"'Revolution in Cairo!' was the first thing I heard upon my return from a short desert trip. It was Friday 28 January and I had arrived in a small village in Fayoum Oasis, where my saddles and equipment are stored." Image by Arita Baaijens, http://search4paradise.com
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(By Mikael Strandberg) They just would not give up. "My address is Tahrir till Mubarak goes," Arita Baajiens told ExWeb was one slogan she just read on the square. It seems they have been heard. "Your demand will be met" the Millitary reportedly just said to the crowds in Cairo. History is being made as the second country in short time is overthrowing its president. Dutch explorer Arita Baajiens is a legend to desert travelers. A scholar of the Middle East, she also speaks Arabic. Knowing she was traveling somewhere in...
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