Egypt’s current news and events: My testimony

The Parliamentary elections are this month, the end of this month. The thing that worries me is that there are a lot of bad guys from the previous National democratic party of the parliament (The ex president’s son was the head of this party) are running for the elections under very manipulating slogans. They claim they have been forced to do some of the things they’ve done by the previous regime….etc. so it’s like a whole big dirty game which is why I hate politics bec. everyone lies. They implemented a new law though that anyone who’s legal to vote and doesn’t vote will have to pay a fine which I think is a good and a bad thing at the same time. On one hand, it’ll encourage people to be more active than passive and have a role in developing their country. On the other hand it’ll drive very ignorant and uneducated people to just elect anyone without understanding anything.

My Testimony:  21st of November  2011 has been a remarkable day, I went to “Tahrir Square” today to help out the injured people.We set up a mini hospital in the basement of a building and the f****** police threw gas bombs inside the “hospital”. It’s so strong, I couldn’t see anything, my eyes, my nose, my mouth were burning, secretions were coming out of our noses and mouths and I was about to lose consciousness while looking for my friend to take her & get out of the place before suffocating then another friend helped me. It’s more like a war zone and I can’t believe they’re doing this to their own people. Really **** Them. I’m going again today. The bastards are KILLING people with live ammunition in the streets, with rubber bullets & they’re using the tear gas like crazy. The tear gas is imported from the USA (Thank you for that USA, Aren’t u supposed to be calling for Democracy?!. Talk about Hypocrisy) and it’s EXPIRED. I”m so mad bec. my parents are against me going and I have to lie to them bec. they believe the lies in the media. It’s all bull****. Do not believe everything you see or hear in the media. This is going to be a long road for freedom. I’m still pretty sure all Egyptians are willing to pay the price to get their freedom.

Here’s what the people want:
1) They want Tantawy’s Resignation because he’s practicing the previous regime’s policies. After all, he’s Mubarak’s long time friend.

2) They want everyone who’s responsible for the killing of the protesters to be prosecuted.

3) They want the formation of a new transitional government that’s run by honest people.

4) They want the police to stop the brutality against people.

5) They want the presidential elections to be held before April 2012 bec. we have been under military rule for so long and clearly they’re doing a very bad job.

This video is strict invasion of human rights, That’s how the police & the army are handling the protests:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=zJ7FHUtxePw

Viva EGYPT. Proud to be an Egyptian.  We will NEVER be silenced. FREEDOM

Travel Post: Back from Czech Republic

Sorry I haven’t posted anything in a while. I was doing an internship in Czech Republic. The organization is called “AIESEC”. It’s a student exchange organization and it’s really the best but it requires you to be a college student or a recent graduate. Here’s the link to the Organization’s website if you’re interested http://www.aiesec.org/. 

Let me start by talking about the place first. It was my first time in Europe. I have to say “Prague” is the most beautiful city I’ve been to. It’s so historical, cultural and the nightlife there is just great. I highly recommend going there. The people are very polite and it’s so organized. I don’t know if that’s a catch for a lot of people but it is for me cause I come from Egypt so “Organized streets & extremely polite people” are kind of like a fantasy to me.  I’ve also been to Italy, Poland, Germany & Austria this trip.

The internship was basically an educational one. We went to visit High schools all around Czech Republic and teach the students there about our countries. We were 8 interns: Two Egyptians, a Chinese girl, an Indian guy, a Hungarian girl, a Romanian guy, a Mexican girl & a Brazilian girl.  The internship lasted for a total of 6 weeks and I have to say they were the best 6 weeks of my life. The Indian sense of humor + the Hungarian warmth + the Romanian sweetness + the Mexican spiciness  + the Brazilian fun + the Chinese goofiness + the Egyptian hilariousness made it a PERFECT combination. I don’t want to bore you with the details of our adventure on the first travel post so, I will just wait for the feedback on this post. If it comes out positive, I will continue to write a travel journal about all the places I’ve seen and the people I’ve met.