How big, How Deep Breath do you have to take before making a movie in the days egypt, particularly a movie that is about politics, society, culture in your country today . Im going to tell you what everyone around me told me before making that film dont. Everyone told me, even my family, everyone knew this film was going to explode in my face at the end. Making a political film, or something that has a political statement, its almost suicide. Notjust because the government or the regime, its because of everyone. Everyone were in the midst of a big division in egyptian society, almost amounts to civil war. Maybe the streets, people are not killing each other these days but at some point they did, and the hatred extends to every family member. Egyptian families, the first rule of any Family Gathering is dont talk about politics. So, if everybody, yourfriends, your professional colleagues, everybody said dont, and you did, would it be right to Characterise Eshtebak the movie your act of r
How big, How Deep Breath do you have to take before making a movie in the days egypt, particularly a movie that is about politics, society, culture in your country today . Im going to tell you what everyone around me told me before making that film dont. Everyone told me, even my family, everyone knew this film was going to explode in my face at the end. Making a political film, or something that has a political statement, its almost suicide. Notjust because the government or the regime, its because of everyone. Everyone were in the midst of a big division in egyptian society, almost amounts to civil war. Maybe the streets, people are not killing each other these days but at some point they did, and the hatred extends to every family member. Egyptian families, the first rule of any Family Gathering is dont talk about politics. So, if everybody, yourfriends, your professional colleagues, everybody said dont, and you did, would it be right to Characterise Eshtebak the movie your act of r
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Fatima Abo Alasrar
Non-Resident Scholar
When Tunisians overthrew their government 10 years ago, their Arab brethren were inspired all across the Middle East. In a show of solidarity with the Tunisian movement and celebrating their success in overthrowing their president, Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, many Yemeni youths marched into the Tunisian embassy in Sanaa. They were gradually emboldened to camp in Tahrir Square, demanding change, which they ultimately achieved.
The 2011 Yemen uprising allowed millions to hope for a better and more equitable future, but unfortunately, it was only a brief glimpse. Yemen s transition following President Ali Abdullah Saleh s ouster was fraught with challenges, including realizing that the new politicians could not deal with the leftover rage that people had lived with for decades under the Saleh regime. Given Yemen s tribal governance structure, backdoor deals to overthrow the transitional government succeeded when armed militias arrested President A