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A chronicle of the revolution that ended the threedecadelong presidency of hosni mubarak. The repressive and violent nature of the arab regimes also ranks high on the list of major factors culminating in the 2011 arab uprisings. Egyptians march on presidential palace more than 100,000 protest the draft constitution and morsis new powers, chanting. This led many to label the egyptian revolution the facebook or. Sep 17, 20 mona makramebeid, former member of parliament 20112012 dec. The role of social media in the 2011 egyptian revolution. The egyptian movie star omar sharif, known for his role in lawrence of arabia, his voice to those who call for mubarak to step down. The role of women in the egyptian 25th january revolution. The egyptian revolution of 2011, is a term which refers to a period of significant political upheaval which occurred in egypt following from and inspired by the jasmine revolution, or more properly the sidi bouzid revolt, in tunisia, on 25 january 2011 egypt experienced the first moments of the revolution that would see mubarak removed from power. Beginning in december 2010, unprecedented mass demonstrations against poverty, corruption, and political repression broke out in several arab countries, challenging the authority of some of the most entrenched regimes in the middle east and north africa. This article will highlight the shift from traditional activism to digital activism.

Negotiating inclusion in times of transition, february 2017. This change resulted in successful and semi successful revolutions. Oct 14, 2012 anderson 2011 asserts, the egyptian facebook campaigners are the modern incarnation of arab nationalist networks whose broadsheets disseminated strategies for civil disobedience throughout the region in the years after world war i. The 2011 egyptian revolution shed new light on this debate. In reaction to the initial, mostly peaceful protests, the, and. Spatiotemporal diffusion modeling of global mobilization. Timeline of the egyptian revolution of 2011 wikipedia. The changes in economic policy and the partial liberalization of the economy, even though they did improve annual gdp growth, were highly unpopular, particularly because most benefits of this growth were reaped by a small group of. The analysis of 581 images revealed more efficacyeliciting crowds, protest activities, national and religious symbols than emotionally arousing.

The economic causes of the egyptian revolution january 25, 2011 nivin s. The arab spring was a series of prodemocracy uprisings that enveloped several largely muslim countries, including tunisia, morocco, syria, libya, egypt and. Activists in egypt call for an uprising in their own country, to protest against poverty. Demonstrators peacefully toppled a strong western ally on the premise of high unemployment, lack of opportunity, lack of free elections, food inflation, corruption. Mechanisms of violence and nonviolence patricia bauer bertold schweitzer introduction the starting point for our considerations is the frequently expressed view that the 2011 revolution in egypt from the start of the mass demonstrations on january 25th up to the resignation of president hosni mubarak on february. In the weeks after that, demonstrations and riots began in egypt. The egyptian revolution carries a challenging transition phase, starting out with problems such as low foreign direct investments fdi, a high budget deficit, a high debt rate, a high unemployment rate, a high poverty rate, and a low standard of living. Women, culture, and the january 2011 egyptian revolution in. The uprisin, in which the participants placed emphasis on the peaceful nature o the struggle, mainly comprised a campaign o ceevil resistance, which featured a series o demonstrations, mairches, acts o ceevil. Most of the arab regimes, with the exception of a few, are classified as highly authoritarian systems in whic h political power is monopolize d by the few rather than shared by the many. Egyptian revolution of 2011 flickr al jazeera english 8. The egyptian revolution of 2011, also known as the january 25 revolution arabic. However, the relationship between social media and participation in the antiregime demonstrations is.

Egyptian revolution of 2011, it was not the cause of egypts politicization. The spatial diffusion was most effectively explained when the model was fitted using a democracybased spatial arrangement. However, in 2011, there were some other examples of successful revolutions in the. Although it took place over only 18 days, the 2011 egyptian revolution was a. The articles here aim to look at the 2011 egyptian revolution and the central role of women within it from a critical perspective. In the 2011 egyptian revolution, many demonstrations and riots were held in egypt. Popular outlets such as novels, films and cartoons have been identified by geopolitical scholars as legitimate sources through which to analyse political issues and define geopolitical identities. This paper suggests a growing significance of the economic motives of social and political change through highlighting the economic dimensions of egypt before 25th january 2011. Hellyer, june 1, 2011 a wide array of political groups and youngpeople movements called for the second day of rage last week. Pdf egyptian revolution, also known as arab spring or arab uprising, was a shock for international community because egypt has been seen as one of the.

