Egypt....Explained!

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  • čas přidán 4. 07. 2013
  • **EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS ARE EXEMPT FROM TIME LIMITS :-p**
    The situation in Egypt is extremely complicated and changing constantly. The arguments between the military and the Muslim Brotherhood go back over half a century and they are much more complicated than the press tends to give them credit for.
    I just wanted to share a tiny bit of context to help the world understand the different stakeholders, what they want, why they're angry, and why the first democratically elected leader of Egypt lasted so little time.
    Thank you very much to Mohktar Awad for spending so much time on the phone with me yesterday setting me straight!
    References
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt_h...
    Egypt's military bails out the country
    english.ahram.org.eg/News/2845...
    The Muslim Brotherhood
    www.cnn.com/2013/07/03/world/a...
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_...)
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_...)
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim_B...
    Gamal Nasser
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Off...)
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamal_A...
    Mubarak
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hosni_M...

Komentáře • 4,3K

  • @HanyChahine
    @HanyChahine Před 7 lety +283

    Hank, as an Egyptian, I have to say you nailed it. That's exactly what happened. It's amazing for me to see an American who is able to understand that mess.

    • @syntheticfox_real
      @syntheticfox_real Před 7 lety +8

      What's happening there now? I ain't heard for them in 2 years.

    • @HanyChahine
      @HanyChahine Před 7 lety +45

      Not much actually, the general who lead the military coup became president, and everything went back very quickly to how it was before 2011, except may be that the economic situation is worse, and the human rights situation is at the rock-bottom.

    • @robnor1029
      @robnor1029 Před 5 lety +1

      Hany Chahine any further updates for those outside of Egypt? I hope things have continued to improve

    • @aman1503
      @aman1503 Před 5 lety +4

      same old same old everyone protesting in public get charged with something like attempting to coup or something the media totally blind the military/government keeps all the industry and contracting in their pockets (for example the gov will say we want to build this completely useless thing so military take this large sum of many out of the people pockets and build it )and they are the same thing the only free platform is social media but be careful not to get too popular or u will get f****

    • @aman1503
      @aman1503 Před 5 lety +4

      @@charlottetalaat5651 last time i checked there was no freedom of speech the majority of economy is still ruled by the military the people are miserable and can't speak freely except in social media
      and guess what every thing is still expensive af for the meddle class

  • @KetieSaner
    @KetieSaner Před 8 lety +304

    "So that the military can remain selling refrigerators and chickens and stuff..."

    • @zomy2k
      @zomy2k Před 7 lety +18

      Ketie Saner it's funny because it's true

    • @zomy2k
      @zomy2k Před 7 lety +6

      Dawnless I as fellow Egyptian agree.

    • @bulletz510
      @bulletz510 Před 6 lety +2

      Rip the chickens 😂😂

    • @aman1503
      @aman1503 Před 5 lety +4

      not only that they own the largest biscus company in Egypt one of the four telecom companies and they basically controls all the contracting business from bridges to cities

    • @aman1503
      @aman1503 Před 5 lety

      @@charlottetalaat5651
      you got one thing right the economy is stable now
      best of luck for you and follow your dreams.
      I'm also hopping to get the f out of there 😂

  • @salmagamal5676
    @salmagamal5676 Před 8 lety +130

    thanks hank ,as an Egyptian I can say that's a really good explanation
    though I would really like to see u explaining how things are going nowadays because nobody seems to understand anything, seriously.......

    • @Flowercation
      @Flowercation Před 8 lety

      I second that.

    • @eleanortaylor4768
      @eleanortaylor4768 Před 7 lety +6

      ^^^^ I'm not from Egypt, but an update would be super good!

    • @dodopro5778
      @dodopro5778 Před 7 lety +2

      Nothing that much is going on, but our currency is dropping which makes it sort of a crisis for us

    • @syntheticfox_real
      @syntheticfox_real Před 7 lety +2

      I ain't heard anything from Egypt for 2 years so I'm still wondering what is going on there.

    • @salmagamal5676
      @salmagamal5676 Před 7 lety +4

      Synthetic Fox Inc. well...basically we're living in a comedy show where everything happening is so ironic u can't tell if it was a joke.
      Nobody has a clue how to explain what happened these past 3 years 😂😂

  • @omaral-nizamy3396
    @omaral-nizamy3396 Před 8 lety +95

    We have a saying here in egypt "It's not a country that has an army, but an army that has a country"... #PrayForEgypt

    • @narutoshipuddenultimatenin91
      @narutoshipuddenultimatenin91 Před 5 lety

      Omar Al-Nizamy wallahy 3andk 7a2

    • @ahmedabdelsabor7087
      @ahmedabdelsabor7087 Před 4 lety +3

      That’s Voltaire talking about Prussia which the Egyptian intellectuals quote to describe the situation not an Egyptian saying

    • @NadaAhmed-mt3rb
      @NadaAhmed-mt3rb Před 4 lety +1

      The army has the country already

    • @omargt738
      @omargt738 Před 3 lety +4

      @@Billythetoaster2004
      "يسقط يسقط حكم العسكر احنا في دولة ولا معسكر"

  • @TwoAwesomePvPers
    @TwoAwesomePvPers Před 10 lety +134

    As an expat who lives in Egypt, I found this video... actually accurate. I'd like to see an update on this video including what happened with the most recent elections.

