Martyr

Tahrir Square, Cairo. 


I was there, 7 years ago. I stayed at what was then the Nile Hilton, with a room that had a balcony overlooking Tahrir Square. And what I would do to be at this very spot again earlier this week, when the gathering crowd cheered the announcement of Egypt's first elected leader after more than 3000 years of autocratic rule. Hopefully, the results of this election will bring the people of Egypt a better life that is long over due.