A Normal Day in Sitra and the trouble with “normal” is it only gets worse…

A Normal Day in Sitra
03 June , 2012 – AhlamOun.com

A Normal Day in Sitra (1)

An old man holding his walking stick in one hand,
and a bread he just bought for his family on the other.
lifting one foot slowly after the other in pain,
Police start shooting teargas .. both of his hands occupied,
He can’t throw his walking stick because he needs to walk,
He can’t throw his bread because he needs to feed his family,
He collapse in the middle of the street, suffocating!
A normal day in Sitra !

A Normal Day in Sitra (2)

A mother calling her son;
Mom : “Son, where are you? Did you pick the medicine for your sister from the pharmacy?”
Son : “Yes Mom, I picked up the medicine , I am a block away .. don’t worry I am almost there.”

30 minutes later.

Mom calls again and an auto answer on the phone.
“THE NUMBER YOU ARE CALLING CANNOT BE REACHED AT THE MOMENT”

3 days later,

Mother receives a call from an unknown number,
“YOUR TRAITOR SON IS IN PRISON FOR PROTESTING”
Mom :”Where is my son!! I didn’t hear from him in 3 days!!”
Voice: “He is in the prison hospital.”
Mom: “WHY??? WHAT DID YOU DO TO HIM??”

…… line disconnected!

A Normal Day in Sitra (3)

A woman with her kids in the car visiting her family in Sitra,
An alien with a police uniform and his gun pointing at car nodding at her,

Woman : “Please, don’t scare my kids, I am here to visit my family.”

Policeman: ……..

Woman: “لو سمحت، لا تفزع أطفالي… اريد أن ازور اهلي”

Policeman: …….

Policeman speaks in foreign language, pointing at her to turn back not allowing her to pass!

He doesn’t understand Arabic nor English.

A normal day in Sitra ! (4)

5 teenage kids playing outside their house,
A Turkish-Made Police Tanks storming from one side of an alley,
Police jeeps rush from the other side,
Policemen rush out with their guns!
Next day a headline in a local newspaper;

“5 people were arrested for illegal gathering!”

A normal day in Sitra ! (5)

Grandmother: “It’s almost 12:00 PM, where are you going in his heat?”

Grandfather : “I am taking our grandson to pray in the historic mosque of Shaikh Aabid, I’ll come back after 2 hours”

10 minutes later,

Grandmother: “Oh! that was quick?! and why the sad look in your face??”

Grandfather : “The government demolished the entire mosque!!! it vanished!”

Grandson : “Grand-dad, I promise you, I will rebuild it and you will pray in it again!”

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