Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt. 8 Feb. 2011.
Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt. 8 Feb. 2011. © 2011 Mona Seif.

“Egypt is free!” and “God is Great,” they chanted in the honeymoon of the moment.

— Egypt’s Mubarak Resigns After 30-Year Rule. Wire Staff. CNN. 11 Feb. 2011.

Citizens, in these difficult circumstances that our country is going through, President Hosni Mubarak has decided to relinquish the office of the presidency and has instructed the Supreme Council of the armed forces to take over the affairs of the country.

— Hosni Mubarak Resignation (Text of Statement). Fattah, Zainab. Bloomberg. 11 Feb. 2011.