Egypt’s youth 'have had enough'
Though many of the youth leaders who participated in the 2011 revolution are in prison, youth-driven political campaigns will continue under President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
CAIRO — The movements and campaigns of Egyptian political life are still largely youth-driven. During the era of President Hosni Mubarak, the April 6 Youth Movement arose and during the Mohammed Morsi era, the Tamarod campaign emerged. Now, under President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, similar movements are gaining prominence.
The latest, “We Have Had Enough,” was created by a number of young activists, including political activists from former movements, such as April 6.
Zizo Abdo, a political activist with April 6 and spokesman for “We Have Had Enough,” told Al-Monitor that the campaign was created in prison following an article written by activist Alaa Abdel Fattah titled “I have had enough.” In his article, Fattah pressured the regime to release what he called "prisoners of conscience."
Abdo said, “The campaign also demands the holding accountable of anyone involved in the killing of any Egyptian, whether a peaceful protester or a member of the armed forces and the police. It aims to engage in a serious debate on the timetable for the separation of powers, achieving independence of the judiciary, setting minimum and maximum wages and amending the protest law so as to regulate protests and not prohibit them.
