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Home My WebLink AboutCC 2011-02-24 AdvertisementTHE MIAMI HERALD 1 Miamitlerald.com WORLD 'A NEW EGYPT' EGYPT H1 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2011 1 13A JOEUVORETTAMMISEIRIXEL !man Elgendi of Pembroke Pines unfurls an Egyptian flag at a Lauderhill park Sunday. Families celebrate homeland's freedom BY AUDRA D.S. BURCH aburchgmiamiheald.com Dozens of families gath- ered at a Lauderhill park to celebrate from afar the promise andpossibilities of an Egyptian homeland reborn They bad been here be- fore, these fathers and mothers, sons and daugh- ters, friends. But Sunday was profoundly different, an afternoon of fellowship to mark a historic moment in Egypt's long march to freedom. The picnic in- cluded a chocolate birthday cake, crowned with a num- ber zero candle. "We feel we have a new Egypt today. It is a new ba- by, with new beginnings," says pharmacist Mohamed Apoumoussa, 37, as he sat on a bench at the Central Broward Regional Park. "Egypt is changed forever." For years, these families — from Pembroke Pines to Coral Springs —have gath- ered at this park or others regularly to dine, bond and share what it means to be Egyptian American. But this Sunday, just 48 hours after President HosniMub- arak's resignation, after a seismic political and social shift in Egypt unfolded, the celebration was rooted in the country's next chapter. "For so long, it's been a nightmare with all the nor ruptionandthe oppression. People couldbarely make a living," says Adel Eltanta- wy, 45, a pharmacist living in Pembroke Pines who was raised in Egypt's north- ern region. "We are so hap- py because now the people can have a new life." The popular 18-day anti- government protest was built on the backs of Egypt's empowered young protest- ers opposition groups. Armed with passion and technology, they took to Cairo's Tahrir Square in a nonviolent secular move- me nt "I was so proud of this new generation," says Mo- hamed Hassan, 57, an engi- neer who grewup in Cairo. "So many had given up hope that life would change in Egypt." Now there is cautious hope for freedom, an au- thentic democracy and op- portunities. "Thepeople need the op- portunityfor good jobs and a good education which will help to build a strong region," says dvil engineer HeshamAli, who returns to home in Alexandria every 18 months. Donate Your Car 'Share the Power,* °Wish. • We accept all vehicles - running or not • We also accept Boats and BV's • Free vehicle pick-up • Tax Deductible i CALL 1-877-918-WISH (9474) (7 days a week) www.WheeIsForWishes.org Parliament is dissolved 1 Restoring security is the top priority for military -backed government after Mubarak's ouster. BY SARAH EL DEEB AND MAGGIE MICHAEL Associated Press CAIRO — Egypt's mili- tary rulers took sweeping action to dismantle the au- tocratic legacy of former President Hosni Mubarak onSunday, dissolvingparlia- ment, suspending the con- stitution and promising electionsin es cautious- ly welcomed by pro -democ- racy protesters. The caretaker govern- ment, backed by the mili- tary, said restoring security afterthel8-dayuprisingtbat ousted Mubarak was a top priority even as labor unrest reflected one of the many challenges of steering the Arab world's biggest nation toward stability and democracy Egypt's upheavalwas also splintering into a host of smaller grievances, the inev- itable outcome of embold- ened citizens feeling f to speak up most of them for the fast time. They even ncluded about 2,000 police, widely bated for brutality and cor- ruption under Mubarak, who marched to the Interior Ministry to demand better pay and conditions. They passed through the protest camp at Tahrir Square, where demonstrators hurled insults at them, call- ing them "pigs" and "dogs." RESTORING NORMALCY Egypt's state news agency said banks will be closed Monday due to strikes and Tuesdayf apublicholiday. Dozens of employees pro- tested against alleged cor- ruption at the state televi- sion building, which broad- cast pro-Mubarak messages during the massive demon- strations against his rule. The caretaker govern- ment met for the first time, and employees removed a huge picture of Mubarak in the meeting room before they convened. The crowds inthe protest encampment that became a symbol of defiance against the government thinned out Sunday - the fast working day since the regime fell. Traffic flowed through the downtown crossroads for the first time in weeks. Troops cleared most of the makeshift tents and scuffled with holdout activists. FINDING A NEW PATH The protesters have been pressing the ruling military council, led by Defense Minister Hussein Tantawi, to immediately move for- ward with the transition by appointing a presidential council, dissolving the par- liament andreleasingpoliti- cal prisoners. Thousands have remained in Tahrir Square and some want to keep up the pressure for im- mediate steps by the council such as the repeal ofrepres- sive emergency laws that give police broad power. As Egypt embarked onits new path -one ofgreat hope but also deep uncertainty - the impact of its revolt as well as an earlier uprisingin Tunisia was evident in a re- gion where democratic re- form has made few inroads. Yemeni police on Sunday clashed with protesters seeking the ouster of the U.S.