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The Egyptian Public, Sisi and the War on Gaza

Days earlier, groups allied with the ruling establishment had called for public rallies in support of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi’s handling of the war in Gaza. They pressed the public to grant Sisi a “popular mandate” (tafwid) just weeks before he faced re-election for a third term in office. Seeking to capitalize on widespread outrage at Israel’s indiscriminate attacks on Palestinians, Sisi’s allies had hoped the rallies would bolster his popularity and drown out public discontent at the deteriorating economy. October 20, however, did not turn into the hoped-for Sisi lovefest.

Offered little hope, African migrants despair of Israel as a refuge

Offered little hope, African migrants despair of Israel as a refuge
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The release of six decades of fear : Egypt s lost revolution

Composite: EPA / Guardian Design Team 25 January 2011 marked the start of Hosni Mubarak’s fall but also moves by the military to take over Sun 24 Jan 2021 10.22 EST Last modified on Sun 24 Jan 2021 14.15 EST In the centre of the place where it all began, Mansour Mohammed manned a tarpaulin-covered stall on the only green grass among miles of concrete and asphalt. For 10 days he ate and slept huddled with strangers bound together by burgeoning rage and revolt all around. Enormous crowds heaved and surged – roaring their demands for change in a call that resounded through Tahrir Square in Cairo. “I’ll never forget that sound,” he said. “It was the most powerful noise I’ve ever heard. It was louder than 10 jumbo jets. It was the release of six decades of fear.”

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