What's new in Egypt? From stories collected from other papers, there is a column in the Egyptian Mail called Fun & Tears - which makes light of of life. So in the same paper that has a full page dedicated to the plight of orphans and abandoned children on page 11, here is the blurb on page 2.
"A MAN in el-Badrasheen, Giza Governorate killed his son, a pupil at primary school, for refusing to go to bed early. He then ran off from home and his wife reported the incident to the police, who soon caught him. the deceased was named as Ayman, aged eight. His mother, 42 year old Iman, described to detectives how her husband had killed their little son by beating him round the head with a heavy stick. Unlike the deceased, many older readers would probably be only too delighted to get their heads down early a little more often." (Al-badeel) byline Hugh Nicol.
I kid you not, that was word for word as it appeared.
For reference on priorities, this was on page 1.
Donkey butcher caught 'red-handed' Two Cairo butchers have been arrested for allegedly passing off donkey, cat and dog carcasses as beef. The detained confessed to collecting carcasses from around Cairo and selling the meat to a local butcher who then ground the meat up with spices to disguise the taste before selling it to local restaurants. The stated problem with this was not so much the dead carcasses but the fact that the meat had not been slaughtered in Islamic tradition and was not Halal.
Yet another reason to limit meals in Egypt. I had pasta risotto in the hotel last night. No meat. Pellegrino bottled water so I could see the bubbles. No ice. My three co-workers drank the fake bottled water at the office before they realized that tap water was inside. All three are in various stages of sickness. I'm hungry and thirsty but not sick.
This sure turned into a sad post. I'll have to find a positive balance later. The next riot is scheduled for April 6, and I'll be out of the country by then. I guess that's positive enough for now.
"A MAN in el-Badrasheen, Giza Governorate killed his son, a pupil at primary school, for refusing to go to bed early. He then ran off from home and his wife reported the incident to the police, who soon caught him. the deceased was named as Ayman, aged eight. His mother, 42 year old Iman, described to detectives how her husband had killed their little son by beating him round the head with a heavy stick. Unlike the deceased, many older readers would probably be only too delighted to get their heads down early a little more often." (Al-badeel) byline Hugh Nicol.
I kid you not, that was word for word as it appeared.
For reference on priorities, this was on page 1.
Donkey butcher caught 'red-handed' Two Cairo butchers have been arrested for allegedly passing off donkey, cat and dog carcasses as beef. The detained confessed to collecting carcasses from around Cairo and selling the meat to a local butcher who then ground the meat up with spices to disguise the taste before selling it to local restaurants. The stated problem with this was not so much the dead carcasses but the fact that the meat had not been slaughtered in Islamic tradition and was not Halal.
Yet another reason to limit meals in Egypt. I had pasta risotto in the hotel last night. No meat. Pellegrino bottled water so I could see the bubbles. No ice. My three co-workers drank the fake bottled water at the office before they realized that tap water was inside. All three are in various stages of sickness. I'm hungry and thirsty but not sick.
This sure turned into a sad post. I'll have to find a positive balance later. The next riot is scheduled for April 6, and I'll be out of the country by then. I guess that's positive enough for now.
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