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| Christian protesters form a chain around Muslim protesters to protect them as they pray in Tahrir square. |
A woman in the conference call recited the beginning of a poem:
The Cure at Troy (excerpt)
Seamus Heaney
Human beings suffer.
They torture one another.
They get hurt and get hard.
No poem or play or song
Can fully right a wrong
Inflicted and endured.
History says, Don't hope
On this side of the grave,
But then, once in a lifetime
The longed-for tidal wave
Of justice can rise up
And hope and history rhyme.
So hope for a great sea-change
On the far side of revenge,
Believe that a farther shore
Is reachable from here.
Believe in miracles and healing wells.
Call miracle self-healing,
The utter self-revealing
Double-take of feeling.
If there's fire on the mountain
Or lightning and storm
And a god speaks from the sky
That means someone is hearing
The outcry and the birth-cry
Of new life at its term.
It means once in a lifetime
That justice can rise up
And hope and history rhyme.
Rachel provided us some articles written by contributors to the interfaith youth core blog, such as this one "On the Grass and Concrete of Tahrir Square" written by Ola Mohamed, who we also heard during the conference call.
During our meeting, Rick, who will be the leader of our ASB trip, mentioned that for coverage of the revolution he had been reading and watching the world news network Al Jazeerah. We've all heard of that news network, right? But for me, it just reminded me of September eleventh, Al Qaeda, the videos of Bin Laden. Turns out it's a hugely popular, acclaimed news network. It's coverage of the Egyptian revolution, and the number of Americans who tuned in over the internet, has prompted American news networks to try to get it a station here.
Here's the video story of the events in Egypt, to get started. I haven't watched it yet. I'm learning in a flurry. But here it is, about 25 minutes long:
As soon as I opened my laptop, after my Circle K meeting tonight, which ended about an hour ago, I went to the Al Jazeera website. I didn't know how to spell it. I looked it up on wikipedia. Then I went on Facebook to see what sort of links my informed friends may have been putting up about this while I have been out of the loop.
I found a few links, then I decided to see if there was a facebook page or event where I could find more links. I typed in "Egyption rev" into the search box and it came up with the most popularly shared links with those characters. At the top of the list was a youtube video that over 11,000 people had shared. I clicked it, but it took me to a page to sign up for a youtube account. So I searched for Egyptian Revolution on youtube and watched this video.
One of those 11,000 people who had shared the video was a Circle K friend, whom I have known is from Egypt. So I went to her page (don't know why I didn't think of going to it before) and that is where I decided to post all of those links and statuses on my blog, just to keep track for future reading. It was/is way too much to handle in one go. But here it is, starting after Zeinab's birthday which was January 23rd. The big protests began January 25th in Egypt.
1. From the magazine ILLUME, this article contains updates from January 24th to 28th. Scroll down.
Within that article, is a link to another from Al Masry Al Youm, suggesting that the Tunisian revolution could spark one in Egypt, from January 20th.
2. This one, like the ones to follow, is just a copy&paste of Zeinab's status. I'll be putting the date up here. This one is Jan. 25.
www.guardian.co.uk
Taking inspiration from Tunisia, Egyptians take to the streets against the regime of President Hosni Murabak
4. Jan. 25.
www.examiner.com
An Italian news publication has just announced that Gamal Mubarak, Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak's son who is widely tipped as his successor, has fled to Lon
6. Jan. 26.
www.washingtonpost.com
Why Washington is concerned about Arab protests and the potential 'Egypt effect.'
7. Jan. 26.
www.youtube.com
Egyptian Demonstration in front of the Egyptian Mission to the UN, then march to the UN HQ (25 January 2011)
8. Jan. 26.
9. Jan. 26
www.youtube.com
Join Us: http://anonnews.org/ http://anonops.ru/ DEAR CITIZENS OF THE WORLD, Anonymous can not, and will not stand idly while people are being denied their basic rights and human liberties. Yet, there are still a lot of governments worldwide who fail to even aspire to the standard of freedom that
10. Jan. 26.
Egypt protests: 'People are being hauled out by police and beaten' - audio | World news | guardian.c
www.guardian.co.ukJack Shenker, the Guardian's reporter in Cairo, was beaten by police alongside protesters last night. He recorded the experience as they were driven in the dark through the city
11. Jan. 27.
www.youtube.com
12. Jan. 27.
Egyptian protesters demanding change clash with police for the second day in Cairo. Video by Rachel Beth Anderson
12. Jan. 27.
www.nytimes.com
The demonstrations, which organizers said were inspired by events in Tunisia, expanded after several days of smaller protests in the capital.
