Quote Of The Day - Friday, 2/4/2011

Published by Lois Lame, Assistant Editor


Anti-government protestors shout anti-Mubarak slogans after
Friday prayers at Tahrir Square in Cairo February 4, 2011.
REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El-Ghany

Date: 2/4/2011
Post: 1,645

Normally we post a quote by a "famous" person in this daily 
spot.  Today we are posting many quotes by ordinary citizens of Cairo, Egypt.  These quotes were gathered by the Reuters news organization and posted on the Reuters website this morning.  I think the quotes give us a feel for the range of opinions regarding the protests in Cairo as expressed by the "protesters" and by "ordinary Egytians".

CAIRO

Fri Feb 4, 2011 9:33am EST

CAIRO (Reuters) - Protesters massed in Cairo's Tahrir Square Friday calling on Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak to quit, while others were desperate for protests to end.

Here are quotes from both sides, starting with protesters, as well as from other parts of the country.

* Denotes new quotes.

CHANTS IN TAHRIR AFTER FRIDAY PRAYERS

"The people want the fall of the regime"

"Leave, leave, leave"; "Join us, join us"

"We want the murderer to be tried"

"The army and people are united"

AHMED KHIDR, 27, MOBILE PHONE SHOP OWNER AND PROTESTER

"Why should we go now? I'll be a fool to leave after all this murder and this sabotage. I have been in Tahrir for four days. I don't understand, why doesn't he get, he needs to go.

"We don't want ElBaradei either, and I don't want the Muslim Brotherhood but I want a transitional government that will give us time to prepare for a truly free and fair election. If Mubarak loves Egypt, he should go."

ABDEL HALIM MOHAMED ALI, 62, TECHNICAL SCHOOL TEACHER AND SUPPORTER OF THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD

"I will not wash, and I will not take my medicine until he leaves. We need freedom, all freedoms. Omar Suleiman is good as long as he leads a temporary government. We welcome anyone who leads a temporary government even (Coptic) Pope Shenouda."

METWALY FARGHALI, 32, PROTESTER

"We are not going to leave the square. We want the army on our side but the army must realize the people's revolution is here to stay."

There are two additional pages of quotes.  To read all the quotes obtained by Reuters click on MORE QUOTES FROM EGYPT.


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