Posts Tagged ‘Ramadan’

Army cracks down on activists holding iftar in Tahrir

The army troops wielding batons and firing in the air dispersed around 300 activists holding iftar, the traditional Ramadan meal, in Tahrir square Friday…

Religion in service of the army

They used to denounce strikes in the past and call for obedience and submission to Mubarak the dictator, today the religious establishment sheikhs are more than happy to lend their services to the ruling SCAF, “calling on Muslims not to protest or stage sit ins during Ramadan.”

VIDEOS – Army, police crack down on Tahrir sit-in الجيش والأمن المركزي يهاجمون المعتصمين وأهالي الشهداء بالتحرير

On the first day of Ramadan, the army and police are now cracking down on the Tahrir sit-in, randomly arresting activists and members of families of the martyrs, tearing down the tents, firing live ammunition into the air.

UPDATE: In the video below, the Muslim Brotherhood declare their support for the police and army’s move against protesters in Tahrir… What a disgrace!

UPDATE: Check out these sets of pix by Maggie Osama and Nora Shalaby. Interesting to see a new breed of thugs, in plainclothes but wearing official army and police helmets with bullet proof vests…

UPDATE: Also of course, Brigadier General Mamdouh Abbas of the military police was also there.

Whenever this guy appear, troubles always follow.

Tahrir Square رمضان السنة دي في الميدان

A banner hung in Tahrir reads: “We will spend Ramadan this year in the square.”

Protests continued Sunday in Tahrir for the tenth day on the row, as the government announced cabinet reshuffle…

Hebron massacre remembered

Inflation hits hard during Ramadan

Iftar إفطار

Picking fish to be grilled for iftar, Alexandria.

الليلة الكبيرة

PA police detain 6 for smoking during Ramadan

The US-backed Fatah-led PA is described by the Western media as secular. Once again, they are wrong…

Helwan Telephones Equipment Manufacturing Co workers on STRIKE!

The Telephones Equipment Manufacturing Company workers in Helwan are on strike for the third day on the row, demanding their delayed salaries, unpaid Ramadan and Eid bonuses…