Fy2010 levels until march 4, 2011, or the passage of superseding. Mona makramebeid, former member of parliament 20112012 dec. This article addresses an aspect of egypts 2011 revolution almost entirely ignored in most western media accounts. During the opening months of 2011, the world witnessed a series. The country staged its first modern revolution in 1919 and established independence in 1922.

The economic causes of the egyptian revolution january 25. On a national holiday to celebrate the police force go out thousands of egyptians took to the streets in large numbers and calling it a day of. In reaction to the initial, mostly peaceful protests, the. Mass protests of egyptian autocratic governance began on 25 january 2011, and continued for eighteen days until egyptian president mubarak resigned on 11 february 15.

Egyptian and arab revolution scholarship 7 this collection includes papers, presentations, and research findings related to the january 25th revolution and arab spring authored by auc faculty and students. An egyptian armoured personnel carrier covered in antimubarak graffiti in cairo, 2011. Postsecular resistance, the body, and the 2011 egyptian. Pdf the role of social media in the 2011 egyptian revolution. The twoway human rights groups say the situation in egypt is worse now than it was under dictator hosni mubarak. Leading scholarship will be examined and reasons for the revolutions failure will be. Following a contextualisation of habermass approach in the broader kantian tradition to which it belongs, the article develops a contending foucauldian reading of the body as a locus of resistance and uses this framework to analyse some of the events leading to the 2011 egyptian revolution. The date was set by various youth groups to coincide with the annual egyptian police holiday as a statement against increasing police brutality during the last few years of mubaraks presidency.

On the regional level, egypt prior to the 25th january revolution. Egyptian media since the january 25 revolution successive egyptian regimes following the revolution have taken steps to limit freedom of expression and control the narrative in egyptian media coverage. Early on, social media appeared to have an active presence. Hopes for a more professional media sector have been dashed by a state media. In an article for the journal of international womens studies, alnatour 2012 argued against this point. Given the potential of emotional and efficacyrelated visual content for motivating activism, this exploratory content analysis examined the content of twitter images of the 2011 egyptian revolution. Women, culture, and the january 2011 egyptian revolution. The egyptian revolution of 1952 overthrew king faruk and nasser became. Samer shehata, phd abstract the role of social media in the egyptian revolution is increasingly discussed in the popular media and the world of academia, but all too frequently anecdotal evidence is used to understand it. After egypts january 2011 revolution ousted former president hosni mubarak, a conversation began amongst a number of international and egyptian human rights groups regarding the need to promote international transitional justice precedents within the egyptian context and to raise public awareness of them. Jan 25, 2011 egyptian revolution fighting during the 2011 uprising many factors created discontent with mubaraks regime. Malcolm gladwells 2010 article in the new yorker why the revolution will not be tweeted raised debate, especially after the 2011 arab spring revolution and the part social media took in overthrowing a decade of hosni mubaraks dictatorship in egypt.

The state of the egyptian revolution the next phase of the revolution by h. The egyptian revolution and post socioeconomic impact. The role of social media in political mobilisation. The first condition was fully satisfied in the movement that began on january 25 th, 2011. Egyptian revolution of 25 january 2011, was triggered by many yet mixed reasons and causes which formed and prepared the necessary climate for a successful results by overthrowing the old regime of mubarak on friday, 11 th of february 2011. The egyptian uprising in january 2011, widely known as the january 25 revolution, was initially claimed to have been caused by the internet. Feb 04, 2011 women play vital role in egypts uprising egyptians have taken to the streets for an 11th day today, in a protest against president hosni mubarak. Before the demonstrations began, there was an uprising in tunisia. The egyptian revolution of january 2011 failed and did not change the fundamental political structure of the country, which ended up under military rule. The role of social media in the 2011 egyptian revolution the. Pdf why did the 2011 egyptian revolution fail alexey. The interim government launches the transition process in tunisia and the activities of the.

