Kifaya

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Kifaya's logo.

Kifaya (كفاية) or the Egyptian Movement for Change is a grassroots movement that seeks to establish democratic reform in Egypt. It opposes the regime of Hosni Mubarak (who has been in power since 1981), the largely rubber-stamp parliament, and the practices of his ruling party and his government in general. It is mostly composed of leftist activists, although the movement has earned the support of some Islamists, liberals and nationalists too. Its first public protest was on 12 December 2004 in front of the High Court in Downtown Cairo.

Kifaya in Egyptian Arabic (كفاية) is a word meaning "enough". The term is used to indicate that the user has "had enough" or idiomatically can't bear or can't take it any more. The political idiom began in Egypt when the Egyptian National Movement for Change made Kifaya its motto, and the movement has since become more commonly known as such. Other Egyptian groups not necessarily affiliated with the National Movement for Change have also embraced Kifaya as a slogan.

A banner for a call for a vigil on June-06-2005.3000 protestors demonstrated for two hours for two consecutive Tuesdays.

Kifaya's main activities began as a protest against a fifth term for President Hosni Mubarak in the country's first multi-candidate presidential elections in 2005. Although Mubarak was re-elected, Kifaya continues to protest his rule and the possible inheritance of power by Gamal Mubarak, the president's second son and Policy Secretary of the ruling National Democratic Party. Kifaya also opposes 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, saying that the Egyptians' freedoms have been severely repressed as a result.