    • @glamoroushype8568
      @glamoroushype8568 Před 2 lety

      @Ghost The Chosen One ffs you expect that sisi stops covid?

  • @mikhamarvin1
    @mikhamarvin1 Před 7 lety +11

    You are LITERALLY the first person I ever found on the internet that doesn't talk out of his/her ass!! You know what your talking about and have some good sources, which therefor makes you a hell of a good person to follow and listen too!! Cheers mate and I do recommend everyone to follow and subscribe this awesome guy! Keep up the good work mate!!

  • @sherohn2116
    @sherohn2116 Před 2 lety +5

    Update 2022: Mubarak is back, his name is El-sisi this time 😂😂

  • @UdyKumra
    @UdyKumra Před 8 lety +36

    "It's other d-words too."
    Best line ever.

  • @marmarmar615
    @marmarmar615 Před 11 lety +9

    I'm Egyptian and I'm so incredibly thankful Hank made this video. It means so much to see that his caring thoughts are with us, despite our complicated history. He could easily choose to remain apathetic, but his ability to connect with people outisde of his sphere gives me hope.

    • @MsDogleaf
      @MsDogleaf Před rokem

      This video is sooo old
      any new updates ??

  • @brie015
    @brie015 Před 11 lety +5

    Since you do all the science videos, I often forget how well rounded your interests are. Thanks for reminding me that it's important to know/study/learn about a variety of subjects. Also, this video was fascinating, informative, and --as always-- engaging.

  • @NZ.YouTube
    @NZ.YouTube Před 8 lety +3

    Thanks Mokhtar Awad and vlogbrothers, nice video

  • @moamenmoataz6135
    @moamenmoataz6135 Před 6 lety +223

    I'm Egyptian, if anyone is waiting for an update, here it is: "We need help" 😂

    • @dashmatt7445
      @dashmatt7445 Před 5 lety +5

      Moamen Moataz not anymore, Sisi is here

    • @dyaaeisa57
      @dyaaeisa57 Před 5 lety +15

      @@dashmatt7445 spotted the christian victum role player

    • @dashmatt7445
      @dashmatt7445 Před 5 lety +1

      Dyaa Eisa yes you did

    • @violetrose415
      @violetrose415 Před 4 lety

      @@dyaaeisa57 But a lot actually suffer...

    • @NadaAhmed-mt3rb
      @NadaAhmed-mt3rb Před 4 lety +7

      @@dashmatt7445 we muslims in egypt support Sisi and by the way he is a very religious Muslim

  • @PoliticalPlayer
    @PoliticalPlayer Před 8 lety +77

    Is there going to be an update on this?

    • @feastguy101
      @feastguy101 Před 8 lety +14

      +Star Splitter the country is democratiish, with a basic Army-Liberal coalition. And a religious insurgency in Sinai. The Muslim Brotherhood is illegal again.

    • @OmarKhaled-it1jm
      @OmarKhaled-it1jm Před 7 lety +1

      from a global economic perspective its kinda improving, from a citizen's perspective its actually worse in many ways. Infrastructure now is getting the lead in spending over supporting subsidised goods and services ( the right thing to do but the hard one to take IMO ). Thus making living conditions harder on the people for the short and middle term

    • @glamoroushype8568
      @glamoroushype8568 Před 3 lety

      i hope egypt is working on the oblisco tower i believe?

  • @MamdouhAhmed
    @MamdouhAhmed Před 9 lety +13

    There should be a part 2 for this video.

  • @Shrooblord
    @Shrooblord Před 11 lety +2

    Never has anything even remotely educational made me laugh and enjoy it so much as I have being since I discovered the wonderful vlogbrothers. Thank you for what must be two or three years of great content for me now!
    Keep strong, Egyptians. My thoughts go out to you at this time.

  • @daliaaaaaaaaaa
    @daliaaaaaaaaaa Před 11 lety +4

    Being a half Egyptian living in England and quite confused as well as worried about the general situation of my paternal country, I found this to be a greatly informative and just generally an awesome summary. Thanks Hank for yet another fab video!

  • @thevictoriaeuphoria
    @thevictoriaeuphoria Před 11 lety +5

    This was one of my favourite videos from all of your channels. Very nicely done and if you are thinking about starting a current events channel I think that would be a fantastic idea. Too many people simply do not understand politics outside their own country and that really hurts the ability for the global community to progress. Thank you!

  • @mishal132
    @mishal132 Před 11 lety +3

    These "Explained" videos are so great at explicating complex politics, I really would love to see a series!!

  • @AlexDahlberry
    @AlexDahlberry Před 11 lety

    WOW this was a beyond clear video. Thank you! You and John are often amazing at explaining complicated things liek this, but when you try to stick to a four minute time frame it can get a little rushed and unclear. So thank you for the length of this and clarity and such. So good.

