| Written by Egla Negussie |
| Tuesday, 12 April 2011 21:46 |
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The Malcolm Wallop Fund for Conversations on Democracy hosted a student panel, “Emerging Democracies and their Struggle against Authoritarian Rule,” Monday in the Union East Ballroom.
One student from each country including Egypt, Libya, Iraq and Saudi Arabia led the discussion.
“We were invited by the Dean to speak on the panel and I thought it was a great idea because it would give people the chance to learn more about what is going on in my country from a source other than the media,” Carol Hany Tadros, panel speaks from Cairo said. “I thought that being the voice for my country and representing it is the least I can do since I am not able to be there and participate in the protests. The future is very vague and we have a long road before we achieve democracy, but we are optimistic,” he added.
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| Written by Egla Negussie |
| Tuesday, 05 April 2011 21:44 |
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The streets of Abidjan are quiet, homes are being shattered, and hundreds of people are dead or injured; nonetheless, protestors are determined to overthrow President Laurent Gbagbo and his supporters.
“The situation is hard since it’s mostly urban combats, so civilians are stuck home, can’t go out to buy food and other things they need, plus there’s a general insecurity with armed troupes everywhere, and bullets flying everywhere,” Emmanuel Amoikan, a UW chemical engineering student from Abidjan, Ivory Coast, said.
In 2010, an election was held following the end of Gbagbo’s regime.
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