Monday, April 11, 2011

  This is a photo I saw a while ago while reading Cracked.com's article, The 8 Most Ridiculously Badass Protesters Ever Photographed  The article goes through different protest pictures and giving a comedic but somewhat informative description of it. 3 of the 8 were photos of Anti-Mubarak protesters in Egypt.
   The Anti-Mubarak protests may also be referred to as an Egyptian Revolution. They began January 25th, 2011. President Hosni Mubarak resigned on February 11th, but protests continue today to remove Hosni Mubarak's regime.
    What was the regime that caused Egypt to spring into such revolt? Hosni Mubarak was an authoritarian; he was often compared to an Egyptian pharaoh. Rumors were spreading of an inheritance of power. His son, Gamal Mubarak, was being groomed to be an heir to the presidency. Police brutality was too common in Egyptian life. Tortures were documented during Mubarak's presidency over 500 times. Police brutality arose during the protests. (#3 in the article)  Government officials were known to be corrupt. They limited the use of free speech and press. (The photo in #5 is a man bombing a police vehicle because of the restriction of internet)  The elections were unfair. Mubarak was the only candidate on ballots until 2005. Ultimately, the Egyptian population faces far too many economic and demographic challenges. 

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