tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22261571.post2441980895195977916..comments2024-03-20T01:06:12.181-04:00Comments on MEI Editor's Blog: A Brief Biography of Tahrir SquareUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22261571.post-35409645008488310552011-02-12T17:45:53.846-05:002011-02-12T17:45:53.846-05:00David:
Good question. Any Egyptians want to comme...David:<br /><br />Good question. Any Egyptians want to comment?Michael Collins Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07398326467953722017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22261571.post-37007333676502663042011-02-12T16:46:53.383-05:002011-02-12T16:46:53.383-05:00Burj Al Aar
Do they still call it Wa'if Rusfe...Burj Al Aar<br /><br />Do they still call it Wa'if Rusfel after Kim Roosevelt? Most of the demonstrators in Midan at'Tahrir were too young to remember that bit of Egyptian humor, so perhaps burj al aar is the sanitized version their parents used.David Mackhttp://ambdavidmack@yahoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22261571.post-54317692510833002432011-02-11T19:31:10.908-05:002011-02-11T19:31:10.908-05:00I'll take the unsightly pedestrian walkway any...I'll take the unsightly pedestrian walkway any day in trade for the monstrosity which now runs above 26th July St in Zamalek.<br /><br />Or the Burj Al Aar nearby.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22261571.post-80967993995527081152011-02-11T17:36:06.087-05:002011-02-11T17:36:06.087-05:00aron:
Exactly. A raised bridge around the whole t...aron:<br /><br />Exactly. A raised bridge around the whole traffic circle so pedestrians didn't block the traffic. But it blocked the sightlines and was really ugly. I think they tore it down finally when they dug the subway station.Michael Collins Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07398326467953722017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22261571.post-54898789799908834602011-02-11T16:34:30.351-05:002011-02-11T16:34:30.351-05:00"During the Sadat era, there was an unsightly..."During the Sadat era, there was an unsightly pedestrian walkway built around the Midan"<br /><br />What, like a walking bridge? All around the square?<br /><br />(Sorry for not focusing on more important matters, but I'll always wonder if I don't ask...)aronnoreply@blogger.com