…very fast. Students are protesting in the university and the students office announced the foundation of a students council, Skype and Youtube are allowed from now on and the chairman of the GUC invited all groups of staff to listen to their problems. The mind of the revolution is going to spread till it reached every corner of this country. As always the revolution is in danger to devour its children. At the moment almost everyone is protesting against something or for something. The ghost of revolution may turn into a demon…
upset
A Policeman killed a man without reason while shooting with his gun on a minibus… in New Maadi… and now the people want to burn the police station in road 9. Things can change very fast it seems…
responsibility
It is amazing… people all over the city are occupied with cleaning, coloring, planting… whatever is to do to make the city, the country, more beautiful. Now it is THEIR country and for the moment it seems as they would like to take care of it. It seems to be a difference if someone can believe to have the power to change things or if someone has to give all the power to the ones above him. Children, women, older people…everyone is on the streets to pimp the city. Egyptians are an amazing, wonderful people. I would have never dreamed of that it could be possible to change a country within 3 weeks in such a peaceful way, exactly during the semester break. My deepest respect, Egypt! And stay on track…
And… it is still rolling… students told me today that they are going to establish a students council… and if not permitted they will do, what they practised to do… fine! And not only stundents… you can find it everythere…
back… first impressions…and something else.
36 hours since my arrival in Cairo. In a whole – nothing changed. If there wouldn’t be all the tanks around, their muzzle most often pointed exactly in the direction I am coming from, the hundreds of military persons and especially this indescribable tension and atmosphere. You can feel it, but I can only try to find the right words: It is “in between”, everything seems to be possible, the good things and the bad things, there is hope mixed with fear and the knowledge, that the ones who supported the regime are still on deck, hidden or obvious. The people now mention what really happened. Not only the resignation of the president but also the resignation of a hundred of thousand tourists, the loss of famous artworks, the loss of many jobs and the loss of, primarily, security. Democracy is only a symptom of a special kind of behaviour. And this behaviour is not as common or god given as it seems like and maybe doesn’t fit to every culture in the same way, especially the democracy we are used to. The big word “democracy” is only a hull, that has to be filled with content. And the inflational use of the d-word is surely not in its sense. What are the basic needs of humans? Maybe these basic needs are a base for a happy life, however this is organised. You cannot eat democracy. But of course you might find the best way to produce food with free minded people in a good mood who dare to say what they want and think without having to fear any kind of sanctions. But to achieve this it not done by labeling.
back soon
on Friday I will travel back to Egypt and I am very excited, what will wait for me there. In every case a different country compared to the one I left a two weeks ago. I hope the very best for the future of the egyptian people and I am looking forward to see some of them soon again!
never ever…
…thought of this: http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/news/foreign-residents-become-tense-amid-rising-xenophobia-egypt
Everyone seems to be seducible, even the egyptian people. It is hard to use the own brain and it might be difficult to gather for more information than the state-run televison.
there is…
…a space beyond Midan Tahrir… not mentioned in the western media. All eyes are directed on the centre of Cairo and none is interested in what happens beside of this. It seem that most of us are more interested in blood and violence than in friendship and help and courage. We could ask ourselves why. Also the story of the mighty monster Muslim Brotherhood. We seem to like more horror stories than reality. We should learn to gather for information on our own.
How…
a leader can ruin a beautiful country. We can see how it is doable… join some poor people, give them some money and tell them to destroy the countries history as well as the soul of its people. Then tell the army and the police not to intervene while the protestors are going to kill each other. Because this is not enough tell your deputy to spread some lies and to tell strange stories. And for sure, never remove nor resign, just keep stubborn till the bloody end and the country is thrown into the fire of chaos. Now, lean back an laugh and laugh and laugh…
away
The flight was long planned and now I am heading for Germany. With a short stay in Paris. It is not the worst time to leave Cairo for a moment, but I feel with my friends there and also would have wanted to stay with them. Things get quite complicated as soon as people are going to kill each other. Once this started it seems difficult to stop. At the moment the fever spreads all over the country, especially in upper Egypt, between Alexandria and Suez. We will see what tomorrow will happen.
quiet… but worried
My Cab-Driver told me this morning that he is not able to bring me to the airport tomorrow because the life of all egyptians will end today… for sure he meant this as a joke, despite there was some sorrow in his glance. At the moment everything is quiet and there is business as usual, on the streets as many cars as always and a very nervous bus driver who is in charge to bring us to the GUC…