[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by jaxie

He's lucky to be going home hale and hearty. Far luckier than the American boy who went home from North Korea in a coma. The question of what he was doing there, involved in political demonstration as an Irish citizen does loom a bit. Seems incredibly foolish to choose Egypt to exercise an urge to protest.

With regard the suffragettes they were fighting for freedoms within their own country. As an Irishman wasn't this guy meddling in the politics of another country? That is courting danger.

A good point Jaxie. As an Irishman he was indeed meddling in affairs in another country. Does that suggest that he doesn't really identify as Irish I wonder!

[jaxie]

Originally Posted by Brillopad

A good point Jaxie. As an Irishman he was indeed meddling in affairs in another country. Does that suggest that he doesn't really identify as Irish I wonder!

Don't know but it seems rather stupid and a bit of a strange story where you feel part of it is not told. What was he even doing there at 17, holiday?

[DemolitionRed]

Ibrahim Halawa was Irish born to Egyptian parents. In 2013 he was on holiday in Egypt with his family when riots broke out. Ibrahim was sheltering in a mosque with his sisters when the mosque was raided. He, along with his sisters were arrested and imprisoned. They were released after three months but Ibrahim was retained for four years.

He was not part of the protest. Regardless of how anyone feels, he is Irish with Egyptian heritage and what happened to him in Egypt was not his fault. Having Egyptian heritage makes him no less Irish than any other person born in Ireland; though I'm sure some would disagree with that.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by DemolitionRed

Ibrahim Halawa was Irish born to Egyptian parents. In 2013 he was on holiday in Egypt with his family when riots broke out. Ibrahim was sheltering in a mosque with his sisters when the mosque was raided. He, along with his sisters were arrested and imprisoned. They were released after three months but Ibrahim was retained for four years.

He was not part of the protest. Regardless of how anyone feels, he is Irish with Egyptian heritage and what happened to him in Egypt was not his fault. Having Egyptian heritage makes him no less Irish than any other person born in Ireland; though I'm sure some would disagree with that.

"He was engaged in my mind in a political protest"

"Halawa was arrested and detained at a demonstration in Cairo in August 2013 held in support of the Muslim Brotherhood"

"He and his sisters took part in protests held against the ousting of then president Mohammed Mursi."

http://www.thejournal.ie/ibrahim-hal...80216-Jan2017/
https://www.rte.ie/news/special-repo...brahim-halawa/

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by jaxie

He's lucky to be going home hale and hearty. Far luckier than the American boy who went home from North Korea in a coma. The question of what he was doing there, involved in political demonstration as an Irish citizen does loom a bit. Seems incredibly foolish to choose Egypt to exercise an urge to protest.

With regard the suffragettes they were fighting for freedoms within their own country. As an Irishman wasn't this guy meddling in the politics of another country? That is courting danger.

Clearly his family originated from there fgs

[DemolitionRed]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

"He was engaged in my mind in a political protest"

"Halawa was arrested and detained at a demonstration in Cairo in August 2013 held in support of the Muslim Brotherhood"

"He and his sisters took part in protests held against the ousting of then president Mohammed Mursi."

http://www.thejournal.ie/ibrahim-hal...80216-Jan2017/
https://www.rte.ie/news/special-repo...brahim-halawa/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41310237
Their trip coincided with violent anti-government protests in Cairo, staged in support of the ousted President Mohammed Morsi.
The family was sheltering in the Al-Fath mosque in the city on 17 August 2013 when the building was stormed by the Egyptian security forces.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by DemolitionRed

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41310237
Their trip coincided with violent anti-government protests in Cairo, staged in support of the ousted President Mohammed Morsi.
The family was sheltering in the Al-Fath mosque in the city on 17 August 2013 when the building was stormed by the Egyptian security forces.

yes I get they ran into a mosque when the authorities arrived to round up trouble-makers but are you saying that they were just a family out for a walk who got involved in a protest for the suspect Muslim Brotherhood as that is not what some articles are suggesting?