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1- Protests started on Tuesday, January 25, when -- inspired by the successful revolution in Tunisia -- thousands began taking to the streets to protest poverty, rampant unemployment, government corruption and autocratic governance of President Hosni Mubarak, who has ruled the country for 30 years. These were the first protests on such a large scale in Egypt since the 1970s
2- تفجير كنيسة القديسين هو عملية إرهابية حدثت فى مدينة الإسكندرية وسط الاحتفالات بعيد الميلاد للكنائس الشرقية. هذه العملية الإرهابية أوقعت 24 قتيلًا كما أصيب 97 شخصًا (بينهم مسلمون). وتعتبر أول عملية إرهابية بهذا المشهد المروع تحدث فى تاريخ مصر
3- The "Day of Revolt", protests erupted throughout Egypt, with tens of thousands of protestors gathered in Cairo and thousands more in cities throughout Egypt. The protests targeted President Hosni Mubarak's government, and mostly adhered to non-violence. Nonetheless reports emerged of civilian and police casualties.
4- إن ثورة 25 يناير كشفت عن الرابطة الحميمة بين أبناء الشعب المصري, فقبل أيام من اندلاع الثورة كانت البلاد تعيش حالة من التوتر بسبب تفجير كنيسة القديسين في الإسكندرية (التي يبدو وجود أطراف خبيثة وراءها). ثم أتت الثورة لتظهر تلاحم الشعب المصري ووقوف الشبان المسلمين بجانب إخوتهم المسيحيين وقيام الطرفين بمساعدة بعضهم البعض وحمايتهم.
5- The Egyptian Revolution, along with the events in Tunisia, have sparked a wave of major uprisings. Demonstrations and protests have spread across the Middle East and North Africa. To date Algeria, Bahrain, Iran, Jordan, Libya, Morocco and Yemen have all seen major protests, and minor incidents have occurred in Iraq, Kuwait, Mauritania, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan and Syria.
6- أظهرت الثورة مدى الحب الكبير الذي يكنه المصريون لبلدهم, فطيلة أيام الثورة كان الشعار «سلمية.. سلمية» وكذلك «لا تكسّر ولاتخرّب». بالإضافة إلى قيام المصريين بتشكيل لجان شعبية (بعد اختفاء الشرطة) لحماية البلد وخاصة المتحف المصري ممن وصفوا بالبلطجية. كما سـُجّل خلال أيام الثورة انخفاض معدلات الجريمة والسرقة.
7- The Egyptian Armed Forces enjoy a better reputation with the public than the police does, the former perceived as a professional body protecting the country, the latter accused of systemic corruption and illegitimate violence.
• 8- قدّم المصريون خلال الثورة نموذجاً رائعاً عن الشعب المصري وأخلاقه الرفيعة التي لفتت انتباه معظم قادة العالم. ويكفي أن تعلم أن الثوار عندما غادروا ميدان التحرير قاموا بتنظيفه وإعادته أجمل مما كان من قبل
• Hordes of Egyptians flocked to the polling stations on Saturday, eager to vote in a referendum on constitutional amendments which will determine the near future of their country, after the fall of long-serving President Hosni Mubarak's regime.
• The vote witnessed the huge participation of Egyptians, the majority of whom were regarded as apathetic, negative and silent.
• The Arab world has been witnessing many uprisings, with the Tunisian and Egyptian presidents having already been ousted, while the protests continue in Libya, Yemen and Bahrain.
• Observers say the January 25 revolution was unprecedented in modern times not only for its strength, duration and impact, but also for the fountain of goodwill it has tapped.
• The January 25 revolution has drawn the real image of Egyptian women who participated in the protests in such effective and positive ways, according to pro-women activists and observers
• Young people, who had been generally looked down on as idle members of society, are today taking the helm. By means of their revolution that gained momentum and wide public support, change in the widest sense of the word is taking place on the ground
• . The pendulum of political, constitutional and economic reform has started to swing in a direction, which, until a few months ago, was thought to be far-fetched.
Groups of teenagers can seen today cleaning up streets. They believe that the revolution has many faces.
• Moved by their latent positive energy, which has ultimately found a suitable vent, young people have rolled up their sleeves to be part of a constructive process.
• Before January 25, Egyptians walking through Al Tahrir (Liberation) Square in downtown Cairo didn’t feel liberated, but estranged by an entrenched regime. But now the area “glows with liberty”.
• Thousands of Egyptians rallied in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Friday to celebrate the success of their revolution and call for a new government of technocrats purged of old regime remnants.
• CAIRO - The young Egyptians who protested in their millions over three weeks didn't only end the former president's reign, but also many illusions and political theories that prevailed for a very long time.
• Some of the demands of Egypt’s historic revolution have already been met, while all Egyptians are now eagerly waiting for the constitutional amendments that will define Egypt's future in the aftermath of the downfall of Mubarak's regime.
