The eighteen days of demonstrations by the Egyptian people that resulted in the overthrow of the Mubarak regime marks history for Egypt and for the Middle East. As the largest country in the region, Egypt is becoming an example for the people of other Middle East nations, suffering from repression by aristocratic leaders.
“Young protesters in Yemen squared off against security forces on Sunday, and some marched on the presidential palace here, witnesses said, as a third day of demonstrations sought to emulate the revolution in Egypt,” according to the New York Times.
On the day Hosni Mubarak resigned as Egypt’s president, former Egyptian Parliament member Moustafa El Gindy told MSNBC News, “I will teach my children to dream.”
The generation of Egyptians born today will not look at their country the same way their fathers did. The dream of their parents and grandparents is now their future, and it is a future that others in the Middle East now appear to seek for their countries as well.
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