Manal and Alaa's bit bucket

note: this blogpost was written a long time ago (almost a week..it's 24 days now since Alaa was arrested) but it is my fault not to publish it directly..I'm having trouble doing things on time, so I think Alaa's feelings about getting out in a few days has changed, especially after what happened to Sharkawy...Manal

It's been 17 days already and I still find it difficult to write about jail.

Now that i'm confident I'll be out in a few days I don't feel that bad. but still I heard and read many tales of prison. On the surface it wasn't as bad as I expected it to be, but on the other hand it doesn't feel like the transformative experience it is told to be.

It didn't make me stronger, it didn't make me believe more in "the cause". I still fail to see myself as an activist let alone a freedom fighter or a monadel.