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Egypt: 5 years since the revolution

Heavy security measures are in place in Egypt to prevent protests on the fifth anniversary of the overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak. Human rights activists say the situation has never been worse. Egyptian novelist Ahdaf Soueif joined the thousands who occupied Tahrir Square for eighteen days, and one year later published a book "Cairo - Memoir of a City Transformed". Dan Damon asked her, if 2011 was the 'Arab Spring', what season is it now in Egypt?
(Picture: Protesters in Tahrir Square, Credit: AFP)

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