Tahrir Square

Tahrir Square: Wedding venue for the revolution
Life & Style

Tahrir Square: Wedding venue for the revolution

Throughout the turbulence of the last three weeks, Tahrir Square was the busiest wedding venue in Egypt.While more than ten…
Evacuate or face detention, army tells Tahrir protesters
Egypt

Evacuate or face detention, army tells Tahrir protesters

An Egyptian army officer in Cairo's Tahrir Square told protesters on Monday to immediately evacuate the area or face detention,…
Streets of Cairo: Tahrir Square
Life & Style

Streets of Cairo: Tahrir Square

“Despite the name ‘Liberation Square’ as a direct translation, Tahrir Square has rarely been about liberation,” says Sayyed, parked under…
Police protest in Tahrir Square demanding reconciliation and rights
Egypt

Police protest in Tahrir Square demanding reconciliation and rights

Hundreds of police descended on Tahrir Square Sunday afternoon, in an attempt to “make amends with the people of Egypt,”…
5 novels on: Revolution and Tahrir Square
Books

5 novels on: Revolution and Tahrir Square

1) Radwa Ashour's Specters, trans. Barbara Romaine Radwa Ashour's half-memoir, half-novel Specters, published in 1999, is about many people, places…
Traffic flow restored in Tahrir Square for 1st time in two weeks
Egypt

Traffic flow restored in Tahrir Square for 1st time in two weeks

Traffic has come back to life in Cairo's Tahrir Square after being blocked for two weeks by the massive protests…
Bloggers in Tahrir issue revolution demands
Egypt

Bloggers in Tahrir issue revolution demands

Egyptian bloggers issued a statement Thursday of the revolution's demands based on discussions among protesters in Tahrir Square since protests…
On day 15 of Tahrir uprising, newcomers swell protesters’ ranks
Egypt

On day 15 of Tahrir uprising, newcomers swell protesters’ ranks

Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians continued to flood into Tahrir Square on Tuesday, the 15th day of the revolution, to…
Tahrir: Between the festive and the political
Egypt

Tahrir: Between the festive and the political

Following days of nationwide protests, Tahrir Square’s “week of resistance” celebrates the square as a “liberated zone” while also raising…
Tahrir birthday girl: My only wish is to see Mubarak leave
Egypt

Tahrir birthday girl: My only wish is to see Mubarak leave

Carrying an Egyptian flag in one hand and a birthday cake on the other, Menna traveled more than 100 kilometers…
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