The other morning I learned that a graduate student from my university, The American University in Cairo, was illegally taken into captivity by police. Philip Rizk, a 26-year-old freelance Journalist and Masters student in the Middle Eastern Studies department was seized by police at a peaceful protest, in an effort to raise awareness of the atrocities facing the 1.2 million people living within Gaza. He was with 15 other individuals, yet all others were released. Philip was contained, removed from the site, and his whereabouts remain unknown.
The story was recently picked up by the Associated Press. The only way to determine his whereabouts and to place pressure upon the Egyptian Government to release him - let alone acknowledge their holding of him - is by means of garnering international pressure.
Please keep Philip in your thoughts and prayers, and more importantly, please continue to spread the word.
News Headlines
Egypt Police Detain Egyptian-German Activist
German Activist Held In Secret Location
Christian Blogger Held By Security in Egypt
Egypt Police Detain Pro-Palestinian Blogger
This is Philip's blog http://tabulagaza.blogspot.com/
An Interview with Philip from January
Philp Rizk to Egyptian Officials: Open Rafah Crossing
Previous Articles about Philip
Activists begin "March to Gaza "
We will stay on our land
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