Are standing together asking for one simple thing leaveleaveleaveleave down down with hosny mubarak the people demand the regime to step. Hosni mubarak, thousands took to tahrir square in cairo to protest. The film was nominated for the academy award for best documentary feature at the 86th academy awards. Apr 14, 2011 cairos tahrir square isnt much to look at. Egyptians work to reclaim a tahrir tainted by sexual assault tahrir square has become a terrifying place for women as sexual assault becomes more common and. With abbey aziz, adrienne, taylor ann trad, mike batayeh. Jan 18, 2012 tahrir square chronicles the 2011 peoplepowered revolt in egypts tahrir square that brought down a dictator and changed egypt forever. Oct 24, 20 egyptianamerican filmmaker jehane noujaim tackles revolutionary egypt in her new documentary, the square. The tahrir square witnessed its first serious demonstrations during the same era. In memory of the watcher of tahrir pierre sioufi may be gone, but his legacy will continue to inspire courage in egypt and beyond.
An estimated 10,000 women marched in tahrir square in one of the largest. Tahrir square cairo, first anniversary of the egyptian uprising, 25th january 2012 c9mw67 from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. The dark side of egypts tahrir square pbs newshour. In fact, it was the 1919 egyptian revolution that effectively led the square being given its current name. Using wellhoned documentary techniques, jon alpert and his team bring us face to face with people. Shot in the center of egypts tahrir square from the beginning of the battles to the climax of the celebration, in tahrir square. The square, jehane noujaims documentary on egypts unrest. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. Publication date 20110202 usage attributionnoncommercial 3. On january 25, 2011, the worlds eyes were on egypts tahrir square as millions of people poured into the city center to call for the resignation of president hosni mubarak. Tahrir square wis the focal pynt o the egyptian revolution o 2011 against umwhile preses hosni mubarak.
A netflix original documentary, the square is a riveting, deeply human chronicle of the egyptian protest movement from the 2011 overthrow of military leader hosni mubarak through the ousting of. Ahmed hassan, a young man from a workingclass cairo neighborhood, is an exuberant guide to the tahrir scene, sharing tea and cigarettes. Over 50,000 protesters first occupied the square on 25 january, during which the areas wireless services were reported to be impaired. He is featured in the new hbo documentary, in tahrir square. Mar 01, 20 the dark side of egypts tahrir square world. The arab awakening tweets from tahrir as protest and revolution shake the arab world, this series of films document the arab awakening, offering fresh insights into what happened and why. Theres no bernini in its midst like romes piazza navona, nor any neon corporate hustle making the night day like times square in new york. Tahrir square chronicles the 2011 peoplepowered revolt in egypts tahrir square that brought down a dictator and changed egypt forever.
They took over a city square and in 18 days, they brought down a regime. Tahrir square cairo egypt map, guide documentary help you to know more about egyptian revolution of january 25 2011 by hurghada excursions. Cairos tahrir square seen here in january isnt actually a square its a traffic circle. Image caption protesters celebrated in tahrir square after president mubarak stood down tahrir square the sprawling, usually trafficchoked plaza at the heart of cairo became the hub of the. During the climax of the 2011 egyptian revolution, a young egyptian girl must go through the violent square to save her father. The square documentary brings egypts revolution to the big. It was widely suspected that many of the mubarak supporters who participated in the fighting were members of the the regimes plainclothes security force. Prior to 1919, tahrir square was called ismalia square, but after the revolution it quickly became known as tahrir square liberation square. The square, a stunning new documentary by jehane noujaim about the 2011 uprising in cairos tahrir square and its aftermath, epitomizes nonfiction film not just as. As violence breaks out in egypt again, channel 4 news asks what has changed. Tahrir square protesters defy army to keep egypts revolution alive this article is more than 9 years old focus now on push for a civilianled interim government and removal of emergency laws that.
With mohamed abdel koddous, sharif abdel kouddous, hosni mubarak. Making a film about a revolution without a resolution. In the following days, tahrir square continued to be the primary destination for protests in cairo. The bbc s magdi abdelhadi himself egyptianborn relives the drama on the final days of mubaraks 30 year rule and talks to egyptians about their hopes. Nov 22, 2011 image caption protesters celebrated in tahrir square after president mubarak stood down tahrir square the sprawling, usually trafficchoked plaza at the heart of cairo became the hub of the.
Director savonawhose background is in archaeology and anthropologyheaded over to cairos tahrir square with video camera in hand after watching aljazeera coverage of the thousands of angry. Ower 50,000 protesters first occupeed the square on 25 januar, durin which the auries wireless services wur reportit tae be impaired. After egypts tahrir square revolt, uncharted ground the. Tahrir square cairo egypt map, guide documentary help you. A netflix original documentary, the square is a riveting, deeply. From tahrir to tiananmen, city squares cant escape their history governments have tried to erase the evidence of some squares troubled pasts, but that doesnt mean theyve been forgotten. Dropping you right smackdab in the middle of a revolution, stefano savonas inspiring documentary on egypts 2011 uprising against president hosni mubarak gives viewers a groundlevel view of. That is especially true with the fascinating documentary tahrir.
