By Mohamed Tharwat “My chance to survive is 25%,” reads Mohanad Ehab’s bio on Twitter. Ehab, 19, passed away in the United States on Monday after suffering from leukemia, which possessed 93 percent of his blood. In Egypt, he was captured three times by police and, as a teenager, he could have thought about cooling things down and leaving the country. Instead, he persevered and continued his activism for a chance to turn things upside-down. He was also very brave in his battle against cancer but sadly he didn’t have enough time to prepare for such a tough journey, as his time in prison – after he was arrested in January 2015 – took a severe toll on his weak body and lonely soul. Ehab reminds me of Egypt’s current status; we leave our country drenched in poverty, illiteracy and several social plagues and we stand by, just watching, until we wake up from this turmoil and decide to act when it’s too late. During his recovery period in the United States, his smile never left his face and he continued to write on his official page despite his pain and suffering to…
93% Leukemia, 100% Freedom: Former Egyptian Prisoner Mohanad Ehab Loses Battle With Cancer
October 4, 2016
