CAIRO: Only days before Egypt celebrates the two-year anniversary of the January 2011 uprising that ousted dictator Hosni Mubarak, leading politician and former presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabahi has called on Egyptians to renew the revolution in order to continue the dream of fulfilling democracy and change. The founder of the Popular Current, Sabahi on Tuesday called for Egyptians to rally in Egypt's squares on the anniversary of the January 25 revolution to emphasize the objectives that he says have not been carried out. Egyptians will not allow any faction to hijack the revolution, Sabahi said. In a statement broadcast on his YouTube channel, Sabahi said, “We will all gather in the squares of Egypt on January 25 to declare that the revolution continues.” The former presidential candidate affirmed the need for a constitution that represents all Egyptians and achieves justice for the revolution's martyrs. Sabahi concluded his two-minute statement by saying, “We know that this great people will not stop halfway and what started on January 25 two years ago will continue by the will of the people.” He was outspoken in his criticism of the Muslim Brotherhood, their President Mohamed Morsi and the recently passed constitution that many critics said would limit freedoms and not guarantee the revolution's goals. BN
