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Quick Links: Egyptians and Tunisians Watch Protests from Afar, Americans Evacuate

Tuesday, February 1st, 2011 at 11:52 am

1) How does it feel to be far from home as your country makes history? Egyptian and Tunisian students in the U.S. give their perspectives.

All our lives we wanted to leave Tunisia in order to have more opportunities abroad. What happened these [past] weeks made us regret the fact that we are abroad

http://wvgazette.com/News/201101261129

Most of Egyptian people have a loyalty to Egypt. You grew up there. You grew up beside the Nile. It’s my feeling for the crowds. I miss the crowds

http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=79503

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