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Egypt: Children, Fish and Cats Ask Mubarak to Leave

Categories: Middle East & North Africa, North America, Bahrain, Egypt, Japan, U.S.A., Humor, Politics, Protest, Youth

This post is part of our special coverage of Egypt Protests 2011 [1].

Children, fish and even cats, have joined millions of Egyptians in their call for an end to the Mubarak regime.

In this video, from YouTube, a young Egyptian boy leads the chants calling for the ousting of president Hosni Mubarak, who has ruled Egypt for 30 years:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsnPi9Km65A

In Tahrir Square, children are also seen in this video chanting for the overthrow of Mubarak, and his regime:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjdDf-eT_KQ

On Twitter, Dalia Ziada shares a link to a video showing children in the US, eager to join the protests in Tahrir Square and notes [2]:

حسني مبارك خلى أطفال أمريكا تتكلم عربي وتطالب بإسقاطه http://t.co/SUppl10 #Egypt #Jan25 #Mubarak #Kids #US
Hosni Mubarak has made children in the US speak Arabic and call for his ousting

From Japan, five-year-old Nina describes the unfolding developments in Egypt, after seeing pictures of the demonstrations in a newspaper:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyYMVbk2zHg

On Twitter, Sarah Carr shares the following photograph, and says [3]:

And another one: السمك يريد اسقاط النظام http://on.fb.me/eGCQs1 Fish want the downfall of the regime #jan25

Divers put up a sign underwater which says: The fish want the downfall of the regime

And in Bahrain, my cats too [4] are holding their own demonstration, appealing to Mubarak to step down and fulfil the the wishes of millions of Egyptians:

My cat Tiny appeals to Mubarak to step down

My cat Tiny appeals to Mubarak to step down

Divers photo credit: Ahmed Abdelhamid [5]

This post is part of our special coverage of Egypt Protests 2011 [1].