Divided Egyptians united in grief

BBC News, 20 August 2013

Many people across Egypt have been burying their dead following the
violence of recent weeks

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The recent violence in Egypt has claimed the lives of people on both sides of the country's political divide. But while the bloodshed is polarising the country further, grief is one thing uniting them, says the BBC's Ahmed Maher.

Here in Alexandria, Egypt's second largest city, it was a tragedy that left the family of Ahmed Qadri devastated.

Mr Qadri was shot twice in his chest and abdomen as security forces launched a brutal crackdown on the Brotherhood supporters camping outside Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque in Cairo on 14 August.

A senior Muslim Brotherhood leader in his hometown, Mr Qadri is survived by a wife and three children.

His 22-year-old eldest son, Fidaa, says he will not get over the death of his father for the rest of his life.

Fighting back tears, Fidaa said he made the 250km (155 miles) journey from Alexandria to Cairo to search for his father after losing contact with him for 13 hours.

"I spent two days searching desperately from one mosque to another. His picture was posted on the Facebook page of the Alliance for Supporting Legitimacy as one of the dead," said Fidaa, referring to a Muslim Brotherhood-led coalition against the ousting of the Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.

Ahmed Qadri's family, including son
Fidaa (far right) have been devastated
by his death

"It narrowed the search as many bodies were burnt beyond recognition. I found his lifeless body in al-Iman mosque. It was a traumatic sight. He was among dozens of bullet-riddled, mutilated and charred bodies," Fidaa added, sobbing. He stopped the interview for a while and asking his sister Tasneem for tissues.

Several key mosques in Cairo and Alexandria have been turned into field hospitals and makeshift morgues to cope with the shocking number of casualties.

"I was screaming frenetically when I saw his body. I told him you are not a terrorist to be killed in cold blood," lamented Fidaa.

Spotted a crucifix

On the same day that Ahmed Qadri died, heavy gunfire rang out and fierce street fights took place between supporters and opponents of the Muslim Brotherhood in Alexandria.

Up to 60 people were killed in the ensuing violence that raged through several districts in the eastern part of the Mediterranean city.

The family of Mina Aziz are Christian
and say they fear reprisal attacks

One incident in particular horrified people here; an incident that was captured by mobile phone cameras, uploaded on YouTube and went viral on Facebook and Twitter.

The video shows Muslim Brotherhood supporters turning their anger against a taxi driver who was caught up in their rally.

A passenger who survived the attack said in another YouTube video that the protesters spotted a crucifix in the car of 25-year-old Mina Aziz. They then dragged him out before stabbing him twice and shooting him dead.

I met the grieving family of Mr Aziz, who was due to get married in November.

His father and mother were too distressed to speak to the media.

His aunt, Marcel Alexander, was more composed although visibly upset.

"The Muslim Brotherhood thugs have killed lovely Mina. He just turned 25," she said.

"It is not an excuse to kill innocent people because of the Christians' support for the military and public uprising against Morsi (on 30 June)."

Mrs Alexander said the Muslim Brotherhood "from now on to us is called the terrorist brotherhood. Look how many churches that were burnt recently".

Rights activists say dozens of churches, monasteries and chapels have been set alight in several southern cities in the wake of what happened on 14 August; the Muslim Brotherhood denies its supporters are to blame.

"We fear more reprisal attacks in the days to come but will never be intimidated to leave our homeland," Mrs Alexander said.

The grief and fear in both families have widened a rift in Egyptian society that has never been so polarised.

After the recent killings, Egypt's future faces more uncertainty.

Many Egyptians wonder where the current turmoil will lead the Arab world's most populous nation, with 85 million.

It has lurched from one crisis to another since the revolution that ended the autocratic rule of President Hosni Mubarak in 2011.

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"2013 - A Difficult Year" – July 14, 2013 (Kryon Channelling by Lee Carroll) - (Text version)

“… You Can See It In Your News

The final item is this: All around you, dear ones, is proof of what I'm telling you. You have two countries currently in turmoil at the moment, and a third one about to go. All three have been stable for a very long time. Who would have thought that Egypt would be part of this? Egypt seemed to be in balance for decades - or was it? Syria ruled itself with an iron hand and created a stability of power that was absolute. What would then cause these to erupt the way they did and at this time? If you take a look at why, and why now, you'll see the timing is all around 2013 and 2012. And it's around Human consciousness that is starting to be more transparent and saying, "We don't want what we now understand and see is continuing unbalance in our country. We see it never getting better, and now we want finality and we want resolution." That is what you're looking at.

It's ugly to look at this, for there is death, suffering, sorrow and turmoil. There is frustration, and the resolution of it all may take longer than you want it to. But someday you will look back and see the results clearly. Mass Human consciousness is starting to change and demand what it expects in the way of integrity. Governments often want the old ways of power, but their people want schools, hospitals, safe streets and parks, and peace with their neighbors.

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Do not miss this: There is something within your Akash, a "remembrance button", that is being pushed and plays an emotion that says, "We've felt this before and it didn't turn out well." Don't let this energy define you. It's the button of duality and fear that says things are always the way they are and they will repeat themselves because that's just the way life works. No it isn't! You are magnificent and you have the ability at this point to finally begin to see it, and to cast all the fears and the voices in the back seat of life and tell them you are in charge now and you are the one driving the car of your reality. That's the message of the day. ….”

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