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Revolution 2.0: How The Internet Changed Wael Ghonim's Life and Helped Spark Egypt's Uprising

Terrence McNally, AlterNet. April 20, 2012.

In a new memoir, Ghonim describes how the Egyptian people finally rejected 30 years of oppression and found their voice. Here, he discusses with Terrence McNally.

"This Is a Magic Moment": Will Wisconsin Change America?

Andy Kroll, TomDispatch.com. February 27, 2011.

"Kill the bill!" the protesters chant en masse, day after day, while the drums pound and cowbells clang. The spirit of Cairo is here. The air is charged with it.

Chomsky: Only a Massive Uprising Will Change Our Politics

Amy Goodman, Noam Chomsky, Democracy Now!. February 22, 2011.

Chomsky: "What has to be done is what's happening in Madison, or Tahrir Square. If there's mass popular opposition, any political leader is going to have to respond.

How Hosni Mubarak Became One of the Richest Men in the World on Our Dime

Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com. February 13, 2011.

The fortune amassed by Egypt’s former president and his two sons (both billionaires) could reach $70 billion.

Political Energy Drives Exhausted Protesters as Egyptian Stand-Off Continues

Adam Morrow, Khaled Moussa al-Omrani, IPS News. February 7, 2011.

"They are literally sleeping under the tanks."

Mubarak Mobs and Street Vendors: Welcome to Egypt

Medea Benjamin, AlterNet. February 4, 2011.

The democracy forces in Tahrir Square have braved tear gas, water cannons, rocks, sniper fire and mobs storming in on horses and camels.

Egypt: Witnessing the Awesome Bravery of Peaceful Protesters in Cairo, Standing Up to Beatings and Molotov Attacks

Medea Benjamin, CodePink. February 2, 2011.

Despite violence and intimidation, thousands of people are still camped out in the square -- absolutely determined to stay there until Mubarak goes.

Bloodshed in Egypt: Mubarak Supporters Riding on Horses and Camels Violently Attack Protesters in Tahrir Square

Sharif Abdel Kouddous, Nazly Hussein, Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. February 2, 2011.

Violent clashes have broken out between pro-Mubarak and anti-government protesters in Tahrir Square in Cairo.

Millions Against Mubarak: Protesters Flood Tahrir Square in Cairo

Sharif Abdel Kouddous, Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. February 1, 2011.

One week after the unprecedented popular uprising began in Egypt, more than 2 million people descend on Tahrir Square to demand regime change in the country.

Made in the U.S.A.: Tear Gas, Tanks, Guns and Fighter Planes Used Against Egyptian Protestors Funded and Built by U.S.

Amy Goodman, William D. Hartung, Samer Shehata, Democracy Now!. January 31, 2011.

Following the massive popular uprising, U.S. foreign aid continues to flow to Egypt.

The Egyptian Revolution Will not Be Tweeted: A First-Hand Report from Cairo

Parvez Sharma, Mondoweiss. January 29, 2011.

Most of the people tweeting about Egypt aren't on the scene.

Egypt's Day of Reckoning: Mubarak Regime Could Collapse in the Face of Massive Protests

Robert Fisk, Independent UK. January 28, 2011.

The corruption of government officials, the bulging prisons, the laughable elections, the whole vast, sclerotic edifice of power has at last brought Egyptians on to their streets.

WATCH: Journalist Arrested and Beaten Alongside Protesters in Egypt, Secretly Records Ordeal

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. January 27, 2011.

Guardian reporter Jack Shenker was arrested and beaten by plainclothes police on Tuesday night and shoved into a truck with dozens of other people.

UPDATED: Members of Mubarak Family Flee Country? Egypt Rocked by Violence as Nationwide Protests Rage Against US-Backed Dictator

AlterNetJanuary 25, 2011.

Egyptian police on Tuesday fired tear gas at thousands of protesters gathered in central Cairo to demand the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak and calling for reforms.

Do You Really Think Arabs in the Middle East Clapped for Obama's Speech?

Chris Hedges, Truthdig. June 9, 2009.

What do words of peace and cooperation mean from us when we torture -- yes, we still torture -- Muslims?

"They Ogle, Touch, Use the Filthiest Language Imaginable": Why is Sexual Harrassment on the Rise in Egypt?

Cam McGrath, IPS News. June 5, 2009.

According to women in Cairo, the intensity of street-level sexual harassment has increased in the past decade.

Obama's Cairo Speech: A Home Run?

Robert Dreyfuss, The Nation. June 5, 2009.

President Obama hit almost all the right notes today in his possibly game-changing speech aimed at repairing America's rift with the Muslim world.

The Right Finds Its New Attack on Obama

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. June 4, 2009.

Only a few hours after his historic speech conservatives go after the president.

Obama's Cairo Speech [Video and Transcript]

Beta Tester, June 4, 2009.

Watch Obama's historic speech on the relationship between America and the Muslim world.

Obama's Cairo Speech and His Incredible Quote About Israel and Palestine

Booman, Booman Tribune. June 4, 2009.

"Israelis must acknowledge that just as Israel's right to exist cannot be denied, neither can Palestine's."

Obama's Cairo Speech Promises 'New Beginning' With Muslim World; Condemns West Bank Settlements

Agence France PresseJune 4, 2009.

"There is so much fear, so much mistrust," the president said. "But if we choose to be bound by the past, we will never move forward."

Bush Left America's Standing in the Mideast at Rock Bottom -- Can Obama Turn It Around in Cairo?

Ali Gharib, Jared Levy, IPS News. June 4, 2009.

"We have to educate ourselves more effectively on Islam," Obama says ahead of his major speech in Egypt.

A Majority of Cairo Women Face Street Harassment

Joseph Mayton, Manar Ammar, Women News Network. October 21, 2008.

The streets of Cairo continue to be unsafe for women despite activist attempts to draw attention to verbal and physical abuse in public spaces.

Living in Cairo Is the Same as Smoking a Pack a Day

Leslie-Ann Boctor, IPS News. October 23, 2007.

The average resident of Cairo ingests more than 20 times the acceptable level of air pollution a day, the same as a pack of cigarettes.