Democracy in Egypt

For many years Egypt has suffered with poverty, unemployment, and government corruption. President Hosni Mubarak has treated and abused his people horribly. Now in January of 2011 activists of Egypt call to overthrow their own government. They are now fighting for the respect and freedom that they deserve.

On January 25 , Egyptians ran around in large groups protesting and raging. They called this a "day of rage". The protest spread out to the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, the Nile Delta cities of Mansura and Tanta and in the southern cities of Aswan and Assiut. The police and government tried to calm them down and take over the situation by using water cannons and fire tear gas while the raging Egyptians screamed "Down with Mubarak". Even though many people were arrested, injured , and killed the people from Egypt are not planning on giving up anytime soon.

Mubarak announces that he refuses to give what his people are protesting for. President of the United States Barack Obama's spokesperson, Robert Gibbs says "the crisis in Egypt is not about appointments, it's about actions ... They have to address freedoms that the people of Egypt seek". This to me means that the government and the leader of their country must be able to compromise with their people. People deserve to have the right to speak up and have equal rights.

Women mostly are the ones who suffered the most throughout these years. They have absolutely no type of respect or rights. They are not allowed to do certain things that men can do. El Saadawi an Egyptian writer says "Women have no rights because we are not united." Women need to make a change as well and fight for what they believe in. El Saadawi is organizing a womens march called Million Women March. This march for the women will take place on March 18 on International Women's Day. These women have been harassed, molested and abused. Although their fight as well will not be an easy one , but strong they stand.

© Kimberlee Martinez 2011