Media Type:
Performance
Title
Be Patient, Egypt, the Light of Day is about to Emerge
"يا مصر هانت وبانت"
Subject
poetry
Description
Spoken word poet Tamim al-Barghouti recited this poem on Al-Jazeera Mubasher on 28 January 2011 - dubbed the 'Day of Rage' by protesters. The poem could be considered a call to continue resisting the regime. It certainly touched the hearts of many and was subsequently projected onto screens in Tahrir Square during the 18 day sit-in.
Al-Barghouti is Palestinian-Egyptian. His mother was the late Egyptian novelist Radwa Ashour. His father is Palestinian writer and poet Mourad al-Barghouti.
Creator
Tamim al-Barghouti
Source
Publisher
Al Jazeera Mubasher قناة الجزيرة مباشر published via YouTube.com
Date Published
Contributor
- Photo by Sabreenqw - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0,
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=49039579
Rights
Standard YouTube License This video represents licensed content on YouTube, meaning that the content has been claimed by a YouTube content partner.
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Language
Arabic
Date Created
28/01/2011
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Citation
Tamim al-Barghouti, “Be Patient, Egypt, the Light of Day is about to Emerge,” Politics, Popular Culture and the 2011 Egyptian Revolution, accessed November 3, 2025, https://blue-owl.lnx.warwick.ac.uk/items/show/237.
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