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Mubarak Driven From Egyptian Presidency: A Timeline

For the past 30 years, many Egyptians have regarded President Hosni Mubarak in the same way they view the Sphinx and the pyramids at Giza: an immovable, permanent feature of their landscape. But that era has ended. Mubarak was driven from office today after decades in power and a final show of defiance. The 82-year-old...

Egypt-Mubarak: A Timeline

For the past 30 years, many Egyptians have regarded President Hosni Mubarak in the same way they view the Sphinx and the pyramids at Giza: an immovable, permanent feature of their landscape. So why did his supposedly resilient regime crumble after over just two weeks of protests? Here's a guide to the events at home and...

Egyptian Protests Fueled by Anonymous Facebook Activist

The brutal killing of a young man who reportedly was beaten to death by police appears to have helped galvanize protesters in Egypt, stoking anti-government anger for months before thousands took to the streets in a bid to bring a 30-year regime to its knees. Egyptians, it seems, have not forgotten about the June death of...

Four More Set Themselves on Fire as Political Protest Grows

One man died and three others were injured -- including a French teenager -- when they lit themselves on fire amid a spate of self-immolations apparently meant to serve as a form of anti-government political protest across the Middle East. Ahmed Hashem Al-Sayed, 25, died today in Egypt after he lit himself on fire on the...

Tunisia: Don't Call It a WikiLeaks Revolution

Forget poverty, unemployment and decades of police brutality. Moammar Gadhafi knows what really led the Tunisian people to take to the streets: WikiLeaks. The Libyan dictator argued in a televised speech this weekend that the anti-secrecy website had deliberately set out to overthrow his long-term ally, Tunisian President...

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Ahmed Shihab-Eldin: The Arab World and the Media's Symbiotic Revolutions

The Arab world has forever changed, and so has the media.

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05/29/12 Ahmed Shihab-Eldin: The Arab World and the Media's... Source: The Huffington Post - Technology The Arab world has forever changed, and so has the media.

Background on mohamed bouazizi

Mohamed Bouazizi (29 March 1984 – 4 January 2011; ) was a Tunisian street vendor who set himself on fire on 17 December 2010, in protest of the confiscation of his wares and the harassment and humiliation that he reported was inflicted on him by a municipal official and her aides.

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