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We cannot let the bogeyman of al-Qaida and extremism be used to stall historic change in our country

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The extremist people hate me. They speak about me in the mosques and pass round leaflets condemning me as un-Islamic.

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Let us be clear: the Yemeni revolution has already brought internal stability to a state riddled with war and conflict.

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We are confident that our revolution has already succeeded and that the regime of Saleh has in effect, already collapsed.

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The people have tasted it and have made great sacrifices and will not give out... We have blazed a path for ourselves … and we will win.

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... We are in one world. We are one nation. And therefore, what's common in between us, what should be common among us, is love and peace.

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Today we need a concerted international effort that would result in freezing the assets of the ruling family, which are estimated at $10bn.

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The agenda of burning embassies and treading on flags has its objective, of which seeking an apology for defaming our prophet is not among them at all.

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I do not represent the Al-Islah party, and I am not tied to its positions. My position is determined by my beliefs, and I do not ask anyone's permission.

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We ask our neighbors in Saudi Arabia to stop hindering the rule of law and healthy economic development through the purchase of politicians and tribal leaders.

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Perhaps one of the few positive aspects of the coup is that it has discredited the claim that that that the state had been taken over by the Brotherhood under Morsi.

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My aim for now is to lead a peaceful revolution to remove this regime. I think if I can be in the street with the people I can achieve more than if I am the president.

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Despite being subjected to killing, arrest, and oppression, Morsy's supporters have held fast to the democratic process and prevented Egypt from descending into civil war.

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We were against oppression, and then we elevated our struggle to demand our rights. We will go against all the dictators, and not only Saleh in Yemen, so we can spread peace.

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Students' role doesn't end in the classroom. Student-led movements have always been a part in changing history and fulfilling peoples' dreams of achieving freedom and dignity.

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... it is inappropriate for a public activist [to wear a niqab], since people want to see you. The Islamic faith does not mandate wearing a niqab; it is [just] a social tradition.

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