Hosni Mubarak

comprehend the system, and political culture of democracy are crucial factors. To use the uprising in Egypt during the Arab Spring as an example, protestors were able to use their demands to facilitate the resignation of authoritarian president Hosni Mubarak. In this example, instead of demanding that free and democratic elections took place, the protestor 's instead acquiesced to the tasking of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces to manage the state 's affairs (Wright, p. 36). By allowing…

The Egyptian her The last seven years in Egypt were similar to a hopeless aged disease for the equality between men and women in the Arab world. Although women had a vital role in the Arab spring, they still struggle for the basic rights to live. In fact, this problem threatens many standards in a young woman’s dreams and visions of becoming an important person in life. Gender inequality against women is an actual major issue in Egypt and it’s nothing new when talking about the Egyptian flooding…

What/Who is/are Anonymous? Cyber terrorists, freedom fighters, a group of hackers, revolutionaries or AN organization? Anonymous may be a movement. Anonymous has no leadership; if you think in Anonymous, and call yourself Anonymous, you're Anonymous. How huge is Anonymous? Anons around the world have Moved from opposing web censorship and control to Attack governments silencing the people’s rights, standing for freedom of expression, animal rights, Helped the less fortunate, protective kids…

There are many parallels to be found between George Orwell’s Animal Farm, and the Yemeni Revolution of 2011. The Yemenis and the animals of Manor Farm were each under the supremacy of dictators, Ali Abdullah Saleh, and Mr. Jones. Realization dawned on both the animals and the Yemenis, and revolutions broke out with the objective to overthrow their dictators in hopes of a better future. They were living under similar conditions before the revolution, yet the way each of the revolutions took place…

the world, and gain access to local, national, and global news networks, and the lack of such access can quickly leave these peoples stuck trading and interacting in stagnant economic and social markets. In January of 2011, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak provided an excellent demonstration of the economic implications of this gap when he blocked all Egyptian citizens from accessing the internet for five days in response to social media activity calling for a “Revolution Day” (Ali, 2011). In…

Abdel Rahman was detained for orchestrating the bombing of the World Trade Center in 1993; an attack that led to six casualties and numerous injuries. He also plotted to bomb other New York landmarks and assassinate former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Rahman was convicted of participating in seditious conspiracies in 1995. While in prison, Rahman continued to lead organized terrorist bracket Gama al Islamiyah, an organization responsible for the murder of over sixty tourist in Luxor, Egypt…

Abraham Orantes Political Science 103 Professor Vento 2 May 2017 Animal Farm “Man serves the interests of no creature except himself.” ― George Orwell Throughout Animal Farm and the Arab Spring there have been many similarities between them.The country that i will share comparisons with Animal Farm There were six Arab countries in which massive peaceful protests called for hated rulers to go in the spring of 2011. Egypt and the island kingdom of Bahrain are now yet more autocratic, in some…

Through the reading of Galtung “Violence, Peace, and Peace Research” he explained the two concepts of structural and personal violence and how peace is considered to be absence of violence. Galtung explains the dimensions of the terms peace and violence and how they can affect the life of a person. Furthermore, he refuses the idea to view violence as the intentional harm done by an actor (object) to someone else (subject). However, he notes “violence is present when human beings are being…

Over the past 100 years the countries of the Middle East have experienced many major regime changes, wars, and societal upheavals. These events have shaped, and will continue to influence, the area for years to come. One notable effect that these changes have caused, is the alteration of art forms, and the scattering of artists to other Western nations in order to avoid persecution. Shirin Neshat and Ahmed Moustafa are two such artists who have emerged from the events of their respective…

This, in turn, can cause even more mayhem for them and their parents if and when something bad happens. Another recent example of how teens disregard curfews was in Egypt, on 28 January 2011, following the collapse of the police system. President Hosni Mubarak declared a country-wide, military enforced curfew. However, it was ignored by demonstrators, who continued their sit-in in Tahrir Square. Most of the demonstrators on the streets were teens and young adults. The chance of being seriously…