Many Egyptian activists participated in the “Arab revolution...What after?” conference, sponsored by Arab graduate students at Harvard University. The conference discussed the successes and failures of the Arab uprisings and the differences between the situations in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, and Yemen. Former Secretary-General of the Arab League Amr Moussa, the general coordinator of April 6 Youth Movement Ahmed Maher, activist Israa Abdel Fattah, Yemeni Nobel Peace Winner Tawakul Karman, and other Egyptian and Tunisian political activists attended the conference. Egyptian students from Harvard criticized Moussa's silence during the former Egyptian regime. Moussa said he was separate from the former regime. The potential presidential candidate expressed his complete refusal of trying civilians before military courts. Israa Abdul Fattah discussed women's role in Arab politics and hoped it would advance after the January 25 Revolution. Maher held a session with Arab activists about the changes after the January 25 Revolution, confirming that steps towards change had not finished. He also said that April 6 participated in a fierce war with regime before January 25 Revolution, but is still facing other wars after the Egyptian revolution, pointing to rumors created by the military council and remnants of the former regime. Maher criticized military trails for Egyptian civilian activists, using Alaa Abdel Fatah's detention as an example. Maher visited the Occupy Boston sit-in, a part of the Occupy Wall Street protests. He told the “Occupy” protestors that it is important for youth movements around the world to communicate and support each other. Maher criticized the US government's support of the former Egyptian regime, and accused them of exhibiting the same behavior with regard to the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces.
