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By Micah Halpern
Sunday June 30, 2013 I've Been Thinking: As I write this I am watching a real time, live, feed from Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt where protestors have massed in the hope of ousting new president Morsi on the first anniversary of his inauguration. The press reports that thousands of people are gathered around the square. In the time I have been watching, the numbers have expanded. If there were 200,000 in the square a few hours ago there are three times that now - and it is still growing. They are shouting "Erhal" which translates to mean "leave" and "step down." All kinds of people are there. Even women. Women have, until now, been absent from events of this type because of the great dangers, the attacks and the rapes that have occurred during protests. As the heat breaks and the approaching evening brings cooler weather There has been only minimal violence so far. Unfortunately, yesterday, a young man from the United States in Egypt to teach English to locals was stabbed in the chest in Alexandria and died from his wound. The fact that he was actively Jewish had no bearing on the attack. The crowd in Tahrir Square is serious. They want Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood out. Now.
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