Protesters across U.S. support Egyptians

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http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2011-01-29-protest-america_N.htm

Thousands of people in Egypt who flooded streets in riots calling for President Hosni Mubarak to step down were joined Saturday by relatives and supporters at protests in major American cities.

"Mubarak will go. If not today, then tomorrow," Magdy Al-Abady, 39, of Chicago, said during a demonstration downtown in front of the Egyptian consulate's office. The genomics researcher, with an Egyptian flag draped over his shoulders, said his brother and parents were protesting in Egypt and he was speaking often with his brother.

Protesters also gathered outside the United Nations complex in New York City, filled the street in front of the Egyptian embassy in Washington and marched through downtown San Francisco to show solidarity with the uprising.

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"We want to say to the U.S. administration: Stop supporting terror — terror and dictatorship," said Omar Ali, 21, of San Francisco, referring to the Mubarak regime. "Either you stand for democracy or not."


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Egyptian-Americans across U.S. join in protesting against Mubarak
http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/01/29/egypt.protest.egyptian.americans/index.html?hpt=T2

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1. I was just downtown earlier

if I knew they where protesting, I would have walked past to voice my support.

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2. A Primer On Following Egyptian Protests On Twitter

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/01/28/133307784/a-primer-on-following-egyptian-protests-on-twitter

Over the course of the day, protests have spread across Egypt to most of the major cities, with some crowds reported in the tens of thousands. In the last couple hours alone, protesters in Cairo have torched a police department and police vehicles, as well as the ruling party's headquarters. The government has also attempted to block all communications coming out of Egypt, but word is still getting out — including through Twitter.

Whether you're on Twitter or are just interested in checking out relevant users, there are a number of Twitter accounts that have served as riveting play-by-plays of today's protests.

(list at link)
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/01/28/133307784/a-primer-on-following-egyptian-protests-on-twitter

been following monaeltahawy
here she is on You Tube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhpGzIpJPQs
her article in the guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/jan/29/egypt-mubarak-tunisia-palestine