Monthly Archives: February 2011

There is no room for compromise. Either the entire Mubarak edifice falls, or the uprising is betrayed Slavoj Žižek guardian.co.uk Thursday 10 February 2011 The most sublime moment occurred when Muslims and Coptic Christians engaged in common prayer on Cairo’s … Continue reading →

By Niranjan Ramakrishnan 11 February, 2011 Countercurrents.org “Simhasan Khali Karo, Janta aati hai” (Vacate the throne, the people are coming) –Ramdhari Singh ‘Dinkar’, Hindi poet News has just come of Hosni Mubarak’s resignation. The people of Egypt have just raised … Continue reading →

Rami Almeghari, The Electronic Intifada, 10 February 2011 “I still cannot believe my eyes as I see the machines of our new factory, scattered to all corners,” said Rabah al-Hatto as he surveyed the rubble of his recently-established plastic water … Continue reading →

By Khalid Amayreh Seeking desperately to cling to power in the face of mounting street pressure, the Egyptian regime of Husni Mubarak reportedly deployed thousands of paid thugs in an effort to assault thousands of demonstrators fed up with the … Continue reading →