In Cairo’s Tahrir Square

Abdelrahman Ayyash was a college student in January 2011 when he joined demonstrations that would, in less than a month, force Egypt’s longtime authoritarian ruler, Hosni Mubarak, to step down. Now a human rights activist, Ayyash tells what happened next, from the democratic election of a Muslim Brotherhood candidate to a military coup and the swift return of a repressive government.

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