Mia's Blog

A Letter to Egypt

May 16, 2011

Dear Egypt, I have finally decided to tell you my story. With the soaring emotions and nationalism surging, a newfound and stronger than ever fear of foreigners and ‘agendas’ has left me in it’s wake, a second-class citizen. I have not wanted to write you before now, knowing that you are strained, knowing that your … More A Letter to Egypt

Manocracy…not Democracy

March 8, 2011

For several weeks I had been looking forward to and planning for the millions march in central Cairo in celebration of International Women’s Day. After work that day, my sister and I quickly got ready and headed to Tahrir Square to join the group. However, what we found was something quite different than the expected … More Manocracy…not Democracy