  • @mogalbogal
    @mogalbogal Před 10 lety +1

    Wow, that was more informative and concise than any explanation I've seen on the news.

  • @TheRachaelLefler
    @TheRachaelLefler Před 10 lety +9

    yeah, I used to have a long-distance relationship with an egyptian man and he told me about some of this stuff, truly fascinating.

    • @Revstar89
      @Revstar89 Před 10 lety

      interesting

    • @TheRachaelLefler
      @TheRachaelLefler Před 10 lety +4

      lol... they're nice, it's a hell of a long, expensive flight though

  • @alexdroner4068
    @alexdroner4068 Před 4 lety +4

    6 years update, Egypt....Explained again.

    • @affanshikoh5069
      @affanshikoh5069 Před 4 lety +1

      YESSSSS OH MY GOD. Why is the world sleeping on EGYPT?! THE CRISIS THERE IS HUGE

  • @Waelgomaa777
    @Waelgomaa777 Před 11 lety +1

    Incredible how you summarized such complex situation in few minutes, as an Egyptian who is very familiar with the situation, I recommend this 'Coles Notes' version to anyone wants to know whats going on in Egypt it is way better than confused media version. Great job and keep up the good work !!

  • @hansrach
    @hansrach Před 11 lety

    Wow! That was amazing, you told me exactly what I wanted to know and did it in a timely manor. Keep being awesome!

  • @jillyfromblockbuster
    @jillyfromblockbuster Před 10 lety +3

    As a fellow nerd, and someone who lived in Cairo from 2009-2013 (PRIME REVOLUTION TIME!) I want to thank you for this, belated as the thanks may be. When people would hear I had been living in Egypt, the invariable reaction was usually a wide-eyed, holy moley reaction, followed soon after by an "Oh crap, I don't really know what was going on over there I hope she doesn't ask me what I think of it..." I was able to direct them to this video, and the next time I saw them they seemed so much more relaxed and knowledgeable. That's down to you and the simple, straight-forward breakdown you've provided. Of course, it's all extremely complex, but I'd rather people heard this and had the Cole's Notes version rather than that deer-in-the-headlights look!

  • @SpazzyMcGee1337
    @SpazzyMcGee1337 Před 9 lety +103

    I'd assume a military like Egypt's would be corrupt, but it seems like they are having a positive influence on the course of Egypt.

    • @SpazzyMcGee1337
      @SpazzyMcGee1337 Před 9 lety +5

      Thanks for the firsthand perspective.
      And FYI, typically one would say "hell yes they do" instead of "yes hell they do".

    • @marcushl
      @marcushl Před 9 lety +24

      They have crushed protesters of all kinds, murdering thousands of them, many shot dead in the street. They're restricted rights, including the right to speech and assembly. They imprisoned Egypt's first elected ruler.

    • @SpazzyMcGee1337
      @SpazzyMcGee1337 Před 9 lety +14

      marcushl Isn't the Muslim Brotherhood's stance on democracy that once they have been democratically elected democracy has served its purpose and is no longer necessary?

    • @marcushl
      @marcushl Před 9 lety +6

      SpazzyMcGee1337 That criticism could be levelled at most political parties in the region.

    • @SpazzyMcGee1337
      @SpazzyMcGee1337 Před 9 lety +2

      marcushl Fair enough, but as a religious group they are uniquely able to do so.

  • @SpadesHeart
    @SpadesHeart Před 11 lety

    This really was the most informative video I've seen about this entire thing. I sincerely thank you.

  • @alexalexandrakis8205
    @alexalexandrakis8205 Před 2 lety +1

    You actually summarised a very complex country very well. Well done.👍

  • @TheBlindAssassin93
    @TheBlindAssassin93 Před 11 lety +3

    UGH THANK YOU. As a Middle Eastern studies major, I've been trying to explain this whole Egypt thing to all of my friends and family, but I'm terrible with words and I just end up getting aggravated that they don't understand and start shouting at them in Arabic. I'm going to show them this video now so that they can understand. Thank you!!

  • @lindseyclair921
    @lindseyclair921 Před 8 lety +3

    Hank, I know that these videos take a long time to make, but is there a possibility we could get a video like this about Cuba and their conflict with America? Maybe since we're coming up on the one year mark of the announcement?

  • @Blintzchan
    @Blintzchan Před 11 lety

    THANK YOU!! I just used this to help write a paper!! It helped clear up a LOT of questions I had.

  • @isabellasong5216
    @isabellasong5216 Před 11 lety

    Thank you for taking time to talk about this :)

  • @dlynn1995
    @dlynn1995 Před 10 lety +4

    It would be awesome if you did a simillar video on the patriot act!!! Im not sure about every one else but, with snowden and such it seems like people should understand the patriot act a little better. oh! and you guys are just amazing!!

