Liberation Square : inside the Egyptian revolution and the rebirth of a nation /

This work is an account of the Egyptian revolution, written by a Cairo-based Egyptian-American reporter for Foreign Policy and The Times (London), who witnessed firsthand Mubarak's demise and the country's efforts to build a democracy. In early 2011, the world's attention was riveted...

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Main Author: Khalil, Ashraf
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2012.
Edition:First edition.
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505 0 |a Prologue: Cairo burning -- The accidental dictator -- Signposts on the way to Tahrir -- "And What if We Say No?" -- The emergency law martyr -- The rigged game -- The ElBaradei effect -- Uncharted waters -- Safwat's last stand -- The fall of the police state -- Thug rule -- The battle of Tahrir -- The golden age of the Republic of Tahrir -- Al Jazeera under seige -- "We Need to Drag Him from His Castle" -- One hand divided -- The bearded hordes -- Tearing down the propaganda machine -- The reckoning -- Epilogue: The Cairo effect. 
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