Kifaya

"Kifaya" is an Arabic word meaning "Enough". The term is used to indicate that the user has "had enough" of the practices of a particular government or regime. Usage appears to have begun in Egypt, where the National Campaign for Change changed its name to Kifaya, but the term has also been adopted by people and groups seeking change in the Lebanon.

In Egypt, Kifaya's main activities are ostensibly protesting a possible fifth term for President Hosni Mubarak as well as the state of emergency declared nationwide in Egypt after the assassination of Mubarak's predecessor, Anwar Sadat, in 1981. The state of emergency has continued in Egypt ever since, which Kifaya opposes, claiming Egyptians' freedoms have been severely repressed as a result.

Related topics

• Ayman Nour: an Egyptian opposition leader, head of the Tomorrow Party
• Cedar Revolution in Lebanon

External links

• Editorial on 'kifaya' in the Washington Post
• Op-ed discussing 'kifaya' in the Washington Post
• New Arab rallying cry: 'Enough' and Egypt's next vote: How different? from the Christian Science Monitor
• A long way to go from The Economist
• Blog post discussing the history, current status of Kifaya
• Al Ahram Article by Jailan Halawi about recent Kifaya demonstrations in Egypt.