Before leaving the states, we reached out to Mrs. Mubarak, wife of Egyptian premiere Hosni Mubarak. She had interceded on our behalf when we were having the same experience with the Egyptian Government in March, when they refused to let our buses take us to Al Arish, as they did this morning at 7 a.m. [...]
Monday, December 28, 2009
Still a bit dazed and confused from jetlag, I went down to the Lotus Hotel where Medea Benjamin and Ann Wright and many of the other organizers are staying. It is also peeling and seedy, and when people told me, “Thank you for putting your life on the line,” I didn’t quite imagine that the [...]
Sunday, December 27, 2009
By Yvonne Ridley The activities of the rent boys who parade up and down Al-Shawarby Street in Cairo provide a good metaphor for the relationship the Egyptian Government has with Israel and the US. Both are quite shameless and ruthless; prepared to do whatever it takes to please … in order to secure a fistful [...]
Monday, December 28, 2009
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