Sarah Abolail is a third year Egyptian American English major with a minor in comparative literature. She is interested in literature and pop-culture's reflection of social reality. When she's not writing or doing research, she enjoys watching Netflix (over icecream) and deep, life changing conversations.
[dropcap]H[/dropcap]alloween is supposed to be disturbing: Dark gloomy ghosts and theme park horror nights. Shrill screams along with really bad parties and poorly made costumes, but are those the only things that make you cringe? For many Halloween is a time where red-lines, if there are any, are disregarded. Political correctness is never a factor. The…
Egyptians are divided between viewing this as a military coup or as a revolution facilitated and protected by the armed forces. For the opposition groups that demanded a suspension of President Morsi from his duties, the main goal is to remove the Muslim Brotherhood from power in Egypt. They believe that the military will not try to gain power, and they are confident that should that arise, they will be able to go back to the streets.
