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BBC reports that Mubarak plans to announce that he will stay in office until September elections — contrary to wishes of protestors.

Source: inothernews

thedailywhat: Egyptian Unrest News Round-Up: Live Updates: NYT, CNN, BBC, Guardian, Reuters, Al Jazeera. What You Need To Know: Photo Above: “Egyptians rally at Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo February 1, 2011.” (Reuters.) Egyptian anti-government protests enter eighth day (yesterday). Unconfirmed death toll: 300. Protesters gather in Cairo’s Tahrir Square for “march of a million”; numbers of attendees vary from 100k to 2m; NYT’s Jim Roberts: “All are guesses.” Opposition coalition refuses Mubarak’s call for dialogue, says talks only after he leaves. State Department conducting formal talks with opposition leader MohammedElBaradei ; NYT on US-ElBaradei relations; US would support Muslim Brotherhood if it renounced violence, supported democracy; refresher: Who are the Muslim Brotherhood? Egypt’s economy “approaching paralysis”; S&P downgrades Egypt’s credit rating; Doors leading to pyramids site locked. Further Reading: King Abdullah II of Jordan bows to demonstrators, dismisses PM, replaces gov’t; Turkish PM: “I tell Mubarak as a brother none of us will live forever.” Arabic channels begin spontaneously broadcasting Al Jazeera; AJE livestream now available on YouTube. Slavoj Žižek: “Why fear the Arab revolutionary spirit?” Video Below: Scenes from Tahrir Square:
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thedailywhat:

Egyptian Unrest News Round-Up:

Live Updates: NYT, CNN, BBC, Guardian, Reuters, Al Jazeera.

What You Need To Know:

  • Photo Above: “Egyptians rally at Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo February 1, 2011.” (Reuters.)

Opposition coalition refuses Mubarak’s call for dialogue, says talks only after he leaves.

Further Reading:

Source: thedailywhat

hopesichord: Which is a direct reversal of three weeks ago, when Egyptian Muslims formed human shields around Egyptian Christians during church services to ensure there wouldn’t be any terrorist interference in their prayers. This.  This is important. this, always.
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hopesichord:

Which is a direct reversal of three weeks ago, when Egyptian Muslims formed human shields around Egyptian Christians during church services to ensure there wouldn’t be any terrorist interference in their prayers.

This.  This is important.

this, always.

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sexartandpolitics: negevrockcity: The Egyptian Museum is currently being attacked by looters while citizens and the Tourist Police are forming a human shield around the property. Here is a frightening series of Al Jazeera screencaps posted by the Hyperallergic blog. No no no no no no no no no no no no no no. There are lots of updates and information at the Hyperallergic post linked above. LEAVE THE MUMMIES ALOOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!! oh god, no. oh god, oh god, oh god.
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sexartandpolitics:

negevrockcity:

The Egyptian Museum is currently being attacked by looters while citizens and the Tourist Police are forming a human shield around the property. Here is a frightening series of Al Jazeera screencaps posted by the Hyperallergic blog.

No no no no no no no no no no no no no no.

There are lots of updates and information at the Hyperallergic post linked above.

LEAVE THE MUMMIES ALOOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!

oh god, no. oh god, oh god, oh god.

Source: journalofajournalist