A photo collection by various photographers, compiled by Leil-Zahra Mortada
This is a homage to all those women out there fighting on the streets of Egypt, to those whose voices and faces were hidden from the public eye during the first days of the revolution! The album by now has traveled the world back and forth via online social networks, blogs and websites.
First and foremost the credit for this album goes to the courageous people of Egypt who are teaching us that freedom is taken and not given.
Second, to the women who by their courage, determination and strength are inspiring millions of us around the world.
Third to the photographers who took these photos and especially to those who have caused absolutely no problems when it came to copyright issues.
KAFILA - COLLECTIVE EXPLORATIONS SINCE 2006 
Any good analysis of how what’s happening in Egypt might change the Indian conversation? The parallels appear striking:
neoliberalism that further fuelled oligarchy
dynastic politics
an occasionally socially-critical film industry
a media space competing for hype
a divided political space that runs from fundamentalists to liberals
a demographic “youth bulge” consisting of young men
To be sure, there are vast differences as well. But it would be quite a comment on our “democracy” if dynasty came to be questioned more in the imperial despotisms of the middle east than in india.
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