July 22, 2013
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In Egypt, more than half the population is under the age of twenty-five, and in the capital a generation of young people are spending their formative years in the ongoing revolution. It’s hard to tell what they’re learning—some of the educated ones, like Salama, are engaged in organizing, but many are there for the thrill of the fight. Opposition has always been the easiest stance; until now, no one has been able to build something that works for a positive change. Tamarrod, for all its energy, has an uncertain future. “Tamarrod was an idea instead of a political organization,” Salama explained. El-Haddad stated, “The outcome has to come from democratic means, and not from one part of the population using the military to bully others.”
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