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Football against the dictators

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James M. Dorsey
Mar 06, 2011
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By Esra Maden, Istanbul

Zaman

06 March 2011, Sunday /

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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