Gaza delegation: Pam Rasmussen’s diary
Pam Rasmussen, of Maryland, shares her experiences (with great photos!) on the 60-member aid delegation on her blog here. Here’s an excerpt from March 11: This is my last day in Gaza before I head back...
View ArticleOfficial release: U.S. group returning from Gaza to deliver Hamas letter to...
CAIRO — An American group arriving here tomorrow from war-torn Gaza will deliver a letter penned by Hamas officials to Pres. Obama, who will be in Cairo delivering his landmark speech to the Arab...
View ArticleCODEPINK Travels to Cairo to Stand in Solidarity with the Egyptians
After several canceled flights, I am finally on my way to Egypt to join my CODEPINK colleagues who are already there. We were supposed to be leading a delegation to Gaza right now, traveling through...
View ArticleCairo’s Rebellion: A Personal Report from an Egyptian-American
by Amal Sedky Winter January 25, 2011 Today belongs to the youth! Using Twitter and Facebook and who knows what else, tens of thousands young men and women took to the streets of Egypt. They gathered...
View ArticleUpdate from CODEPINK Peace Delegation in Cairo
Tonight our CODEPINK delegation in Cairo returned to Tahrir Square after the terrible events of this afternoon, when Mubarak’s thugs busted up their peaceful protest with rocks, sticks and molotov...
View ArticleMubarak Mobs and Street Vendors: Welcome to Egypt
I was in the middle of buying some mints from a street vendor on Cairo’s Talat Harb Street—right off Tahrir Square–when the rocks started flying. I had given a 20-cent coin to the vendor. He gave me...
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