In Pyramids’ Shadow, Egyptians Finally Vote
By Jessica Elsayed Correspondent Youth Journalism International GRANVILLE, Ohio — And today they vote. More than 50 million voters will head today and tomorrow to the polls to vote for the first time in an Egyptian presidential election whose outcome is unknown. Lines of men and women from all ages and walks of life have been lining up since the early morning and officials even needed to extend the voting time into the late evening in order to accommodate all … Read entire article »
Filed under: Arab Spring, Egypt, human rights, Jessica Elsayed
In Pyramids’ Shadow, Egyptians Finally Vote
By Jessica Elsayed Correspondent Youth Journalism International GRANVILLE, Ohio — And today they vote. More than 50 million voters will head today and tomorrow to the polls to vote for the first time in an Egyptian presidential election whose outcome is unknown. Lines of men and women from all ages and walks of life have been lining up since the early morning and officials even needed to extend the voting time into the late evening in order to accommodate all of the voters. It is a phenomena Egypt has never witnessed before, despite a history that stretches back to the time of the Pharaohs. It would take books to talk about the candidates and what kind of thoughts and ideals the people who vote for each have. The magnificent thing to see is how inclusive the process is … Read entire article »
Filed under: Arab Spring, Egypt, human rights, Jessica Elsayed
In Pyramids’ Shadow, Egyptians Finally Vote
By Jessica Elsayed Correspondent Youth Journalism International GRANVILLE, Ohio — And today they vote. More than 50 million voters will head today and tomorrow to the polls to vote for the first time in an Egyptian presidential election whose outcome is unknown. Lines of men and women from all ages and walks of life have been lining up since the early morning and officials even needed to extend the voting time into the late evening in order to accommodate all of the voters. It is a phenomena Egypt has never witnessed before, despite a history that stretches back to the time of the Pharaohs. It would take books to talk about the candidates and what kind of thoughts and ideals the people who vote for each have. The magnificent thing to see is how inclusive the process is … Read entire article »
Filed under: Arab Spring, Egypt, human rights, Jessica Elsayed
In Pyramids’ Shadow, Egyptians Finally Vote
By Jessica Elsayed Correspondent Youth Journalism International GRANVILLE, Ohio — And today they vote. More than 50 million voters will head today and tomorrow to the polls to vote for the first time in an Egyptian presidential election whose outcome is unknown. Lines of men and women from all ages and walks of life have been lining up since the early morning and officials even needed to extend the voting time into the late evening in order to accommodate all of the voters. It is a phenomena Egypt has never witnessed before, despite a history that stretches back to the time of the Pharaohs. It would take books to talk about the candidates and what kind of thoughts and ideals the people who vote for each have. The magnificent thing to see is how inclusive the process is … Read entire article »
Filed under: Arab Spring, Egypt, human rights, Jessica Elsayed
In Pyramids’ Shadow, Egyptians Finally Vote
By Jessica Elsayed Correspondent Youth Journalism International GRANVILLE, Ohio — And today they vote. More than 50 million voters will head today and tomorrow to the polls to vote for the first time in an Egyptian presidential election whose outcome is unknown. Lines of men and women from all ages and walks of life have been lining up since the early morning and officials even needed to extend the voting time into the late evening in order to accommodate all of the voters. It is a phenomena Egypt has never witnessed before, despite a history that stretches back to the time of the Pharaohs. It would take books to talk about the candidates and what kind of thoughts and ideals the people who vote for each have. The magnificent thing to see is how inclusive the process is … Read entire article »
Filed under: Arab Spring, Egypt, human rights, Jessica Elsayed
The Girl In The Blue Bra Could’ve Been Me
ByJessica Elsayed SeniorReporter Youth Journalism International COLUMBUS, Ohio, U.S.A.– In recent weeks, Egyptian soldiers beat, dragged, humiliated and tortured womenprotesters on the streets of Cairo. One of them, now known as the girl with theblue bra, could have been me. She was viciously attackedby soldiers who stripped her clothing away, stomped on her chest, beat andkicked her. This would have been treated by the media as another case ofviolence against demonstrators and a new demonstration against the militarywould have followed, but someone captured the scene with a video camera, makingthe appalling truth clear for all to see. Sometimes I imaginethat the woman being beaten with what looks like a million clubs from a millionpolice officers is someone I know. It is hard not to get personal. She lookslike someone I know. She looks like me. Woman beaten … Read entire article »
Filed under: Alexandria, Cairo, Columbus, democracy, Egypt, Jessica Elsayed, Ohio, protests
The Girl In The Blue Bra Could’ve Been Me
