Tonight I stood by hundreds of thousands of Egyptians outside Morsi’s Presidential Palace. The protesters consisted of children, students, both veiled and non-veiled women, seniors – not one thug as Pharaoh Morsi claims. They were the most peaceful, respectable and honorable people I have ever had the opportunity to meet and stand by.
I arrived at the ‘Etihadiya’ when only several thousand protesters were present.Unlike my visit to Tahrir Square, there were absolutely no merchants: simply passionate Egyptians protesting for a better future.
The first thing I noticed was the large presence of women and children. No one was sexually harassing the women and everyone was peacefully chanting alongside one another. Flags were being given out, water bottles were available, and face painting – it was quite festive.