  • @zeyadelsayed4991
    @zeyadelsayed4991 Před 10 lety +5

    Let me correct this, from an Egyptian
    Egyptian people did not wait for American support. When Americans claimed and boasted that Egyptians want their support, which was unproven, Egyptians went to the streets and publicly announced their lack of giving any shits.

  • @Jinahuya
    @Jinahuya Před 10 lety

    Hank, thank you very much. I had a hard time trying to understand what was happening in Egypt and you managed to explain it very well.

  • @wqtidwocppcokcnkmk28
    @wqtidwocppcokcnkmk28 Před 11 lety

    Thanks for this! It really opend my perspective

  • @alliekay7846
    @alliekay7846 Před 10 lety +11

    Hank will you please explain the situation in Ukraine?

  • @dresden
    @dresden Před 10 lety +8

    Jeez, this is like Game of thrones in real life!!!

  • @mido01239
    @mido01239 Před 5 lety

    Thank you for making this!

  • @GregSamsa999
    @GregSamsa999 Před 10 lety

    That article is deffinitley interesting, thank you.
    Still, John or Hank explaining it definitely adds something to the update.

  • @aycaramba9540
    @aycaramba9540 Před 10 lety +5

    where can I buy those "military chickens"? :)

    • @mohamedomar92
      @mohamedomar92 Před 9 lety

      ***** you need to educate yourself too :)

    • @mohanafy9264
      @mohanafy9264 Před 6 lety

      Ay Caramba
      From the military supermarkes
      and am not joking about it 😂😂😂

    • @ZW3AThePatriot
      @ZW3AThePatriot Před 5 lety +2

      You must get the Egyptian Nationality ..

  • @hossam2119
    @hossam2119 Před 7 lety +17

    New Update which u don't know, EVERY Young Egyptian gets from 1 to 3 years compulsory service in the Egyptian Army, so there are no Sacred bound between people and the Egyptian Army, coz the Egyptian Army are the Egyptian people ( son,father, uncle, friend, neighbor, brother ) , Egyptian Army are not like some of the Arabian Armies (rented personals: mostly) So we're the ones whose protecting ourselves....therefore the Egyptian Army are the Egyptian people.Thats why most of the Egyptians like the Army coz if we hated them or denied them, means we hate or deny ourselves

    • @AdventurerSmithy
      @AdventurerSmithy Před 7 lety

      I'm curious, does that include women or just young men?

    • @ahmedelmallah3237
      @ahmedelmallah3237 Před 7 lety +1

      Really ?!

    • @mr.skarkasm7755
      @mr.skarkasm7755 Před 6 lety +1

      **Me:Actually has a cousin that served in the army**
      My cousin was sent a punk and came back a man, He never drove for some general's wife, and he never took a free labour job worked in some factory, for 2 years it was constant training and exercise, Though he didn't get any combat experience (as where he was posted he was on guard duty to some base or another idk) He wishes he did, because he disliked how all his training went to waste on some guard duty in a base in the middle of the desert :P

  • @meganmahoney9270
    @meganmahoney9270 Před 11 lety

    Thanks so much Hank. I was really confused before, but you explained it in an awesome way. Thanks and dftba!

  • @RoaaMegahed
    @RoaaMegahed Před 10 lety +1

    Hank Green, you are a great person! Firstly, I agree with you on almost everything except your opinion on Morsi. (Or maybe I agree, but because I didn't get much of your opinion on him as you didn't say much on that.)
    Morsi was a genius. He was so smart, and he really wanted good for Egypt, but that was the problem. Egypt didn't need someone who just wanted good for it, it needed someone who knows how to lead. That was a thing you needed to make 4 different major factions and many other minor ones follow you, in order to do good to this country.
    Other than that, you did great analysing this. I am actually surprised you got that very fine view of the situation. Great job and bless you!

  • @Hyf5
    @Hyf5 Před 9 lety +8

    2 year later, Still..... haven't..... found..... the...... path. *falls down and stop breathing*

  • @TheMaYsSA2
    @TheMaYsSA2 Před 10 lety +14

    you should also talk about Tunisia i mean it's where the whole revolutions thing started ^^

    • @ghadibahadi3530
      @ghadibahadi3530 Před 10 lety

      you wrong the first country arabian got started the revolution is algeria

    • @ghadibahadi3530
      @ghadibahadi3530 Před 10 lety

      ghadi bahadi
      in 1992

    • @matthewgoodman7588
      @matthewgoodman7588 Před 10 lety +7

      ghadi bahadi explain, actually though the spark of the Arab Spring is credited with the fruit seller who set himself on fire in protest of the Tunisian government

    • @snowcherryleopard
      @snowcherryleopard Před 10 lety +1

      ghadi bahadi I think the person meant the Arab Springs

    • @ToTheLimit123
      @ToTheLimit123 Před 10 lety +1

      ghadi bahadi he meant the recent chain of revolutions, and Egypt had a revolution in 1952...

  • @meganjeg
    @meganjeg Před 11 lety

    Thanks, that helped me understand what is happening so much better!

