Mubarak: I authorize Egypt FM to detect my assets, family abroad By:Egypt News  Summary: On a Al Arabiya channel this past sunday Mubarak said his first words since his resignation. In his statement summed up, he said because of of the false allegations aimed at hurting my name and integrity has harmed me and my family. Also adding i gave up my position as president by taking in what he thought the people of Egypt wanted. In this statement he also denies any abuse of power or authority to amass more money.  Reflection: After reading this i think that it is a good thing that he came out and said something to clear the air, although not many people cared to listen to what he said because they still don't believe him, but he had to say something. And i also found it interesting that he keeps bringing up what he didn't do to harm the nation, i think he should have not said anything about that seeing how it is in the past, and that most people in the world have a forgive fast or forget things fast and that people probably don't care as much because they are trying to move on as a nation.  Questions:Is he telling the truth? How badly is him and his family hurt from this whole thing? Is there a way he can improve his public image? Why did he wait this long to say something?

Egypt's counter-revolutionary bogeyman  By: Osama Diab  Summary: In the Tahrir Square in Cairo a protest turned violent when the military came and ended up arresting 41 people and leaving 2 dead. This attack came two weeks the Egyptian parliament passed a law banning protests.  The law states that participating in protests and strikes that hinder the work of public institutions or authorities during a state of emergency illegal.  The new military that has been is placed is showing very similar signs to the leadership of Mubarak. And the signs of a new democratic future coming in place are coming in really slow if they are even making progress.  Reflection: After reading this and hearing that more people and deaths have happened from the protest has been disappointing. They made good progress in getting rid of there old government and now to hear that the government is not taking the right steps into becoming democratic. From what i read and heard in this the Egyptian government still has a long way in becoming a stable government and until then there are just going to be problems and protests and more people getting killed, hurt, and arrested.  Questions:Why would the parliament pass a no protest law? How are the people going to show there frustration with the government now? How many people are going to get arrested for just protesting? How is the parliament going to react to the angry outbursts by the people?

Egypt and Tunisia's Unfinished RevolutionsBy Issandr El AmraniSummary: After Mubarak removal from office a lot of uncertainly faces the Egyptian government. The military plays a big role in what will happen next, but first they have to clean up the mess the leaders left behind. There are a few keys for Egypt to get back on track, first getting the confidence back in the streets of the people, second the media is huge, Egypt had a been tightly controlled by government. The third key is the islamists gain, and the others to, the islamists had a lot to do in the protesting and what they thought of the president. And the last key is to made sure they have have a trade off between social justice and economic recovery, getting trust and money back into the country will be crucial.  Reflection: After reading this article and seeing the the work Egypt still has to do is a lot, getting rid of the old president was the easy part of this road to recovery. They have to establish the trust back into the people and faith back into the government. Also they have get all the business and economic stuff back and running with money flow, it took kind of a hit because the world didn't know how to react and deal to what was going on in Egypt. Egypt is now just starting the long road to getting the people trust and the trust of other countries in them, and the world will watch closely as they decide who is there next leader.  Questions: What role does the media play in Egypt's future? What role will the military play in the next decision for leader? Does the military have to change its role in government? How will the media react to the steps Egypt takes? its important the media gives good remarks

Before Uprising, Egyptians Lacked Faith in Honesty of Elections; Nearly all in 2009 said they would in theory support freedom of speech as a constitutional right.(survey) By: Gallup Organization Byline:Mohamed Younis Summary: In 2010 3 in every 10 people trusted the current Egyptian government. Many people thought that Mubaraks win in 2010 was rigged by people inside the government.  People in the country want in there next leader someone who listens and a lot of people want to be given freedom of religion and freedom of speech.The voting and choosing of leaders after the citizens protests is important they make the right moves and decisions for there country and the world will all be watching as this evolves carefully.  Reflection: To read this article and see that only 3 out every 10 people expressed confidence in the egyptian government, that low of a number just shocked me. No wonder everyone in the country revolted, no one trusted them. So now that the people have gotten rid of there old president they need to put there trust back into the government in making a smart choice about who is going to be the next leader, and they have to make sure they pick a leader who will hear there voices, for freedom of speech and religion and more.  Questions: What do people in Egypt now think of there governmental stand? Are more people starting to believe in the government? Do the people trust the government they have in place now? What would government have to change to make people trust them again?

Egypt's attorney general forbids Mubarak from leaving countryBy the CNN Wire Staff Summary: On Monday Egypt's general attorney froze all of old president assets and froze him and his family from leaving the country until they come up with a resolution. The general attorney issued this just days after a member from the Egypt's parliament lost his seat after filing corruption cases against other people in high authority in the government. Mubarak and his family are rumored to have a net worth of 150 million dollars. The freeze includes his house or his home away from homes, his stocks, bonds and many other financial assets that value in a lot of money. Mubarak said through his people that this is baseless rumors put upon him.   Reflection: To hear that Mubarak's family and assets are all froze is really not surprising. By freezing all of his assets and him and his family you buy your parliament some time to figure out what there next step is to complete. And by keeping them in the country you reassure yourself that he won't be leaving. But this move also marks just another crazy step in Egypt that is going on because of his past leadership, and a step i think the government needed to take so that they have some time to figure out there next move. Questions:Why did the general attorney have to decide this? What does this mean for government? What happened to the parliament guy who lost his seat? How long are him and his assets frozen?

Jeremy Bowen-BBC Middle East Editor  Summary: This article was about anyone walking the streets in Egypt, looking around and seeing building, houses, and government building surrounded by protesters. Protesters have been protesting for last week outside of multiple government building. Workers who work for Egypt mad and upset about not getting enough money have caused many riots as well. People have been unhappy for a awhile and are finally starting to make in known but rioting at most every building, until they get the money they want and a new leader.  Reflection: I was surprised to read that a lot of the Egyptian riots have been from the workers at the government building. I did not know that they were unhappy with there pay, and that it was not only the dictatorship that was causing problems with the people. I think it is important that we read more into the problems in our world rather than just listening to the nighty news or watch a two minute clip off an american online news site. We need to go more in depth and read into the story more.  Questions: DId the workers end up getting more money?  What is the government doing to control the riots?  Are people still rioting after getting more money? How many people have been injured during riots?