Egyptian Unrest

[touchring]

Re: Egyptian Unrest

Because Egypt is the single most influential country politically and economically in the Middle East. By far.

Judging from what happened in Thailand, unless the opposition can gather 1 million protesters to overrun the presidential palace and government offices, i doubt the protest will succeed. The Egyptians are far from being that desperate, based on my understanding.

[don]

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Because Egypt is the single most influential country politically and economically in the Middle East. By far.

My wife's reading Schiff's Cleopatra, A Life. The Romans felt the same way.

[karim0028]

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My wife's reading Schiff's Cleopatra, A Life. The Romans felt the same way.

For the most part Egyptian dialect Arabic is like the american english to the middle east... Most widely understood. Egypt is also the most populated country in the ME by far and has the historical role of "leader" although that is kind of useless now... But, Egypt is known in the ME as "Umm El- Dunya" - Mother of the world...

[Wild Style]

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For the most part Egyptian dialect Arabic is like the american english to the middle east... Most widely understood. Egypt is also the most populated country in the ME by far and has the historical role of "leader" although that is kind of useless now... But, Egypt is known in the ME as "Umm El- Dunya" - Mother of the world...

Yes, it also serves a similar role as America in terms of cultural imperialism (for lack of a better word). Music, movies, soap operas, news etc. Remember when Umm Kalthoum died (assuming you are over 30s).

[thunderdownunder]

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Well it just went apeshit - Twitter pages are awash with people burnings (soldiers and police have lost control) This could escalate throughout the entire Moslem World
http://www.google.co.uk/#sclient=psy...:1&q=suez&aq=f...

[karim0028]

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Yes, it also serves a similar role as America in terms of cultural imperialism (for lack of a better word). Music, movies, soap operas, news etc. Remember when Umm Kalthoum died (assuming you are over 30s).

How do you know Umm Kalthoum? I only heard about her from my parents and grandparents......

[Wild Style]

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How do you know Umm Kalthoum? I only heard about her from my parents and grandparents......

Ana 7ub umm kalthoum, hi kawkab misr! Ask your parents what N. Africa and al jazeera looked like on the day of Umm Kalthoum's death. The streets were flooded and no work was done! You should listen to her music, umm kalthoum mil qulbi bil 7ub! As for Misr, in sh'a Allah t3la the people are free to make decisions for themselves, if they choose secular, Islamic, quasi secular/Islamic etc. etc. it is their choice and they have a right to determine their destination. But I don't see this happening, governments will always mettle in the affairs of Africa and mid east, that is until they can't anymore. That is the day I long to see, when foreign governments stop imposing their will surreptitiously on the people of these "developing" nations.

[karim0028]

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Ana 7ub umm kalthoum, hi kawkab misr! Ask your parents what N. Africa and al jazeera looked like on the day of Umm Kalthoum's death. The streets were flooded and no work was done! You should listen to her music, umm kalthoum mil qulbi bil 7ub! As for Misr, in sh'a Allah t3la the people are free to make decisions for themselves, if they choose secular, Islamic, quasi secular/Islamic etc. etc. it is their choice and they have a right to determine their destination. But I don't see this happening, governments will always mettle in the affairs of Africa and mid east, that is until they can't anymore. That is the day I long to see, when foreign governments stop imposing their will surreptitiously on the people of these "developing" nations.

Yeah, i know she was huge in egypt her and abdel-haleem hafez, girls commited suicide when he died ;)

Watch the revolution live on aljazeera since cnn barely has anything on...

http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/