Egypt Citizens Protect National Libraries As Violence Escalates

GalleyCat:

Earlier this week, Bibliotheca Alexandrina director Ismail Serageldin wrote a short letter explaining that Egyptian youth were protecting the libraries as demonstrations swept through Cairo. He has posted photos and videos of the brave library protectors holding hands int front of the library.

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Comments

[Jeff Warren]

02:25 AM on 02/04/2011

It is truly amazing to see Egyptians getting together to protect their valuable texts and artifacts.
Americans don't even GO to libraries or museums anymore....

[shastaman]

12:15 AM on 02/04/2011

Very nice effort on the part of these citizens!
Mubarak should commend them publicly as he continues to establish the new government of that land!
PEACE AND GOOD WILL TO YOU EGYPT

[SEO services]

11:32 PM on 02/03/2011

I am overwhelmed by the kind of protest the people of Egypt are undertaking its quite amazing.
They protect themselves,their property, their national assets and protest against the authorities who are not doing things in the intrest of the nation . This is really a good way of protest

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[icstars]

04:16 PM on 02/03/2011

I am really impressed by the focus of this vast protest. The Egyptians are very specific in their goals; they have targeted the top levels of government while they protect each other, their property, their history and their culture. How can you not support such a movement?

[argentino]

02:14 PM on 02/03/2011

Greatest story in a long time!

[Woods-shade]

02:12 PM on 02/03/2011

That's incredible....am so moved by their commitment and bravery. Good on them.

[baxtron]

01:11 PM on 02/03/2011

protect it from the Capitalists, they will always try to destroy history.