Fri
11
Feb
2011
By Peter Bouckaert, Special to CNN
February 11, 2011 12:32 p.m. EST
Peter Bouckaert is the emergencies director at Human Rights Watch.
Cairo, Egypt (CNN) -- Few things to date have energized popular Egyptian protests against President Hosni Mubarak as much as the emotional interview given by Wael Ghonim, a 30-year-old Egyptian internet activist, almost immediately after his release from 12 days of detention by the feared state security police.
Wed
09
Feb
2011
ALJAZEERA
Western fears of 'Islamism' have been aided by Arab autocrats seeking to prolong their iron-fisted rule.
By Mohammed Khan, a political analyst based in the UAE.
The views expressed in this article are the author's own
and do not necessarily reflect Al Jazeera's editorial policy.
Last Modified: 09 Feb 2011 08:10 GMT
"Islamism" has been sending jitters through Western political corridors over recent years readily aided and abetted by Arab autocrats who have exaggerated and
harnessed the "Islamist" threat to prolong their iron-fisted rule.
In the case of Egypt, the biggest bogeyman in this long-running battle over political supremacy with the state is the Muslim Brotherhood (the Ikhwan al-Muslimun) whose influence extends across
the Arab and Islamic world.
Mon
07
Feb
2011
BBC NEWS
7 February 2011 Last updated at 03:16 ET
Talks between the Egyptian government and opposition groups on tackling the country's political crisis have failed to end protests in central Cairo.
Crowds of protesters, who have occupied the city's Tahrir Square for two weeks, say they will only leave when President Hosni Mubarak stands down.
The government offered a series of concessions at Sunday's talks, but the opposition said they were not enough.
Fri
04
Feb
2011
Egyptian soldiers stand behind barbed wire at the entrance of Cairo's Tahrir Square as anti-government demonstrators gather Friday by NPR STAFF AND WIRES February 4, 2011
Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters massed again in central Cairo for what organizers billed as a "Friday of Departure." After two days of clashes with supporters of the regime, their goal remained the same: Force out President Hosni Mubarak.
Sat
29
Jan
2011
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak ordered his Cabinet ministers to resign early Saturday but also vowed to remain in power himself and backed his government's use of force to quell the massive protests that have challenged his 30-year rule.