The Gaza Freedom Marchers attempted to block traffic in Cairo's Tahrir
Square this morning but were pushed onto the sidewalk by riot police
after a few minutes and then corralled for the next several hours.
St. Louisan J'Ann Allen, however, was able to accomplish what the 500
were unable to do earlier in the day -- with a simple ball of yarn.
As Sandra Tamari, Hedy Epstein, and J'Ann got into a taxi to head back
to their hotel, a ball of yarn fell out of J'Ann's bag and onto the
street as the cab door closed. When someone flagged the driver, he
stopped abruptly in the middle of heavy Cairo traffic to get out and
retrieve the yarn, drawing laughter from police and stalled motorists.
Potential for future actions?