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Anti-Government Protests Roil Egypt 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.
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Anti-Government Protests Roil Egypt

A popular uprising has turned the most populous Arab nation on its head.
A Reporter Looks At Where Egypt May Be Headed

Demonstrators chant slogans supporting Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi during a rally in Tahrir Square in Cairo on Friday. Khalil Hamra/AP hide caption

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A Reporter Looks At Where Egypt May Be Headed

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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.

A Reporter Looks At Where Egypt May Be Headed

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A Year After Mubarak, Where Does Egypt Stand?

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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.

A Year After Mubarak, Where Does Egypt Stand?

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Wael Ghonim: Creating A 'Revolution 2.0' In Egypt

One year ago, Wael Ghonim spoke with reporters in Cairo's Tahrir Square, as protests there continued. Khaled Desouki/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Wael Ghonim: Creating A 'Revolution 2.0' In Egypt

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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.

Wael Ghonim: Creating A 'Revolution 2.0' In Egypt

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Egypt's Wael Ghonim: 'Revolutions Are Processes ... It Will Take Time'

Wael Ghonim talking with reporters on Feb. 8, 2011, in Cairo's Tahrir Square as protests there continued. Khaled Desouki/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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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.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Wael Ghonim

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A Foreign Correspondent Reflects On The Arab Spring

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A Foreign Correspondent Reflects On The Arab Spring

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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.

A Foreign Correspondent Reflects On The Arab Spring

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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.

Gene Sharp, 'Clausewitz Of Nonviolent Warfare,' Amazed By Egypt's Youth

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Little Egyptian Girl Named 'Facebook' To Honor Site's Role In Revolution

Feb. 4: Anti-government protesters held a sign referencing the Facebook social networking website that was important in organizing protesters in Tahrir Square. Chris Hondros/Getty Images hide caption

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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," Al-Ahram reports.

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.

Egyptians Mark 'Day Of Victory' As Concerns Grow

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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.

Post-Revolution: The Search For Egypt's Missing Continues

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A Look At The Youth Of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood

In this file photo, Egyptians celebrate the news of the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Feb. 11 in Tahrir Square. Tara Todras-Whitehill/AP hide caption

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A Look At The Youth Of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood

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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.

Journalist Had Front-Row Seat To Egypt's Revolution

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.

Journalist Had Front-Row Seat To Egypt's Revolution

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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.

Egypt's Peaceful Revolution A Blow To Al-Qaida

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Imitators Of Egyptian Protesters May Be Disappointed

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Imitators Of Egyptian Protesters May Be Disappointed

Following the ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, protests have ignited across the Arab world. But while regimes may have reason to be nervous, it's still not certain that more leaders will fall.

Secretary Clinton: Restricting Web Feeds Revolutions, Doesn't Starve Them

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Secretary Clinton: Restricting Web Feeds Revolutions, Doesn't Starve Them

And in a line that's already getting into headlines, Clinton will pledge that the U.S. will work to promote Internet freedom — but caution that: "There is no silver bullet in the struggle against Internet repression. There's no app for that."

Mubarak's Fall Spurs Calls To Rethink U.S. Policy

The U.S. has long supported authoritarian leaders in the region in order to ensure stability, but the manner of the Egyptian president's ouster suggests that such regimes may not be stable in the long term. The U.S. may also have to take Arab public opinion more seriously.

Mubarak's Fall Spurs Calls To Rethink U.S. Policy

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Founder Of Egypt's April 6 Movement Weighs In

The protests that brought about the downfall of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak were by no means spontaneous. They were weeks, months, even years in the making, says Ahmed Maher, a 30-year-old civil engineer who helped organize the April 6th Youth Movement as well as the demonstrations that toppled the Mubarak regime.

Founder Of Egypt's April 6 Movement Weighs In

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Alexandria's Minorities Aim To Reassert Themselves

An Egyptian man stands next to a bloodstained piece of cloth used to cover the victims of the New Year's Eve car bomb explosion outside the Coptic Al-Qiddisine church in Alexandra, Egypt. Twenty-one people were killed in the attack against Egypt's Christian community, the largest in the Middle East. Mohammed Abed/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Alexandria's Minorities Aim To Reassert Themselves

For 2,000 years, Egypt's city of Alexandria was a haven for people from around the Mediterranean and beyond — a center for intellectual life that first defined the word "cosmopolitan."

Alexandria's Minorities Aim To Reassert Themselves

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In Egypt: 'Mini-Revolutions;' Labor Protests

Egyptian antiquities graduates protested in front of the Supreme Council of Antiquities in Cairo today (Feb. 14, 2011). They were among many groups demanding jobs, higher pay or better working conditions. Khalil Hamra/AP hide caption

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In Egypt: 'Mini-Revolutions;' Labor Protests

While the military wants to get the country back to normal, the workers are "trying to get their own demands, their own voices, heard in their particular workplaces."

NPR's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

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