tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52817077613089410272024-02-02T10:05:41.563+00:00chronicle of a (post) revolution summer the documentaryMy diary in Cairo where I'm producing a documentary about the summer of (post) revolution Egypt.Yasmin Salemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840054685401537812noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281707761308941027.post-38866030199806353752012-06-24T07:08:00.000+01:002012-06-24T07:08:37.786+01:00Mohamed Mursi Supporters in Tahrir 22/06/2012<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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As preliminary results in Egypt's post revolution presidential election start emerging, and as my first feeling of shock subsides, I find myself praying for a miracle. Please let Hamdeen Sabahi get just enough votes to take him to the second round. I find myself hoping that somewhere in Egypt throughout the final counting phase, more people will have voted for him than for Ahmed Shafiq or Mohamed Mursi.<br />
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Someone out there is laughing right now. If people craved stability and a man of stature, why Ahmed Shafiq and not Amr Moussa. And if they craved a political Islamist candidate why Mohamed Mursi and not Abd El Moneim Aboul Fotouh? Amr Moussa and Abd El Moneim Aboul Fotouh had performed well in polls the previous weeks.<br />
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I have a confession to make. I wasn't able to vote in this round. Currently residing abroad, I failed to register on time. I was not aware that the registration deadline for Egyptians abroad was over more than a month before the election. I had all the intention to vote, but could not with regret. </div>
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As the 23rd of May approached, I remember planning who I would vote for in spirit, but I remember it wasn't easy. None of the candidates ticked all the boxes. The candidate who did, wasn't in the race anymore: Mohamed El Baradei, who I would have given my wholehearted support to. In the absence of Mohamed El Baradei, I shortlisted five candidates with potential and I came to the following conclusions: </div>
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I liked Abd El Monein Aboul Fotouh. There's something genuine about him. I liked his vision of a "Stronger Egypt," and his moderate and considered view of Islam. Aboul Fotouh stands for the word tolerance. I could imagine Aboul Fotouh take Egypt forward to an advanced democratic nation. My only reservation was a lack of clarity about his political Islamist agenda.</div>
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My second journey took me further left to Hamdeen Sabahi, a socialist Nasserist dreamer. He is the revolutionary spirit who brings with him the promise of a democratic utopian Egypt. Convinced by his project, I decided that he would be a potential candidate, I could vote for in spirit. I had faith that he would not betray the three mantras: freedom, social justice and dignity. But I don't agree with his belligerent stance on the peace treaty with Israel.<br />
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I then took a look at Amr Moussa. I found his experience and stature as a seasoned international diplomat to be a plus. Amr Moussa embodies the qualities of a statesman. I also had an ounce of hope that he would take Egypt through this next trying phase with a degree of earnestness. But his past ties with the Mubarak regime made him a difficult choice.</div>
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Reformist judge Hisham El Bastawisi seems like a man with integrity. An esteemed man of the law, Hisham El Bastawisi is likeable and sincere. But there was too little momentum behind him.<br />
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Khaled Ali, the youngest candidate and a human rights lawyer, I discovered was another sincere candidate I had come across. His values and programme resonated with me, but he lacked enough support to take him through to the second round. Having said that, Khaled Ali was the candidate I would have voted for with a good conscience.<br />
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If I had to describe each presidential candidate using a few words, I would say the following: Abd El Moneim Aboul Fotouh would stand for tolerance; Hamdeen Sabahi would be the utopian dreamer; Amr Moussa would be the statesman, Hisham El Bastawisi would be the man of principle and Khaled Ali would be the humanist. </div>
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In an ideal world the five would have worked together. But we're not in an ideal world. Right now the facts indicate that in less than a month, an arch supporter of the former regime will be in a run-off against the candidate of a conservative political Islamist party. But till that moment arrives, I pray that the numbers change in favour of Hamdeen Sabahi. </div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Whenever I feel like the revolution has inhaled its last breath of air, I quietly remind myself to fear nothing. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">For I know the revolution is a dream that has found a place in the hearts and minds of Egyptians. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">It has found a place with those who allow themselves to imagine a better world. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">The revolution is alive. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Its spirit felt amongst the men and women of Egypt.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Its spirit felt amongst the young and old of Egypt.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Its spirit felt amongst those not willing to give up on their dream. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">I see it in their courage. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">I see it in their generosity.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">I see it in their optimism. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">The revolution is a dream for a better Egypt. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Long live the dream.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">الثورة مستمرة</div><div><br />
