Lucha de Egipto la Democracia

                 I know that you all must be pondering over the title, but what it genuinely means is 'EGYPT'S DEMOCRACY STRUGGLE'. Whenever I got to think about Egypt, all that strikes my mind is it's cultural identity, vast spans of sand, pyramids, mummys, the indegeneous music, Nile Valley civilization(perhaps Egypt has 6000 years of recorded past!) but never about the protests that I usually see flashing over my T.V. screen and major occupant of the front page of the newspaper. I have got something to ask- "Is politics so barbarous, sorcerous and herculean that it could perish into a country to demolish it's ataraxis and harmony?" Actually this event has tend to deteriorate my views on politics. I was suggested to write on this topic by Nilay Bhaiya...otherwise the word  politics would have really been untouched by my fingers on the keyboard. I would like to unwrap something about Egypt in the next para.
                 I really spent considerable time on knowing somewhat about Egypt. It is officially known as the Arab Republic of Egyptand is a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean region, the Middle East and the Islamic world. It is famous for its ancient civilization, with famous monuments such as the Giza pyramid complex and its Great Sphinx. Its ancient ruins, such as those of Memphis, Thebes, and Karnak and the Valley of the Kings outside Luxor, are a significant focus of archaeological study(well I have got to do nothing with it's archaeological attractions...what matters to me is the appearence of stars in sky in Egypt!!!). Moving on to the climatic factors, most of Egypt's rain falls in the winter months unlike India. However it's a irony that Egypt has been officially named a "Republic" since June 18, 1953, however, it has been under Emergency Law continually since 1967. Since 1981, Egypt has been ruled autocratically by Mohamed Hosni Mubarak, who came to power after the assassination of President Mohammed Anwar El-Sadat. Mubarak was currently serving his fifth term in office (28 years) and is the leader of the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP). Prime Minister Ahmed Shafik was sworn in as Prime Minister on January 29, 2011, following the resignation of Ahmed Nazif. On 25 January 2011, widespread protests began against Mubarak's regime. By 29 January it was becoming clear that Mubarak's regime had lost control when a curfew order was ignored, and the army took a semi-neutral stance on enforcing the curfew decree. Some protesters, a very small minority in Cairo, expressed nationalistic views against what they deemed was foreign interference, highlighted by the then held view that the U.S. administration had failed to take sides, as well as linking the regime with Israel. Now that's all I know...wold like to give credits to all my friends and teachers for the valuable information they supported with me.
                    Terminally, I would like to say a country's prestige lies in it's peace and unity it shows. And all that violates it is it's foe...what else to say...???  I don't have alluring views on politics...

                                                                                                                        - VAIBHAV VARUN