The Peace on The Horizon - 75 Years after The World War 2 in the Middle East (178)

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Chapter 7: The "Arab Spring" - A fleeting dream ( 11)

 

178 Short spring festival (3/5)

President Mubarak gave up to persuade public opinion, and resigned in February 2011. Then he was arrested on charges of corruption and held in prison. The demonstration still continued for a while and the government became malfunction. Citizens hoped to return to a normal and quiet life. The security force ordered the dismissal of demonstrators. Students were in the euphoria for a while that they made Mubarak to resign from the President. But it was unfortunate that they had no concrete vision or firm policies as to what should be done next. They quarreled each other and insisted own opinion.

 

It was the Muslim Brotherhood that gained the power. They squeezed into the gap between citizens and students. The Muslim Brotherhood had already deeply rooted in the life of citizen as a mutual aid organization of Muslims. In response to the general election, they formed a political party, namely Freedom and Justice Party. On the other hand, students and intellectuals aimed to establish liberal political party.

 

(To be continued ----)

 

 

Areha Kazuya

(From an ordinary citizen in the cloud)