The children of the Egyptian Revolution

First Blog by my son Mahmoud Omar- 9 years

When I was at school mum came and picked me up early at 12:00. She took me to another school in Maadi near Tora bridge to vote.

When we reached there I saw the school and wished it was better because many children go there every day so I told my mum my feelings, I felt sad because the soccer field goals didn't have nets and the field didn't have any grass. In my school we have an entire soccer field and track and huge goals with nets, we have a swiming pool too.

The school was very small and the classroom where we voted was very small and not nice, the tables and chairs were made of wood, in my school chairs are metal clean and comfortable. I wish that children in this school could go to my school or that I can help make their school better.

I asked my mum how we vote and she told me we go into the classroom we tell the people our number then they give us a paper and we ticked the person we wish to vote for. so we went in, I got the paper and I put a correct sign in front of Mohamed Morsi.

After that I put my finger in a bottle then when I took it out it was purple then we went home. I felt extremely excited and happy, because I got to vote at the age of 9 while my parents waited so long to do so...

Since I was very happy my mum promised I would go to vote with her for the elections of the Tunisian president too...

Mahmoud Interview with France 24

Mahmoud Views on Egyptian Presidential Election Candidates

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