The revolution is not over
CAIRO — The revolution is not over. Waving flags and chanting, "We’re not leaving; he’s the one who’s leaving," huge crowds surged into Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Tuesday, Feb. 8, calling for the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak and demanding fundamental political change. It was clear that new faces, including a much larger proportion of ...
CAIRO — The revolution is not over.
CAIRO — The revolution is not over.
Waving flags and chanting, "We’re not leaving; he’s the one who’s leaving," huge crowds surged into Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Tuesday, Feb. 8, calling for the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak and demanding fundamental political change.
It was clear that new faces, including a much larger proportion of women and children, had decided to venture into the square for the first time — perhaps inspired by the gripping television interview of Wael Ghonim, the Google executive and activist who was released from prison on Monday after being detained for 12 days.
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