</div></div>Yasmin Salemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840054685401537812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281707761308941027.post-56183983968862550272012-02-20T08:09:00.002+00:002012-03-11T12:15:23.043+00:00Mothers for Justice in Egypt<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Powerful mothers, women and girls gathered at the cabinet on Feb 5, while it was in session with three messages for the members of Egypt's newly formed parliament. This was in response to recent violence in a Portsaid football stadium in which 74 lost their lives. <br />
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</div><div>Translation:</div><div>"1. The people's will is respected, 2. SCAF does not rule, 3. Our brothers' blood shall not go. Members of Parliament. The Revolution is everywhere. Legitimacy is from the Square."</div></div>Yasmin Salemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840054685401537812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281707761308941027.post-85494921777753472562012-02-04T08:48:00.000+00:002012-02-04T08:48:35.728+00:00The Army is ours. Not SCAF<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo taken in Heliopolis near Lycee Francais on 4 Feb 2012</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo taken in Heliopolis, near Lycee Francais on 4 Feb 2012<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heliopolis, Korba. Photo taken on 4 Feb 2012</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Yasmin Salemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840054685401537812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281707761308941027.post-36456265105821646782012-01-31T07:05:00.003+00:002012-01-31T11:46:56.751+00:00Powerful Protest<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Campaigners are taking to the streets of Egypt to spread revolutionary messages while standing in silence. I came across this campaign on Salah Salem street in Heliopolis, on the 28th of January 2012.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We don't want compensation for their souls. We want punishment for their killing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You started and we will continue the journey.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Your life in retaliation.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh06SKt5OVK4lrpmre61FR6Aabigw3-zl_2BfNEDfdOnO7AVppadmlo9MwbUyt3xmilQPBw7_zBP6Dz1SxvRAPT5MAMz5QaXXb4D3PitsyHCUXgevdIeB5Fs-kUZQd8e6JbtwQOHolr__Dh/s1600/DSC_0057.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh06SKt5OVK4lrpmre61FR6Aabigw3-zl_2BfNEDfdOnO7AVppadmlo9MwbUyt3xmilQPBw7_zBP6Dz1SxvRAPT5MAMz5QaXXb4D3PitsyHCUXgevdIeB5Fs-kUZQd8e6JbtwQOHolr__Dh/s640/DSC_0057.JPG" width="428" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A martyr is not simply a number in the news.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No constitution under military rule.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Egyptian blood is of high value</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"They may torture me, break my bones, even kill me. Then they will have my dead body, but not my obedience." <br />
Mahatma Ghandi</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Presidential elections = Stability.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Punishment to who killed my brother with a bullet.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg63E-RbGC75tncSu1YtCxALC-vPcOg1s3hdc3tMU-HoyClIKcdlrKSf6hcI9bnJO23BUzxgeIuJhLn_SjVtw5UEwTKrapg1JAf6jpSY5-IHoprzheMTUxPSVxZ2MBb3lrzXK3gjbnEMf5h/s1600/DSC_0064.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg63E-RbGC75tncSu1YtCxALC-vPcOg1s3hdc3tMU-HoyClIKcdlrKSf6hcI9bnJO23BUzxgeIuJhLn_SjVtw5UEwTKrapg1JAf6jpSY5-IHoprzheMTUxPSVxZ2MBb3lrzXK3gjbnEMf5h/s640/DSC_0064.JPG" width="428" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A martyr is not simply a number in the news.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbHLVtmeig8NdeGKha9ZDeo8aeGrBAdDjxrx8pOm-AuKPYC19K_oEuFuAnORRFp_fycEYNVIaJ6Lh337i0rgDgouQFT31dAfdjpGhJmRYLKDNf2QFkDwWpxtW2lW2Zcaw5kbajp9g3ATJ-/s1600/DSC_0065.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbHLVtmeig8NdeGKha9ZDeo8aeGrBAdDjxrx8pOm-AuKPYC19K_oEuFuAnORRFp_fycEYNVIaJ6Lh337i0rgDgouQFT31dAfdjpGhJmRYLKDNf2QFkDwWpxtW2lW2Zcaw5kbajp9g3ATJ-/s640/DSC_0065.JPG" width="428" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Someone lost his life for a free life.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Martyrs' blood is the revolution's fuel.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The people want prompt just trials</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHyX9WnpW42q28F8wCCVhRtoBnpQEWZwWTAR82ZKwSIYKyC3sLvEbOkM_nkClO-XXXFb7mHbX7lFXUJoCXxfenEieTagtlBV0OYf6c8gSK-N-O-KCpOb7mbgkQ6YO6urXhqcQhxsrgiByS/s1600/DSC_0071.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHyX9WnpW42q28F8wCCVhRtoBnpQEWZwWTAR82ZKwSIYKyC3sLvEbOkM_nkClO-XXXFb7mHbX7lFXUJoCXxfenEieTagtlBV0OYf6c8gSK-N-O-KCpOb7mbgkQ6YO6urXhqcQhxsrgiByS/s640/DSC_0071.JPG" width="428" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The people want urgent just trials. Martyr's blood is the revolution's fuel.</td></tr>
</tbody></table></div>Yasmin Salemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840054685401537812noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281707761308941027.post-48790337346735405052012-01-29T15:36:00.000+00:002012-01-29T15:36:50.799+00:00Hello Grandpa...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo / Design by Yasmin Salem. Photo taken on 27 Jan 2012 in Tahrir</td></tr>
