ElBaradei takes Egypt reform campaign to the street focus 03/31/2010

ElBaradei takes Egypt reform campaign to the street

focus 03/31/2010 CAIRO — Egypt’s most high-profile dissident, former UN nuclear chief Mohamed ElBaradei, has taken his reformist campaign to the street with a whirlwind of encounters with Muslim worshippers, Christian activists and film stars. The 67-year-old former diplomat attended Friday prayers at Cairo’s historic Al-Hussein mosque after going for a walkabout in a nearby working-class neighborhood as eager passers-by scrambled to shake his hand. Two days later, the former UN atomic watchdog chief held talks with a group of Coptic Christian activists before meeting with a dozen celebrities at his home. Pictures of the events ran on the front pages of all independent newspapers.... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20100331com7.html

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