Jan 16, 2014 the square, a stunning new documentary by jehane noujaim about the 2011 uprising in cairos tahrir square and its aftermath, epitomizes nonfiction film not just as a way to deepen. Where to watch jehane noujaim documentaries international. Egyptians work to reclaim a tahrir tainted by sexual assault. Watch the square, the egyptian documentary by jehane noujaim. On 25 january 2011 tahrir square became the focal point for a public outpouring of anger against the rule of hosni mubarak.
Its like a city in itself antigovernment protesters in egypt are continuing their occupation of cairos tahrir square for a 16th day and have blocked the entrance to parliament. Ten months after the revolution in egypt brought down the 30year regime of president hosni mubarak, director khaled sayed returned to tahrir square in cairo, where the revolution started. Egyptianamerican filmmaker jehane noujaim tackles revolutionary egypt in her new documentary, the square. The square documentary brings egypts revolution to the. Jan 25, 20 on 25 january 2011 tahrir square became the focal point for a public outpouring of anger against the rule of hosni mubarak. Noujaim does fantastically in her awardwinning documentary the square. On friday night in tahrir square, the song of a contemporary, the egyptian icon abdelhalim hafez, blared from the speakers. Jun 11, 2012 dropping you right smackdab in the middle of a revolution, stefano savonas inspiring documentary on egypts 2011 uprising against president hosni mubarak gives viewers a groundlevel view of.
Aug 11, 2011 a welcome contrast to the western medias birds eye view of the seismic january 2011 revolution in cairos tahrir square, the energetic verite documentary tahrir. Browse the independents complete collection of articles and commentary on tahrir square. January 25 revolution supporters fought antigovernment demonstrators in tahrir square in cairo, resulting in at least five deaths. We are now living in the state of tahrir, jokes ahmed hassan, a mirthful 20something protester, nearly six decades later. Film goes inside egypts revolution as we approach the third anniversary of the demonstrations in egypt, fresh air critic john powers. Or she could go to tahrir square in cairo, where many of her egyptian friends would be, as plans for a demonstration against egyptian.
Jun 07, 2012 director savonawhose background is in archaeology and anthropologyheaded over to cairos tahrir square with video camera in hand after watching aljazeera coverage of the thousands of angry. Awardwinning tahrir square documentary is the latest. Ancient cultural egypt tourist places, best trip from hurghada excursions to visit tahrir square in cairo tourist attractions tourism to visit umm kulthum museum. Jan 17, 2014 the square is a beautiful documentary. Bbc world service the documentary podcast, tahrir square. Theres no bernini in its midst like romes piazza navona, nor any neon corporate hustle making the night day like times square in. December 22, 2011 egyptian women protest in tahrir square. Shot in the center of egypts tahrir square from the beginning of the battles to the climax of the celebration, in tahrir square 18 days of egypts unfinished revolution helps audiences experience firsthand the peoplepowered revolt that brought down a dictator and changed egypt forever. The square is an awardwinning documentary that follows events and protests held in tahrir square.
Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with. The bbc s magdi abdelhadi himself egyptianborn relives the drama on the final days of mubaraks 30 year. The square is a 20 egyptianamerican documentary film by jehane noujaim, which depicts the ongoing egyptian crisis until 20, starting with the egyptian revolution of 2011 at tahrir square. Liberation square, as it captures a ground level view of events and what life was like in tahrir squarethere are a few people.
Tahrir square cairo, first anniversary of the egyptian. The film is wide in scope, covering two and a half years of political tumult. Feb, 2011 tahrir square protesters defy army to keep egypts revolution alive this article is more than 9 years old focus now on push for a civilianled interim government and removal of emergency laws that. Her film the square was also nominated for best documentary feature. In the follaein days tahrir square continued tae be the primary destination for protests in cairo. May 01, 2016 from tahrir to tiananmen, city squares cant escape their history governments have tried to erase the evidence of some squares troubled pasts, but that doesnt mean theyve been forgotten. Just beyond this location, looking west and north, is a collection of overlooked buildings that capture the history of modern egypt and render the revolutionary happenings in tahrir square all the more poignant. Egyptian women protest in tahrir square pbs newshour extra. Tahrir square the brief guide to cairos infamous square. Jan 25, 2012 directed by jon alpert, matthew oneill. Hassan is the buoyant main protagonist of jehane noujaims new documentary about egypts 2011 uprising, the square, which was nominated for an academy award on thursday the countrys first. Cairos tahrir square is the heart and soul of the film, where several young activists. Actually, the square has seen earlier demonstrations as well which have resulted in a revolution.
The square documentary brings egypts revolution to the big screen. From tahrir to tiananmen, city squares cant escape. Jul 05, 20 80 sexual assaults in one day the other story of tahrir square this article is more than 6 years old egypts women increasingly at risk of rape and sexual assault as rights groups warn of a. From tahrir to tiananmen, city squares cant escape their. And today, years after it was the site of antigovernment demonstrations, its a beautifully. It was widely suspected that many of the mubarak supporters who participated in the fighting were members of the the regimes plainclothes security force launching a coordinated attack on. The square, a new documentary film by jehane noujaim control room.
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