Arab Spring
Honors List
• Regime change: Egypt, Tunisia, Libya,
and Yemen;
• On the way: Syria;
• Major political reforms: Morocco ;
• Substantial reforms: Jordan, Bahrain,
and Algeria;
• Minor reforms: Saudi Arabia, Oman,
and the Palestinian
Authority.
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“We must educate our children to become like young
Egyptian people.” Barak Obama, US President
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“We must consider teaching the Egyptian revolution in
schools.” David Cameron, British Prime Minister
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“There is nothing new in Egypt. Egyptians are making
history as usual.”
Silvio Berlusconi, Prime Minister of Italy
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“The people of Egypt, are the greatest people of earth;
and they deserve a Nobel Prize for Peace. To all Egyptian:
Be proud to be Egyptian.”
Heinz Fischer, Austrian President
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“Today we are all Egyptians.”
Jens Stoltenberg, Prime Minister of Norway
EGYPT
Let them entertain
themselves!!!
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The Facebook Revolution of the Youth;
Social networking, Internet, and Intranet;
Initial demands…, and elevation of ceiling;
The 18-day rally and 60 year-long observation;
The doves and the vultures;
Hijacking the revolution;
The military institution (SCAF) and the Vacuum of
power.
Value of Stability to Egypt
- A seven-thousand year civilization;
-The political, social, and economical
dimensions of stability.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east12017462
Jan. 25, 2011, What next?
• Theocratic Rule, Political Islam and the Secularism;
• The clash between the Muslim Brotherhood and the
state (the curse and blessing);
• Liberal and reforms movements;
• The manipulation of religion in politics;
• The parliamentary and presidential elections;
• The Muslim Brotherhood rule in Egypt.
Cultural Inclusion in Egypt
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Egypt as a homogeneous society;
Religious diversity in Egypt;
Sectorial/religious violence;
The migration of Copts from Egypt;
The new constitution and civil rights;
Future political scenarios.