The parents of Abdul-Nabi al-Sadiq didn’t know that the price for receiving the corpse of their son is a certificate declaring that he committed suicide. Friend killed in break up of Rabia sit-in Thirty-four-year-old Abdul-Nabi al-Sadiq was a pharmacist from the Anshas al-Raml village, north of Cairo. He was shot in the head on August […]

I work in a café that had four workers, but due to the current circumstances, two workers have been released. Now, there’s just me and another worker, but we too will soon be dismissed if these conditions persist. Given the curfew, we now work only one shift from 6 am to 6 pm. I’m sick […]

My psychological, moral and financial wellbeing have all been affected by the currents events. I had to close down my shop because I could no longer afford the installments I’ve been paying for the last five years to Akhbar el-Yom (a package offered by the newspaper to graduates and higher degrees holders). When violence erupted […]

Everything is disrupted now. Egypt’s economy is deteriorating, thus threatening its security. I and my medical team now receive cases with serious injuries often caused by political events. The army is now threatening its people, and a group is threatening its army and people. I believe that everyone is mistaken and should be punished. We […]

We sell much fewer newspapers now. The people no longer wish to read. The crisis is not about the dispersion of the sit-ins, even though I am in favor of breaking up any unpeaceful sit-in; it is rather about the current tensions and unrest. Any demands or wishes asked of the current government are useless […]

I feel so bad, that I have nothing to say to my students. I no longer have any power or wish to do my job because of the political situation. The current regime has come to power against the will of the people. No one chose it. I feel so bad, that I have nothing […]

I am one of those who took to the street and staged sit-ins throughout the glorious June 30 revolution that ousted the Brotherhood, who pretend to be Muslims. I supported and mandated General Abdul Fattah el-Sisi, who along with the army, backed up the Egyptian people against those terrorists who considered us godless and declared […]

I have of course been affected by the consecutive events and unrests. Our lives have become threatened. As a taxi driver since June 30, I have only been able to drive passengers within small-sized areas due to the demonstrations by both sides. I now earn no more than L.E. 20 (€2.10) a day and I […]

We have all been affected by the current events. I and my fiancée, who is a pharmacist, may break up. We got engaged in early January 2010 and agreed to get married two years later. Since then, revolutions have been breaking out, and stability seems an out of reach dream. We have all been affected […]

I live in Sohag in Upper Egypt. I come with my uncle to the Alexandria Governorate every May and go back when the summer season ends in September. I sell lupine and trinkets at the beach of the Agami Sea. My job has been terribly affected by the June 30 Revolution and the consecutive political […]