An Open Letter to Egyptian Ambassador to the United States,
Dear Ambassador Motaz Zahran
As we all are celebrating the holiday season and the new year. This is the 9th year for my 26-year-old nephew, Hassan, to celebrate another new year in prison in Egypt for a crime he didn’t commit. Nine years away from his family, university friends, and life, and particularly away from his father, my brother, who got a stroke a few years ago. My nephew, Hassan, was a sweet, fun-loving 17-year-old boy, who loves traveling, music, reading, and camping. I remember Hassan as a gentle and kind kid when I visited Egypt. He always came to me and would proudly show me his latest invention that he had made out of old throwaway stuff, like an elevator of cardboard, aluminum foil, and wire that, unlike some of the elevators I had taken in Egypt, actually worked.
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