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Friday, February 4, 2011

Minnesota Public Radio Stories

What will Egypt's "Day of Departure" mean?
A longtime Washington Post foreign correspondent and former Cairo Bureau chief discusses the protests, the reporting, the media crackdowns and the broader implications for the middle east and the world.11:00 a.m.
Guests
David Ottaway: Political scientist and senior scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars. Longtime Washington Post foreign correspondent throughout the middle east. Cairo Bureau Chief in the 1980's. Covered the assassination of Anwar Sadat. Project: "A Reporter's Postcards--Revisiting Six Global Hotspots That Changed History's Course." Author of several books, including "The King's Messenger: Prince Bandar bin Sultan and America's Tangled Relationship with Saudi Arabia."
More from MPR
Egypt: The Day of Departure? (02/04/2011)
Protests, looting and fires rage in Egypt (02/03/2011)
The media's role in the Egyptian protests (02/02/2011)
Violence in Cairo and Egypt lurches into the unknown (02/02/2011)
What will Egypt's (02/01/2011)
Egypt's future: repression, democracy or extremism? (01/31/2011)
Resources
about David Ottaway
Is it time for Egypt's Mubarak to step down?
The BBC's World Have Your Say hosts a worldwide discussion about the latest developments in Egypt and asks if it's time for Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to go.12:00 p.m.
More from MPR
Mpls. woman trying to get parents out of Egypt (02/04/2011)
Egypt protesters throng square after violence (02/04/2011)
Gangs attack foreigners in Egypt's growing mayhem (02/03/2011)
Egypt: The Day of Departure? (02/04/2011)
Protests, looting and fires rage in Egypt (02/03/2011)
Resources
BBC's World Have Your Say