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1 online resource (streaming video file) (28 min. 58 sec.) ; 174937571 bytes |
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It's an extraordinary feat of endurance and will. Salma el Tarzi is a popping, fizzing bundle of energy and exuberance who's been in Cairo's Tahrir Square from the outset, leading a corner of the protest. Despite the violent counter-attacks, the cold nights and the fear of government retribution she was there at the end when belligerent Hosni Mubarak let go.At 33, Salma el Tarzi has never known any other leader. Hosni Mubarak has ruled Egypt with such ruthless authority many call him The Last Pharaoh and very few dared to do anything other than quietly comply with his administration. Criticism, dissent even whispered disagreement would risk attracting the attention of Mubarak's henchmen, summary imprisonment, torture, even death.Now all those years of resentment and bottled up rage have exploded. Social media has fuelled and accelerated the movement for change and a crowd ebbing and flowing in the hundreds of thousands has made Cairo's Tahrir Square the centre of the revolution. And there from day one, rallying her corner of the people's protest is Salma, crying out for Hosni Mubarak to relinquish power and for democracy to take his place."It's so beautiful and so ugly at the same time. Everyone in this square is walking with their backs straight for the first times in their lives, and you can see it in our posture, if we are not limping because we've been beaten we are walking with the posture of our heads held high." - Salma El Tarzi - Protester, Tahrir SquareIn this portrait of a revolution and one extraordinary participant, reporter Mark Corcoran follows Salma's personal journey and her stoic, excited, expectant and at times fearful resistance."Personally, my fear is if it doesn't work out I'm going to be kidnapped, I am going to go to jail and I'm going to be tortured to death, this is my personal concern and this is the concern of all the people." Salma El Tarzi - Protester, Tahrir SquareDuring this challenging assignment, the Foreign Correspondent crew have had their moments in the maelstrom as well. Corcoran and his crew were attacked when pro-Mubarak mobs were unleashed on the square and later producer Greg Wilesmith, cameraman Craig Berkman and a local support staffer were detained by vigilantes and later military police |
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Closed captioning in English |
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Broadcast 2011-02-15 at 20:00:00 |
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Classification: NC |
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Civil rights -- Political aspects.
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Democracy -- Citizen participation.
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Mubarak, Muhammad Husni, 1928-.
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Presidents -- Elections.
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Protest movements.
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Revolutions.
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Egypt -- Cairo.
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Streaming video
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Corcoran, Mark, host
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El Tarzi, Salma, contributor
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Nour, Ayman, contributor
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Tarzi, Hassan El, contributor
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