Under the title “The solution to the Crisis begins with the Stepping Down of Mubarak,” a group of intellectuals, artists and writers signed a statement demanding the stepping down of Mubarak right now as the only solution to the current crisis and turmoil. The statement came as a response to a call from the “Coalition of the Youth of The Egyptian Revolution “affirms that Mubarak is “ the cause of all the hardship that Egyptians endured through the past 30 years, the cause of the current paralysis of Egyptian economy, and the consequent suffering of many of the Egyptian people – especially those who depend on a daily wage. Also, he it states that Mubarak “is inevitably responsible for the bloodshed that took place in the past few days through gangs of thugs, snipers, and security forces”.
The signatories point out that the stepping down of Mubarak is the first step towards a democratic system based on the abolition of emergency law and all freedom restrictive law, ensures the peaceful transfer of power, freedom to form political parties and syndicates, enabling all Egyptians to defend their interest in a decent life based on social justice, freedom and human dignity.
Signatories
1 Sayyed Hegab – Poet
2 Alaa Elaswany – Novelist
3 Ahdaf Souif – Guardian Columnist and Novelist
4 Fatheyya El Assal – Scriptwriter
5 Fahmy Howiedy – Journalist and Columnist
6 Ibrahim Eissa – Ex-Editor-in-chief of El-Dostoor newspaper
7 Khaled Abo Elnaga – Actor
8 Khaled El Sawy – Actor
9 Dawood Abdel Sayyed – film Director
10 Mohamed Khan – Film Director
11 Khaled Yousef – Film Director
12 Basma – Actor
13 Amr Waked – Actor
14 Mahfouz Abdelrahman – scriptwriter
15 Belal Fadl – Columnist in El-Masry Elyoum newspaper and script writer
16 Amina EL-Rashid – Professor of French Literature in Cairo University
17 Sayyed El-Bahrawy – Professor of Arabic Literature
18 Mohamed Abla – Artist
19 Nader Fergany – Ex-Lead author, Editor, Arab Regional Human development Report, UNDP
20 Khaled Elbalshy – Editor-in-cheif of El-Badeel newspaper
21 Kamla Abo Zekry – Film Director
22 Nancy Abdel Fatah -DOP
23 Mohamed Khair – Novelist
24 Mohamed Adl – Film Director
25 Medhat Adl – Scenarist
26 Ahmad Alaa – Film director
27 Onsi Abu Seif –film decorator
28 Nahed nasrallah – clothes designer
29 Muhammad Nasser – Media
And 50 other artists and intellectuals
From the Communist Party of Egypt