  • @captaindoubleday
    @captaindoubleday Před 7 lety

    I'm writing an essay on the conflict between religion and law in Egypt for my Comparative Politics class and am including the recent protests as one of my main points so this video is very helpful. Thanks a lot!

  • @ThatShyGuyMatt
    @ThatShyGuyMatt Před 10 lety +13

    While alot of this is true, in the end its always been about Jerusalem.

  • @Danielhuren
    @Danielhuren Před 10 lety +4

    wait so the Egyptian military is run independently of the government by economist that just want stability if i understand this properly right?

    • @uzbekistanplaystaion4BIOScrek
      @uzbekistanplaystaion4BIOScrek Před 10 lety +3

      Yeah, in the traditional sense they are more of a paramilitary corporation.

    • @CzechAvailabilitie
      @CzechAvailabilitie Před 10 lety

      There actually quite a few countries where the military is at least partially independent from the actual government. Sometimes this can be positive and means they can avoid being influenced if someone a bit sinister and non sensible takes power* but it mostly means they can pretty much replace any government they don't like by using force. This is part of the reason why there were so many military dictatorships in Latin America in the 20th century. The other part was the USA interfering.
      *An example of this is how the Turkish military see themselves as a bulwark against religious extremism in government. However being secular doesn't mean they are good guys. Just ask the the Kurds.

    • @CzechAvailabilitie
      @CzechAvailabilitie Před 10 lety

      Stability has it's perks they put it ahead of democracy and human rights. They don't really care if the person in charge is an authoritarian as long he isn't incompetent and the country is stable. Egypt went through decades of stable dictatorship without the military caring.

    • @Cageph
      @Cageph Před 10 lety

      ***** Thats considering the military actually gives free-elections which has never happened in history and in egyption history the military is one that had ruled egypt for the last 60 years or so it is unlikely egypt will become a democracy after such a coup.

  • @bakesmithskitchen2253
    @bakesmithskitchen2253 Před 8 lety

    Wow. Learned a lot, really fast. Does this mode of delivery make my battery run down faster? Splendid job. xx

  • @JustaAmerican1
    @JustaAmerican1 Před 10 lety +1

    A absolutely marvelous explanation! Thank you!

  • @OneOneEightAndrew
    @OneOneEightAndrew Před 10 lety +12

    Thank you for helping me with homework.
    Heh.

  • @sabrinaali729
    @sabrinaali729 Před 10 lety +8

    Can you teach my gov class?

  • @williamgortemiller6804
    @williamgortemiller6804 Před 10 lety

    This is one of the reasons why I enjoy watching these guys so much. I learn something.

  • @SalmaMoPeace
    @SalmaMoPeace Před 10 lety

    One of the few good videos, which really get what is happening and it's subjective
    Good job :)

  • @sebastianpaez3809
    @sebastianpaez3809 Před 10 lety +6

    the vlogbrothers talk the same exact way hahah

  • @neptunepriest
    @neptunepriest Před 4 lety +2

    "meanwhile the internet happens"

  • @ranaibrahim3957
    @ranaibrahim3957 Před 8 lety +1

    i love how this so accurate and i'd love to say that things are not so well here in egypt
    i would love to see an update

  • @self6942
    @self6942 Před 11 lety

    Hank thank you very much for this video. I was incredibly confused. While all this was happening, I was backpacking in Ecuador and had no idea what was going on anywhere.

  • @TheSparda81
    @TheSparda81 Před 9 lety +34

    0:42 am I the only one who sees that ISIS flag there?

    • @chibiprussia5574
      @chibiprussia5574 Před 9 lety +6

      I saw it. Did you know that Isis is actually an Egyptian Goddess?

    • @arayes2
      @arayes2 Před 9 lety +5

      TheSparda81 honestly yes

    • @chibiprussia5574
      @chibiprussia5574 Před 8 lety

      ***** I know it is.

    • @Base.
      @Base. Před 8 lety +34

      +TheSparda81 The ISIS flag is borrowed from the original Islamic flag carried by the 1st Muslims. ISIS hides behind the Islamic flag in order to give itself legitimacy. Pretty much like how the state of Israel hides behind the Jewish identity (see star of David on their flag) when in reality the state was not ever built upon the Judaism.

    • @GamingIsTheBest
      @GamingIsTheBest Před 8 lety +8

      +TheSparda81 ISIS became a thing one year after this video. So no, that can't be what the person holding the flag was supporting. That flag pre-dates ISIS by over a thousand of years, so it has been used for various causes. In this case, I imagine it is about justice.

  • @Dan0rioN
    @Dan0rioN Před 10 lety +9

    Hank for president!!!!! VOTE HANK!! i would... Seriously

  • @Ulindria
    @Ulindria Před 11 lety

    thanks I definitely needed this because no one on tumblr was explaining it.

  • @Middlenamejane
    @Middlenamejane Před 7 lety

    I love all of you "explained" videos so much.

  • @thewalkingwanderer
    @thewalkingwanderer Před 9 lety +3

    That election is a perfect example of why you need the preferential voting system that seeks absolute majority.

