This is a new feature where I'll recap whatever happened on this blog and others during the last few days.
On I Read and Tell:
I've had a BIG week you guys. I'm talking over-throwing-a-president big.
On June the 30th, millions of Egyptians took to the streets to demand Pres. Muhammad Morsi leave his position. My family, and more than 10 million other Egyptians marched in protests, chanting "Erhal" (leave) and the high I felt from walking down the streets is just.. indescribable. I hadn't participated in the 25th of January protests (where we ousted Pres. Hosni Mubarak) because my family were too concerned. This time though, it was different. The police and the army stood by the protesters, even joining in on some occasions.
President Morsi had been in office for exactly 365 days, during which my country has seen inexplicable damage and deterioration. I don't want to burden you guys with politics, but the president, his government, and the Muslim Brotherhood who supported him were an example of fascism, political ignorance and misogyny. The latter is what got to me the most. On two occasions, an Egyptian Minister sexually harassed a female reporter, and no action whatsoever was taken against him.
Yesterday, however, everything changed. The military ousted President Morsi, and here is the Tahrir Square right after the military statement came out:
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*wipes tears of joy* Beautiful isn't it?
So yeah, it's been one hell of a week; which meant my blogging was a bit terrible. I didn't manage to post any book reviews this week :(
PS: If you follow me on twitter, sorry for all the crazy amount of Arabic and political tweets I wrote this week.
This week I..
- Gave some blogging advice for newbies.
- Wrote a short story called Blood and Gore.
- Alice-Jane @Crazy Red Pen shared her thoughts about happy endings.
- Trish @Between the Lines discussed things non book lovers may not know.
- Blogger Panel @Ink Skies discussed how to create chemistry between characters
- Nafiza @Bibliophilic Monologues discusses promoting books and monetizing your blog.
- Rachel @Parajunkee shares an info graphic to get more readers to your blog.
- Asti @A Bookish Heart admits she's not around as much as she wants to.
- Nancy @Tumbling Books talks about book bloggers getting lazy. (I can totally relate)
- Chrys @Oh, Chrys posted the new 'Let's Discuss', where bloggers link to their discussion posts.
- Cayce @Fighting Dreamer compared genres to food.
Did I forget any post? Let me know! Oh, and don't forget to suggest me a title or a prompt for my next short story. (I'll give you cookies :3)
Psh, I'm not giving you any more titles or prompts for you next story today, because I've already given you plenty! Muhaha ;)
It does sound like you had QUITE the week. I've never participated in anything that big before, but I can only imagine how much of a rush it'd be and the strong feelings it'd bring about. I'm glad that you got the results you wanted as well!
Thanks for linking to my post :)
I can understand how you feel - there are protests in Bulgaria now, too. I don't really take part in it, but my grandma keeps me posted.
As for wooooooooooooords.... HMMM. I can't think of any now :( Creativity has shooed me out the window.
Oh wow, your week tops mine on every level except that I already read two books in July. LOL, kidding! It's very awesome to know someone who took part in such a big protest and came out with a success. Kudos to you and Egypt! =D
Hmm how about the word distance? I just read a book that had the word in the title and it's so damn good!
I'm still coming up with things related to Power Outage at the Masquerade, btw. I think this one's a winner! :P
And yeah, it's been one hell of a week. So many things happened, I lost count of the days. Oh, and you're welcome :D
I didn't know there were protests in Bulgaria! Hope everything turns out safely :)
And, NO COOKIES FOR YOU THEN.
Just kidding, you can have the fool stash, boss :D
Haha, yeah it's been quite the week. Hopefully I'll pay more attention to my blog next week. Oh, and thank you :) People all over the country are all smiles here.
Distance! Hmm, that's very interesting. I already have a story in mind that includes distance (somewhat), so that's really helpful!
That was amazing. I'm glad you got to participate in it. You guys made history.
You certainly had a BIG week. I'm glad everything worked out beautifully in the end :)
Yeah, it was quite an overwhelming experience!
Haha, I know right? It was very overwhelming :)