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Cry, The Beloved Country
[FridayTimes] There are those who support the Army in Egypt and those who support the Moslem Brüderbund. But what is the reasoning of those who support neither? CAIRO: If there's anything shared by people across the political divide in Egypt these days, it's the obsession with the news. Political developments start rolling in later in the day and go on well into the night. Last week's protests marked the beginning of a voluntary semi-house arrest for me. I jokingly affiliated myself with "hizb al balcona", or 'the party of the balcony', a play on "hizb al kanaba", or 'the party of the couch', which is what Egyptians call those who don't take part in protests but prefer to watch them on TV. My satellite dish was acting up that day and I couldn't watch most channels, so I ended up spending a lot of time on the balcony and trying to gauge the mood in Tahrir Square, which is about a mile away from my apartment. Posted by: trailing wife 2013-07-14 |
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