Undoubtedly the most grotesque story to come out of this civilized little country lately is that of the 12 year old girl who went on a school excusion, complained of stomach pains and then to the horror of staff and medical personnel, proceeded to give birth.
The child and her baby have both been handed over to a foster family [...]
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Child mothers exist here too
Fire and fired on.
Just over two months ago, on December 17 a young man called Mohamed Bouazizi died a horrifying death. He immolated himself. And in setting fire to his own body, he ignited the Middle East.
Country after neighbouring country has erupted since the death of the young vegetable sellar from Tunisia who couldn’t take any more despair [...]
Egyptians - “carpe diem”
Reading this, I got chills. I would like to be in Tahrir now, spending my days and nights talking to people, listening to the stories and the poems, being a part of a collective dream.
How many of us get such a chance to be present at such a moment - it would be like being [...]
Cutting his baby in half
Tuning into the radio in the car yesterday and hearing about the demonstrations breaking into violence yesterday was like being punched in the stomach.
Raced home to watch live streaming of what’s going on in Tahrir Square - a terrifying spectacle. The thought crosses my mind: what kind of leader would rather see his people die [...]
69 days and a lifetime to remember them
What were you doing in early August? What have you done in the weeks since?
As for me - in early August, I was in India, travelling, reporting, meeting people, eating dhosas and tandoori chicken, enjoying the sudden monsoon showers. Then I came home with a suitcase full of baubles for my daughters who I [...]
