Protests in Egypt 2011

Call for change of Government

• Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians are calling for President Hosni Mubarack to step down. Demonstrators have occupied Tahrir Square, Cairo's central plaza, and vowed to remain at the site until Mubarak's ouster.

• May have been encouraged by protests in January in Tunisia which removed the dictatorial government there.

An effigy of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarack

Protesters pose as dead men, victims of his regime

Anti-Mubarack protesters camp out for a week now in Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo, Egypt

Thousands of anti-government protesters gather in Kahrir Square in downtown Cairo

Women participate in anti-government protests in Tahrir Square

roadblocks and barbed wire blockades near Tahrir Square

Protesters gather around a campfire, preparing for a long night in Tahrir Square

Anti-government protesters join soldiers atop a tank to celebrate in Tahrir Square.

Egyptian military helicopters survey the crowd

Anti-government protesters take a break for noon prayers in Tahrir Square.

protestor shows his wounds from clashes this week with police

Concession?

• February 1, 2011 Mubarak went on TV and announced that he will leave office at the end of his term in the Fall and not run for reelection.

• Most Protesters were not satisfied with that.

Clash

• February 2, 2011, pro-Mubarak citizens clashed with the protesters. The military members at the scene did not interfere.

• February 3, 2011, Prime Minister denounces the attacks by pro-Mubarak groups and pledges and investigation to determine who was responsible for them.

Questions on February 3, 2011

• Will Mubarak leave office sooner than the end of his term as world leaders seem to recommend?

• What about the new government?– Will it honor the treaty with Israel?– Will it work with the United States as an ally?– Will it be secular, democratic or will it be

Islamist?– Will it promote regional stability?