Although protestors in Egypt won their longstanding fight against the country's military rule and succeeded in overthrowing their oppressive leader, Hosni Mubarak, the demonstrations continue, and citizens still do not trust the democratic elections that began on November 27th. The first ever elections for Egypt will begin at 8 AM and will determine the members of the lower house. These elections consist of three stages spanning until January. Upper house elections will take place from January until March, and then the presidential election will begin (CNN). .
Egyptian citizens have waited for this day since the beginning of Mubarak's oppressive rule, but even now the majority of them are unwilling to go to the polls. Mohamed Ali, a protestor that has staked his ground in Cairo's Tahrir Square since before Mubarak's dethroning, feels as though the revolution is still in process. "I have never voted in any election because it was totally corrupted, and it was not called election. It was called forgery. Why.
Making Egypt's first empire. ... Under his reign the first hieroglyphic writing was made. ... Thuthmosis I campaigned as far as the Euphrates and first brought Syria and Palestine under Egyptian rule. ... Nubia was still under his control, although there seemed to be difficulty in the production of gold. ... And as usual, at times when Egypt was in turmoil conquerors came. ...
Making Egypt's first empire. ... Under his reign the first hieroglyphic writing was made. ... Thuthmosis I campaigned as far as the Euphrates and first brought Syria and Palestine under Egyptian rule. ... Nubia was still under his control, although there seemed to be difficulty in the production of gold. ... And as usual, at times when Egypt was in turmoil conquerors came. ...
Making Egypt's first empire. ... Under his reign the first hieroglyphic writing was made. ... Thuthmosis I campaigned as far as the Euphrates and first brought Syria and Palestine under Egyptian rule. ... Nubia was still under his control, although there seemed to be difficulty in the production of gold. ... And as usual, at times when Egypt was in turmoil conquerors came. ...
Making Egypt's first empire. ... Under his reign the first hieroglyphic writing was made. ... Thuthmosis I campaigned as far as the Euphrates and first brought Syria and Palestine under Egyptian rule. ... Nubia was still under his control, although there seemed to be difficulty in the production of gold. ... And as usual, at times when Egypt was in turmoil conquerors came. ...
The internal affairs in Egypt, after the 25th of January uprising, have been in a state of political and social turmoil. ... Nevertheless, the question of whether the army is fit to rule Egypt under a democratic state remains the issue three years after what has been described as the biggest revolution in Egypt's modern history. ... After that, the country entered a transitional period where the supreme council of armed forces was to rule until the time that a democratic presidential election would be held, and it was this period that caused the first wave of change in the army's po...
Each of the women have been tremendously affected by the turmoil and change that marked Egypt's post-World War II history. ... At the end of World War II, large parts of the Arab World were still dominated by colonialism. Egypt was a monarchy under British rule, along with the basis for Britain's presence in the Middle Eastern region. Egyptians were growing more discontent at still being a colony and felt ashamed after losing the war against Israel in 1948. ... Shahenda reminds us that under conditions of confusion and disappointment and in search of meaning, people turn to religion....
Overview of the first 6 dynasties of the pyramid age. ... The pre-fix Re was added to most of the pharaohs with the exception of Userkaf, which shows that the pharaohs were struggling to keep everyone under control. ... This will be the largest and most complex pyramid ever to be built. ... This was one project that still stands in awe today, with the technology available to the Egyptians at this time it is unbelievable that they could build such wonders. ... Nothing was ever really done about Egypt's problems, and was to be conquered several times. ...
Democray in Egypt. In the past few decades,Egypt has been suffering from a great decline in virtually every department of human needs.While governments fell and others arised,rulers came and rulers gone,nothing actually had changed,poverty grown worse,people become more exhausted and frustrated by their increasing needs and even social injustice[wich was the main reason for the revolution to break out] remained the same[if not worse] and all that brings us to an important question,why does all this happen to a coun...
