’The Square’, un film sur la révolution égyptienne nominé aux Oscars et interdit en Egypte selon la blogueuse Zeinobia - Ahram Online
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The Square marks Egypt’s first time onto the ’Best Documentary’ list and in the Oscars as a whole, with the exception of Omar El-Sherif’s ’Best Supporting Actor’ nomination in 1962 for his role in Hollywood production Lawrence of Arabia.
“What We Learned in Tahrir” :
►http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2013/dec/11/what-we-learned-tahrir
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"That winter we all became activists [..] I thought, we all thought, that the euphoria, the sense of possibility, of those first few weeks, would carry the country for years. [..] The euphoria quickly dissipated [..] What had brought us together in those first few weeks in Tahrir eventually tore us apart"
"[..] a minority of exceedingly righteous idealists, somewhat privileged,
fighting a growing majority who increasingly opt for stability over the
more ambitious political goals to which the revolution first aspired"
