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December 1, 2011 Sherif Gaber - From Egypt's Tahrir Square on Egyptian uprising

Sherif Gaber talks to Ernest from Egypt about the protests, elections, and r3volution that is going on.
Media Type: Audio • Time: 53 Minutes and 57 Secs
Guests: Sherif Gaber

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Media Type: Audio • Time: 53 Minutes and 57 Secs
Guests: Sherif Gaber
December 1, 2011 - Sherif Gaber from Egypt  on the r3volution going on there

Gaber recently graduated from law school at the University of Texas at Austin and, back in his native Egypt, has been active with the group No Military Trials for Civilians. He said today: "Tomorrow [Friday] is going to be an important day, a symbolic funeral for the 56 people who have been killed by the army and police in the last week and tribute to the over 3000 wounded. The elections have siphoned off a lot of energy from the movement in the streets, with many if not most political parties and organizations bailing on the movement to pursue a dubious electoral strategy. The vote for the Muslim Brotherhood and businessmen and others who were around during the Mubarak-era and have attempted to re-brand themselves was in the cards for a long time. We have seen a lot of corrupt campaigning and we have also seen a lot of money from the Gulf, funding Salafis and others. There's been horrific violence by the army and the police the last several months against protesters and others, but the army has nonetheless pushed for these elections, avoiding any responsibility. Regardless of the outcome of the election, the army is still in power and the parliamentary powers are very limited, so it's all something of a political circus; in the end we still have authoritarianism under a different name. The army is touting the long lines as a show of its legitimacy, but the turnout seems more likely to be 30 or at most 40 percent, quite low given there was no organized boycott. People need to realize that even though we're seeing elections now, and supposedly entering a democratic era, the real fight of the revolution is still on the streets and those who have fought and died still haven't received their due." Last month Gaber was on an IPA news release titled: "Military Trials 'Crushing Egyptian Revolution.'"
 

 
 
 
 

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