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Chasing the dream since '93.
Jessica- Aspiring international relations major.
Activist, advocate, poet, journalist, sister, daughter. Ultimate goal-study at UC Berkeley. I live in my home city of Alexandria, Egypt. People call me eccentric and unusual, once I hear others think Im crazy I know Im on the right path. I like talking and writing and I believe in the purity of the raw human state. Follow on my jouney to end the Middle Eastern steroptypes and fix the image the faulty generlizations and the media has brought upon Muslims and people who are my brothers, sisters and sweethearts.
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Pretty amazing shots from inside the riots.
Most of R.N.N’s updates right now are about the acts of police violence against protesters and the random arrests happening in Egyptian Governorates. Its so infuriating to see how the Egyptian media is ignoring these events like NOTHING is happening.
Four dead, hundreds injured, and hundreds kidnapped. Rubber bullets, tear gas, electric sticks, power water hoses, live ammunition and technical attack on activist.
Last nights protests did not end as many people may think, whats happening now is the reorganization of last night’s protesters in addition to more people who were influenced by the intensity of the ranting to start the marching again today at 2 P.M. Cairo and Alexandria is surrounded by armed forces and there are still hundreds of people locked in detention. The Egyptian Telecom company is being forced by policemen to cut off communication with R.N.N, the only source for updates on the events.
Whats even more upsetting is that all the Egyptian (govt.) newspapers have the Lebanese protests as their headline and last night’s day of anger is merely a topic or paragraph somewhere hidden. Treating these events like they didnt happen but ignoring them in newspapers and not making statements will only make matters worse.
Protestors burning down a poster of Egypt’s dictator on the streets of Alexandria.
Egypt’s Day of Anger
Violent clashes between police and demonstrators as over tens of thousands gather on the streets of Cairo and Alexandria.
I think we all know who wins.
