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The History Hour: When Egypt said Enough

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22/05/2021 GMT

When Egypt said Enough

BBC World Service - The History Hour, When Egypt said Enough

The forerunner of the Arab Spring; fighting repression in South Korea; saving wetlands

The protests that paved the way for the Arab Spring; striking against repression in South Korea; saving the world's wetlands

Under the slogan 'kefaya' which means 'enough' in Arabic, in 2004 Egyptians began protesting in Cairo against the rule of President Hosni Mubarak. The months of demonstrations took place several years before the Arab Spring swept through the region and drew many people onto the streets for the first time in their lives. We get an eye-witness account.

Plus, Ariel Sharon's controversial visit to the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem in 2000, the women who staged strikes against military rule in South Korea, and the landmark 1971 conference on saving the world's wetlands.

PHOTO: Protestors in Egypt in 2004 (AFP/Getty Images)

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