'Behind the sun' is the expression egyptians use to refer to an undisclosed destination - usually for bad stuff. So 'behind the sun' is basically where the government sends you when you've done something they don't really like but is not punishable by the law: so you're sent 'wara-el-shams'. Think 'Siberia' in the collective imaginary of the West, if you wish.
And 'behind the sun', well, all kinds of bad things happen to you.
And that was also the title of an Al-Jazeera super controversial television programme which aired recently, about torture in Egypt.
It is absolutely GREAT. Make sure you watch it. Hadjar kindly sent me a link to this programme, split into parts and uploaded on YouTube so we can watch it online.
Click here.
Super recommended for anyone who speaks arabic.
And all I can say is: A7AAAAAAAAA!!!!
Our government has gone so low I don't think it's reformable anymore. I don't know how transition is going to happen -- but I fear the worse.
(The photo on this entry is not a real still of an act of torture, but a reenactement of a torture method that is fairly commonly used in Egyptian police stations...)
And 'behind the sun', well, all kinds of bad things happen to you.
And that was also the title of an Al-Jazeera super controversial television programme which aired recently, about torture in Egypt.
It is absolutely GREAT. Make sure you watch it. Hadjar kindly sent me a link to this programme, split into parts and uploaded on YouTube so we can watch it online.
Click here.
Super recommended for anyone who speaks arabic.
And all I can say is: A7AAAAAAAAA!!!!
Our government has gone so low I don't think it's reformable anymore. I don't know how transition is going to happen -- but I fear the worse.
(The photo on this entry is not a real still of an act of torture, but a reenactement of a torture method that is fairly commonly used in Egyptian police stations...)
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