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- ↑ "Tamarod to announce its new political party's program". Cairo Post. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ↑ "Tamarod, Sami Anan political parties rejected". Daily News Egypt. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ↑ "Court rejects Tamarod's appeal to form political party". Mada Masr. 28 January 2015. Archived from the original on 16 May 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
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