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The Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution’s (ICAR) Aziz Abu- Sarah comments on the ongoing protests throughout the Middle East and North Africa. Having just returned from the area, Aziz-Abu Sarah discussed the rising anger over corruption, the price of food, unemployment, and lack of freedom as sources of the protests. Abu Sarah then reviewed and analyzed the unique situations in Bahrain and Libya. Noting that Yemen, Bahrain and Libyan governments are all repeating the same pattern of violent repression that Egypt did, Abu Sarah reflects on the potential success of such tactics.  Interviewed by Allison Seymour. 2/17/2011. Video courtesy of Fox News.

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Aziz Abu Sarah, Director of Middle East Projects at the Center for World Religions, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution, discusses the sudden resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and the jubilant mood in the country. Abu Sarah discusses the importance of this day in history not only for Egypt but for the Middle East, and the next steps after a peaceful revolution for a transition to democracy. Video courtesy of ABC 7 News. Interview conducted by Bruce DePuyt on 2/11/2011

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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Steps Down (An…, posted with vodpod

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CAIRO – Cries of “Egypt is free” rang out and fireworks lit up the sky as hundreds of thousands danced, wept and prayed in joyful pandemonium Friday after 18 days of peaceful pro-democracy protests forced President Hosni Mubarak to surrender power to the military, ending three decades of authoritarian rule.

Ecstatic protesters in Cairo’s Tahrir, or Liberation, Square hoisted soldiers onto their shoulders and families posed for pictures in front of tanks in streets flooded with people streaming out to celebrate. Strangers hugged each other, some fell to kiss the ground, and others stood stunned in disbelief.

Chants of “Hold your heads high, you’re Egyptian” roared with each burst of fireworks overhead.

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Aziz Abu Sarah, Director of Middle East Projects at the Center for World Religions, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution, discusses the prospects for democracy in Egypt, and his conversations with activists. Abu Sarah says that the protesters want more than for Mubarak to step down, they want a regime change to democracy. Video courtesy of Fox 5, interview conducted by Shawn Yancy. Aired 2/10/2011