Though this protest began on January 25th this year, it is still one of the biggest international news this week.
In Cairo, Egypt, tens of thousands of people joined the beaten and bandaged in Cairo's Tahrir Square in Friday, transforming the bloody battleground into a scene of a large, peaceful political rally dubbed “Day of Departure” on the Islamic day of prayer.
Anti-government protesters jammed Tahrir Square chanting slogans like "He leaves, we don't leave" and "The blood of the martyrs will not be forgotten." A massive banner in the middle of the square said in English: "The people demand the removal of the regime.
The demonstrators built a barbed-wire barricade and stacked piles of rocks throughout the square. And as this happened on Friday, soldiers in riot gears and tanks surrounded the area.
Volunteers checked identifications cards of people entering the square and searched them for weapons. Others stood by with emergency medical kits.
Large screens showed coverage of the demonstrations on state television and Al-Jazeera as people played music, sang patriotic songs and danced. A man with an Egyptian flag wrapped around his head sat on a curb, flashing a victory sign.
It was a remarkable change from the scenes that unfolded in the square Wednesday and Thursday when pro- and anti-Mubarak supporters clashed repeatedly, leaving at least eight people dead and more than 900 others injured.
The Health Ministry reported that at least 5,000 people have been injured since the demonstrations began in Egypt early last week.
From this, I've learnt that the world has many gray areas, with violence being one of them. Sure many say that violence isn't the answer, but violence did give these protesters a head start on their demonstration. Even in several cases around the world, it is either the government fights back with violence, or the protesters win through violence.
And the moral of this story is, whoever is ready to sacrifice more will win the ultimate goal.
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