The Battle for Egypt by Yasmine El Rashidi

Author:Yasmine El Rashidi [El Rashidi, Yasmine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-59017-514-9
Publisher: New York Review Books
Published: 2011-05-17T04:00:00+00:00

Regardless of who ends up as their leader, Egyptians—at least the few million out protesting, and myself included—are fundamentally changed. On Facebook yesterday, the wife of the former Prime Minister wrote, “No one can deny how creative Egyptians are,” and posted a video of a dance at the square.

Thursday morning, despite rumors that Vice President Suleiman was preparing an army crackdown on demonstrators, there were reports of plans for more protests. The government, we felt, seemed increasingly anxious about what was to come. Workers were striking in Suez, Mahalla, and other industrial cities. Postal workers were protesting, and government telecom employees were demanding that the President step down. Professional unions and syndicates had begun to align themselves with the revolution, and medical students and doctors staged a march in their white coats, from a public hospital, down to Tahrir. Someone tweeted, “I counted 16 different strikes in two days, 4 in factories owned by army, more to come,” and another, “Almost all public transportation garages in Cairo are on strike now #Jan25 #Egypt #revolution.” Above all, people were talking about this week’s Friday protests, “Defiance Day,” which were supposed to be the biggest yet, with calls for 15—20 million people to take to the streets across the country after Friday Prayers.

As I write this, at 1:40 AM, just back from Tahrir following Mubarak’s speech, Twitter and Facebook are ablaze—with updates from protesters who are now marching through Cairo, and with insults directed at the President and plans for tomorrow:

I have seen #Mubarak singlehandedly let down 1 million ppl right in front of my eyes. I will not forgive for that #Jan25

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