When in Egypt in 2011 to start a college and rebellion broke out, cairo full of tanks and soldiers. late that month, when my first tasks were complete, going back to the hotel late we were stopped by police and army patrols armed to the teeth. pointed guns at our car, but the egyptian with me in our car told me to speak. i did and hearlng my accent they backed off. A van rolled up, full of Egyptians who looked more like peasants. One by one they were taken deep into the bushes. Our driver opened up the engine and we shot off.