(Democracy Now! 1330 PST, January 31, 2011) Democracy Now! Senior Producer Sharif Kouddous has arrived in Cairo and is reporting events on the ground by phone. Egyptians called for a general strike today and are organizing millions to take the streets Tuesday. "This is a popular uprising across all segments of society," Kouddous says. "People are so fed up with Mubarak, it's hard to describe. They cursed him, they want him to step down. They will not leave the streets of Cairo, the streets of Egypt, until he does."

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