Anti-Government Protests Roil Egypt http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=133370727&ft=1&f=133370727 Egyptians have taken to the streets in a popular uprising aimed at ousting President Hosni Mubarak. They've turned the most populous Arab nation on its head. en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 12:33:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/thumbnail/npr_generic_image_75.jpg Anti-Government Protests Roil Egypt http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=133370727&ft=1&f=133370727 yes A Reporter Looks At Where Egypt May Be Headed Reporter David Kirkpatrick, the Cairo bureau chief for <em>The New York Times</em>, reflects on his time reporting on the Arab Spring and discusses what the election of President Mohammed Morsi means for Egypt, the United States and Israel. Wed, 18 Jul 2012 12:33:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2012/07/18/156927297/a-reporter-looks-at-where-egypt-may-be-headed?ft=1&f=133370727 http://www.npr.org/2012/07/18/156927297/a-reporter-looks-at-where-egypt-may-be-headed?ft=1&f=133370727 Reporter David Kirkpatrick, the Cairo bureau chief for <em>The New York Times</em>, reflects on his time reporting on the Arab Spring and discusses what the election of President Mohammed Morsi means for Egypt, the United States and Israel. 2353 no Reporter David Kirkpatrick, the Cairo bureau chief for The New York Times, reflects on his time reporting on the Arab Spring and discusses what the election of President Mohammed Morsi means for Egypt, the United States and Israel.

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]]> A Year After Mubarak, Where Does Egypt Stand? Egypt has faced deteriorating security and a surge in crime since the popular uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak a year ago. The country's military rulers have yet to transfer power to civilian rule, and though many are proud of the revolution, some argue Egypt is not much better off than it was under Mubarak. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:44:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2012/02/11/146746014/a-year-after-mubarak-where-does-egypt-stand?ft=1&f=133370727 http://www.npr.org/2012/02/11/146746014/a-year-after-mubarak-where-does-egypt-stand?ft=1&f=133370727 Egypt has faced deteriorating security and a surge in crime since the popular uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak a year ago. The country's military rulers have yet to transfer power to civilian rule, and though many are proud of the revolution, some argue Egypt is not much better off than it was under Mubarak. 680 no Egypt has faced deteriorating security and a surge in crime since the popular uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak a year ago. The country's military rulers have yet to transfer power to civilian rule, and though many are proud of the revolution, some argue Egypt is not much better off than it was under Mubarak.

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]]> Wael Ghonim: Creating A 'Revolution 2.0' In Egypt The protests that led to the Egyptian revolution last year were organized in part by Wael Ghonim, who used an anonymous Facebook page to coordinate the demonstrations. In his new book, Ghonim explains how social media helped transform his country. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:24:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2012/02/09/146636605/wael-ghonim-creating-a-revolution-2-0-in-egypt?ft=1&f=133370727 http://www.npr.org/2012/02/09/146636605/wael-ghonim-creating-a-revolution-2-0-in-egypt?ft=1&f=133370727 The protests that led to the Egyptian revolution last year were organized in part by Wael Ghonim, who used an anonymous Facebook page to coordinate the demonstrations. In his new book, Ghonim explains how social media helped transform his country. 2317 no The protests that led to the Egyptian revolution last year were organized in part by Wael Ghonim, who used an anonymous Facebook page to coordinate the demonstrations. In his new book, Ghonim explains how social media helped transform his country.

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]]> Egypt's Wael Ghonim: 'Revolutions Are Processes ... It Will Take Time' The young Egyptian who became one of the faces of the Arab Spring says much more needs to be done to bring democracy to his country, but much has also already been achieved. Tue, 17 Jan 2012 07:45:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/01/17/145330205/egypts-wael-ghonim-revolutions-are-processes-it-will-take-time?ft=1&f=133370727 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/01/17/145330205/egypts-wael-ghonim-revolutions-are-processes-it-will-take-time?ft=1&f=133370727 The young Egyptian who became one of the faces of the Arab Spring says much more needs to be done to bring democracy to his country, but much has also already been achieved. 0 no The young Egyptian who became one of the faces of the Arab Spring says much more needs to be done to bring democracy to his country, but much has also already been achieved.

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]]> A Foreign Correspondent Reflects On The Arab Spring For the past year, veteran war correspondent Anthony Shadid has been reporting on the Arab uprisings in Egypt, Libya, Syria, Bahrain and Tunisia. Last March, he was kidnapped and beaten by security forces in Libya. "It remains one of the scariest moments of my life," he says. Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:40:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2011/12/21/144064191/a-foreign-correspondent-reflects-on-the-arab-spring?ft=1&f=133370727 http://www.npr.org/2011/12/21/144064191/a-foreign-correspondent-reflects-on-the-arab-spring?ft=1&f=133370727 For the past year, veteran war correspondent Anthony Shadid has been reporting on the Arab uprisings in Egypt, Libya, Syria, Bahrain and Tunisia. Last March, he was kidnapped and beaten by security forces in Libya. "It remains one of the scariest moments of my life," he says. 2250 no For the past year, veteran war correspondent Anthony Shadid has been reporting on the Arab uprisings in Egypt, Libya, Syria, Bahrain and Tunisia. Last March, he was kidnapped and beaten by security forces in Libya. "It remains one of the scariest moments of my life," he says.

