These photos were taken and sent by locals from various areas of Minya. These photos are copyrighted to the owners and are not to be linked except through this post. Each photo is captioned with what it is.
This post is dedicated to tracking the most recent wave of sectarian attacks across Egypt. The format has recently changed due to the sheer volume of data. Currently, everything is in a DATABASE instead of list format. If the database is not opening please contact us. The original format is saved, for those who need it … More Sectarianism: Post-Sit-in Dispersal
.Mohamed ElBaradei’s official resignation originally received in Arabic by email. Translation by Jay Roddy His Excellency Adly Mansour, Esq. President of the Republic I submit to you my resignation from the position of Vice-President of the Republic. I pray to God Almighty that he would protect our beloved Egypt from all evil, that he would … More Updated: Mohamed ElBaradei’s official resignation
Official statement by the National Salvation Front published today, received originally by email in Arabic. Translation by Jay Roddy and Nawal Hegazy. Today, Egypt lifted her head high, announcing to the world her victory over not only all political forces that seek to traffic in the name of religion in Egypt and the region, but also … More Update: Official Statement by the National Salvation Front
Update: Another Christian was let in…see note at the bottom. I was informed of a press conference that Muslim Brotherhood were hosting today, August 9, 2013, at the National Press Club in Washington DC. The conference is to be followed by a protest tomorrow in Freedom Plaza on August 10. I headed over this morning, … More Was the Conference Full? Or was it because I was Christian?
Originally published on EgyptSource Only a few days after former President Mohamed Morsi was ousted by the Egyptian armed forces, more than 200 Syrians refugees were deported from Cairo airport. Egyptian authorities had laid down new regulations for Syrians entering the country only hours before they arrived, sending them back to the Syrian town of … More Syrian Refugees: The Latest Target of Xenophobic Fervor
Wrote this a few weeks ago, but forgot about it in the events following–posting anyway. Sectarianism is not new to Egypt and in the post-revolution years, attacks on Christians have become increasingly common and violent. As the rule of the law and authority of the police have become memories of the Mubarak days, people have … More The Killing of Shiites in Egypt
Egypt’s street children had a lot to gain from the revolution. However, change has come slowly if at all, and in many ways, their cause has been pushed off course. Increasing poverty, a growing informal economy, and continued political instability, have proven challenges to the safety of these children. The issue of street children is … More Egypt’s Street Children: Victims of Political Instability
Good night sweet Cairo, wretched as you are… Sprawling city, claws sunk deep. Good night Cairo, holding the secrets of a life, A lifetime ending now. Good night oh revolution…once the lifeline of my day, Now to be fought and felt from far. Good night, good night to Cairo, to Egypt A roaring blast of … More Good night sweet Cairo
Originally Published at http://www.wazala.org/2012-07-egypt-blog/#February-2013 “Bayaeen” is the commonly used term in Egypt meaning a ‘seller.’ It is used to describe people who set up little shops on the streets, on carts, on the metro system, in the entries to buildings, corners of intersections, or beggars who sell small items. As the Egyptian economy has stumbled … More Even the Trash is Left Alone- Egypt’s Street Children
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