egypt protests
This whole Egypt thing is really sad — I find it hard to break away from the coverage (Al Jazeera live here). I lived in Amman Jordan for about a year and also worked a bit in Cairo, a beautiful city now in ruins. The footage of people getting run over by cars, journalists getting attacked (don’t mess with Christian Amanpour, Anderson Cooper, Hala Gorani!), is just plain crazy and surreal. I hope the people’s voice is heard and that a stable, democratic government emerges.
On the somewhat more positive side of things, The Guardian has a nice photo collage of innovative helmet designs that are emerging among the protesters. Click here to see other, innovative helmet variants.
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Guillermo
February 4, 2011 at 7:25 pm
I have been riveted (productivity has plummeted) to this. I also lived in Amman and want nothing more than stable, representative, non-corrupt democratic government for the people. I hope that the outcome here is one that puts the Egyptians in a better position than they are now.
Trey
February 4, 2011 at 7:29 pm
I’ve also been obsessed with what’s going on in the Middle East and it is succeeding in distracting me from my work! I’m thrilled to see people from all walks of life coming together and demanding a more just and participatory government. I’m also optimistic. Such transitions are often messy and complicated, but there is much to be gained, and there are existing models of relatively peaceful democratic transitions for Egyptians and others to follow (Indonesia, South Africa, etc.).
bedhaya
February 4, 2011 at 8:04 pm
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