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]]> Wael Ghonim Makes 'Time' Magazine's Latest 100 Most Influential People List The young Egyptian became for many the face of the protests that toppled President Hosni Mubarak's regime. Others on<em> Time</em>'s list include WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and <em>Tiger Mother</em> author Amy Chua. Thu, 21 Apr 2011 08:10:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/04/21/135595848/wael-ghonim-tops-time-magazines-latest-100-most-influential-people-list?ft=1&f=133370727 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/04/21/135595848/wael-ghonim-tops-time-magazines-latest-100-most-influential-people-list?ft=1&f=133370727 The young Egyptian became for many the face of the protests that toppled President Hosni Mubarak's regime. Others on<em> Time</em>'s list include WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and <em>Tiger Mother</em> author Amy Chua. no The young Egyptian became for many the face of the protests that toppled President Hosni Mubarak's regime. Others on Time's list include WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and Tiger Mother author Amy Chua.

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]]> Gene Sharp, 'Clausewitz Of Nonviolent Warfare,' Amazed By Egypt's Youth "Once a regime is no longer able to frighten people — to terrorize them into passive submission — then that regime is in big trouble," says the scholar whose work helped guide the protesters. He's impressed by what Egypt's protesters accomplished. Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:01:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/02/23/133965129/gene-sharp-clausewitz-of-nonviolent-warfare-amazed-by-egypts-youth?ft=1&f=133370727 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/02/23/133965129/gene-sharp-clausewitz-of-nonviolent-warfare-amazed-by-egypts-youth?ft=1&f=133370727 "Once a regime is no longer able to frighten people — to terrorize them into passive submission — then that regime is in big trouble," says the scholar whose work helped guide the protesters. He's impressed by what Egypt's protesters accomplished. 267 no "Once a regime is no longer able to frighten people — to terrorize them into passive submission — then that regime is in big trouble," says the scholar whose work helped guide the protesters. He's impressed by what Egypt's protesters accomplished.

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]]> Little Egyptian Girl Named 'Facebook' To Honor Site's Role In Revolution "A young man in his twenties wanted to express his gratitude about the victories the youth of 25th of January have achieved and chose to express it in the form of naming his firstborn girl Facebook Jamal Ibrahim," <em>Al-Ahram</em> reports. Tue, 22 Feb 2011 09:50:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/02/22/133959319/little-egyptian-girl-named-facebook-to-honor-sites-role-in-revolution?ft=1&f=133370727 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/02/22/133959319/little-egyptian-girl-named-facebook-to-honor-sites-role-in-revolution?ft=1&f=133370727 "A young man in his twenties wanted to express his gratitude about the victories the youth of 25th of January have achieved and chose to express it in the form of naming his firstborn girl Facebook Jamal Ibrahim," <em>Al-Ahram</em> reports. no "A young man in his twenties wanted to express his gratitude about the victories the youth of 25th of January have achieved and chose to express it in the form of naming his firstborn girl Facebook Jamal Ibrahim," Al-Ahram reports.

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]]> Egyptians Mark 'Day Of Victory' As Concerns Grow It's been one week since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak, and huge crowds converged again Friday on Tahrir Square in Cairo. The official Egyptian news agency put the turnout at more than 2 million. Demonstrators are complaining that the military has stopped meeting with youth groups, and that there have been no pay raises in years. Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2011/02/18/133875459/Egyptians-Mark-Day-Of-Victory-As-Concerns-Grow?ft=1&f=133370727 http://www.npr.org/2011/02/18/133875459/Egyptians-Mark-Day-Of-Victory-As-Concerns-Grow?ft=1&f=133370727 It's been one week since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak, and huge crowds converged again Friday on Tahrir Square in Cairo. The official Egyptian news agency put the turnout at more than 2 million. Demonstrators are complaining that the military has stopped meeting with youth groups, and that there have been no pay raises in years. 181 no It's been one week since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak, and huge crowds converged again Friday on Tahrir Square in Cairo. The official Egyptian news agency put the turnout at more than 2 million. Demonstrators are complaining that the military has stopped meeting with youth groups, and that there have been no pay raises in years.

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]]> Celebration And Prayers In Cairo But there's also concern among activists that the military isn't meeting with them as it maps out plans for reform. They're aiming to keep pressure on leaders to fulfill their promises. Fri, 18 Feb 2011 07:45:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/02/18/133861606/celebration-and-prayers-in-cairo?ft=1&f=133370727 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/02/18/133861606/celebration-and-prayers-in-cairo?ft=1&f=133370727 But there's also concern among activists that the military isn't meeting with them as it maps out plans for reform. They're aiming to keep pressure on leaders to fulfill their promises. no But there's also concern among activists that the military isn't meeting with them as it maps out plans for reform. They're aiming to keep pressure on leaders to fulfill their promises.

