The Other Side of Me

The timing of Sahfiq's resignation, or sacking, is very well chosen because the next million march is in 24 hours which means there's not enough time to do the following before the march: We won't know the news ministers of Sharaf's cabinet, and so we won't know if bringing him is just a bribe and a way to have some people on their side or he'll really bring a technocrat cabinet that everyone will agree on. We won't have enough time to plan the next step; the million or more who were planning to protest tomorrow might not want to do so anymore. There not enough time to tell them why they should. But since I mentioned this, please remember that this is only one demand. Many of our demands haven't yet been met and we don't even know if they plan to meet them. We won't have enough time to know Essam Sharaf really well, because knowing that he was part of the regime someday, we have to try to know how he thinks right now as much as we can. So here...

OK, we need to move fast. The police are still working as thugs; setting buildings on fire to burn documents, shooting into the air to scare people, spreading rumors about how dangerous Egypt has become and keeping us busy trying to protect ourselves. NDP people are everywhere; inside protests telling people to stop protesting, on Facebook and Twitter spreading rumors, telling people how good Shafiq is and talking people into staying home, and on TV telling people how dangerous it is to keep the protest. If we don't move fast, then we're going to find ourselves going back to how we were before January 25. They're burning their documents, they're taking back the power, they're trying their best to divide us, they're trying tell people that we're some stupid kids who know nothing about politics, and a lot of people are starting to believe this. What do we do? Yes, protest.  The important thing is that we protest in large numbers, and always large numbers.Whe...

I've been asking myself this question for too long, and I can't find an answer. They say they're on our side, and that our demands are legitimate and then they do nothing of them. We chant that the army and the people are one, but they're not showing that we are. I don't want to lose trust in the army, I don't want us to fight together, I want us to stay united. Not because the army is perfect, but because it's always good to have them on our side, even if not completely on our side. Because dividing us has always been the regime's and the state security's main aim. Because we always want more friends than enemies. But this doesn't not mean that we let them do whatever they want. It does not mean that we make them forget that this is our revolution and they're in power to bring us our demands. Being in power doesn't mean that we should listen to them, they're the ones who should listen to us.  If the political game is too hard for th...

على اسم مصر التاريخ يقدر يقول ما شاء أنا مصر عندي أحب وأجمل الأشياء بحبها وهي مالكة الأرض شرق وغرب وبحبها وهي مرمية جريحة حرب بحبها بعنف وبرقة وعلى استحياء واكرهها وألعن أبوها بعشق زي الداء واسيبها واطفش في درب وتبقى هي ف درب وتلتفت تلاقيني جنبها في الكرب والنبض ينفض عروقي بألف نغمة وضرب على اسم مصر I've posted this poem by Salah Jahin almost a year ago. I considered myself as one of the few people who love Egypt deeply and would never give up on making it a better place, and that's why I posted it. I posted it because Salah Jahin's words are so pure, they come right from the heart, they say it all. I wasn't wrong at all about Salah Jahin, because when I read this again I really felt each and every word, and they felt different and so did Soora in Tahrir, I only understood what he really meant after going to Tahrir. I see Salah Jahin as one of the heroes of this revolution, no words can be more inspiring than his words. When he said صور يا زمان ,...

It has been the best month in the history of Egypt, a month that was filled with different feelings. It has been a month that changed Egypt and Egyptians. It has been a month that has started with a flame of hope that came from the Tunisian revolution and increased with the enthusiasm of the activists. January 25th has stared with a few of us believing that a revolution might come to life, but this day has ended with a renewed hope and belief that grew, as the day went on, in the hearts of all Egyptians. The belief has turned into power when tens of thousands protested in the streets of Egypt not afraid of death anymore. The sounds of our chants moved the grounds beneath our feet, the strong will in our hearts has proved that there's no turning back. A new fear came into our hearts when the police took off their uniforms and came back as thugs and looters. When it was normal to hear the sound of gunfire every thirty minutes or maybe even less. Then the fear disappeared and came ba...

Dear Americans, You've been fooled for too long. I know you're more concerned with you internal affairs more than anything else, but what's happening now should be completely unacceptable by you. Didn't they tell you that they're taking your money and your army to Iraq to fight dictatorship? Isn't the American Dream all about freedom and human rights? Why fight dictatorship in Iraq by colonizing the country and not even condemn the killing of people in Libya? Don't let your government fool you anymore, it's either they condemn what's happening in Libya or be frank and stop talking about human rights.

To support the army. Yes, the army has always been on our side, don't lose trust in the army. Here are some reasons to go to Tahrir tomorrow: The Anti revolution is going strong and is spreading news about the sectarian acts from the people's side and the army's. We have to show them that we don't believe them, and that we're as united as we ever were. We have to show them that we know very well that these acts are only done by state security and nobody else. The interior ministry is going crazy again. A police officer killed a guy today and people hit him and set a police truck on fire. Now there are two protests in Maadi; one in front of the officer's house even though the guy is in the hospital. His father, who's a high rank officer, is shooting into the air from his balcony. The second protest is in Saqr Qoraysh in front of the police department and there is news that some thugs are joining the protest to get even with the police. This isn't good, ...