  • @TheCinamanic
    @TheCinamanic Před 10 lety +5

    1. Egyptian people does not have a sacred bond with the Army.
    2. The reason why Morsi tried to make his decision concerning the evolutionary affairs can't be over ruled by the supreme court. is because he had the parliamentary power because the Mubarak appointed old judges abolished first ever elected parliament.
    3. U have to put the Judiciary System here like u put the Army as well.

  • @snugglebug5274
    @snugglebug5274 Před 9 lety +1

    I know much more about the world than I did 5 minutes ago. Thank you Hank!

  • @jasminekarras4915
    @jasminekarras4915 Před 11 lety

    You need to know something.
    I am an Australian Egyptian, who, until now, was unable to grasp exactly what was happening in my home country. I honestly thank you so much for making this video. It's so nice to know that people care, and your last message was lovely. Keep doing what you're doing because it's rare and it's awesome.

  • @williammcentee2068
    @williammcentee2068 Před 10 lety +67

    i feel so bad for obama all 3 of his names sound like terrible people
    Barack------Hosni Mubarak
    Hussein-----Saddam Hussein
    Obama-----Osama bin Laden

  • @tanyay1073
    @tanyay1073 Před 7 lety +4

    They should have just stuck with pharaohs...

  • @laurarusconi9684
    @laurarusconi9684 Před 6 lety +1

    amaizing summary of egyptian situation!!!!

  • @evanrgray
    @evanrgray Před 10 lety

    Informative and entertaining. Subbed.

  • @bluewardog
    @bluewardog Před 9 lety +7

    Did anyone else see those Isis flags

    • @ChristianVidauri
      @ChristianVidauri Před 9 lety

      I did.

    • @ChristianVidauri
      @ChristianVidauri Před 9 lety

      ***** 00:37-00:50 if you look closely in the crowd. Some people are waving flags that are isis.

    • @mohammedabdo3144
      @mohammedabdo3144 Před 9 lety +1

      ***** مش امبرطورية خلافة :) في فرق :) شيل كلمة Empire وحط كلمة caliphate

    • @Dmdmdmb
      @Dmdmdmb Před 9 lety

      As if the caliphate flag represents anything more moderate than ISIS... Oh wait aren't they creating the modern caliphate which was rules by the same laws... Heck by that logic Isis must be moderate much like the Muslim brotherhood! Let's all shove our heads up our asses and just accept that pushing ppl of buildings for not supporting them ( done by Isis and the MB) is moderate... I mean if that makes sense to you

    • @mohammedabdo3144
      @mohammedabdo3144 Před 9 lety +2

      No they don't represent the Muslims and they are extremists not a moderate they kill Muslims and they try to Creat a false caliphate with false islamic rules so that false project will secure Israel and Destory The powerful Arabic Armies and so far they succeeded Except only The Egyptian army Only that remain Powerful

  • @allisonwashington6816
    @allisonwashington6816 Před 6 lety +3

    So, as it turns out, things have been pretty un-great in Egypt since this video. Sisi, the head of as repressive a regime as we've ever had, is about to be 're-elected'.
    Hank, would you be willing to do a follow-up for our 'election'?

    • @h.d.oqurir880
      @h.d.oqurir880 Před 6 lety

      Allison Washington
      Congregation ..he won

    • @allisonwashington6816
      @allisonwashington6816 Před 6 lety

      Astonishing.

    • @h.d.oqurir880
      @h.d.oqurir880 Před 6 lety +1

      Allison Washington
      Yes I was amazed like you
      He won by 92% 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @allisonwashington6816
      @allisonwashington6816 Před 6 lety +2

      He must be very relieved. At last he can relax from the uncertainty of the outcome and focus on arresting the 8%.

    • @h.d.oqurir880
      @h.d.oqurir880 Před 6 lety

      Allison Washington 😂😂😂😂😂you are American !? You know the situation

  • @vatnidd
    @vatnidd Před 11 lety

    It's amazing that you're both the top comments. Your rants are really awesome, like your username.

  • @BowEcho12
    @BowEcho12 Před 10 lety +4

    Love you vlogbrothers! You guys are both hilarious and informative. I was in Egypt for 10 months serving with the MFO on the medical side of things, and worked extensively with the Egyptian military because the Sinai has always been a mess, and pretty much everything that you guys say was spot on. The real estate thing is hilarious because the Egyptian military actually will place guys outside of their investments, which in turn always do the best business (in my experience, it was large resorts) while other, name you valiant attempts, at real estate are left absolutely abandoned. Huge, extensive projects and massive partially finished developments are everywhere, and I do mean everywhere. This fuels a large population of homeless in Egypt, which accounts for much of the undocumented frustration, due to the lack of food, water, but not shelter. They are like gypsies, but with a ton of street smarts. Add that into the revolutionary mix. Also, food is a problem in Egypt. On the service it looks fine, but with 85+ million people living within 10 miles of the Nile, which is also the major source of water and irrigation, is, instead, trampled with people who are desperately trying to find a job. It is true that food is cheap there, but everyone knows that it will eventually be gone. Another large issue was waste removal. This actually goes for most of the Middle East, save Israel, but there are PILES of trash everywhere. The people there hate trash, and the military, who owns the rights to put it somewhere, won't. They want more money, which is one reason why the US gives as much as they do. The only city in Egypt where there isn't many visible piles of trash is Sharm el Shiek, which, coincidentally is where a lot of rich and influential people live, and happens to be miles away from Cairo, where most of the problems are. Like you said, revolutions are slow and this is only the beginning, and like the French Revolution, it is just a matter of time until Robespierre shows up. "You must realize," an Egyptian shop keeper told me when talking about Morsi, "this is really is not his fault. There is an (roughly translated: avalanche) of problems that we have. They are generations deep. They existed for my father and his father. The first guy is always doomed. We are just trying to make it day by day. God (Allah) has us in mind and protects us."

