The Big Picture: A harrowing, historic week in Egypt

The Boston Globe's Big Picture series is amazing. 

In February of this year the Big Picture a ran a piece on the Egyptian Protests titled, A harrowing, historic week in Egypt .  The pictures are all high resolution and each has a clear caption describing what we are viewing. 

As a collection the pictures can give a person a taste of what it was like "on the ground" in Tahrir square and throughout Egypt.

Here is a sample:

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Once again here is the link to the Big Picture web page.  Enjoy!

The Muslim Brotherhood in a Post-Mubarak Egypt

"The Muslim Brotherhood (known in Arabic as al-Ikhwan al-Muslimeen) is Egypt's oldest and largest Islamist organization. Founded in 1928 by Hasan al-Banna, it is widely considered the world's most influential Islamist organization, with numerous branches and affiliates". -Jayshree Bajoria, Senior Staff Writer for The Council of Foreign Relations


Now that Mubarak is out of power, what does the future hold for the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt?  How will this affect Egypt's relationship with the United States and Europe?  Now that democratic elections are underway in Egypt, how will the relatively moderate Muslim Organization fair?

Below is a video of Ed Husain, senior fellow at The Council on Foreign Relations, discussing the Muslim Brotherhood's role in the "new Egypt".

Here is a link to The Council on Foreign Relations' website providing a comprehensive overview of the history of the Muslim Brotherhood.

In addition here is an informative piece on the Brotherhood's role in the revolution from PBS Frontline

Watch the full episode. See more FRONTLINE.

NYT Videos

First Election since Mubarak has stepped down

"Elated that for the first time in their lives every ballot mattered, Egyptians flocked to the polls in record numbers on Saturday to vote in a referendum on a package of constitutional amendments that will shape the country’s political future after Hosni Mubarak’s overthrow". 
-NEIL MacFARQUHAR and MICHAEL SLACKMAN

Published: March 19, 2011

Read the rest of the article at Euphoric, Egyptians Vote on Future

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Click here for and amazing slide show of the days historic events also from the New York Times