Editing Protest song (section)

=== Egypt ===
[[Ahmed Fouad Negm]] is considered a key dissident figure whose poetry in colloquial Arabic gave voice to the underclass in Egypt, and inspired protesters.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Hendawi|first=Hamza|date=December 4, 2013|title=Ahmed Fouad Negm: Poet whose revolutionary work inspired decades of|language=en-GB|work=The Independent|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/ahmed-fouad-negm-poet-whose-revolutionary-work-inspired-decades-of-leftist-protest-against-egypts-8983733.html|access-date=August 3, 2018}}</ref><ref name="NYTNegm">{{Cite news|last=Fahim|first=Kareem|date=December 6, 2013|title=Ahmed Fouad Negm, Dissident Poet of Egypt's Underclass, Dies at 84|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/07/world/middleeast/ahmed-fouad-negm-dissident-poet-of-egypts-underclass-dies-at-84.html|access-date=August 3, 2018}}</ref> He teamed up in the 1960s with composer [[Sheikh Imam|Sheikh Imam Eissa]] who gave music to his verses, the partnership lasting for twenty years. Lines from Negm's poem "Who Are They, and Who Are We?" were chanted at [[Tahrir Square]] in 2011 during protests against President Hosni Mubarak.<ref name="NYTNegm" />

Music played a key role in mobilizing the 2011 protests at [[Tahrir Square]] against [[Hosni Mubarak|President Hosni Mubarak]] which led to the [[Egyptian revolution of 2011|Egyptian revolution]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Valassopoulos|first1=Anastasia|last2=Mostafa|first2=Dalia Said|date=May 13, 2014|title=Popular Protest Music and the 2011 Egyptian Revolution|journal=Popular Music and Society|language=en|volume=37|issue=5|pages=638–659|doi=10.1080/03007766.2014.910905|s2cid=145740971|issn=0300-7766}}</ref> "Ezzay," meaning "How come?" by Egyptian singer and actor [[Mohamed Mounir]] is considered one of the most popular songs associated with the protests.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Blair|first=Elizabeth|date=February 11, 2011|title=The Songs Of The Egyptian Protests|url=https://www.npr.org/2011/02/11/133691055/Music-Inspires-Egyptian-Protests|access-date=August 3, 2018|newspaper=NPR}}</ref> "[[Irhal]]," meaning "Leave", by Ramy Essam became an internet hit,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Lynskey|first=Dorian|date=July 19, 2011|title=Ramy Essam – the voice of the Egyptian uprising|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jul/19/ramy-essam-egypt-uprising-interview|access-date=August 3, 2018}}</ref> and was subsequently described in the media as having become an anthem for the revolution.<ref>{{Cite news|last=McTighe|first=Kristen|date=December 7, 2011|title=Out of Protest, an Anthem for Egypt's Revolution|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/08/world/middleeast/out-of-protest-an-anthem-for-egypts-revolution.html|access-date=August 3, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Swedenburg|first=Ted|year=2012|title=Egypt's Music of Protest|url=https://www.merip.org/mer/mer265/egypts-music-protest|magazine=Middle East Report|edition=Winter 2012|volume=42|access-date=August 3, 2018}}</ref>