Update: Uprising in Egypt

The Takeaway

Nancy Yousef, Egyptian-American Professor of English Literature at the City University of New York, Baruch and Zachary Lockman, Professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies and History at New York University reflect on the latest from Egypt. Protests in Cairo have sparked protests in other regions of Egypt, sparking dissent among citizens who are not connected to Facebook, but people who are overcoming fears of chaos and lending their voices to the uprising.

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