The Egyptians are disillusioned disappointed fatigued and silent. Caught between power and
powerlessness. Their 'revolution' has failed. Once again they're enjoying being governed. By an
elite clique of all things. It was precisely because of dictatorship social injustice abuse
of office and corruption that they had protested so vehemently in the first place. The country
is smeared with traces of blood. The people are living out the dual between demons. Wrath
divides society again.Millions stick their heads in the desert sand. Even more have wearily
withdrawn with their religion into private life. The consequences will be disastrous. In the
long-term it means this country will not turn into a democratic state that's for sure.Matthias
Rathmer has lived in the land on the Nile for a number of years. His short stories and essays
uncover the spirit of the nation the amiability of its people their daily lives so oddball
gaudy and impossible. Above all the Egyptians themselves. In all their pride their dignity
and that innate passion of theirs: wrath.
