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With some of the participants of the Young Media Summit I was talking about the nationalism within the revolution. Everywhere there are nationalist graffitis, flags dominate the protests. I suppose Egypt is referred to to unite the people against the regime. But this is always linked to exclusions.

One of the participants tells us that after a football match between Algeria and Egypt he was taking pictures of the celebrations in Cairo. After his flatemate was sexually harrased they went quickly away and attention was focussed on them. The crowd attacked them, alleging they were Algerians. Some protected them and so they were able to get away.

So Egyptian nationalism can be dangerous. Is there a possibilty of a revolution without nationalist slogans?