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]]> Post-Revolution: The Search For Egypt's Missing Continues Human Rights Watch says Egypt's military arrested at least 150 peaceful protesters, activists and journalists since taking over security during the country's uprising. They remain behind bars. Many others might also be secretly detained. Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:38:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/02/17/133846677/post-revolution-the-search-for-egypts-missing-continues?ft=1&f=133370727 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/02/17/133846677/post-revolution-the-search-for-egypts-missing-continues?ft=1&f=133370727 Human Rights Watch says Egypt's military arrested at least 150 peaceful protesters, activists and journalists since taking over security during the country's uprising. They remain behind bars. Many others might also be secretly detained. 292 no Human Rights Watch says Egypt's military arrested at least 150 peaceful protesters, activists and journalists since taking over security during the country's uprising. They remain behind bars. Many others might also be secretly detained.

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]]> A Look At The Youth Of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Journalist Charles Sennott recently returned from Tahrir Square, where he was filming a documentary on the revolution for PBS's <em>Frontline</em>. It focuses on the young members of the Muslim Brotherhood who played an important role in Egypt's revolution. Thu, 17 Feb 2011 10:38:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2011/02/17/133777435/a-look-at-the-youth-of-egypts-muslim-brotherhood?ft=1&f=133370727 http://www.npr.org/2011/02/17/133777435/a-look-at-the-youth-of-egypts-muslim-brotherhood?ft=1&f=133370727 Journalist Charles Sennott recently returned from Tahrir Square, where he was filming a documentary on the revolution for PBS's <em>Frontline</em>. It focuses on the young members of the Muslim Brotherhood who played an important role in Egypt's revolution. 2349 no Journalist Charles Sennott recently returned from Tahrir Square, where he was filming a documentary on the revolution for PBS's Frontline. It focuses on the young members of the Muslim Brotherhood who played an important role in Egypt's revolution.

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]]> Journalist Had Front-Row Seat To Egypt's Revolution <em>New York Times </em>columnist Roger Cohen had a front-row seat to the revolution that has shaken Egypt and the Middle East. Host Melissa Block talks with Cohen about his recent reporting trip to Cairo, and whether Iran might be next. Wed, 16 Feb 2011 15:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2011/02/16/133816012/A-Witness-To-Egypts-Revolution?ft=1&f=133370727 http://www.npr.org/2011/02/16/133816012/A-Witness-To-Egypts-Revolution?ft=1&f=133370727 <em>New York Times </em>columnist Roger Cohen had a front-row seat to the revolution that has shaken Egypt and the Middle East. Host Melissa Block talks with Cohen about his recent reporting trip to Cairo, and whether Iran might be next. 283 no New York Times columnist Roger Cohen had a front-row seat to the revolution that has shaken Egypt and the Middle East. Host Melissa Block talks with Cohen about his recent reporting trip to Cairo, and whether Iran might be next.

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]]> Egypt's Peaceful Revolution A Blow To Al-Qaida The recent events in Egypt are a nightmare for the terrorist group because its leadership has long argued that ousting a figure like Hosni Mubarak could only come about through force. But if Egypt descends into chaos, it could present an opportunity for the organization. Wed, 16 Feb 2011 15:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2011/02/16/133816008/Al-Qaida-So-Far-Silent-On-Egyptian-Uprising?ft=1&f=133370727 http://www.npr.org/2011/02/16/133816008/Al-Qaida-So-Far-Silent-On-Egyptian-Uprising?ft=1&f=133370727 The recent events in Egypt are a nightmare for the terrorist group because its leadership has long argued that ousting a figure like Hosni Mubarak could only come about through force. But if Egypt descends into chaos, it could present an opportunity for the organization. 0 no The recent events in Egypt are a nightmare for the terrorist group because its leadership has long argued that ousting a figure like Hosni Mubarak could only come about through force. But if Egypt descends into chaos, it could present an opportunity for the organization.

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]]> CBS News' Lara Logan Was Attacked, Sexually Assaulted In Egypt The correspondent was covering the events in Tahrir Square on Friday when she got separated from her team and was surrounded, the network says. She's recovering in a U.S. hospital. Tue, 15 Feb 2011 16:08:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/02/16/133785179/cbs-news-lara-logan-was-attacked-sexually-assaulted-in-egypt?ft=1&f=133370727 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/02/16/133785179/cbs-news-lara-logan-was-attacked-sexually-assaulted-in-egypt?ft=1&f=133370727 The correspondent was covering the events in Tahrir Square on Friday when she got separated from her team and was surrounded, the network says. She's recovering in a U.S. hospital. no The correspondent was covering the events in Tahrir Square on Friday when she got separated from her team and was surrounded, the network says. She's recovering in a U.S. hospital.

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