Reflecting on the Papal Shrines
Five people were killed yesterday at St. Bishoy Monastery, crushed to death visiting the shrine of Pope Shenouda. I was nearly there, along with my three year old daughter. It was meant to be part two of my visits to the shrines of the most recent popes. The second leg was not planned with the [...]
Instability in Upper Egypt, Experienced
Ever since the revolution Egypt has suffered / benefited from waves of popular protest. The expressions in Tahrir Square were largely political, yet included a significant expression of social and economic discontent. The original chant which rang through the streets demanded, ‘Bread, Freedom, and Social Justice.’ Most focus since the revolution has been on political [...]
Egyptian tourist decline continues to slow in summer
Via Al Ahram Online The darkness before the dawn? Sites like the Pyramids are seeing more visitors with each passing month (Via Al Ahram Online, Photo: Reuters) Tourist arrivals in Egypt fell 29 per cent year-on-year in June 2011 but the decline is slowing, data from the Central Bank of…
WALK PROUD. WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN.
by Islam El Shazly For the first time in history a revolution has been organized as a public event with an open invitation, more like a date between two lovers, the time and the place was known almost two weeks in advance. Without further confirmation, people from all over Greater Cairo started converging onto Midan [...]
TUNISIA THE GREEN
By Islam El Shazly Since Tunisia gained independence from France and it has been known all over the world as a beacon of freedom and economic stability in the Arab world; it was more liberal than Lebanon and with a stability that Lebanon cannot achieve in the near future. But that was an illusion, the [...]
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