I read this piece in The New York Times, Women Fight to Maintain Their Role in the Building of a New Egypt by Sharon Otterman –
“The same men they were afraid to talk to in the streets were saying, ‘Bravo, the girls’ revolution,’” Ms. Hassan said.
– and was struck by the feeling of hope. There’s the sense that, yes, things are bad, things have been awful, and we are going to make things better.
And then I read Ivory Coast: Soldiers Open Fire on Women by Marco Chown Oved at Time:
The government of Ivory Coast’s internationally recognized leader said the country’s deepening political crisis has “crossed over to a new level of horror and barbarism” after soldiers backing his rival fatally shot six female demonstrators.
The world is full of ups and downs and horrors.