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In the Face of Uncertainty and Political Turmoil, Vigilante Groups Form in Egypt

IRINNovember 28, 2011.

Egyptians arm themselves as they go to the polls for the first elections since their revolution, but are fears of increasing crime real or imagined?

Egyptians Confront Police Violence, Forced Virginity Tests, and Torture to Save Their Revolution

IRINNovember 22, 2011.

33 Dead, many injured as Egypt's interim military rulers attack demonstrators in Cairo’s Tahrir square

"As Revolutionaries, We Must Win The Battle For Voters’ Hearts": Egyptians Speak Out About Their First Post-Revolution Election

IRINNovember 19, 2011.

Egyptians of all stripes speak out, clearly and plainly, about their hopes, dreams and fears for the future.

Post Revolutionary Egypt's First Woman Candidate Begins Her Presidential Campaign

Khaled Moussa al-Omrani, Adam Morrow, IPS News. October 31, 2011.

When Egypt holds presidential elections next year, Buthaina Kamel is set to become the first woman in the country's modern history to run for the highest office.

Did Egypt's Women Win the Revolution Only to Lose Out?

Erin Banco, AlterNet. October 18, 2011.

In the eight months since the revolution, Egypt's women have learned that the fight for their rights is only beginning.

Zizek: Miracle of Tahrir Square -- No Room for Compromise, Mubarak Must Go

Slavoj Zizek, The Guardian. February 11, 2011.

Either the entire Mubarak edifice falls, or the uprising is betrayed.

CodePink's Response to the Controversy in Cairo

Jodie Evans, CodePink. February 6, 2011.

The facts behind CodePink's day-long project to show support for the Egyptian movement.