Frustration has been building for several years about Mubarak's reign, which most Egyptians see as corrupt, heavy-handed, and neglectful of increasing poverty. ... They even threatened to reduce their foreign aid program by $1.5 billion if police continued to use force against demonstrators (Hendawi). ...
In a speech Ahmed Shafik, the former Commander of the Egyptian Air Force, former Minister of Civil Aviation8 and later Prime Minister of Egypt from 31 January 2011 to 3 March 2011,9 said "Egyptians youth's view of themselves and the regime has also changed".10 Egypt had been suffering for long time at the beginning of the 1980s from poverty, ignorance and the corrupted education system, which made it too hard for anyone to participate in high colleges or in universities, the parents couldn't afford the payment for private schools either, so they were forced to send their ...
Therefore, Egypt poses a threat indirectly; furthermore, an indirect threat is indicative of their current failing state disintegration and a corrupt government. ... Previous to September 11, Egypt came under criticism from the U.S. for its policy of forcing civilians to stand trial in front of courts that were set up to combat uprising and armed attacks aimed at overthrowing the government. ...
First, large amounts of the labor force in the Middle East have joined in the protests, and second, there has been a large amount of refugees that have been displaced due to violence. ... Growing convinced that democracy still means they face little prospect of good jobs or vibrant growth, and that the parties and leaders who replaced despots are themselves corrupt, could spark a new surge in extremist recruitment targeting these individuals. Since the onset of the Arab Spring that ousting several oppressive dictators, the ensuing struggle for power has left a vacuum that has allowed the rise...
Introduction The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate that an interpretation through minjung theology of a certain biblical text (Exodus 3:7-10) and a social biography of its particular human subject (the oppressed Hebrew people) on the one hand, and that of a certain historical text (writings on...
