GLOBALPOST EGYPT JAN. 25 LIVE BLOG:

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Check out some powerful photos from they day at the Boston Globe's Big Picture blog .

Several pro-democracy groups in the square announced they would begin a sit-in until Friday, when another rally will be held.

As January 25 comes to a close in Cairo, protesters are preparing to spend the night in Tahrir square, Al Arabiya News reported

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The big question is how many are staying for the sit-ins and how many are returning for the Friday protest? #Jan25

"We will stay in the square until there’s either a transfer of power to the elected parliament or application for presidential elections starts," Mahmoud Afify, spokesperson of the group, told The Daily News Egypt .

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Dr. Wageeh El-Sheemy is the first blind person to become member of the Egyptian parliament thanks to the #Jan25 ... fb.me/112m09F8I

Today we made it v clear #Jan25 continues but I'll be damned if I stay quiet about sexual assault so that the revolution doesn't "look bad".

If I would Thank God for anything, I would thank him for nobody dying today ! #Egypt #Jan25 #Tahrir

The observance of the anniversary of the Egyptian revolution has been remarkably peaceful. Here, some of the latest tweets reflecting on the day:

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Also, there is a live stream of the protests on UStream , part of a collaboration between Ana Mubasher , a citizen media group based in Cairo, and notNOTjournalism , an experimental first-person reporting project.

Thousands of protesters have arrived in Talaat Harb Square, in downtown Cairo. Representatives of liberal movements addressed the crowd as Egyptian singer Azza Balbaa entertained the gathered throng with a number of those patriotic songs that have been ubiquitous since Mubarak's ouster and the country's media decided they liked the revolution after all.

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We congratulate the Egyptian people and their government on these important steps toward fulfilling the promise of Egypt’s revolution, which has inspired the world. While many challenges remain, Egypt has come a long way in the past year, and we hope that all Egyptians will commemorate this anniversary with the spirit of peace and unity that prevailed last January. The United States will continue to stand with the Egyptian people, and those across the region, as they defend universal values and work toward a better future for all Egyptians.

The White House also issued an official statement about the Egyptian Revolution on Tuesday:

Today, the US announced it would strike a trade deal with Egypt .

As the Revolution wears on in Egypt, many Egyptian-Americans have been clamoring to assist the country in its transition. A GlobalPost special report takes a close look at the American Egyptian Strategic Alliance (AESA), a group founded for just that purpose.

One year later, the revolutionary spirit is flagging and for the first time in decades the longstanding relationship between the US and Egypt is in serious flux. Abbass has joined a diverse team of like-minded members in creating the American Egyptian Strategic Alliance (AESA) to advise US officials on policy with Egypt as the balance of power shifts in the fledgling democracy.

“There was a sense of frustration among Egyptian-Americans,” said Heidi Abbass, a third-year law student from California. “The question was, ‘How can we help?’”

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Non-profit Middle Eastern news source Aslan Media has rounded up even more music that has emerged from Egypt's revolution.

"He's telling it, 'I love you, and I know you love me, too, but you have to appreciate what I'm doing for you. I will keep changing you until you love me as I love you,' " Ziada told NPR, adding that that's exactly how Egyptians feel about their country. Mounir's song was not played on Egyptian state radio, but the video is online, and it's been watched hundreds of thousands of times.

His single, "Ezzay," which means "How Come?", fast became the anthem of the protests. Ziada said that Mounir compares Egypt to a lover in the song.

Dalia Ziada, a blogger and human-rights activist in Cairo, talked to NPR about Mohamed Mounir , "a singer so revered, he's known as 'The Voice of Egypt'."

Music has played a crucial role in helping Egyptians voice their views on the Revolution.

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It's not just revolutions that see the light of day in Egypt's squares. Tahrir News reports that a protester gave birth today in Tahrir Square. She was rushed to an ambulance where she delivered her baby.

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Tweet updates say crowds are flocking to Maspero, the large building near Tahrir Square in Downtown Cairo that houses Egyptian Radio and Television Union:

Mina Daniel's flag fluttering at #Maspero, the same place he was murdered by #SCAF. — Deena Adel (@deena_adel) January 25, 2012

Keep an eye on #Maspero. This will be big. Crowds are still heading there and it seems we're only seeing the beginning. #Egypt #Jan25 — Iyad El-Baghdadi (@iyad_elbaghdadi) January 25, 2012

Live stream from #Masperobambuser.com/v/2314478Chants: 'there there there, the liars are over there' — Tammer Salem (@tammersalem) January 25, 2012

#qasr El nil bridge overcrowded with protesters who couldn't fit in #Tahrir anymore twitter.com/lilianwagdy/st… — Lilian Wagdyليليان (@lilianwagdy) January 25, 2012