  • @croicullagh7530
    @croicullagh7530 Před 8 lety +7

    There's an ISIS flag at 0:43

    • @asfandyarshafi4099
      @asfandyarshafi4099 Před 8 lety +3

      Thats not ISIS flag, its existed long before ISIS, will exist long after it too.

    • @croicullagh7530
      @croicullagh7530 Před 8 lety

      What was it the flag of before?

    • @asfandyarshafi4099
      @asfandyarshafi4099 Před 8 lety +1

      www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/isis-flag-what-do-the-words-mean-and-what-are-its-origins-10369601.html

    • @uhosolomon6438
      @uhosolomon6438 Před 7 lety

      yes , Islamists supporting Morsi , you can find all kinds of Wahhabi or salafi Islamic flags ( El Qa'ida , Taliban ,isis even Saudi Arabia flag ....)

  • @nicholasmitchell2960
    @nicholasmitchell2960 Před 10 lety +6

    A lot of your sources are from Wikipedia...i hope that's not a norm for your videos.

    • @lynsyebrown905
      @lynsyebrown905 Před 10 lety +23

      Wikipedia is actually an EXCELLENT source for purposes like this. He wasn't writing a book, nor was he publishing in an academic setting. Wikipedia is peer-reviewed and updated faster than any on-paper publication every could be. When something incorrect is published on paper, it's permanent. When something incorrect is published on Wikipedia, it gets fixed. Ergo, I hope that using Wikipedia IS the norm for Hank's videos.

    • @nicholasmitchell2960
      @nicholasmitchell2960 Před 10 lety

      no but many people assume these educational CZcams vids to be true, and if it's not backed with reliable sources than the greater population will be misled. and i believe Wikipedia is NEVER an excellent source.

    • @ZopiloteMachine
      @ZopiloteMachine Před 10 lety +14

      Nicholas Mitchell
      If you find something to be inaccurate in the video, then by all means correct it, citing your "reliable sources" of course. Simply complaining that he uses sources from Wikipedia, and claiming that this means they aren't reliable, and furthermore implying that because of this the information is both untrue and misleading is silly and useless. Oh and you just used "I believe" in your argument against using Wikipedia, which is a pretty big red flag that you have no evidence whatsoever to stand on.

    • @MrZaborskii
      @MrZaborskii Před 10 lety +5

      Jeff Trechter
      God damn! What a shutdown.

    • @nicholasmitchell2960
      @nicholasmitchell2960 Před 10 lety +1

      Jeff Trechter Whoa dude chill. I love this guys work including Sci-Show, and am not dissing him in anyway. Furthermore I agree with Lynsye that yes Wikipedia has come a long way, but I am a man that has a hard time believing a lot of things on the internet. If a Wikipedia topic uses a citation then I'm going to check it out, and when I write Research papers I cite Wikipedia's source not Wikipedia. But when you research a topic like politics and political news (Such is this video) then citations become misconstrued. The bottom line is that anyone can say anything about everything as long as it sounds like it makes sense. for example: I could edit the Wiki page about the moon Titan, and say it doesn't have an atmosphere and cite NASA.com....except that it dose and NASA.com doesn't exist.(it's NASA.gov) So me PERSONALLY, i dislike Wiki and just stay away from it.

  • @KirolosElkesBishoy
    @KirolosElkesBishoy Před 10 lety

    Thank you for your video. Greetings from Egypt

  • @jojothedark
    @jojothedark Před 8 lety

    I am an Egyptian who lived through this, and this is one of the best times I have heard someone explain the situation in Egypt.

  • @sayedsabri6742
    @sayedsabri6742 Před 8 lety +3

    i love egypt 💑💏💏🙆🙌

  • @farahiscandar
    @farahiscandar Před 9 lety +3

    woooo hold on i know that this vid is so old but hosni m. wasnt teribble ! i live their and i know !! he was the best

  • @sdalyDESIGNER
    @sdalyDESIGNER Před 11 lety

    Great info! Loved it...

  • @ACertainJustice
    @ACertainJustice Před 11 lety

    THANK YOUUUUUUU I really needed all this said clearly because I was very confused

  • @Tytoalba777
    @Tytoalba777 Před 5 lety +4

    And now, Morsi is dead, perhaps assassinated by al-Sisi, the new (and much worse) dictator of Egypt.
    Arab Spring, as it turned out, was just the beginning of Arab Winter.

    • @AyaMohamed-ij6hu
      @AyaMohamed-ij6hu Před 4 lety +1

      How the hell was he assassinated? He died of natural causes. Don't spread misinformation to support your side

    • @Tytoalba777
      @Tytoalba777 Před 4 lety

      @@AyaMohamed-ij6hu I made this comment almost immediately after Morsi's death, during which there were a lot of rumors going around (at least in my country) that he might have been assassinated.

    • @AyaMohamed-ij6hu
      @AyaMohamed-ij6hu Před 4 lety

      @@Tytoalba777 well, it is now confirmed that he died of natural causes.
      Have a nice day

  • @lemmans
    @lemmans Před 10 lety +15

    Dear Hank, I love you but you're not "America". You are "The United States of America". "America" is a word that refers to a different geographic region (aka continent) and not a country.
    I say this coming from Argentina, which also belongs to America. As much as I enjoy many things of the US culture, I completely disagree on others and therefore I find it very frustrating when someone refers to the US as "America", a country that doesnt necesarily represent all the other countries in America.
    Side note: not really talking about the gentilic, which would bring us to a hole different discussion.

    • @m7sanchez
      @m7sanchez Před 10 lety +2

      Right! I agree with you.

    • @icedragon769
      @icedragon769 Před 10 lety +4

      ***** Not to mention how the Europeans insist on being on a seperate continent from Asia :P

    • @naturada137
      @naturada137 Před 10 lety +4

      "America" is a term generally used of other countries to refer to the United States. I agree with you, but language has its own sociology, unfortunately.

    • @icedragon769
      @icedragon769 Před 10 lety +2

      ***** Scots have no problem being called British, because they are British. Americans have a problem of calling everyone in the UK English, which makes a lot of people very angry.

    • @nanasaruu
      @nanasaruu Před 10 lety

      also there is no word for estadounidense in English. United Staters doesn't sound right.. So we call ourselves Americans, and even though it should really be the citizens of the USA, that's too long, so I don't think we'll ever stop calling ourselves Americans.

  • @JWMCMLXXX
    @JWMCMLXXX Před 10 lety +1

    Would love to see one of these on the current, and ongoing turmoil in Thailand.

  • @TnEEn
    @TnEEn Před 9 lety

    i keep coming back to this video every few months to understand how we got to where we are...

  • @husseintoney
    @husseintoney Před 9 lety +7

    Correction:
    The petition was a military sponsored campaign
    It wasn't 22 million at all. They just filled one square and got to call the shot for 80m Egyptian.
    In August 2014 the military killed over 2000 of pro Morsi supporter who were protesting the coup and a tyranny started.
    Sisi the head of the military seized power in a kangaroo election with 97% of the votes LOOL!

  • @AgainsaidBen
    @AgainsaidBen Před 11 lety

    Thank you so much for explaining this!

  • @NotPeteButPeter
    @NotPeteButPeter Před 11 lety

    Great video, it is an accurate, albeit basic, summarisation of the current Egyptian revolts. So glad this video was made!

  • @vegangence7081
    @vegangence7081 Před 3 lety

    I am here after finishing "the square" on netflix 7 years after it came out. Wow. This really glues up that documentary well

  • @lbi316
    @lbi316 Před 11 lety

    You should turn "Explained" into a series on vlogbrothers, explaining complicated world events or ideals! I would definitely watch it!

  • @peislandgirl1995
    @peislandgirl1995 Před 10 lety

    This article really helped me to understand, it focuses on yesterday's (Aug 14) events but talks about how they came about as well. It's on the CBC website with the title: Egypt authorizes police use of deadly force after 638 killed

  • @xBrii333x
    @xBrii333x Před 11 lety

    This is why I love Vlogbrothers. Some clarity, at last.

  • @goldenm5179
    @goldenm5179 Před 7 lety

    Really this vid explains everything thx man love from Egypt

  • @antidevil86
    @antidevil86 Před 11 lety

    Impressive!! U know alot..good job for giving a great summry for the situation in Egypt

  • @waterflight2
    @waterflight2 Před 11 lety

    This is excellent. I was there in 2011 and I've spent the past 2 years trying to explain the Revolution to Americans and how complicated and kind of awesome it is... never could do it in less than 10min =P well done!

  • @stalkingself
    @stalkingself Před 11 lety

    Thank you! I was so confused with Morrsi. And what a nice message to end the video with :) Good luck, Egypt!

  • @lindseyclair921
    @lindseyclair921 Před 3 měsíci

    What really stands out to me about this video, watching it over 10 years later, is just how well it holds up. This video makes me want to read a really long book about modern Egyptian politics because it’s so nuanced and complicated (like most politics is, I suppose). If anybody has any book recommendations, let me know.