al Jazeera Now

MORE CONTEXT MEDIA: Al Jazeera English Blacked Out Across U.S. MEDIA: CNN's Anderson Cooper Attacked MEDIA: Al Jazeera Reveals Government Suppression TECH: Egypt's Internet Cut Off (PHOTO) TECH: How Was Egypt's Internet Shut Off? TECH: How To Help Egypt Get Online TECH: Egypt's Only Internet Provider In Service POLITICS: Obama Cut Egyptian Funding POLITICS: Republicans Divided On Egypt POLITICS: Chavez: U.S. Role In Crisis 'Shameful' TRAVEL: Cairo Airport In Chaos TRAVEL: U.S. Warns Americans About Travel TRAVEL: U.S. Embassy: Americans Should Leave COLLEGE: Egypt Study Abroad Student Stranded

BEST AROUND THE WEB LIVE VIDEO Al Jazeera English: Live Streaming Video OVERVIEWS Mother Jones: What's Happening In Egypt Explained CNN: Unrest In Egypt: Questions And Answers BBC: Interactive Map Google: Egypt Resources Los Angeles Times: Egypt Protests Around The Web LIVE BLOGS Al Jazeera: Live Blog Feb 1 - Egypt Protests Guardian: Egypt Protests Live Blog Reuters: Unrest In Egypt MSNBC: Egypt Live Blog New York Times: Latest Updates Washington Post: Day 7 (Live Updates) ANALYSIS Doc Searls: Al Jazeera In Egypt Is 'Sputnik Moment' Daily Beast: Egypt's Revolution By Facebook Newsweek: Egypt Revolution: The Purity Protests WSJ: Egypt's Revolution TIME: YouthQuake: Nerve Center Of The Revolution Forbes: Egypt Revolution An Oil Armageddon? CNN: Will Egypt's Unrest Spread? Guardian: Egypt's Revolution Is Sweet And Peaceful

Comments

[Heleni Smith]

11:14 AM on 03/10/2011

Excellent article!

[mollykelly]

01:25 PM on 03/06/2011

This is great information for someone who doesn't know much about what is going on in egypt.

[Dave Montrose]

10:58 PM on 02/16/2011

Never forget the martyrs of the Revolution.

http://defend-free-speech.blogspot.com/2011/02/stories-of-revolution-remembering.html

[SusanLee3]

10:43 AM on 02/12/2011

I do a daily reading from the I Ching, which I post on the web at bookofchanges.org.

The latest reading was eerily on the money:

"Let's recap this one in light of the recent events in Egypt:

Wednesday we receive Splitting Apart, the main message: "This change is beyond your control. It is not a situation that you can - or should - try to hold together."

Thursday, Line 1: "Those who persevere are destroyed."

Friday, Line 5: "A change comes, and suddenly, all things flow together in the right direction."

Today, the future reading: "It furthers one to undertake something. It furthers one to cross the great water."

Coincidence? Or cosmic synchronicity?

Plug yourself in, as Mubarak apparently did. Let go of a situation you can't salvage. Persevering will only lead to your destruction. Change direction, and take on a new challenge. It will lead to Increase."

You can see the full text and the sequence of the readings as they were posted at http://bookofchanges.org

Susan Lee

[Mahmoud Fox]

06:30 AM on 02/10/2011

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[Mahmoud Fox]

06:27 AM on 02/10/2011

this page made by Wael Ghoneim ,join it to follow the Egyptian Revolution news in English

http://www.facebook.com/ElShaheeed#!/elshaheeed.co.uk

[Laura Thompson-Schaeffer]

02:36 PM on 02/07/2011

#jan25

[artdoctor]

12:45 PM on 02/09/2011

we are praying for Egypt because we need our rights without fight
i think this is the least action to be done

[Dave Montrose]

10:43 PM on 02/06/2011

http://defend-free-speech.blogspot.com/2011/02/egypt-revolution-on-hold-who-is-muslim.html

[Milrepa]

11:50 AM on 02/05/2011

This could have been a teachable moment, but journalism and political rhetoric are turning the domestic debate into just another mob scene. 40 years ago, Egypt invaded Israel, and Egypt LOST (check out Moishe Dayan and the 3 Day War). Or does no one but me remember the famous old Rolling Stones joke of a poster reading, "Come to Israel; See the Pyramids". 40 years ago the USA public was wildly on the side of Israel and Moishe. My my how fickle we are. Israel could have taken over ALL of Egypt, but they didn't, they just kept Gaza. Henry Ford has won ("History is bunk"), and sovereign nations have lost. Mass production uber alles? Corporate greed to the finish line?

[aDelphinium]

02:08 AM on 02/05/2011

Huff - P researchers should have at least watched this. They and most of the media has left out the fact that Jan 25th is a holiday, "Police Day" and had been observed last year. A lot of the media has been framing the events in Egypt as a result of the revolts in Tunisia

Asmaa Mahfouz, Organizer of Egypt Demonstrations, Talks About Her Use of Facebook to Take Action

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uzdOLXLoes

[4truthwriter]

12:56 PM on 02/04/2011

Let's put this into perspective. A couple of hundred thousand in Cairo , thirty thousand in Alexandria, that is a small town and a small city, compared to Egypt's 79 million people That would be like less than 4 million people deciding for America by mob rule the leadership elected by 310,000,000 Americans. That makes not sense and it is allowing thugs mob rule. For the President to support it or the UN leader is unconsciable. If Mubarak ruled for thirty years elected apparanetly he fed them and educated tham and it was working. What isn't working now is overpopulation fueled by extremism. Is that what Pres.O and the UN want around the world? Sent a sopy of this to them get some sense and stp being jerked around by drama . No one makes good decisision that way.

[fortressfountain]

08:53 PM on 02/03/2011

Why are so many unemployed? Why doesn't their government just say it is because they do not educate themselves or just tell them they are in a recovery.
So many American corporations who are not hiring people even in other countries.
Eliminate ceos and top executives and the problems will go away.

[Roukaya Hassanein]

03:07 PM on 02/03/2011

170 BODIES DEAD, STRIPPED OF THEIR IDENTIFICATION AT THE CAIRO MAIN HOSPITAL. THIS IS FROM A DOCTOR AT THE HOSPITAL. PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD, WHERE ARE THE HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS!?!?!?!?!

[aDelphinium]

01:48 AM on 02/05/2011

Human Rights Activists have also been detained.