It's always hard to say goodbye to someone you care about. The goodbye may not be permanent, and you know it. You'll see each other again. You'll always call. You can Skype, FaceTime, or whatever social networks permits us to do these days. You'll always be able to see each other again, anticipating the other's return during semester breaks, holidays, you name it....
We've seen it happen, in Palestine, in Burma, in Iraq, once long ago. Never, I thought. Never, I said. Never would I expect it happening to Egypt. A place I found happiness, I found friendship. I found peace, a state of mind. I found love. Religion. Devotion. Slowly, I see it going away. I feel it falling out of my grasp. Out...