By Jessica Elsayed Senior Reporter Youth Journalism International COLUMBUS, Ohio, U.S.A. – In recent weeks, Egyptian soldiers beat, dragged, humiliated and tortured women protesters on the streets of Cairo. One of them, now known as the girl with the blue bra, could have been me. She was viciously attacked by soldiers who stripped her clothing away, stomped on her chest, beat and kicked her. This would have been treated by the media as another case of violence against demonstrators and a new demonstration against the military would have followed, but someone captured the scene with a video camera, making the appalling truth clear for all to see. Sometimes I imagine that the woman being beaten with what looks like a million clubs from a million police officers is someone I know. It is hard not to … Read entire article »
Filed under: Alexandria, Cairo, Columbus, democracy, Egypt, Jessica Elsayed, Ohio, protests
The Girl In The Blue Bra Could’ve Been Me
By Jessica Elsayed Senior Reporter Youth Journalism International COLUMBUS, Ohio, U.S.A. – In recent weeks, Egyptian soldiers beat, dragged, humiliated and tortured women protesters on the streets of Cairo. One of them, now known as the girl with the blue bra, could have been me. She was viciously attacked by soldiers who stripped her clothing away, stomped on her chest, beat and kicked her. This would have been treated by the media as another case of violence against demonstrators and a new demonstration against the military would have followed, but someone captured the scene with a video camera, making the appalling truth clear for all to see. Sometimes I imagine that the woman being beaten with what looks like a million clubs from a million police officers is someone I know. It is hard not to … Read entire article »
Filed under: Alexandria, Cairo, Columbus, democracy, Egypt, Jessica Elsayed, Ohio, protests
The Girl In The Blue Bra Could’ve Been Me
By Jessica Elsayed Senior Reporter Youth Journalism International COLUMBUS, Ohio, U.S.A. – In recent weeks, Egyptian soldiers beat, dragged, humiliated and tortured women protesters on the streets of Cairo. One of them, now known as the girl with the blue bra, could have been me. She was viciously attacked by soldiers who stripped her clothing away, stomped on her chest, beat and kicked her. This would have been treated by the media as another case of violence against demonstrators and a new demonstration against the military would have followed, but someone captured the scene with a video camera, making the appalling truth clear for all to see. Sometimes I imagine that the woman being beaten with what looks like a million clubs from a million police officers is someone I know. It is hard not to … Read entire article »
Filed under: Alexandria, Cairo, Columbus, democracy, Egypt, Jessica Elsayed, Ohio, protests
The Girl In The Blue Bra Could’ve Been Me
By Jessica Elsayed Senior Reporter Youth Journalism International COLUMBUS, Ohio, U.S.A. – In recent weeks, Egyptian soldiers beat, dragged, humiliated and tortured women protesters on the streets of Cairo. One of them, now known as the girl with the blue bra, could have been me. She was viciously attacked by soldiers who stripped her clothing away, stomped on her chest, beat and kicked her. This would have been treated by the media as another case of violence against demonstrators and a new demonstration against the military would have followed, but someone captured the scene with a video camera, making the appalling truth clear for all to see. Sometimes I imagine that the woman being beaten with what looks like a million clubs from a million police officers is someone I know. It is hard not to … Read entire article »
Filed under: Alexandria, Cairo, Columbus, democracy, Egypt, Jessica Elsayed, Ohio, protests
The Girl In The Blue Bra Could’ve Been Me
By Jessica Elsayed Senior Reporter Youth Journalism International COLUMBUS, Ohio, U.S.A. – In recent weeks, Egyptian soldiers beat, dragged, humiliated and tortured women protesters on the streets of Cairo. One of them, now known as the girl with the blue bra, could have been me. She was viciously attacked by soldiers who stripped her clothing away, stomped on her chest, beat and kicked her. This would have been treated by the media as another case of violence against demonstrators and a new demonstration against the military would have followed, but someone captured the scene with a video camera, making the appalling truth clear for all to see. Sometimes I imagine that the woman being beaten with what looks like a million clubs from a million police officers is someone I know. It is hard not to … Read entire article »
Filed under: Alexandria, Cairo, Columbus, democracy, Egypt, Jessica Elsayed, Ohio, protests
The Girl In The Blue Bra Could’ve Been Me
ByJessica Elsayed Senior Reporter Youth Journalism International COLUMBUS, Ohio, U.S.A.– In recent weeks, Egyptian soldiers beat, dragged, humiliated and tortured women protesters on the streets of Cairo. One of them, now known as the girl with the blue bra, could have been me. She was viciously attackedby soldiers who stripped her clothing away, stomped on her chest, beat and kicked her. This would have been treated by the media as another case of violence against demonstrators and a new demonstration … Read entire article »
Filed under: Alexandria, Cairo, Columbus, democracy, Egypt, Jessica Elsayed, Ohio, protests
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