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</div>Yasmin Salemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840054685401537812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281707761308941027.post-58424972182844423382012-01-29T09:37:00.000+00:002012-01-29T09:37:00.313+00:00Children sing song of Freedom in Maspeero<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Children sing a song of freedom outside Maspeero (where the national television building is based) on Jan 28, 2012<br />
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Translation of Song:<br />
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Supreme Council respond to us<br />
You say truth<br />
And kill us<br />
Our imprisoned brothers and sisters<br />
Oppressed in your prisons<br />
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Freedom, Freedom, Freedom<br />
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</div>Yasmin Salemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840054685401537812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281707761308941027.post-90987393596200620672012-01-28T08:37:00.000+00:002012-01-28T08:37:11.523+00:00Egypt is open to Tourism<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo taken in Tahrir on 28 January 2012</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">The "Man of the Moment" on this photo explained to me that the pyramid he was carrying on his head represented tourism and its significance to Egypt.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Translation of slogans on pyramid: </div><div style="text-align: center;">Egypt above all</div><div style="text-align: center;">Egypt is free</div><div style="text-align: center;">I love Egypt</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Translation of words on the miniature obelisks:</div><div style="text-align: center;">Dahab</div><div style="text-align: center;">Pyramids</div><div style="text-align: center;">Taba</div><div style="text-align: center;">Mars Allam</div></div>Yasmin Salemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840054685401537812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281707761308941027.post-33720236277099644142012-01-25T20:21:00.002+00:002012-01-26T08:20:15.916+00:00Marching to Tahrir on 25 Jan 2012<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">LEAVING MOHANDESSIN TO TAHRIR</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/rWAReF7Ed5s?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">COME DOWN</div><div style="text-align: center;"><object class="BLOGGER-youtube-video" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" data-thumbnail-src="http://0.gvt0.com/vi/2dOFczH90_Q/0.jpg" height="266" width="320"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2dOFczH90_Q&fs=1&source=uds" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><embed width="320" height="266" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2dOFczH90_Q&fs=1&source=uds" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">ARRIVING IN TAHRIR</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/XZbeCnAKmBY?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Muhammed Ali's, "Float like a butterfly. Sting like a bee," came to my mind as a good timely framework connecting the images back to (post) revolutionary Egypt. Revolutionary and counter-revolutionary forces seem to be engaged in a long boxing match.<br />
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I discovered these reincarnations of Panda under a bridge in Heliopolis. I'm not sure if they're by the same artist. </div>Yasmin Salemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840054685401537812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281707761308941027.post-22258573882032339882012-01-08T11:43:00.003+00:002012-01-09T07:15:51.085+00:00What would you do if you were President of Egypt?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">A friend asked me yesterday what I'd do if I were in charge of the country. I've always found questions that begin with "what if?"exciting. What if you won the lottery? What if you could live for a thousand years? What if you were president of Egypt?<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span">My reply was, if I was in charge, "The people would be the red line." It's a sentiment I've often heard people chant during marches in Tahrir, reflecting people's desire to see Egypt's citizens treated with respect and dignity. </span><br />
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My policies would put people at the heart of all its programmes ensuring the main pillars of the revolution were developed. I'd also ensure that the government, democratically elected every term, served the country and not the other way around. To see that happen, I'd start off with a constitution that stated on its cover in bold "الشعب خط احمر" that "The people are the red line." The constitution would be sealed in gold with the aim of always upholding "Freedom, Dignity and Social Justice."<br />
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My Egyptian utopia would be overseen democratically by three departments charged with fulfilling the revolution continuously. I'd hire ministers tasked with heading up these departments.<br />
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Freedom: A minister of human rights would ensure people's freedoms were safeguarded. We'd see an Egypt where citizens were treated equally no matter what their gender, ethnic, religious or sexual background. All Egyptians would be equal in front of the law. Egyptians would no longer have to live in fear of retribution for expressing their views. Police brutality would no longer be tolerated. Police officers would receive a respectable place in society again thanks to their citizen respecting philosophies. The law would encourage mutual respect.<br />
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Dignity: A minister of anti-corruption would be tasked to clean up politics, media, business and the justice system. It would ensure the abuse of power was no longer feasible. The main foundation for that would have to be a fair independent justice system. The clean up would ensure corruption was no longer tolerated offering people equal opportunities and a dignified status as citizens of Egypt.<br />