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As night falls in Cairo, many are wondering if the military is really prepared to give up their tight hold on Egypt, which they are slated to do July. In a special report, GlobalPost followed the money trail to see just how much financial power the Egyptian military had...and if it will really give that power up. Amr Hamzawy, a former research director for the Carnegie Middle East Center and political science professor at Cairo University, has researched the military and Egypt’s economy for years. He told GlobalPost reporters that the military may controlup to 30 percent of Egypt’s total $180 billion economy, or $60 billion. In this video from Al Jazeera, Egyptians — half of whom live on just $2 a day — reflect on the revolution's effect on the economic climate in Egypt:

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Our special report on Egypt's 'digital activism' hits its limit examines the schism that has developed between the young, educated and liberal population and the older, traditional generation dependent on more loyal and state-controlled media. Even this day, Jan. 25, has been marked by the division between rallying groups: Is it a celebration of the anniversary of President Hosni Mubarak's ouster? Or is it a protest against the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) which remains in power until elections are held? Our correspondent, Erin Cunningham, spoke to PBS about the tensions between the opposing groups. This video was shot a year ago, on Jan. 25 in Tahrir Square by Egyptian blogger Gigi Ibrahim:

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In this video from Ahram Online, protesters are heard chanting, "Yes, we're chanting against the military. We've come back again and this time we're not leaving." Read our special report on Military tribunals: A continuing crackdown on Egypt’s revolution, an examination on how the tide of public opinion has turned against the military, over fears that it will not relinquish power to a civilian government. The New York Times noted: After a year of protests and crackdowns, many note a pattern: the conflicts with security forces never begin on the days when crowds fill the streets but only days later when the authorities move in to clear out the stragglers.

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Nine police standing guard at barbed wire on Sherif Street on downtown Cairo. No one taunting them, people just walking by. #tahrir — Erin Cunningham (@ErinMCunningham) January 25, 2012 Just saw a group of rowdy young men breaking rocks in front of MOI. Numbers v. small though #tahrir #Jan25 — Erin Cunningham (@ErinMCunningham) January 25, 2012 Line of police in riot gear stand guard at MOI under street lights. #tahrir instagr.am/p/khx1n/ — Erin Cunningham (@ErinMCunningham) January 25, 2012

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Updates from our correspondent Erin Cunningham in the field. Rumors the Muslim Brotherhood will pack up soon. That is sure to change dynamic as night falls&crowds of youth still crowd downtown streets — Erin Cunningham (@ErinMCunningham) January 25, 2012 Revolutionary march trying to drown out Muslim Brotherhood podium with chants. Islamists singing abt Islamic character of country. #tahrir — Erin Cunningham (@ErinMCunningham) January 25, 2012 Men forming human chain around women marchers. Pretty sure it's symbolic as women are leading some of the loudest chants. #tahrir #Jan25 — Erin Cunningham (@ErinMCunningham) January 25, 2012

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The scars of last year's protests have not yet healed, as Egyptians still demand justice for the deaths that occurred during the first uprising in Egypt. The father of 13-year-old Mohamed Fawzy Ashour told Al Jazeera: I demand SCAF (Supreme Council of the Armed Forces) bring justice to all those who died, including my son. We want our rights. We want fair trials. We are not dogs. They don’t deserve the title ruler. We want all the murderers put on trial so justice can be done and it will be fair. This is what I ask from every Egyptian and every world citizen and everybody out there: to stand for what's right. These people who died are humans created by God. Ashour was one of an estimated 846 people killed in the violence during the initial uprising. Reuters reported on the continuing protests against the military, with activists demanding justice and trials for the hundreds of people killed in the past year:

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Paul Danahar, of the BBC, reported from Cairo: One year on from Egypt's revolution I am standing in the same square with the same people in a different country. Thousands are filing into Tahrir Square to celebrate the end of a dictatorship which smothered this nation of 85 million people for decades. But if a year ago the people were united in one cause the scene in the square today also reveals their divisions. Before there was only one stage, one microphone and one message. Now there are many. The rallies in Egypt include a diverse group of people, from Islamists celebrating political gains to young activists wary of both the military and the Islamists. The New York Times noted that Egypt's brewing financial crisis could undermine the power transition taking place: With mounting debts, negligible economic growth and dwindling foreign reserves, the military rulers and the new Islamist-led Parliament now confront some difficult choices, beginning with an all but inevitable further devaluation of Egypt’s currency that could send the prices of food and other goods soaring. The Times noted that increases in food prices and decreases in subsidies have sparked riots in Egypt in the past. The economic strife that sharpened anger against former President Hosni Mubarak's regime has only gotten worse.

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A video from the Associated Press showing rallies across Egypt marking the one year anniversary of the fall of President Hosni Mubarak:

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Al Jazeera English producer, Adam Makary, posts a Twitter update (with photo) from the restive city of Suez, where protests have already kicked-off in the main square. Suez revolted in a serious way during last year's uprising, and has the potential for violent clashes again: