Matthew Bell

Matthew Bell is a Jerusalem-based Middle East reporter. He has been with The World since 2001 and has filed stories from cities across the US and abroad.

The New Egyptian Flag

August 1, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Khaled Fahmy (Photo: AUC)

I went out to the American University in Cairo campus on the outskirts of town the other day to speak with AUC historian, Khaled Fahmy. An Egyptian flag hangs in Fahmy’s office window, which is a pretty big deal. “I wrote a book against nationalism,” Fahmy told me. “I never carried the flag, and I would look down on people who did carry the flag.” Here is some audio from our conversation, where Fahmy talks about how his feelings toward Egypt’s national flag have completely changed since the revolution.

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Egypt: Protest and Popular Revolt

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Guard: 15- Sergio Ramos García wear kaka soccer cleats (55 ‘ Thiago Alcantara wear van persie cleats), 16- Sergio Busquets wear nani cleats, 2- Raúl Albiol Tortajada wear lionel messi soccer cleats, 17- Alvaro Arbeloa wear david villa cleats
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32 minutes Spain 1-0 lead, Alvaro Negredo wear puma soccer cleats ! Xavier Hernandez Creus wear mizuno soccer cleats midline send accurate Alvaro Negredo like to buy soccer cleats, long after the offside success the ball on his chest, turned from the break!
39 minutes Spain a 2-0 lead, Alvaro Negredo wear cheap soccer jerseys scored second goals! The issue before Andrés Iniesta wear cesc fabregas cleats sent straight, and David Villa Sánchez wear andres iniesta cleats box heel no-look pass in Alvaro Negredo wear wayne rooney cleats, scored the door easily
43 minutes David Villa Sánchez wear wesley sneijder cleats defender arm, Xavier Hernandez Creus wear fernando torres cleats shot hit penalty directly break free! Spain 3-0 up!
50 minutes Alvaro Negredo wear gerard pique cleats cross manufacturing corner after corner tactics, the Andrés Iniesta wear sergio aguero cleats for cross, Sergio Ramos García door shot score! Spain 4-0 lead! The Spanish national team unity under the Barcelona football club and real Madrid players first assists goals between!
59 minutes Spain get 5-0 up, Juan Mata wear ronaldinho cleats right under the ball, she had the cross and the road after stopping the ball David Villa Sánchez wear cristiano ronaldo cleats left foot score!
The 79th minute Xabi Alonso wear didier drogba cleats free-kick from the right, David Villa Sánchez wear zlatan ibrahimovic cleats penalty left PAWS shoot break points, the Spanish 6-0 lead!
Spain (4-3-3) :
Goalkeeper: 1- Iker Casillas wear pato cleats
Guard: 15- Sergio Ramos García wear kaka soccer cleats (55 ‘ Thiago Alcantara wear van persie cleats), 16- Sergio Busquets wear nani cleats, 2- Raúl Albiol Tortajada wear lionel messi soccer cleats, 17- Alvaro Arbeloa wear david villa cleats
Midfielder: 14- Xabi Alonso wear nike ctr360 maestri ii elite, 8- Xavier Hernandez Creus wear nike total 90 laser iii (46 ‘ Francesc Fàbregas wear nike total 90 laser elite), 6- Andrés Iniesta wear nike tiempo legend iv
Striker: 13- Juan Mata wear nike mercurial vapor superfly, 7- David Villa Sánchez wear nike mercurial vapor superfly ii, 11- Alvaro Negredo (61′ Fernando Llorente Torres wear nike mercurial vapor superfly ii safari)
Liechtenstein (4-4-2) :
Goalkeeper: 1- Peter Jehle wear nike mercurial vapor superfly iii
Guard: 3-mike Stocklasa wear adidas adipure iv trx, 4-Rachel Martin Neil wear nike mercurial vapor superfly safari iii, 6-Martin Stocklasa wear adidas world cup sg, 21-richie borg
Midfielder: 20-veith fragonard wear adidas f50 adizero prime trx (71 ‘D-hassler), 13-bucher wear adidas f50 adizero womens (81′ bell), 10-Frederick wear adidas f50 adizero trx, 11-Boolean cut MEL wear adidas adipower predator trx
Striker: 9-baker (89 ‘hansel German wear adidas predator x trx), 15-N-hassler

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The New Egyptian Flag

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