VIDEO: Egyptians do the Harlem Shake outside Muslim Brotherhood HQ in Cairo

Egyptians motivated by 'boredom' dance Harlem Shake in front of Islamist group's headquarters in Moqattam, Cairo

Ahram Online, Friday 1 Mar 2013

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Youth to dance the 'Harlem Shake' outside Egypt's Brotherhood HQ

Dozens of young men and women put on a public 'Harlem Shake' performance in front of the Muslim Brotherhood's national headquarters in Cairo's Moqattam district on Thursday.

A two and a half minute YouTube video shows the young Egyptians dancing to different kinds of music, not just the Harlem Shake song.

Some of the dancers wore "V for Vendetta" Guy Fawkes masks.

The event was organised on Facebook and motivated by "boredom."

The global dance craze started on 2 February when a group of Australian teens uploaded a 31-second clip of themselves dancing to Harlem Shake by electronic musician Baauer.

The Muslim Brotherhood and its political wing, the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), has been facing growing criticism since the second anniversary of the January 25 Revolution.

A number of FJP offices around the country have been attacked or torched by demonstrators in the past two months.

Recently, a number of activists organised a football tournament in front of the Brotherhood’s headquarters under the banner “glory to the martyrs."

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foreigner

03-03-2013 01:41pm

future of egypt

well done. this is the future of egypt. then we'll see the country sinking further more in the next few years.

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Abu Saif

02-03-2013 06:59pm

Good job

I dont like the craze Halem shake a lot having looked close at it on U tube but I can say the Young people did a great job doing it where they did it and how they did it with style Mabrook Shabob

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Art is Love

02-03-2013 05:07pm

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This is it!

I usually don't comment here, but now i do: super proud of these kids! They are the future of Egypt not 80 and between death conservative men who forget what life is. Change happen only by fresh and open thinking/actions. I wish Egypt and its people turn to the right path soon and will live as they deserve, without oppression by a bunch of blind, evil men who hide behind nice phrases and the abuse of a great religion!

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Mohammed

02-03-2013 03:04pm

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Kudos to the Dancers!

This is brilliant! And brave. And it show's those self named "brothers" how beautiful life itself is for each and every individual on this planet. No matter what old book you are reading in your spare time.

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Bashar

01-03-2013 09:38pm

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Hats off to Muslim Brotherhood....

On the face of so much provocation the Muslim Brotherhood has shown utmost restraint. These hooligans want to provoke MB into acting against them, seems like MB is not going to fall into their trap. Hats off to MB!! Keep up the good work!!!

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Al Arabi

02-03-2013 03:27pm

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Well said

Well said bro. Long live islam

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