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Where is the Egyptian revolution going???

A question which the land centre workshop tried to answer six months after the revolution of the 25th of January, where the center held a workshop on Thursday, 23/06/2011 entitled:
"The Egyptian revolution, is it a re-production of oppression and tyranny, or to restore human dignity"
Attended by a number (55) participants between journalists and human rights activists, farmers and researchers have included three workshop sessions together gave a comprehensive picture of revolution, January 25 at several levels First, at the international level and the impact of the international situation on the Egyptian revolution, other Arab revolutions which was the first session about which was chaired by Mr. Abdullah Al-maamoon "a human rights activist and researcher at the land Centre " in which he talked Mr. Negad "lawyer appealed and human rights activist," he explained at the beginning that is not what happened on January 25th revolution in the sense known, but at its best protests toppled with a system but the system still exists and might escalate the protests turn into a revolution and the current situation from the point of view is not a revolution He then referred to the strategic position enjoyed by the Arab region in general and Egypt in particular where we are We live next to Iran, which represent a direct threat to the security of the Gulf, according to the interests of the United States, which runs the world, which - according to the balance of states - can not defend the security of the Gulf without an international alliance with the countries of local He pointed out that the United States has benefited from the lesson when I went into Iraq unilaterally and incurred losses, which have emphasized the need to retain local friendship to secure the front line of defense of its interests He also pointed to the strong influence and direct the international situation on the situation in all Arab countries, and the application of the conditions within Egypt, the United States feared that the situation is moving in the direction of Egypt shall prejudice the security of the Gulf and thus detrimental to their interests.
It also predicted that the state devolves into a military alliance with a religious that I have no problem in the United States to strengthen the Muslim Brotherhood or denied, while others support the American liberals or leftists, because they may pose a threat to its interests.
At the end of his speech stressed that we can not access without the support of civil society.
Interventions dealt with the controversy about the role of the United States and Iran, Turkey, China and Russia in support of or failure of the Arab revolution, especially the Egyptian revolution and how it can support different opportunities to complete the tasks of our revolution.
Then came the second session, which was entitled:
Arab revolutions between the ambitions and prospects of the dominant elites and the masses
Which was headed by Dr. Osama Bedier Stadium at the Institute of Agricultural Research and researcher at the Centre and land occur at Eng / Ahmed Bahaa Din Shaaban prominent leftist thinker and founder of the Egyptian Socialist Party, under construction, the stadium / pilgrims Nile Prime Arab Program for Human Rights Activists
Where Shaaban began to talk about patterns of revolutions very well-known types: Type I - we knew at the beginning of the twentieth century - a revolution led by a communist party, ideological, the second type - we knew at the end of the twentieth century - a revolution based on military power and ita model "The Egyptian revolution in 1952 led by Liberal officers and Gamal Abdel Nasser.
Then pointed out that the new revolutions from the Revolution, followed by Tunisia and Egypt are the different revolutions being attended for the first time in the history of the world millions of people and it was declared by the revolutions of its revolutions, as it is without a leader and leadership and a clear and specific He then explained that the demands of the revolution was clear through the slogans raised by the revolutionaries and did not come out for three demands, namely:
- Bring down the system (people want to bring down the system)
- A civil state (civil, not religious nor civil military)
- Social justice (bread, freedom, social justice)
Then the August analysis of what happened in the revolution of January 25 as a model of Arab revolutions explaining the actions of power in the face of events and interaction with them and circumvent them saying they had moved within six tactics, namely: ignorance, violent confrontation, tactical withdrawal, use of media, the acceptance of virtual, trying to absorption
The dazzling August that the image of the revolution had been extracted and the admiration of the world we see in the massage express more of the head of his country to give priority to everything required by the Egyptians at the moment, and pointed out that we did not make more of an opportunity did not knock the iron is hot He pointed out that so far has not changed the system and remains the case as it was and directories on the massage many the beginning of the ministry, which comes mostly from the close of the former regime to the laws passed in the last period of the law criminalizing sit-ins, which, if not present in the era of government obsolete all the injustice and corruption has 3000 has been monitoring the protest did not criminalize any of them and confirmed that the law aims to suppress the popular movement, also spoke on the law of parties on his own terms prohibitive In the end, confirmed that there is an integrated plan to get around the revolution and the abort and that the wealth must remain constant and also stressed that the real revolution to come when everyone is aware of the sentence that the current government's reluctance to "let us work and we will revenge for you" They are nothing.
