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

By: eatbees blog » Egypt’s Modern Pharaoh

eatbees blog » Egypt’s Modern Pharaoh — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 02:39:43 +0000

[...] sidebar that reads “I blog for the revolution.” (It is linked to his blog.) Here is his report from the scene of the demonstrations last night, with many photos, and here is his recap this [...]

By: lei

lei — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 19:08:50 +0000

yahud fi masr,,,,like your post

By: Freunde der offenen Gesellschaft » links for 2007-03-27

Freunde der offenen Gesellschaft » links for 2007-03-27 — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 03:54:56 +0000

[...] Police crack down on Kefaya demo; activists kidnapped at 3arabawy (tags: ägypten mubarak repression polizei) [...]

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: Egyptian Heroes « Michael P.F. van der Galiën

Egyptian Heroes « Michael P.F. van der Galiën — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 17:14:06 +0000

[...] 26th, 2007 by mvdg Read these (great post) two posts (including photos) about the situation in Egypt: pro-democracy activists and bloggers protested [...]

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,

Ahmed 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.

By: Abu Silawa

Abu Silawa — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 11:23:05 +0000

I was probably the short white guy that yelled at the police the other night, although I don’t recall being slammed up against a door. There was actually several minutes of grabbing, shoving and dragging before the particular scene you witnessed, although nothing terribly severe by the standards of Egyptian demonstrations. I’ve covered protests here since 1993, and although I’m quite used to whacked, shoved, gassed and occasionally firehosed about by karate kids, amn al-markazi and other assorted security personnel, I still reserve the right to lose my temper when a non-uniformed baltagi attempts to bodily shift me off of a bit of pavement. Sometimes it even works and they back off. They’re doing their job, and I’m doing mine.

By: Nermeen

Nermeen — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 10:14:59 +0000

Oh yeah, they would most probably snatch it out of thier hand and use it as a breath spray.

By: y

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 09:45:34 +0000

SP, it was one person in particular who had no tact. There was no camera involved, no justification at all. Just one guy kirkin out because he’d been touched. I’d hate to ride the metro with that guy.

By: SP

SP — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 09:17:00 +0000

You can’t use pepper spray or anything against 20 well-built thugs pushing you to the ground. That’s the way it works.

By: Nermeen

Nermeen — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 09:10:35 +0000

Don’t they sell pepper sprays in Egypt? Self-defense, that’s all I gotta say dammit.

By: Hadeel (CBC)

Hadeel (CBC) — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 09:06:51 +0000

hossam i’m trying to reach you. give me a call when you can.

By: Nermeen

Nermeen — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 08:42:24 +0000

Sandmonkey gets into detail about this terrible night. Our hearts do go out to everyone who has gone. Every man and woman who have gone have 10 guts in one, it is a shame that only 200 went, it is a DAMN shame, disgraceful and I dont know what to think anymore.