Here’s a different type of post for this blog. It’s not explicitly spiritual. Doug Kaye is a “geek.” I’ve read some of his books on computer programming. He is the founder of a podcast network related mostly to IT topics–computers, engineering, science. But he was present at one of the more important events of current history–the overthrow of the entrenched, authoritarian ruler in Egypt.
This podcast (best downloaded to your iPod or other mp3 player, but you can listen over your computer) is his story of a trip to Egypt on a typical vacation tour (I’ve done that, as have many of you). Except he just happened to be there when the protests began. It’s a fascinating story.
What is happening in the Middle East these past few weeks is analogous to the United States in the mid-1770s. A combination of wanting some self-determination, economic freedom, a better life and religious freedom. Doug Kaye’s first-person account is first of all a good story told well and second a look into another people’s struggle.
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