2/05/2012

Port Said and Hope

Holding on to hopes is becoming almost impossible after what happened in Port Said. A football match turned war zone with more than 70 casualities, many of them quite young. The youngest was a fun loving eternally smiling 14 year old called "Anas" (meaning amiability in English).

Egyptians toppled Mubarak in their search for justice, dignity and a better life. A year after, none of these objectives were achieved not even partially. Egypt seems to be lost in a vortex of social, economic and political instability. Both by design and mismanagement, SCAF has nearly sucked the life out of January 25th revolution. But, Egyptians are nothing but resilient and are also known to defy all expectations; our revolution itself is the proof of this very fact. So, even after what happened in Port Said, I choose to hold on to the tiniest bit of hope once more...