French author, Tangy Salon said he almost lost the hope of Egyptians confronting bad political, economic and social conditions of the former regime. He signaled in his writings, the problems Egyptians suffered during Mubarak's tenure was due to a low standard of living, poor health services, a high unemployment rate, pollution, corruption and the absence of social justice. He questioned how prevented the Egyptians revolution. He highlighted the many protests and demonstrations took place in the recent years witnessed the participation of only hundreds of citizens. Salon was surprised by the January 25 Revolution and the protesters' insistence to achieve all their objectives despite the former regime's attempts to suppress them. He expressed his admiration of the protesters' ability to keep the state of mobilization in Tahrir Square and other areas around Egypt. He said the revolution liberated Egyptians from fear and allowed them to express their opinions freely. He added the revolution managed to unify objectives regardless of religion, gender, age or social class, underlining the state of pride they felt after the success of their revolution. Salon clarified there are a lot of events related to the Egyptian revolution that will not be forgotten, such as the Army's descent to Tahrir Square and meetings held by public personalities like Alaa al-Aswany in Tahrir with protesters to express their support of the revolution and its objectives. He added the first million-man demonstration Tahrir witnessed on February 1 cannot be removed from his memory. He said he found people went to the square and so realized public opinion supports the revolution. The French writer considered the Battle of Camels and Mubarak's speech on February 10 were turning points. He described Mubarak's speech as frustrating, but was followed by unprecedented celebrations all over Egypt after Mubarak's resignation on February 11. Salon said there is a big difference in the behavior of the Egyptians and their speech after the revolution, removing fear from their hearts so they can express their opinions and demand their rights freely. He confirmed the results of the revolution are still unclear along with the new state and will remain unclear until establishing through a new constitution, a new Parliament, a new president, and a permanent government. He believes the transition needs more time. Salon stressed the freedom of speech launched by the revolution will pave the way to develop Egypt's cultural area, especially in the fields of music, cinema, graffiti, and exhibitions discussing the reasons and objectives of the revolution. He said the revolution opened the door for intellectual youth and pushed them to the front row to lead the country after being marginalized throughout the past decades. Salon and his wife, journalist Claude Jibal, issued a new book "Egypt Al-Tahrir" published by el-Dorado. The book discusses details witnessed in Tahrir Square throughout the 18-day revolution then interpreting the reasons that led to the revolution. The book included a chapter to explain the role of Egyptian youth in the January 25 Revolution, dubbing them "Facebook's Revolutionaries." They also discussed the army's situation, the Muslim Brotherhood's and Coptic Christian's position in the streets of Egypt, the religious phenomena and the attempts to establish real democratic rules. Salon said the idea of such the book emanates from the lack of French books discussing the situation in Egypt. He started his book when former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak traveled to Germany for treatment, it was clear Mubarak will not rule Egypt for a long. The idea of the book was an attempt to extrapolate the future of the Egyptian society by holding interviews, dialogues, meetings and briefing testimonies of Egyptians themselves. The book is to pave the way for French citizens to get to know Egypt that Mubarak would leave for his predecessor, to know its problems, and challenges Egypt will face. The revolution however changed the project. Former President Hosni Mubarak, Tahrir Square, Battle of the Camels, January 25 Revolution, Facebook Revolution
