Kefaya was born on 2004 and is the unofficial moniker of the Egyptian Movement for Change, which eventually toppled Hosni Mubarak, with the support of other movements and people in Egypt in general. Kefaya means "enough", and encapsulates the very emotion felt by Egyptians, alongside anger and the demand for justice and fairness. This feeling is completely understandable - 30 years, actually 50 years of suppression must have taken its toll. Many didn't believe at first that the movement would amount to much, some laughed, others carried on as normal ... however it changed Egypt forever ... (see poster below)
The feeling of 'kefaya' and demand for change remains in Egypt, however the original kefaya, which drove the revolutionaries has developed and there now lies a schism, which I have felt over the last few days in Cairo. Some want to move on, 'kefaya' to 'kefaya' they feel, however some don't think enough is being done. There is tension in the air, between those who still need to be heard, and those who want to move on. The talk is plentiful from all sides, however little else, in practical terms, has happened.
The next salient moment are the elections in September, I wonder how many more Egyptians will be filling up with the feeling of kefeya, what matters is what kind of kefaya they will be representing: one of hope, resoluteness and demands for change, or one of apathy and detachment.
I have a feeling it will be a mixture of the two. I feel it when people say they want to move on, however, I also think that after such a momentous change, talk will be needed, education more so ... but most of all the continuation of peaceful drive, which amazed the global community and led so many people to put Egyptians forward as potential Nobel Peace Prize winners for 2011.
The feeling of 'kefaya' and demand for change remains in Egypt, however the original kefaya, which drove the revolutionaries has developed and there now lies a schism, which I have felt over the last few days in Cairo. Some want to move on, 'kefaya' to 'kefaya' they feel, however some don't think enough is being done. There is tension in the air, between those who still need to be heard, and those who want to move on. The talk is plentiful from all sides, however little else, in practical terms, has happened.
The next salient moment are the elections in September, I wonder how many more Egyptians will be filling up with the feeling of kefeya, what matters is what kind of kefaya they will be representing: one of hope, resoluteness and demands for change, or one of apathy and detachment.
I have a feeling it will be a mixture of the two. I feel it when people say they want to move on, however, I also think that after such a momentous change, talk will be needed, education more so ... but most of all the continuation of peaceful drive, which amazed the global community and led so many people to put Egyptians forward as potential Nobel Peace Prize winners for 2011.
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