Tag: Egyptian uprising

January 24, 2014

The People Still Demand “Bread, Freedom, and Social Justice”

Joel Beinin offers the last word in our week-long blog series on the Egyptian uprising. by JOEL BEININ When the popular uprising against Hosni Mubarak erupted on January 25, 2011, I followed the events from my television and computer screens at Stanford, feeling that I …

Current Affairs, Middle East Studies, Politics
January 21, 2014

The Day of Anger

This Saturday, January 25th marks the three-year anniversary of Egypt’s 2011 uprising. Touted as the “Day of Anger,” these protests heralded the end of a regime and ushered in a new era of tumult for the Egyptian people, whose political future still remains unclear today. …

Current Affairs, Middle East Studies, Politics