Aish, Huriyya, Karama Insaniyya: Framing and the 2011 egyptian uprising

Abstract

One of the principal chants that was raised during the Egyptian uprising of 2011 was aish, huriyya, karama insaniyya, or 'bread, freedom, human dignity'. This slogan encapsulated the three primary collective action frames that activists employed during the uprising. I argue that these frames were drawn from, and engaged with, three broad themes in Egypt's political discourse that had been developed over the previous decade: poor economic conditions, lack of democracy, and police abuse. © 2013 European Consortium for Political Research.