Egypt revolution 2011 links

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Here's a list of recommended resources related to the events in Egypt of Jan-Feb 2011, especially for Arabic A level students focussing on this as a history/politics research topic for the unit 4 writing paper.

Video and photo
* I am Jan 25 media library: absolutely loads of pictures and videos of the protests
* I am Tahrir facebook page: artwork of the revolution, uploaded by Facebook users. See especially We Are All Khaled Said tag word cloud and words from the mission statement of the 6 April Movement
* US TV documentary Frontline (PBS channel) excerpt Revolution in Cairo (full programme only available online in the US)

Websites
* We are all Khaled Said website: the original site that kickstarted the Egypt protests. There is also this parallel Facebook version.



Articles


Protest songs and slogans


Cartoons
* Interview with cartoonist Sherif Arafa, and some examples of his work. Before the revolution, his depictions of Mubarak were disguised in portrayals of a generic despot, but since the revolution he has dared to portray the recognisable face of the former president.
* The Egyptian Street  (by Fadi Abou Hassan)
* Imminent Migration - as North Africa is aflame with revolution (by Arcadio Esquivel)
* Egypt cries (by Farhad Foroutanian)



Jokes
* Making fun of Pharaoh (Foreign Policy magazine)


Maps and statistics
* The new Arabic Awakening maps illustrating demographic statistics for North Africa and the Middle East, including student populations, illiteracy, internet usage, oil production (Le Monde Diplomatique English edition)