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Democracy in Egypt

DEMOCRACY IN EGYPT

Many are beginning to embrace the word "democracy" in Egypt. After almost three weeks of pro-democracy demonstrations in Egypt leader Hosni Mubarak’s reign as president has ended after an undemocratic run, he enjoyed decades without a serious challenger for his position according to NY Times The ending of his reign however does not guarantee that the next leader will be selected in a democratic way. Although the military promises to hold an election for the new leader the citizens of Egypt believe that there will be a rigged election.

The citizens revolt began January 25,2011 when activists of Egypt called for an uprising in their country to protest poverty, unemployment and government corrruption. They named this day "The Day of Rage. The police tried to end the demonstrations by firing tear gas and using water cannons against the protesters According to Aljazeera. Although police tried to end the protest protesters still wouldn't give up on fighting for what they believed in. Protester organizers relied heavily on social networks like Facebook and Twitter to organize they Protest which is reflected in Political cartoons. . The interior ministry in Egypt released a statement blaming " the Muslim brotherhood " the formally banned but largest religious party in Egypt.

During the beginning of the demonstration a protester and a police officer were killed in central Cairo due to fire bombs and rocks. The former head of the UN Watchdog Mohamed ElBaradei returned to Egypt as a pro-democracy advocate willing and ready to lead the protest if at all necessary. Protest went on throughout several cities, with hundreds being arrested the protesters still refused to quit! The people of Egypt were all in for democracy and were willing to fight by all means. Mubarak soon announces that he dismisses his government, but the demonstrations still didn't seize although many were happy of they're returned military family members.

In addition to the fight for democracy in Egypt the women are fighting for equality. Because many women helped protest democracy in Cairo square a meeting was held because they believe that they to should have political freedoms. According to The New Yorker Women are not allowed to become president in Egypt according to the constitution the president is always assumed to be a man. During this meeting Younger feminist voted to create a "Womens Union" an older feminist were very well against the idea voting to call the union " The Union for the Development of Egyptians because the men will just fight back and create a " Men's party". No one agreed with the name suggesting that The men party was the whole Egypt and they were fighting to change that.

News engines all over the world has taken on the story of "Egyptian Rebellion" a Story of a entire union coming together to fight politics and government in they're country. Although we have all of these news stories, web pages and other such things we would never completely know the struggle that's faced by Egyptians at the current moment. In our 2008 election we had SEN. Sarah Palen Run for president and in Egypt no where in the constitution does it state the women right to run for political office. Many Americans take for granted the world that we live in barely noticing that we enjoy freedoms that people all over the world have yet to conquer. We hold no value to our freedoms because we were taught early on that they are rights not noticing that rights are something that simply can be given, taken away or interpreted in ways that we never knew they can be. All in all i gathered from these articles and News Stories that the free world that we thought to have lived in is everything but. This fight in egypt over all has changed Egyptian politics totally. Now that the the people will have the right to choose the leader I believe that they will be more happy with the results that they will inquire.