-backed president, and opposition groups planned rally in Bahrain on Mon- day. Demonstrators have al- so pushed for change inJor- dan and Algeria, inspired by the popular revolt centered in downtown Cairo. 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AT THE SCHEDULED MEETING DFTHE COMMISSION DFTHE ❑1Y OF MAIN!, FLRIDA ON THURSDAY FEBRUARY 24 2011 AT MIAMI CITY HALL 3500 PAN AMERICAN DRIVE, THE MIAMI CI1Y COMMISSION WILL CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING ITEMS RELATED TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING AGENDA NOT BEFORE 10:00 AM: File ID 10-01454e MODIFYING STORY HEGHT MAXIMUM mR'T4". File M 10-01461A INCREASINGALLDWED FENCE AND WALL HEIGHT IN T3AND T4, AND ADDING REGULATIONS FOR FENCES AND WALLS IN PARKS AND ADDING REGULATIONS FOR FENCES IN THE HEALTH DISTRICT. File ID 11-00010.t ADDING AN EXCEPTION PROCESS FOR EXTENSIONS OF DOCKS OR PIERS. Copies of the proposed resolutsns and ordinance, are available for review at Hearing Boards, 444 SW 2°Avenue, 76 Floor, during regular working hours. Phone: (305) 416-2030. The Miami City Commission requests all interested parties be present or represented at this meeting and are invited th express their views. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Al persons who require special accommodations in order to participate in this meeting should contact the Office of the City Clerk at (305) 250-5360 at least three business days prior to the proceeding. Shout any person desire to appeal any decision of the City Commission with respectth any nratBr to be considered at this meeting, that person shall ensure theta verbatim record of the proceedings is made including all Testimony and evidence upon which any appeal may be braced (F/52E6.0105). Hearing Boards (Ad No.15052) willing to give the ruling council a chance to fulfill pledges to move the nation towarddemocracy, andnow, the first tentative attempts at communication are tak- ing place between their movement and the military. Meanwhile, Mubarak was believed to be holed up in Sharm el Sheik It was Mub- arak who championed the building of the once sleepy fishing village on the Red Sea at the tip of Sinai penin- sula which Israel returned to Egypt under a 1979 peace treaty. Sharm is also where Mub- arak is believed to have stored much of his wealth. He owns several homes in the area, but is believed by residents to be staying on the outskirts of the Maritim Julie Ville Golf & Resort. While Egyptians ranging from Prime Minister Ah- med Shafiq to local military officers manning check- points said they're sure that Mubarak is in Sharm, he's yet to be sighted. On other occasions, he was seen driv- ing about. A golf course stretches betweentheresortentrance and Mubarak's property, but visitors are stopped at a well -guarded perimeter. Egyptian soldiers and plain- dothes police are on high alert across the resort, which largely has been shut. The owner of the golf course is thought to be a dose friend of the Mubarak family, and though the re- sort claimed to be fully func- tioning, only a few guests were on the course Sunday. Hotel workers nervously bustled around the nearly empty grounds. Several said they're sure of Mubarak's presence but they had been warned not to discuss it. "We arenot sure ifheis in prison there, vaca- tion," said a kitchen worker, who wouldn't give her name for fear of losing her job. However, she noted the ar- rivalofSwiss chocolates and other gourmet foods of the sort kept on hand when Mubarak is in Sharm. It was unclear how long Mubarak's stay in Sharm will last. Mubarak also fre- quents the German spa town of Baden-Baden, and some think he'll go there in the coming weeks. This article was supple- mented with information from McClatchy News Service Don't Miss Out! 2■1O%APY 48 month CD 2M05%APY 36 month CD 1.65%APY 24 month CD 4 Lock in a High Interest Rate on a CD* or IRA** Today! Coral Gab. 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