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I am a developer currently located in Cairo. Above link is not mine but what she says is true. Right now is probably the most dangerous time for journalist to c
by dodyg 13y ago
I am a developer currently located in Cairo. Above link is not mine but what she says is true. Right now is probably the most dangerous time for journalist to cover clashes in Cairo.
In the past few days we have seen the emergence of AK-47 armed 'protesters' against the security forces. Usually protesters uses rocks and molotov cocktails to fight so journalists only have to worry about birdshots from security forces.
Egypt now ranks the 4th most dangerous place in the world fo 2013 http://www.cpj.org/killed/2013/ http://www.cpj.org/killed/2013/
- anigbrowl 13y agoIt sucks that your country seems to be headed for civil war. What do you think would lower the probability of that happening?
- dodyg 13y agoEgypt is not my country. I just been living here for the past 7 years. The country is not going to have a civil war. There is not enough support for the Islamists to wage an insurgency at least on the African side of Egypt. There is already an insurgency happening in North Sinai but that's also because that area borders Gaza and Egyptian military is not allowed to deploy significant amount of soldiers and equipment due to Camp David Peace Agreement with Israel(edit typo). Worse case scenario for the African side of Egypt is return to the frequent terrorist attacks that plague Egypt in the 90's and return to the harsh crackdown against the Islamist. The most likely scenario is that the current security problems will get worse but a negotiated deal will be reached between the parties involved.
- anigbrowl 13y agoMost interesting, and quite different from media portrayals here in the US. Thanks for the insight.