United, in one place, at one time, people in Tahrir Square screamed their lungs out for justice and fairness against the Mubarak regime. Approximately half a million people turned up on Friday, people from all ages and class categories showed up holding hands, after the Muslim Friday prayers.
A week later, Qatar’s ministry of interior gave approval for Egyptian protestors living in Qatar to conduct a peaceful march and protest near the Egyptian embassy located on the Diplomatic street next to the Sheraton, Doha.
On Tuesday the 1st of February, more than 500 people came together in Doha for one cause, for one purpose, which is to be heard by the Egyptian government, and tried to voice their concerns peacefully. Even though, there were Qatari police forces on alert for any riots or violent disturbances in the protest.
It was expected that riots would take place where more than 500 angry human beings are calling out for their oppressed rights. It’s only logical that the Qatari government was trying to secure the area, the protestors and the embassy as well.
But what many did not notice is that there are many other ways to voice concerns and problems effectively other than protesting. One underground Egyptian rapper, Yousif Khalil, made a song about the Egyptian people’s struggle with authority and how he tries to fight the oppressing regime through his voice and his words. This demonstartion is the perfect example of the cultural effervescence.
Now, popular culture plays a crucial role into shaping many of today’s youth’s ideologies and changes how they take action through their verbal skills. Voicing your anger and your concerns through strong lyrical songs is the path this generation chose.
He adapted the western method, that is originally African based, into his own style and culture to broadcast his feelings about what is going on in Egypt.
