For French philosopher Alain Badiou, elections pose a more important question for the movement in Egypt beyond the issue of participation. العربية
بالنسبة للمفكر الفرنسي آلان باديو تطرح الانتتخابات سؤالًا مهمًا للحركة في مصر، سؤال يتجاوز مسألة المشاركة أو عدم المشاركة. English
بالنسبة للمفكر الفرنسي آلان باديو تطرح الانتتخابات سؤالًا مهمًا للحركة في مصر، سؤال يتجاوز مسألة المشاركة أو عدم المشاركة. English
How can the Egyptian revolution reveal clues and unlock ideas about the changing nature of politics and organization, the meaning of revolution, and notions of failure and success? العربية
Old patterns of thinking remain, you see, and everyone wants a quick solution.
Old patterns of thinking remain, you see, and everyone wants a quick solution.
Is it possible today to stand for universal human rights in Egypt? Can those who do not support the cause of the Muslim Brotherhood be against the use of violence on Egyptian streets?
Restructuring of institutions to create a more efficient bureaucracy free from corruption so that Egyptians no longer depend on the mercy of governmental officials to procure their basic needs of daily supplies and services is a priority.
What will the activists in Tahrir Square demand next, once the constitution is passed? Is it expected that they will simply get up and leave after having been at Tahrir Square for almost one month?
The opposition, the liberals and seculars at Tahrir need to avail themselves of the new spaces that they could use to mobilize people, through demands and slogans better suited to the historical moment in which we live and better calculated to have a broad appeal.
Tahrir Square has recently been taken over by the Salafists to demand Islamic rule in the constitution and hence in Egyptian society at large.
Cairo’s urban planning is separating the classes.
