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t. e. The 2011 Egyptian revolution, also known as the 25 January Revolution (Arabic: ثورة ٢٥ يناير, romanized: Thawrat khamsa wa-ʿišrūn yanāyir;), [20] began on 25 January 2011 and spread across Egypt. The date was set by various youth groups to coincide with the annual Egyptian "Police holiday" as a statement against increasing ...
Box office. $124,244 [3] The Square (Arabic: الميدان, romanized: Al-Maydan) is a 2013 Egyptian-American documentary film by Jehane Noujaim, which depicts the Egyptian Crisis until 2013, starting with the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 at Tahrir Square. [4] The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 86th ...
Tahrir Square. Tahrir Square (Arabic: ميدان التحرير, romanized: Maydān at-Taḥrīr, Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [meˈdæːn ettæħˈɾiːɾ]; English: "Liberation Square"), also known as Martyr Square, is a public town square in downtown Cairo, Egypt. The square has been the location and focus for political demonstrations.
Uprising. (2012 film) Uprising is a 2012 documentary that traces the origins of the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 that began in January 2011. It provides a first hand account of the early stages of revolution and follows various leaders and organizers of the movement. The film is directed and produced by Fredrik Stanton and is being distributed ...
Tahrir Square at night during the "Day of Revolt". On 25 January 2011, known as the " Day of Anger " (Arabic: يوم الغضب yawm al-ġaḍab, Egyptian Arabic: [ˈjoːm elˈɣɑdɑb]) [8] or the "Day of Revolt", [9] protests took place in different cities across Egypt, including Cairo, Alexandria, Suez and Ismaïlia. [9]
The 9 October attack was committed by both the Egyptian police force and military police [133] using live ammunition, [134] vehicles to run over protesters [135] and extensive rounds of tear gas were fired. [133] The Army also stormed Al-Hurra TV station and 25 January TV stations, and took them off air. [136]
Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt. The Girl in the Blue Bra is the name given to an image of an Egyptian woman who participated in the Tahrir Square protests in opposition to Egypt's Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), the military coup that ousted Hosni Mubarak during the 2011 Egyptian Revolution in opposition to Mubarak's presidency. [1]
The Egyptian Crisis (Arabic: الأزمة المصرية, romanized: al-ʿazma al-Maṣriyya) was a period that started with the Egyptian revolution of 2011 and ended with the beginning of the presidency of Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in 2014. It was a tumultuous three years of political and social unrest, characterized by mass protests, a series of ...