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I have only just found this so too late to catch most of you. A bit early in the evening but something to record I think.
The devastating events at the football match at Port Said on Wednesday raised questions in my mind whether Egypt will ever find stability and some form of democracy. The clashes erupted again yesterday and it seems that any incident can ignite the feelings of differing parties and bring about more bloodshed amongst the people.
Apparently the programme follows three revolutionaries with differing views and concludes that 'the film reveals a complex-and worrying-picture'. I shall record it and watch with interest.
How long will it be before we can get back to our regular visits to a country and people that we have loved.
I saw the earlier post but I never mind a reminder.
For those that saw this are the 'children' of the revolution really the kids? or does 'children' refer to the young adults?
I think when times get tough (for lack of a more descriptive phrase) when young adults go through a revolution while is can affect them profoundly they hopefully can put it into perspective (although with all the mega soldiers returning here from deployments to middle east with PTSD is through the roof) and come to a personal understanding of what happened, why, results but I can't fathom how a young child witnessing the horrors of war or revolution can come to grips with it for years if ever. I have a notion that a childs psyche would be, will be forever shaped by these experiences particularly if the war is long going and they have nothing else to compare to. There is an entire generation growing up in Iraq that knows nothing other than war. Same in Afghanistan except maybe even worse. Am sure the children are profoundly affected which will shape their outlook of life for years and years and years if not forever.
International investigative documentary series. In February 2011, millions of Egyptians came together to bring down President Hosni Mubarak in what became the defining moment of the Arab Spring. For the past year Children of the Revolution has followed three young revolutionaries as their differing visions for the new Egypt have begun to collide.
Ahmed Hassan hoped a new Egypt would mean finding work. Socialist activist Gigi Ibrahim's desire was for an Egypt that would respect freedom for all. Tahir Yasin, tortured in Mubarak's jails, joined a new ultra-conservative party hoping to realise his vision of Egypt as an Islamic state.
Children of the Revolution goes into homes, markets and mosques, witnessing families at war and personal dreams of revolution unravel.
For those that missed it, the program is available on BBCi player listed under This World
I saw it and found to interesting, thought provoking, disturbing in different measure and at different times.
Ahmed, and his mother, I could understand as they seem very like people I know in Luxor. I,like others was shocked at the way she was treated when she went to find Ahmed at Tahrir Sq.
Gigi is a brave but naive young women and I hope her fervour doe's not make her have to choose between the cause and her family.
Tahir and all he stands for, I found quite frightening.
I intend to watch the program again to make sure I didn't miss any key points because I did get distracted a couple of times when I watched it last night.
Experience is not what happens to you;
it is what you do with what happens to you.
-Aldous Huxley
LLL, the phrase 'Children of the Revolution' is more a reference to them being the result of the revolution, or 'born' of the revolution rather than them actually being children. The people in question though were of the younger generation as is usually the case when any movement for change takes place.
You may be interested to note that on Friday 3rd of February the UK BBC2 channel will be showing a program at 7 pm GMT called: Egypt - Children of the Revolution
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Hope I can get to see this here. Sounds really interesting.
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That is very disturbing and sad. When is Egypt going to move on from the bad days of the past?
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Yes Grandad I agree with you, the same thought went through my mind tonight, it would have added more interest to learn more of its history.
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under the heading "Children of the Revolution"
I missed your earlier post. 
