tahrir - Chirpstory

This stream ends at 7:00am PDT (US). I'll be back later.  Read More

Not only Tahrir Sqaure, but also Syria, Yemen and Bilin (WB, Palestine) protests.  Read More

Tweets in English selected from my "Egypt" list: http://twitter.com/#!/nofrills/egypt A lot of things are happening at the same time. I omitted Palestine tweets to avoid making this page too bulky.  Read More

Refugees march to return Matthew Cassel, The Electronic Intifada, 13 May 2011 http://electronicintifada.net/content/refugees-march-return/9946 [quote] Long before Muhammad Bouazizi there was Muhammad al-Dura. The horrific footage of the 12-year-old Palestinian boy gun.. Read More

@sandmonkey analyzes the army's options in #egypt. Well organized. Thank you. Read More

They began shooting at 3:20am! See also: RT @AJELive: Here's our story on tonight's clash in Cairo, it's being constantly updated. http://ow.ly/4wymR #Egypt Read More

It seems that the aweful "STAY HOME, DON'T GET INVOLVED IN POLITICS" mentality are alive and kicking in the new Egypt. Well, I never imagine somewhere we do not see that sort of male chauvinism. But I've got to say that this is a HUGE let down. Video: http://www.yo.. Read More

THE "TAHRIR" AS WE KNOW IS NO MORE. The army, reportedly along with the "thugs", removed the protesters' tents in Tahrir Square, Cairo. Many were arrested. The State TV's explanation (or propaganda) sounds stunningly similar (at least to me) to the "spiked nescafe" .. Read More

Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, who has been banned under Hosni Mubarak, gives the Friday sermon from a podium in Tahrir Square. More about al-Qaradawi: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yusuf_al-Qaradawi  Read More

#ReasonsMubarakIsLate  Read More

A compilation of Tweets from on the ground in Tahrir Square, circa mid-afternoon on February 8. Early signs indicate some of the largest crowds since January 25, with rumors of major upheavals in the next 24 hours. Please feel free to update this series of Tweets as.. Read More