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A First Hand Account of the Egyptian Revolution

by John P.

Cairo Egypt - Tahrir Square

Cairo Egypt - Tahrir Square

If you’re like me, you don’t really know much about what is going on in Egypt. There has been a lot of news, but in the US it has also been somewhat overshadowed by the major storm that has been ravaging much of the country. Here in Dallas the city has been shut down for a couple of days and we’re suffering from rolling power outages which serve to shut down access to TV and the Internet.

However, today I received an email from Ossama Hassanein, Chairman of the Board for TechWadi – an organization that supports entrepreneurship in the middle east. Ossama was passing along the following letter from his daughter, which recounts her first hand experiences of what has transpired over the past week. I found the message eye-opening and it helped me gain an understanding of what has been going on.
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Thugs Riot All Across Greece Over Student Shooting

December 7, 2008
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From the BBC: Fresh clashes have broken out between police and protesters in Athens and other cities, after a night of rioting triggered by the police shooting dead a youth. Greek authorities say the shooting took place after youths attacked a police car with stones and petrol bombs. Two police officers have been arrested in [...]