Egyptian people press on: ‘The revolution is not complete’

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Egyptian people press on: ‘The revolution is not complete’

The Egyptian people’s determination to hold their government accountable for promised social, economic and political change could be seen June 17 during the weekly Friday demonstration at Cairo’s Tahrir Square.

A young woman wearing the head scarf known as a hijab and holding a microphone in her hand addressed the crowd from a raised platform. Several young men gave short talks in turn. People in the crowd hoisted others on their shoulders to lead chants, while small groups engaged in intense discussion.

Participants raised signs and banners detailing the issues that the ruling military council has not addressed. Topping that list was bringing the police and top officials in the regime of Hosni Mubarak to justice for their crimes against the people, including murdering protesters and looting the economy. Protesters were also concerned with low wages, Christian-Moslem solidarity and the upcoming elections and constitutional reform.

A young man carried a memorial sign with his younger brother’s picture above the words: “He will always be in our hearts.” He said he himself had sustained serious wounds from rubber bullets in the January-February protests, but his brother had been killed by three sniper bullets to the head and the heart. His view was that so far “nothing has changed.” He returns to Tahrir Square every Friday, he said, to carry his brother’s picture in the protests and make sure he did not die in vain.

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http://www.workers.org/2011/world/egyptian_people_0714/

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