Be careful what you ask for – you just might get it! Or to put it another way….be as specific as you can about what you want – for you will surely get it then! A few weeks ago I put it out to the Universe (God if you prefer that term) that I was…
As everyone probably know by now President Mubarak resigned yesterday. I have been busy preparing to get back to business myself so here are just some items of news to bring you up to date. People turned up at Tahrir Sq. today with brushes and bags – they cleaned up the square, the streets leading…
We have a phrase in Ireland – usually used in a rather patronising or sarcastic way…..”the hurler on the ditch”. The hurler on the ditch is the loud mouth on the sideline shouting instructions (and sometimes abuse) at the players on the field. And, of course, he is the guy who (in his own mind)…
Just back from Tahrir Sq. Before you read any further please remember that there are basically 3 groups of people in Cairo today. The first are those who are into the hype and excitement of the moment. The second are those who are interested but detached from the excitement and see a different version of…
The situation in Tahrir Sq. has been hijacked by people massaging their egos in public and now they are martyred as well! I have a problem with the media blaming every piece of violence on Mubarak or pro-Mubarak supporters, even the language they use – 75% of the time the pro-Mubarak people are labeled…
In my previous blogs I have tried to give a balanced view of Egypt. Now as the time and days pass I find that my focus has been fixed more and more on the media and it’s method of conveying the “news”. Read the following, do your own research and decide for yourself…………….this problem does…
If you are sitting watching BBC, CNN, Al Jazeera or Press TV you will notice that they are having a really good go at creating by virtual reality. For those of us watching these channels and then also having the chance to listen to state TV or go into the streets in Cairo you would…
This is the easiest way to keep you up to date with real-time events here so I will up date this part of the blog site every day. On the 25th and the 26th I was in Cairo in our apartments in Downtown Cairo, 10 – 15 minutes walk from Tahrir Square. The first I…
“Now, it is not the role of any other country to determine Egypt’s leaders. Only the Egyptian people can do that. What is clear — and what I indicated tonight to President Mubarak — is my belief that an orderly transition must be meaningful, it must be peaceful, and it must begin now.” Those are…