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Has the Egyptian revolution stalled ?

BBC Africa HYS Team|13:37 UK time, Thursday, 14 July 2011

Egypt's interim government has dismissed hundreds of policemen because of abuses committed during the revolution earlier this year.

In spite of this, thousands of Egyptians have come back to Cairo's central Tahir Square to demonstrate against the authorities. Protesters demand much faster political reforms.



In its strongest response to the protests so far, the Egyptian military has issued a warning to those who "... deviate from the peaceful approach during demonstrations and sit-ins and obstruct the institutions of the state".

So, five months since the ousting of President Mubarak, why are the protestors back on Tahir Square? Should they have never left in the first place? Has the Egyptian revolution stalled?

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Comments

  • Comment number 1.

    Five months not enough for political reforms in a country where the word reforms itself is a taboo.More time frame is needed for the care taker govt.to put their house in order for example,free society,stronger independent institutions,freedom to question govt.and people having more access to govt.Dialogue with govt.is better than just rhetoric

  • Comment number 2.

    Why did they leave the square in the first place? ‘You can not put the hyena in charge of your meat’. Replacing a civilian dictator with a military one was their greatest undoing.

  • Comment number 3.

    I was one of those irredeemable cynics who failed to notice a revolution in Egypt even after Mubarak's removal from power. This was informed by the knowledge that a revolution only occurs where an old order has been swept away and a new one is established. In Egypt, Mubarak's henchmen still rule, and his secret police remain intact, amongst other things. Revolution indeed.

  • Comment number 4.

    In Africa, Peaceful dectatorship is better than violent Democracy but shall the African leaders Dectate over the situation in Somalia. African leaders, lets fight for the True majority and stop Useless Dectatorship.

  • Comment number 5.

    It is true that patience pays but pains. The Egyptians should know that time heals all wounds and wait for their leaders to implement what they Planned.
    The African married people know that a woman can't deliver before its time to concive otherwise she goes for surgury. lets not test our leaders lik the Egyptians tested prophet Moses on their way to the promised Land. WAIT TO REACH "LAND".

  • Comment number 6.

    NO. IT haven`t stalled. that is the problems we always have in Africa we always need things to be done they and then it is their impatient that wanted to declared another riot in that region again. so pls allow authority to have enough time, to deliver the best for you,perhaps in additional two to three month i think `ll be enought for them.

  • Comment number 7.

    The people of Egypt might have been right for thinking it was wrong for one man to stay in office for over 30 years but that doesn’t mean they were ready for the challenges of building a functioning democracy from scratch. I don’t think they need another revolution to try to speed things up. They all need to join hands and work together for the future of Egypt.

  • Comment number 8.

    your program christians in egypt what a load of piffel I am 72 & remember what nasser did to the christians in the 1950s all the christian of french, greek, italian & maltese were thrown out, I can understant the caution of christians to-day but ask them to remember history does repeat it's-self

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