Tag Archives: protest
When life hands you political unrest, make green bean casserole
Yesterday we went to celebrate Eid al Shukr (Thanksgiving) with a group of American students who study at our university. It was great getting a little taste of home in the middle of this crazy week. 7 floors up in … Continue reading
Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving! Usually I would have taken the bus back home, then travel to wherever the family would be gathering. I’d rib my brother and cousins, dance around with the dog, weave lattices for my dad’s pies, peel, chop, mash, … Continue reading
Continuing Protests: Update 11/23
38 dead by Reuters count, 35 by Al Masry Al Youm count, more than 2,000 injured (250 an hour at one point according to Al Ahram online). Apparently now they’re using nerve gas as well. There’s some horrible footage going around … Continue reading
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Continuing Protests: Update 11/22
There were a million people in Tahrir today. High volume of cellphone and wireless internet users caused a temporary shutdown today, which was reported by Egyptian cell phone service providers as unrelated to any government restriction. The numbers are now … Continue reading
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