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| Subject: Living dangerously in the 'new' Egypt Fri Jan 31, 2014 5:29 pm | |
| It doesn't take long for a crowd to turn on you on the streets of Egypt these days.
A finger pointed, an accusation levelled, and you are literally running for your life.
For months now I have been hesitant to even pull my notebook from my bag when I am reporting from the street, such is the animosity against, and suspicion of, foreign journalists. The main slogan is "Perhaps a bullet kills a man, but a lying camera kills a nation".
Poster denounces al-Jazeera: ''Perhaps a bullet kills a man, but a lying camera kills a nation''. Photo: Supplied
But I am lucky - I can usually move through a crowd, observe the mood, chat to a few people and leave quickly before drawing too much attention.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/living-dangerously-in-the-new-egypt-20140131-31sjk.html#ixzz2s1ATIUCE |
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