First Person Singular by Wendy Braitman

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Drawing Strength From the Egyptian People

February 11, 2011 ⋅  Email This Post ⋅  Print This Post ⋅ Post a comment

It was impossible to stay steeped in personal drama watching the historic news from Egypt. When the announcement came that Mubarak was finally resigning, tears streamed down my face, with hope for humanity, and also for me. Commenting on the courage of the Egyptian people, President Obama said, “It was the moral force of nonviolence that bent the arc of history towards justice.”

Image: View of Tahrir Square today from space

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