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Mohammed Omer reports from Cairo and surrounding areas

From Mary-Charlotte Domandi | 29:59

Palestinian journalist Mohammed Omer reports from Cairo and surrounding area on the protests in Egypt and the political situation within Egypt.

Mohammed-omer_small Palestinian journalist Mohammed Omer is winner of the Martha Gellhorn Prize; honored as "the voice of the voiceless" his reporting constitutes a "humane record of the injustice imposed on a community forgotten by much of the world." In this conversation with KSFR-FM producer Mary-Charlotte Domandi, he reports from Egypt about the protests and the protesters, who continue to call for the resignation of Mubarak and the instituting of democratic elections; the use of Facebook, Twitter, and other social media in the organizing of protests and the shutting down of those media by the Egyptian government; the riot police and their brutal abuse of journalists; the opening of the prisons amid the chaos, resulting in the escape of dangerous criminals; the panic surrounding food supplies; the response of other nations to Egypt; the history of previous protests in Egypt; and the role of the Egyptian army.