Football against the dictators
By Esra Maden, Istanbul
Zaman
06 March 2011, Sunday /
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An anti-government protester dressed as a football referee shows a symbolic red card to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, in Cairo’s Tahrir Square in this, Feb. 7 file photo. The protests, which saw tens of thousands of people massing daily in Cairo for demonstrations that at times turned violent.
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