Friday Farewell!

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housands of Egyptian protestors are celebrating at the Al-Tahrir square in Cairo as the revolution has worked again. As a final point Hosni Mubarak got Friday farewell. But now the big issue which has occurred, Egypt will turn out to be a democratic state or not. It seems protestors will not get their privileges so easily. 

This declaration from the Vice President Omar Suleiman that Hosni Mubarak has resigned has come as army requirements to end the more than week’s agitation. Now the power has been given to the army and some responsibilities to the vice president Omar Suleiman. But this has angered the protesters even more.

The secretary general of the national democratic party Hossam Badrawy indicated the president had been advised to step down. Even reports assumed that Mubarak has left the place and has moved to some unknown place. Army prop up Mubarak’s inspiration to walking out drop by drop.

Now when a dictator has fallen in Cairo the other tyrants around the world are panicky. Now the trends show that loyalty has changed from dictators to democrats.And neighboring states of Egypt where totalitarian are ruling seems to be in jeopardy. Tunisia was the spark, Egypt is the smoke...who will be the fire?  Possibly will be Algeria? If Egypt develops more on the lines of Turkey then it can prove a better role model.

Egypt 'liberated'. In some ways ironical as Egypt wasn't under foreign control. Major movement in world politics. May be bigger than 9/11. Two things stand out. Firstly, this entire protest was organized through social media. Second non-violence still remains the actual weapon of mass destruction. And we in India make fun of it..Look at its power! For today let's celebrate the power of people.

We all Indians from last eighteen days sitting here and watching live visuals on our television sets felt awsum as it has proved that revolution works if it is done on correct issue. Thanks to journalists like Gaurav Sawant who without thinking about their lives reported from the protesting point in Cairo.

When I discussed the protesting issue with my best pal Shaljm she said that not only Hosni Mubarak but utmost totalitarian of the world are not only making torment for the populace but also are puppets of America. Hosni Mubarak must have desired that his power of thirty years would be transferred to his son. That is why in spite of so much remonstration he was not geared up to quit.

Visuals showed that protestors are blissful in view of the fact that they were fighting against Hosni Mubarak but not army even though they are turfs of same court from many years. The revolution is successful. Egypt has arisen and the world is watching. The difference between a dictatorship and a democracy is not very complicated. Governments are vulnerable in the former, but the country is free and stable. Despots seem permanent but under them the nation seethes in below-the-surface turmoil. How long can you keep the lava boiling inside the volcano?

Egypt has found its destiny and its destiny will change the world around it. Indeed Ouster of Mubarak is the victory of the people of Egypt. Voice of the people has won. Victory for the people of tahrir and hopey democracy! C'mon Egypt, do us proud.. prove all the doubters wrong!

Prateek Pathak

Student

B.A in Media Studies

University of Allahabad