On October 20th a dictator, a tyrant, an oppressor was defeated, captured, and killed. His death is not a shock to most of the world, it was inevitable–just as it is for us all. However, the presumed manner of his death, along with the supposed occurrences after his death, cast a sliver of disappointment among some of the supporters of the revolution who consider the circumstances of and the reaction to his death as a faux pas. The revolution can, in [...]
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Al-Talib interviews Alia Ghoneum, an Egyptian-American senior at UCLA studying Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology. She shares her thoughts on the current situation in Egypt. A-T: Describe the social, political situation that led to the protests. why are people out there? Ghoneum: Egyptians are in the streets because they feel that their basic rights as humans have been violated. That they have been living under oppression, under a tyranny led by Mubarak. This revolution came from the youth, it was led by [...]
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