Monthly Archives: June 2010

More blundering, crass stupidity from the police yesterday, as they responded to demonstrators protesting police violence with violence, again. Some 150 people assembled in Lazoghly Square – home of a state security headquarters – at 5 p.m. This number quickly … Continue reading →

I experienced democracy National Democratic Party (NDP)-style today in Helwan, where I watched people arguing with the police during the Shoura bi-elections. The governorate of Helwan is right next door to Cairo, but green where the capital is grey, empty … Continue reading →