London Demonstrations in Support of Egyptian People

I am restless; I have been unable to sleep. I am cut off from Egypt. I have never been in such fear for my family, my people, and my country.

I had no one to share this anxiety and internal turmoil with. As a lost soul, I found myself heading towards the Egyptian Embassy in London where I assumed demonstrations would take place to express solidarity with the plight of my fellow countrymen.

Although I always thought my revolutionary days were a mere delusion and that change would never come to Egypt, today's events have proven that justice is possible. Even though I feared appearing at the site of the demonstrations for fear of the tyrannical government taking note of it, today Egyptians have broken the fear factor that has existed due to 30 years of despotism.

I arrived at the scene were there were a mere dozen compatriots, all shivering due to the cold. As time passed, we were joined by more and more compatriots. As our strength grew in numbers, so did our voice, our passion, and our yearning that God protect our innocent compatriots against the brutality of Mubarak's regime.

It was endearing seeing brothers and sisters from all walks of life come and share their support. The revolutionary atmosphere gave us warmth, and with every victory our people achieved we felt closer to the light at the end of the tunnel.

I pray that God brings justice.

Solidarity with defenders of justice and freedom

I had long renounced my days of radical revolutionism with the delusion that justice was unattainable through resistance, defiance, and struggle in these days, and, if anything, Egyptians were apathetic to their injustice. Well, if anything, my compatriots proved me wrong, and I'm proud of them for doing so.

The events that shook Egypt and captured major international headlines this week have never made me long to be in my motherland so badly. I had avoided writing about politics in Egypt due to the sensitivity of the issue, but the Egyptian uprising in light of the nation's evident need for justice and freedom has shown the world that dictatorships are a thing of the past and that its only a matter of time until people prove victorious in attaining their right to self-determination.

Although I would do anything to be on the streets of Cairo advocating for social justice, I know that there's a reason why I'm here in the UK laboring night and day to help write Egypt's brighter page in history.

My prayer and solidarity with my countrymen...