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DESCRIPTION:July 17th,  Thurs. 7 p.m. Film Showing, "The Square, The Egyptian 
 Revolution and the Story Behind the Headlines" a film by Jehane 
 Noujaim\n\nBelow is an excerpt of a review by Walter Addiego on SFGate:\n 
 \n"'The Square' is a powerful documentary about the would-be revolution 
 that began in 2011 with protests in Cairo's Tahrir Square. Much of the 
 movie's force comes from personalizing the events that led to Hosni Mubarak 
 stepping down after 30 years in power.\nEgyptian American filmmaker Jehane 
 Noujaim ("Control Room") sympathizes with the protesters, giving us the 
 view from the streets filled by mostly young idealists hoping to push their 
 nation toward democracy. Emblematic of these highly energized activists is 
 Ahmed Hassan, a passionate and personable man in his mid-20s who declares, 
 "Good things are coming! Good things!"\nThe widely publicized protests in 
 the square generated this kind of intense optimism, which briefly seems 
 justified, and reached a peak when Mubarak resigned in February 2011. Much 
 was made of the use of social media, cameras and computers by the 
 demonstrators to win support in the outside world.\nA different perspective 
 is offered by Magdy Ashour, an older family man whose membership in the 
 Muslim Brotherhood, which long opposed Mubarak, led to his imprisonment and 
 torture by the regime.\nThe idealists soon learn that their erstwhile 
 comrades in the Brotherhood have their own agenda. When Mohamed Morsi, the 
 Brotherhood's presidential candidate, is elected and quickly takes on even 
 more powers than his predecessor, protests erupt again, leading to his 
 ouster."\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/07/13/18758552.php
SUMMARY:Screening of "The Square" 7-17-14
LOCATION:Revolution Books, 2425 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA 94704
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/07/13/18758552.php
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