Carl in Cairo

Today's the day my "final" thesis draft is due...better keep writing it! This entry's just to say, Egypt beat Algeria 2-0 and so survived at least until the next game. Nothing particularly violent happened a a result, al-hamdulilla (at least nothing directly related to the match, though a young activist was kidnapped and beaten while Egypt's eyes were on the field and the screen). Instead, the streets were abuzz with celebrating fans shouting, drumming, and carrying on for hours. Fun times all around, I hear.

News & Issues

• Sectarian murder leads to death penalty for two
• Government crackdown may be driving moderate Islamists to the fringes
• Palestine to appeal directly to the UN for state
• CS Monitor: "Crossing into Israel, African migrants dodge Egyptian bullets, Israeli jail threat"