tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694414749022520238.post1482167993464542576..comments2011-04-01T07:29:38.662-07:00Comments on Notes from Cairo: 09 Feb 2011daliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14677830422767441259noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694414749022520238.post-85842944731210637222011-04-01T07:29:38.662-07:002011-04-01T07:29:38.662-07:00Are you Egyptian? I am Egyptian too.
You know, b...Are you Egyptian? I am Egyptian too. <br /><br />You know, before the revolution, when people ask me where are you from? I say; I am from Egypt. Most of them go like "really you are lucky." " You land is a holy land." "I would like to visit your country."" My dream in life is to visit Egypt."<br />And I used to say in my head okay I believe that they are thinking about the history of Egypt, which they learn in school. I wasn’t really proud to be Egyptian. Sorry to say that but that is how I felt. I felt that way because I felt that Egyptians are not respected in Egypt. Always in Egypt the Foreigner teacher or doctor or .... is treated better and getting paid better than us Egyptian. I mean "3oad El Khuaga" Moreover, when the Egyptian mother was killed in Germany in their court the Egyptian government at that time did not say anything. When the Egyptian doctors were whipped and been in prison in Saudi Arabia the government had no comment on that either. <br />I really felt very bad about it. I felt that Egyptians are not protected or respected enough by Egypt. Dr Ahmed Zewail who keeps Egypt in his heart all the time, could not build the Technology research institute that he dreamed of for Egypt, because the leaders back then in Egypt did not help him to do so. I felt that Egypt is an old man who used to be great 10,000 years ago but not anymore. <br />However after the revolution, I saw how great Egyptians are and how modern we are. I was really happy when I saw regular people cleaning their streets and organizing the traffic and protecting their homes and the Egyptian National Museum. I saw a group of very moderate people protesting peacefully for their rights. I saw how great we are even without one leader who organizes the crowd. Egyptians were organized, peaceful, and Modern protestors. I know there were some bad things that happen during this great and legendary revolution. However, people who meant harm to Egypt did these things. Those people are not true Egyptians. I saw public figures are standing in streets calling for their country freedom. I was even happier by the way the revolutions ended. It was very democratic and modern. It was not easy to earn but we Egyptians earned the right way. <br />Thanks God, then Egyptian for that. <br />Now, I feel very proud that I am Egyptian. Now, I know that Egyptians are really special people and I am happy to be one of them.Marwahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00815566854933121208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694414749022520238.post-14656763302750672842011-04-01T07:22:28.274-07:002011-04-01T07:22:28.274-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Marwahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00815566854933121208noreply@blogger.com