Egypt: My 73-year-old Father at Tahrir

Egypt: My 73-year-old Father at Tahrir
Written by Amira Al Hussaini
Posted 6 February 2011

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Egyptian Nadia El Awady last night tweeted that she needed a wheelchair to take her 73-year-old father to Tahrir today, where a Coptic mass is taking place as part of the Sunday of Martyrs.

True to her word, with father in hand, Nadia shares with us her day in a series of tweets, from the heart of down town Cairo, and the epicentre of massive protests calling upon Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak to leave.


Nadia's father and other protesters take cover from the rain under the Egyptian flag


Let's go to Tahrir Square with Nadia and her father:



Although she didn't find a wheelchair, Nadia and her father took a taxi to the Square, and made their way on foot to join the crowds.

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Link: http://globalvoicesonline.org/2011/02/06/egypt-my-73-year-old-father-at-tahrir/

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Egyptians standing together make their nation once again a model for all civilizations.

It really speaks to the hope and enthusiasm of the people. We hear too much about what government officials say and do and not enough of what the people say. Had the people been heard it wouldn't have come as the big surprise that this happened.