Comments on: Police crack down on Kefaya demo; activists kidnapped

By: lei

lei — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 19:08:50 +0000

yahud fi masr,,,,like your post

By: loby

loby — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 18:36:01 +0000

loooooooooool ana 3arft kano feeen.. kano fe a play fe safa7 el haram asmha neran al anadool :X
bgad ana msh 3araf y3nee eh el nas de :X
anyways ana kalmt 3omar mostafa(caesar) whowa 7’arag we ra7 el mozhra 2odam nkabat el sa7fyeen..

By: Egypeter

Egypeter — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 16:38:37 +0000

Bottom line, I’m glad to hear of your safety Hossam!

I also applaud you for your initiative and bravery. Keep up the good fight man.

By: Bassem Khalifa

Bassem Khalifa — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 15:50:59 +0000

Oh and Hoss,

I COMPLETELY agree with Mariam. Fuck Kefaya! Where the fuck were they while we were getting the shit beaten out of us? when we were pepper sprayed? when girls got deveiled? when our friends got arrested? when we spent the rest of the night trying to chase the detainees? Fuck Kefaya! dont give them credit for shit! Our bruises. Our credit.

By: Bassem Khalifa

Bassem Khalifa — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 15:41:05 +0000

Guys, you’ll be happy to know that everyone we’ve known was detained has been released. The ten that were left over since Malek and Medhat got released around midnight yesterday were all dropped off in random cut-off places around New Cairo and the Maadi ring road. A bunch of activists have been trying to locate them. While i’m not sure who has or hasnt been found, Droubi, the last off the truck, called me when he was picked up by friends about 1-2 hours ago.

By: Menza

Menza — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 14:57:23 +0000

Dear Hossam & all,

Ahmad El Droubi is OUT! I just spoke to him and he is safe and sound and on his way out of Al Qatamiya…Thanx again to Hamalawy & all those who contributed to this lively forum we 3ou’bal the rest of the detainees in & out of our lovely regime’s penitentiaries !

By: Z

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 14:15:12 +0000

Droubi and the others with him are out, i just talked to Droubi

By: Mariam

Mariam — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 11:56:22 +0000

Thank you so much for keeping everyone updated. You’re doing a fantastic job making sure these events aren’t just swept under the rug.
I just wanted to point out that most of the people in the ‘Kefaya’ demo were in fact unaffiliated activists and bloggers.
Thanks again and keep us posted.

By: SP

SP — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 11:51:50 +0000

Mr or Ms Y, why don’t you reserve comment on a situation you simply happened upon in passing and know little about? This situation had nothing to do with “Egyptian norms about personal space” or any of the other ideas you’re probably rather too freshly infatuated with. Take your head out of your AUC year abroad ass occasionally, I assure you the view is better outside.

By: Abu Silawa

Abu Silawa — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 11:33:05 +0000

I’ll grant you that shoving the baltagiya back is usually not a particularly constructive thing to do, particularly for a khawaga, as it tends to lose the sympathy of passers-by. However, acting aggressively against people who act aggressively against you is a pretty natural reaction, one which I’ve observed in demonstrators, media, and everyone else who’s been around these things.