Anderson 2011 asserts, the egyptian facebook campaigners are the modern incarnation of arab nationalist networks whose broadsheets disseminated strategies for civil disobedience throughout the region in the years after world war i. The arab world has been moving towards change in successive events since the beginning of 2011. Egyptian revolution, also known as arab spring or arab uprising, was a shock for international community because egypt has been seen as one of the strongest military state in north africa region. Egyptian revolution, also known as arab spring or arab uprising, was a shock for international community because egypt has been seen as one of the. From 1981 to 2011, hosni mubarak was in power under emergency law with his son gamal appearing to be a likely successor for the presidency. Egyptian revolution september 7, 2011 pomeps briefings 6. It is remarkable that in 2011 we have the opportunity to watch or view the current events. In the same way that pamphlets didnt cause the american revolution, social media didnt cause the egyptian revolution, said sascha meinrath, director of the new america foundations open. The egyptian revolution and post socioeconomic impact doaa s.

Mechanisms of violence and nonviolence patricia bauer bertold schweitzer introduction the starting point for our considerations is the frequently expressed view that the 2011 revolution in egypt from the start of the mass demonstrations on january 25th up to the. The 2011 egyptian revolution einternational relations. The economic causes of the egyptian revolution january 25, 2011. It is also called the day of anger and the day of revolt. The date was set by various youth groups to coincide with the annual egyptian police holiday as a statement against increasing police brutality during the last. The following chronological summary of major events took place during the 2011 egyptian revolution right up to hosni mubaraks resignation as the fourth president of egypt on 11 february 2011. Israel urges world to ease criticism of mubarak amid turmoil to maintain stability in the region, and reports of the newspaper haaretz quoted senior israeli officials. Nielsen book data summary this book comes at a time when the egyptian nation is facing deep divisions about the notion and definition of revolution. This thesis uses popular geopolitics in order to examine the eighteen days of the 2011 egyptian revolution. Social media sparked, accelerated egypts revolutionary. Jun 01, 2016 malcolm gladwells 2010 article in the new yorker why the revolution will not be tweeted raised debate, especially after the 2011 arab spring revolution and the part social media took in overthrowing a decade of hosni mubaraks dictatorship in egypt. The egyptian revolution of 2011 brought longterm political differences to the foreground of.

The following chronological summary of major events took place during the 2011 egyptian revolution right up to hosni mubaraks resignation as the fourth president of egypt on 11 february 2011 from 1981 to 2011, hosni mubarak was in power under emergency law with his son gamal appearing to be a likely successor for the presidency. Israel and palestine as prominent themes of protest. Activists in egypts call for revolt to protest poverty and unemployment and government corruption and the rule of president hosni mubarak, who was in power for three decades. A look at the role of facebook and twitter in the egyptian revolution of 2011 samuel solomon thesis advisor. Analysis of cnn and the fox news networks framing of the. Egyptian revolution fighting during the 2011 uprising many factors created discontent with mubaraks regime. Egyptian revolution of 2011 was predominantly driven by males. Revolution of 25 january, womens rights, digital media introduction the stories of women and revolutions have always intertwined, and the revolution of 2011 brought women in egypt new opportunities and avenues for participation in social and political reform. For the last decade, a debate has raged over the place of social media within popular uprisings. Hellyer, june 1, 2011 a wide array of political groups and youngpeople movements called for the second day of rage last week the first being the first friday during the 18day uprising that led to the overthrow of egyptian president hosni mubarak.

Egyptian revolution of 25 january 2011, was triggered by many yet mixed reasons and causes which formed and prepared the necessary climate for a successful results by overthrowing the old regime of mubarak on friday, 11 th of february 2011, after 18 days of unrest started by peaceful demonstration. Jun 01, 2011 the first condition was fully satisfied in the movement that began on january 25 th, 2011. Pdf on jan 19, 2016, noha bakr and others published the egyptian revolution find. Women play vital role in egypts uprising egyptians have taken to the streets for an 11th day today, in a protest against president hosni mubarak. However, while the use of social media by egyptians received much focus, and activists themselves pointed towards it as the key to their success, social media did not constitute the revolution itself, nor did it. The egyptian revolution of 2011 brought longterm political differences to. Honours with international relations at the university of st andrews, scotland, and is solely the work of the above named candidate. Demonstrators peacefully toppled a strong western ally on the premise of high unemployment, lack of opportunity, lack of free elections, food inflation, corruption, and lack of. Leading scholarship will be examined and reasons for the revolution s failure will be. However, the relationship between social media and. Although the diffusion of ad hoc reporting and action supportive messages were particularly in high volume during the most active protest period. Media in category egyptian revolution of 2011 the following 200 files are in this category, out of 270 total. Spatiotemporal diffusion modeling of global mobilization in.