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Egypt: Stories from the ground

by Community Team Posted: February 12, 2011 5:09 PM Last Updated: February 12, 2011 5:16 PM

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Protesters gather at Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt on Jan. 25, the first day of mass anti-government demonstrations in the country. (Submitted by Nour Ahmed)

A wave of mass protests in Egypt that began Jan. 25 ended Feb. 11 when President Hosni Mubarak announced his resignation.

About 300 people died in the democratic uprising, according to the United Nations and human rights groups. Close to 4,000 people were injured in clashes between demonstrators and regime supporters.

The CBCNews.ca Community team has been in touch with several individuals who witnessed the protests in Egypt. Some of them managed to contact us during the Egyptian government's digital crackdown at the outset of the demonstrations. Others wrote to us as the anti-government protests stretched past two weeks, eventually leading to the end of Mubarak's regime. You can read their articles on our Citizen Bytes blog here:

Anti-government protesters gather at Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo on Jan. 25. (Submitted by Nour Ahmed)
Drew Storey, originally from the U.S., was at the protests at Tahrir Square on Jan. 25. He describes how the protests, once peaceful, turned to violence.

Nour Ahmed, an 18-year-old currently studying at the American University in Cairo, explains her determination to continue fighting against Mubarak's regime.

Network Engineer Mohammed Nour Eldin shares his experiences as he protests for others rather than himself.


Sarah Attia, a Canadian-Egyptian mother, talks about taking her kids to the protests.

CBC Radio producer Pacinthe Mattar shares her feelings about the country's uprising after Mubarak's resignation.

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