Egypt has recently witnessed an unprecedented strike action in a regime that leaves no room for human rights or freedom of expression. It was described as the start of the 'revolution of the hungry".
Egypt is now on the verge of a major change; why:
1- Egyptians are now facing severe poverty and food shortage. According to the UN food program, 40% of Egyptians are below the poverty line.
2- Al Hizb al watani, the party that forms government, and its president Mubarak are failing to provide a uniting vision for the country. No vision or direction is offered to the nation. With no vision, people loose hope and the country continues to spiral down.
3- Corruption is now rampant and all governmental institutions are failing and disintegrating. The ruling party is offering no solution to the corruption problem. On the contrary, they are indeed an integral part of it.
4- A continuous agenda of using force and military courts to punish anyone who dares to challenge or speak against the government. This is particularly the case against members of Muslim Brotherhood who present the strongest political opposition to the ruling party and offer a vision to the nation.
5- The Egyptian government is viewed by many in the middle east as a corrupt and pro-US administration government. This was recently reinforced again by their recent response to the siege on Gaza and the Rafah / Gaza border incident.
Despite the years of fear and oppression that the Egyptians have been trained to accept, there is now the start of an obvious movement to resist oppression in Egypt. The recent action across the nation and particularly in Mahala is an indication of what is to come and what it will take to change Egypt from corruption to equality and from oppression to justice.
