Jan 25: Egyptians Demonstrate, Not Celebrate?

Jan 25's first anniversary is a date for many firsts of Egypt's new beginning, from Parliaments early days to the emergency law lift to the unexpected release of detained blogger Maikel Nabil. But there is still a hunger that sustains ongoing protests.

The future of Egypt's Jan 25 movement is likely to involve more work, less protest.

Caledoniyya [3]

The Revolution Goes On

Egyptian diaspora mark the day with demands for Egypt's future. Egyptians have their work cut for them still a year on from the revolution's inception. The concern for Egypt's future is not limited to the denizen living within Egypt's vast borders. It applies to the expatriates living aboard who may not physically be there to protest in the revolution, but are there in mind and spirit. This blogger shares a video of Egyptians living in Germany, sharing their hopes for this special day.

Egyptian Chronicles [4]

#Jan25Two : Tomorrow a big day

Jan 25 round two? Anything is possible in this revolution. As for this Egyptian blogger, she has been involved in the revolution from the very beginning and has covered its events from beginning to its first birthday. Now, all she hopes is that it will reap the results that it promised.

The Next Web [5]

Since the 2011 uprising, Egypt’s first jailed blogger has been freed

The revolution's ideological battleground has been fought in the blogosphere, so naturally bloggers have suffered the brunt of oppression. Incidentally, on the anniversary of Jan 25, the first Egyptian blogger to be arrested after the fall of the old regime, Maikel Nabil, has been released in spite of three year prison sentence. "Maikel Nabil, the first Egyptian blogger to be jailed after former Egyptian president Hosny Mubarak stepped down from power, has been released."

Abu Aardvark's Middle East Blog [6]

Egypt's parliament gets to work

Candidates fought tooth and nail to get parliamentary seats. But the hard part isn't even over yet. FP blogger Marc Lynch speculates on the long road ahead for Egypt's new parliament. The real work towards change is just beginning. "The seating of the Parliament completes an important stage in Egypt's roadmap to a political transition. It hasn't been pretty. It hasn't been easy. It hasn't satisfied everyone. The Islamist victories scared a lot of people. The repeated outbreaks of horrific regime violence undermined its appeal."