Nine lessons from the Arab Spring
Guest ZhV. The revolution in Egypt became a reality thanks to the fact that the army went over to the side of the people, says Sameh Abdalla, editor of the largest Egyptian media holding Al-Ahram - Sameh, what lessons did Egyptian society learn from the revolution? - Egypt has a very, very, very long history of dictatorship. Therefore, it is not a normal thing for Egyptians to oppose a ruler, no matter who that ruler may be. We even had kings, whom we considered gods.