Then the professor Haggag Nayel spoke about the revolutions in Egypt and the Arab States and the state of overlap that occurred between them and the movement of the revolution from one country to another in the same time, pointing out that these countries have a different nature from Egypt, where it has no institutions of the sense of the word, but is a tribal and tribal relations, but despite the difference causes of the revolution and one which is eternal, which governments absorb the wealth of the people and pressed on his breath He moved Neil to talk about revolutions Arab referring to the ferocity that deal by the rulers in these countries with their own people also stressed that, stressing that what is happening in Syria amounted to war crimes, and that the rape of Libyan women from opposition by the Libyan forces is unbelievable, and pointed out that the institution to have a statement calling on the ttrial of Al-Asad and Gaddafi in the International Court of Justice
He also stressed that the problem of Arab revolutions it was unplanned and a commander, but was a necessity as a result of corruption and tyranny, has ruled this country with all the bands sense of the word In the end, wonder what is happening in Syria and Libya, and wondered about the value of the sacrifices that must be paid by the Arab peoples to wrest freedom from the dictators!!! He stressed that they will not escape prosecution and punishment of history.
Interventions took place and the audience about the coordination to support the People's revolutions and the role of Arab civil society to support victims and prosecution of torturers. It was then the third session, which was the management of Mr. Abdul Aziz Jamal al-Din of Egypt and spoke to each of Dr. Ahmed Alahwany professor at the Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, and Professor Wafa El Masry, lawyer and human rights activist, who spoke about the conspiracies that are to get around the demands of the revolution and the disabled to move towards achieving its objectives in many ways.
She added that although there is the insistence of the military council to find a general state of confusion in the landscape to achieve their goals they are confident in the ability of people to calm down and understand the situation correctly, and then make the right decision ensures that our firm is our She referred to the current case and to be paid in the media and discussion boards of political, an issue that the Constitution first or the elections first and confirmed it from its point of issue staged to confuse people and manipulate promote awareness and no more as the previous poll to change the nine materials were the most important article is Article No. 189, which was provided that "the President of the Republic may summon the people to elect a constituent assembly to the Constitution" was therefore before us to choose the first presidential election, therefore, there is no reason to accepted that.
She emphasized that the fundamental criterion which must be adhered to in the issue of elections or the constitution, a process of consensus community, a public interest for all classes of people, which represents material within this Constitution, which requires that we have the institutions in society such as trade unions, labor unions, peasant, and faculty and professional associations , and all segments of society sobbing real and fair election which leads her to provide representatives to participate in the Constituent Assembly which carries on the Constitution And stressed that society needs to express itself and then be real parliamentary elections, the Commission calls for a constituent part of this community and part of the People's Assembly or can be elected from all classes of people She also stressed the three demands are not split, including: democracy, justice, national independence She also stressed the need to ensure independent development without relying on foreign aid is the only way to ensure the achievement of the objectives of the revolution And Dr. Ahmed Al ahwany Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, who started his stressing that the revolution is not a protest movement limited time frame and a set of demands reform on the political, social, but a historical process continues designed to bring about radical changes in the relations between social classes and political structures and cultural expressive for. He also stressed the priority of cultural change and a concerted to change the economic and social infrastructure, buildings and changing the political culture of the Supreme Then go to talk about the low level of education and has had a negative impact especially on the countryside, which make it semi-isolated due to leakage large schools, which pay for all Egyptians to demand that the political program of the next of health, education, and pointed to an interview with Samir Radwan, a group of civil society He finished the meeting, they are sure that it does not aim to make a real difference He also emphasized the idea of a professor, Q, which stresses the need to harmonize public and emphasized that this agreement will not only be on the floor of a revolutionary will not happen until after the fact to accommodate all things and be able to consciously hold those responsible for the fact things Fahim He also stressed that the forces of capitalism and the corrupt elite still exist and exert pressure to protect its interests and the evidence, that Samir Radwan, the Minister of Finance acknowledged that he would not back down from the tax on the capital the following day retreat!!! He stressed that the real battle is to take control of things are not the ones who made the revolution, but the strongest category, and Her influence and interests associated with corruption.
And then wondered why people decide to rebel against the army and the current government?? The answer was because he is still convinced that the revolution is continuing and it is in its infancy and confirmed that the seed of fear is over and people are now looking for another seed of trust and confidence of the revolution and achieve their goals He spoke about three issues of concern to the Egyptian people, the first issues the way to decipher the chemistry of the revolution or the Egyptian revolution, and the second is the position of the rebels at a crossroads, and the third is the success of the conditions and features of the coming revolution, and regional and global interactions. In the end, he called all political liberalism powers, nationalism, socialism and religious to unite on a draft of the Renaissance and freedom overall dominance of the colonial American Zionist, through a clear strategy is the strategy of freedom from the quagmire of dependency and out of the tactics of escalating to exhaust the forces of the enemy and its affiliates, in partnership or subservience within the state and the ruling of the Egyptian regime to free Egypt from the external and internal constraints that impede the forces of change.
And then started the interventions to come to agreement on a number of important recommendations that can be adopted to try to access the revolution to safety and consensus community a real and broad representation of all segments of the Egyptians in the revolution so as not to steal the revolution from its rightful owners do not end up the case as it is for the people struggling little trick after paying of and the bleeding, the price of a revolution may not bring him anything and he finds himself in the end, the ladder is the so torturers to commit run wild oppression and humiliation, but everyone said that the people must prevail and that Egypt is the struggle of her children, producers will get freedom, security and justice. For more information, please contact the Center