13. Jan. 27
14. Jan. 27
video.ap.org
AP draws on its worldwide staff of journalists to create authoritative video clips of international and national events. Live streaming, raw video, entertainment, sports and offbeat news.
15. Jan. 27.
17. Jan. 28.
18. Jan. 28.
www.huffingtonpost.com
As unprecedented protests rock Egypt, journalists are apparently being targeted by Egyptian police.
20. Jan. 29.
President Obama, the Egyptian people must hear your voice | Abdulrahman El-Sayed | Comment is free |
www.guardian.co.ukAbdulrahman El-Sayed: You said once in Cairo that democratic freedoms are not just American ideas, but human rights. Please say it again now
21. Jan. 30.
www.thedailybeast.com
The secretive Islamic opposition group has long renounced violence and may be the most reasonable option. Bruce Riedel on why Obama shouldn't panic—and should let Egyptians decide their fate.
23. Jan. 31.
english.aljazeera.net
In the tea shops and internet cafes of Damascus, Syrians are asking what events in Egypt may mean for them.
24. Jan. 31
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picasaweb.google.com
Photos by Felice, Jan 30, 2011 - Pictures of demonstrations in Egypt - Jan 29
25. Jan. 31.
www.youtube.com
Noted Egyptian journalist and speaker Mona Eltahaway takes CNN to task for their sensational descriptions of the events in Egypt and call it for what it is: an uprising and a revolution.
26. Jan. 31.
www.youtube.com
The world's first English language news channel to have its headquarters in the Middle East; covering the world, bridging cultures and setting the news agenda.
27. Jan. 31.
www.huffingtonpost.com
Google has devised an easy way to get tweets out of Egypt, even when the Internet's down. Monday afternoon the Internet giant introduced a speak-to-tweet service that allows callers to tweet by calling one of three numbers and leaving a voicemail.
28. Jan. 31.
And these continue on her facebook page. I would post more links, but I just don't have time. Here's the youtube video that she made, though. It has about 80,000 views now. The song is Wave Your Flag, the World Cup song.
I also want to share the Speaking of Faith episode that I listened to today, titled "Demonstrations, Hopes, Dreams". It was about the motivations of Islamic youth in general, but they specifically discussed the movements for democracy from some really good angles. Anyway, here's what Krista Tippett says about it and other resources on the program's website:
"This conversation with Scott Atran is part of our effort to give some much-needed context to the flood of news from Cairo and beyond. And our blog is another inviting space in which we trace current events and learn from you. Right now, you'll find an original rumination, titled It's an Honor to Watch Your Truth Stand Up. Also, arresting images of Christians protecting Muslims during prayer in Tahrir Square; our read on the latest Pew poll; a helpful primer on the Muslim Brotherhood; and how one of our past shows, with Douglas Johnston of the International Center on Religion and Diplomacy, is helping us grasp the possibility in current events."
What started with the Tunisian Revolution has continued in so many countries in the region, just as many predicted would happen. People are inspired to demand democracy, governments are defending their power, but the world is on the people's side and it's so moving to see. If there was ever a time to pay attention to world news, this would be it.
And these continue on her facebook page. I would post more links, but I just don't have time. Here's the youtube video that she made, though. It has about 80,000 views now. The song is Wave Your Flag, the World Cup song.
I also want to share the Speaking of Faith episode that I listened to today, titled "Demonstrations, Hopes, Dreams". It was about the motivations of Islamic youth in general, but they specifically discussed the movements for democracy from some really good angles. Anyway, here's what Krista Tippett says about it and other resources on the program's website:
"This conversation with Scott Atran is part of our effort to give some much-needed context to the flood of news from Cairo and beyond. And our blog is another inviting space in which we trace current events and learn from you. Right now, you'll find an original rumination, titled It's an Honor to Watch Your Truth Stand Up. Also, arresting images of Christians protecting Muslims during prayer in Tahrir Square; our read on the latest Pew poll; a helpful primer on the Muslim Brotherhood; and how one of our past shows, with Douglas Johnston of the International Center on Religion and Diplomacy, is helping us grasp the possibility in current events."
What started with the Tunisian Revolution has continued in so many countries in the region, just as many predicted would happen. People are inspired to demand democracy, governments are defending their power, but the world is on the people's side and it's so moving to see. If there was ever a time to pay attention to world news, this would be it.
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