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Social Justice: A minister of development would implement policies and programmes promoting a modern 21st century economy, where jobs, education, healthcare, farming, technology, tourism and the environment were advanced with social justice at the core.<br />
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Finally, Tahrir would always serve as a place for reflection and protest ensuring those in power are held accountable.<br />
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Minutes to the countdown as Muslims and Christians celebrated the New Year's Eve in Tahrir in solidarity, sharing love and singing the national anthem, and finally the words: "Bread, Freedom, Social Justice" and "Down with SCAF" as we headed into 2012. As we entered the new year, balloons bearing the colours of Egypt's flag rose into the air as we heard: "Happy new year Tahrir!"</div>Yasmin Salemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840054685401537812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281707761308941027.post-46119089119476896562011-12-25T12:35:00.000+00:002011-12-25T12:35:46.191+00:00Season's Greetings<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;">It was a tragic day when a country's people shed blood, when women were beaten and humiliated and when a country's history was burnt down to the ashes...by its own people, gone for generations past and future. Let's pray for freedom, change, dignity and social justice for the sake of all that was lost. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;">Let's hope that Egypt's new history will be written in the dawn of democracy and that all that was lost was not lost in vain. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"> </span></span><br />
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Translation of Women's Chants:</div><div style="text-align: center;">The revolution's daughter is not stripped. Egypt's daughter is not stripped. Egypt's daughter is not stripped. Egypt's girls are a red line. Egypt's girls are a red line. Down with the ruling military. Down with the ruling military. Freedom. Freedom. Freedom.</div></div>Yasmin Salemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840054685401537812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281707761308941027.post-35308251955313841502011-12-09T08:57:00.005+00:002011-12-09T09:09:22.910+00:00Why I didn't boycott the elections<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Some people decided to boycott </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">the elections, insinuating that voting was equal to selling out Tahrir while giving legitimacy to the Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF), the ruling military. While I was torn for a moment, I decided to vote in the end. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 14px;">This post attempts to explain why I decided to vote and why one does not have to come at the expense of the other.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;">I voted because I wanted to participate in this historic moment. L</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;">ike many Egyptians, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;">I was excited to take part in this process and I wanted to give my preferred candidate the chance to get into parliament. By voting, I could play a small role in shaping the future of Egypt.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;">By being inside parliament, you have your ears to the ground. You have access to decision makers and you can monitor what is going on. By excluding yourself from this process, you give all the cards to the opposition. Whoever boycotted the process, boycotted the possibility of influence inside parliament, n</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 14px;">o matter how limited that influence might be. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 14px;">I understand the process is not perfect and that parliament will lack the power to make much change, but it's a first step towards exercising my right as a citizen. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 14px;">T</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 14px;">he road to democracy is a long journey ahead and where would we be without hope and optimism? </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 14px;">Let's recall for a moment that advanced democracies did not get there over night. And they're not ideal examples either. The occupy movement proves it. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;">So while the naysayers were boycotting the elections, and dampening the experience of those that decided to vote, I was looking at it differently. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;">For the first time in 60 years, Egyptians were happy to have a say in the future of their country, as they cued for endless hours outside polling stations, optimistically looking towards a new future. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 14px;">And there was a merit in participating. People were consciously engaging with their rights as citizens, a further step towards citizenship in a democracy. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;">So while some people look sceptically at those that voted and while those that voted think Tahrir should pack up and go home, I say, why can't the two work together? </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 14px;">A healthy democracy should encourage participation in a variety of ways. The street is one way. Parliament is another way. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 14px;">Why does one have to exclude the other? Surely both voices are legitimate. Why can't both voices unite to ensure we don't fall back into old habits, paving the way for new dictatorships along the way?</span><br />
