Interesting observations.
The head wear wasn’t completely absent in Egypt, but I agree that it has certainly become more common of late. That it is a response to the influence and potential power of the Islamic Revolution is without question.
So many of the people say they want a secular government, but they mean “Not Iran,” as opposed to “not Islamic.”
I noticed the same thing last night too, what happened to all of the babes in Chanel with designer sunglasses? Secular much?
I watched the news at lunch w/Mrs. Henkster, who is not normally so keen on politics and world affairs. When they showed the video from Cairo, I asked her “Where have we seen this before?” Without hesitation she said “Iran.”
There is a picture I saw on a FR thread showing the Egyptian youth through the years. Low and behold in the year 2011 the youth were all wearing burqa’s. Just 10 years ago they were “western” ized.
How can I find that pic??? Does anyone have it?
I have lived and worked in Egypt for more than three decades, and thus the video of the protestors was chilling. My analysis was that about one in four in Tahrir was an Ikhwan. From information I have received from Alexandria the number of students and pro-Ikhwan protestors was absolutely chilling. Fortunately, the military has not ceded power, Baradai has showed his known cowardly streak, and not much has changed in Egypt.
Yup. Thanks for the post MB.
WELL, this is what we have a CIA and billions of taxpayer dollars and a pro-western Egyptian Military for. Hopefully they will make sure the Islamists are isolated - and exterminated.
Could it be just because it’s cold?...............
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Confirming the Egyptian Islamist Revolution is underway, check out this picture string from the Oregonian: Virtually no women on the street, and not a single woman without a head scarf.
http://photos.oregonlive.com/photo-essay/2011/02/egypt_protest_february_10_2011.html
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Mark Steyn hosted for Rush Limbaugh on Monday 7Feb2011.
He described the graduating pictures posted above and came to the same conclusions posted here.
Unholy Alliance: Radical Islam And the American Left [Paperback]
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Vastly Illuminating, September 25, 2004>
I had long wondered why people on the Left had the propensity to speak more positively about people who would slit their throats than they do about their own country, which affords them more freedom and opportunity than anywhere else. David Horowitz has answered that question thoroughly and convincingly in his Unholy Alliance. Where I felt bewildered and confused, I now feel crystal clear. Unholy Alliance is such a great book.
It begins with the leftist movements at the beginning of the 20th Century, and works its way up to the present day, exploring the anti-American attitude of these movements in detail. Horowitz shows that the enemies of the US back then are largely the same group today, operating under the same misperceptions, making the same mistakes, and pursuing the same impossible utopia.
Individual chapters are included on the Patriot Act (I was persuaded that it is a GOOD thing); the democratic flip-flop on Iraq once G.W. Bush implemented what they agreed with Clinton needed to be done; the driving components of the current anti-war movement; as well as chapters on individual personalities who are major spokespeople of the Left. Horowitz covers a lot of ground, and he covers it concisely and clearly. Unholy Alliance is richly informative without ever being boring or plodding.
This book is so illuminating that I simply cannot do justice to it here. I love people who reason so clearly that they help me get my own reasoning clear. Horowitz is just that type of person! In the terrain of mindless clichés (no-blood-for-oil, etc.), he is a breath of real fresh air.
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Yep.
My second thought was that the dress and chants of the women reminded me of the females who took to the streets celebrating right after 9-11..............
What Middle Eastern countries have feared for decades is coming to pass........thanks to O and his commie brothers...........
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There were what? 200k people in Tarhir Square and there are how many million Egyptians? Do the protesters really speak for the majority of Egyptians?
Anyone who thinks Egypt will remain the same or have more democracy....is in a fairy tale world...nice analysis...