A Blog by the Editor of The Middle East Journal

Putting Middle Eastern Events in Cultural and Historical Context

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Bjorklund on His Deportation

I mentioned previously that the Cairo-based Swedish journalist Per Bjorklund, who blogs at Egypt and Beyond, had been denied re-entry and deported from Egypt. In his first post since that occurred, he reflects on the fate of some Palestinians stuck in Egypt who shared detention with him; they've been unable to return to Gaza, in some cases for years, compared to which his own ordeal seems minor: he returns to Sweden. A thoughtful reflection.

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