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</div>Yasmin Salemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840054685401537812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281707761308941027.post-20609999403890195962011-11-23T16:53:00.004+00:002012-01-10T16:53:12.421+00:00Humanity<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Although I'd been to Tahrir numerous times over the course of the summer, this time round Tahrir was a different place to contend with. There are certain images that will stay in my mind forever. They're not the kind of graphic images that we have become accustomed to through countless YouTube postings and news reports, but the kind that inspire humanity<br />
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The first image was that of the countless volunteer doctors helping the wounded in Tahrir. Working in makeshift hospitals on pavements around the square, they cared for their patients in the dark with little more than flashlights to guide them.<br />
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The second memory was that of the volunteer motorcycle drivers, transporting the injured with a high sense of urgency through the crowds from Mohamed Mahmoud Street to the makeshift hospitals.<br />
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But one image will last forever. It's the image of those enthusiastic youths, with hearts of lions, prepared to sacrifice their lives for the sake of Egypt's freedom.<br />
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</div>Yasmin Salemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840054685401537812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281707761308941027.post-66557679789481359562011-11-10T15:22:00.002+00:002011-11-10T15:34:39.783+00:00Freedom from Fear<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A blog post called: <a href="http://www.arabist.net/blog/2011/11/6/why-do-we-care-about-alaa-more-than-maikel.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter">"Why do we care about Alaa more than Maikel,"</a> spurred me to write this entry as I've been following the case of </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Maikel</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Nabil Sanad often wondering why his case did not garner the same type of support locally that the <a href="http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/egypt-military-court-%E2%80%98toying-life%E2%80%99-jailed-blogger-2011-10-13">international</a> scene afforded him. This was even more evident when he was locked up in a mental institution and even then, I did not see a large outcry for his freedom.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">To understand Maikel Nabil's case better I read some excerpts from his blog <a href="http://www.maikelnabil.com/2007/12/welcome.html">entries</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> and as in the above post, I too concluded that reluctant support for him might be down to the fact that he had voiced opinions too controversial for some to accept (loosely in his pro Israel stance, his campaign against compulsory military conscription and finally his vociferous critique of the army). </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">But while the crux of the problem probably lies in some people's inability to accept other views in the context of free expression, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I would add another factor to the mix that might explain the sensitivity around </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Maikel</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Nabil's case. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I would argue that fear is another factor.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The freedom to express one's opinions without fear of retribution by those in power, is not to be underestimated. It's a truth I have sometimes felt. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Maikel</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Nabil was imprisonned for three years by a military court, sending out a strong signal that if a red line is crossed, the price might be one's freedom. It's a precarious situation tha</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">t might explain why people are disengaged. </span><br />
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I'd always thought of Panda as an Egyptian revolutionary, saddened by some of the events going on around him.<br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I was looking through some of my photographs today when I discovered this shot here of Panda that I'd taken over the summer. It's the little face of Panda in the window sill of a cafe called <i>El Horriya</i> in downtown Cairo. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The slogan next to Panda's face says: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>And then what? </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I'm not a hundred percent sure if this is by Sad Panda, but it resembles some of the artist's work I've come across.</span></div></div><div style="font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I first discovered Panda in Tahrir on one of the walls of the Mogama3. Smitten by Panda and following a few more sightings, I decided to make it my mission to locate Panda around the city </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and to document its whereabouts around Cairo. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">Please get in touch if you've seen any more sightings of Panda. Thank you.</span></div><div style="font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><div style="font-size: 13px;"></div></td></tr>
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Ha Ha</div><div style="text-align: center;"> And says: My children<br />
Ha Ha</div><div style="text-align: center;">And children of the stick<br />
Ha Ha</div><div style="text-align: center;">We're falling asleep<br />
Ha Ha</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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