By Mohamed Khairat, Founder, EgyptianStreets.com
Egypt has been featured in the media lately as a divided country plagued with violence and unrest. Every once in a while, however, we need to remember that the Egypt we do not see is one that is also filled with warmth and happiness.
First Day of School
ost identical image to the one above. Yet, it was in Egypt during the 2011 revolution, when the iconic image was first depicted. In the words of one activist, January 25 “was the best day in my 24 years. That day when we gathered, we had so much hope.”BONUS: The Egyptian version of ‘HAPPY’
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5D5dO5cn1PQ]
![ost identical image to the one above. Yet, it was in Egypt during the 2011 revolution, when the iconic image was first depicted. In the words of one activist, January 25 “was the best day in my 24 years. That day when we gathered, we had so much hope.” BONUS: The Egyptian version of ‘HAPPY’ [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5D5dO5cn1PQ]](https://egyptianstreets.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/firstdayofschool.jpg){kind=link}
Comments (477)
Fantastic – loved it. May peace arrive over soon.
I very much appreciated these photos and video…..they brought back the happy memories of the people and country that I had the privilege of knowing.