Civil Disobedience.

So sadly my trip to the Red Sea and Ayn Sukhna this weekend has also been postponed.

All across campus and around the city of Cairo there has been talk of Civil Disobedience which im sure actually has a definition but here it means literally shut the state down by doing nothing as a form of protest. So a post or two ago i talked about the recent surge in protests due to people being killed at a soccer match. From what i gather from students most people here believe that yes it was set up by the military under SCAF and the police. SCAF has been controlling the country since last year after Mubarak stepped down. The military said it would be a place holder until parliamentary elections. But as with every revolution it has a very real danger of being hijacked and thats what Egyptians are worried about. They think SCAF just decided now to take over and with this new plan and protest they are hoping to get SCAF to step down now and bring a vote for the President. Parliament has been elected but still SCAF have most of the power as the constitution is being drafted.

Now i have mixed feelings. There is the dumb touristy and student part of me that just wishes that this could all be put on hold until I am gone. I want to see the pyramids, i want the country to be stable enough for me to head south to Luxor to visit Alexandria to the north. Heck to travel to downtown Cairo without fear of getting caught in a march/protest.

I'm living within a revolution and this constant not knowing of what tomorrow will look like is finally getting to me. Who knows what will happen. Students are planning to strike and protest on Sunday (when classes begin next week.) i of course will be going to class but if this gets enough momentum like everyone thinks it will.... then i dont know what will happen. Sadly i dont think SCAF is going anywhere soon. It is going to be a lot of waiting around for me while im here in Egypt.