CAIRO: The rallying cry, “I'm on a speaking strike because the military council does not listen to me,” is the latest in a string of unique protests against Egypt's ruling Supreme Council of Armed Forces' slow response to the demands of the protestors. Mohammad Ussri, the brains behind the strike, wrote out his opinion instead of speaking. In reaction to a request from the ruling military council, he also raised a sign on which he satirically wrote, “shut up.” When asked for identification, Ussri wrote, “ I lost my ID but inspect me, thanks for your help.” He also wrote down his demands, which include: the exacting of justice for martyrs of Egypt's January 25 Revolution and their families, an acceleration of the corruption trials against former regime figures and a reformation of the police sector. Meanwhile, large numbers of demonstrators in Cairo's now-iconic Tahrir Square praised the idea and encouraged Ussri to continue his strike.
