Tag: Egypt
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The Square makes your heart sing
Unfortunately the magnificent film Al Midan (The Square) on the Egyptian revolution by female director Jehane Noujaim is no longer available on Youtube but the trailer below is enough to make your heart sing. Go and see it when it comes to your city. You must. The revolution is coming back, no matter what… (Via Abbas…
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Free Sherif Gaber Now
Waleed Al-Husseini of the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain just informed me that a young Egyptian atheist who posted on his Facebook page has been arrested for his atheism yesterday after his university informed on him to the police. This is what Sherif published: Hi, my name is sherif gaber (Yamirasu) from Egypt. I was…
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The historic advance of the Egyptian revolution
The Egyptian revolution has taken another important step forward for the people of Egypt, the Middle East and the whole world. The immense Tamarrod (Rebellion) movement, which organised “the biggest ever demonstration in history”, drove the government of Morsi and Muslim Brotherhood to the brink, finally forcing its downfall by the army. This is the…
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12 year old boy on Muslim Brotherhood
If you only watch one video this year, this must be it. A 12 year old boy speaking about the Muslim Brotherhood, theocratic fascism, economic and political situation, and women’s status… As I’ve said before, no one knows Islamism better than those who have lived under it. And once again, long live the revolutionary people…
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Long live revolutionary people of Egypt
Majid Nawaaz writes on Facebook: “With mass protests against Islamist rule in Egypt, I hope we finally see the end of regressive-leftists claiming that Islamism is the “indigenous” voice of Muslims in Egypt. In other words, please be quiet you lazy, ignorant, reverse-racist, reductionist subscribers to the poverty of expectations. Egypt doesn’t want Islamism. Get…
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Egypt’s fight is against Islamism
Millions of protesters are demanding Morsi’s resignation; 22 million signatures have been collected calling for him to step down. If anyone mis-labelled the “Arab Spring” a “Black Spring“, they should think again. The uprisings and revolutions of the Middle East and North Africa were never in support of Islamism though it was labelled as such…
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We have changed with the revolution and will not go backwards
34 year old Egyptian female cartoonist, Dooa Eladl who calls herself a Muslim anarchist is facing blasphemy charges for her political cartoons that poke fun of Islamists. “The extremists don’t scare me,” she insists. “Whatever they do, I will continue to use my skills to poke fun at them. They must understand that we Egyptians…
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Only you are to blame
Islamists who are supporters or part of the Morsi government have said that women are to blame for the increasing rape and sexual assault in Egypt.This despite the fact that there is clear evidence that much of it is state-sponsored and that a large number of those assaulted are veiled women. “How do they ask the…
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I could have told you that
You must have seen the Muslim Brotherhood statement against a UN Commission declaration against violence against women? The Brotherhood outlines a very, very long list of objections, including what it says is the granting of “girls their complete sexual freedom, as well as the freedom to choose their sex and the freedom to choose their…
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No time for shoes
Did you hear the report saying Morsi had to run out of a mosque leaving his shoes behind in order to evade protesters. It reminds me of the song, “run oppressor man, where you gonna run to?” All I can say is: it’s good to be alive today. Real good.
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Sexual Harassment of Women is State Sponsored Say Egyptian Women
Today was a day of action against sexual terrorism in Egypt. One Islamic cleric gave a fatwa justifying the sexual assaults saying women were going to the protests to get raped. Nonetheless he and his Muslim Brothers have received their response by women on the streets of Egypt. See the magnificent protest below: Here are what some…
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A warning to European Secularists
European Secularists are quick to say Egypt has “turned out exactly as they predicted” even whilst Egyptians continue to battle the Islamists on the streets. A warning to you: If you focus only on political Islam, you will not be able to see the resistance and dissent even when it is staring you in the…