1. What do the protests in Egypt make you feel ?
The protests make me feel proud; proud of my people, of my country, of myself and my future. I felt bad at the very beginning for not being with my people in Cairo. But after the news blackout, I realized that I can still do more from Washington.
2. Do you think your countrymen will continue with their protests until Mubarak steps down from office ?
Yes, till the very last breath !
3. Should Mubarak leave, who do you think is best to lead Egypt ?
I'll let fair elections in Egypt pick the best person to lead Egypt. I don't have the right to decide in behalf of the millions of Egyptians. What I know is that we can't allow another one-man show. With fair elections, everyone has a fair chance for the presidency.
4. Do you believe that the U.S. will play a vital role in forcing Mubarak to leave Egypt ?
They should but are not doing that obviously. The U.S. has shown that its policy of promoting freedom and democracy all over the world is a big lie. Its only concern are its interests in the region. The U.S. are on the wrong side in the Egyptian crisis and the whole world sees it.
5. What is the Muslim Brotherhood ? Do you think that it represents the best interest of the Egyptian people ?
The Muslim Brotherhood started out as a functional, peaceful party in Egypt. Extremists do not sympathize with them contrary to what most people think. They are not in any way related to Al Qaeda. In fact, Al Qaeda wrote a book criticizing the Muslim Brotherhood for taking part in political and democratic dialogue. One major misconception about the Muslim Brotherhood is that they represent the majority of Egyptians. They don't. They only represent only 20% of the population. Hoever,it remains the largest opposition party, because Mubarak has wiped out everyone else. Mubarak is using the Muslim Brotherhood as a bogeyman to scare both the U.S. and Egyptians with a me-or-them-the-terrorists scheme. I'm a Muslim and I don't belong to the Muslim Brotherhood.
6. What can you say about the intimidation and physical injury that international journalists experience as Mubarak tries to control the news that comes out of Egypt ?
It's the way the government deals with the current issues. It does not require intelligence to realize that intimidating journalists means you're hiding something that is REALLY bad. Mubarak and his people have no right to do so, and must be punished.
7. Do you feel that the abscence of a single popular opposition leader makes it extremely difficult for Egypt to kick out Mubarak ?
No. On the contrary, not having one right now proves that there's no political agenda behind what's going on in Egypt.And it gives the people more power to push forward. Now, Mubarak is facing the "people", not an opposition leader who he can blame and prosecute.
8.What do you think will happen to Egypt once Mubarak leaves ?
The people will have a transitional government with respectable and trusted people who will help make the necessary constitutional amendments. Fair and clean elections will follow. after that, the new government can work on building a better future for Egypt and its people.
9. What do you think is the best thing that Egypt is showing to the whole world through all the protest actions ?
Egyptians are showing to the whole world how a people can reclaim dignity, how a people are capable of achieving democracy through peaceful means. This revolution has brought out the best in everyone.
Note : Hosni Mubarak left Egypt on the 12th of February. Congratulations to the Egyptian people for showing the whole world that democracy can be achieved in the Arab world through a peaceful revolution. Long live Egypt and its people !
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