Morsi is done!

[Syn7]

trayvon martin

Katrina...


Why do you think they bring in the guns when disaster strikes? To help people hunt for food?

[Drake]

middle east is done, too much politics. Africa is the future.

Good thing Egypt is part of Africa.

[GeneChing]

The last 'rabaa' flash was mentioned on the World Combat Games thread and in our coverage in our MAR+APR 2014 in Wushu Dazzles at St. Petersburg World Combat Games 2013: Gold Medals Shine on China, Russia and Iran By Martha Burr.

Another Egyptian kung fu player flashes Rabaa Sign



Walid Hamed, a member of the Egypt's kung fu federation, said that the player would not be penalized because he did not made the gesture during an official game or on the winners' podium.

Another Egyptian kung fu player has flashed a salute that marks the memory of pro-democracy protesters fallen in Rabaa al-Adawiya Square in mid-August, reigniting the controversy about raising the now-iconic symbol by Egyptian athletes.

Hesham Abdel-Hamid raised the "Rabaa Sign" in a show of solidarity with victims of the violent dispersal of a protest camp by supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi during a training session of the Egyptian team partaking in the 12th World Wushu Championships in Malaysia.

Walid Hamed, member of the Egyptian kung fu federation, said that the player would not be penalized because he did not made the gesture during an official game or on the winners' podium. The player could not be reached for comment.

Last month, the Egyptian kung fu federation decided to bar one of its promising players from contesting the world championships in Malaysia for flashing the "Rabaa Sign".

Mohamed Youssef made the gesture as he took the stand to receive the gold medal in the international kung fu championship in the Russian city of St. Petersburg while wearing a yellow T-shirt emblazoned with the sign.

Hamed said that the federation head, Sherif Mustafa, warned the players of raising any political slogans during the games or the winners' podium.

Abdel-Hamid would continue in the tournament as he reached the semi-finals, Hamed said.

The "Rabaa" -- meaning four or the fourth in Arabic -- has become the sign of pro-Morsi sit-in camps which were brutally dispersed on August 14. Hundreds of protesters were killed in the brutal crackdown.

[GeneChing]

Egyptian Kung Fu athlete announced dead by ISIS
By Marwan Ahmed
Posted on July 7, 2015



Egyptian Kung Fu athlete Hesham Abdel-Hamid has been announced dead by Islamic State terrorist group.

In a shocking incident in Syria, Egyptian Kung Fu athlete Hesham Abdel-Hamid has been reported dead by ISIS on Monday evening after reportedly taking sides with Syrians in a war between the rebel group and Bashar Al-Asad forces.

Abdel-Hamid put himself in a controversial situation in 2013 after raising the banned Rabaa sign in support of Egypt’s isolated ex-president Mohammed Morsi at the Kung Fu World Championship in Malaysia.

The athlete won the silver medal that year but then was set to be punished for his actions. He later decided to leave to Turkey and from Turkey to Syria.

Hesham’s case wasn’t the first it’s kind as another Kung Fu athlete Mohamed Yousef [pictured below] had publicly expressed his support to the Rabaa case by wearing a t-shirt with the printed logo after winning the golden medal in the Kung Fu World Championship in Russia, and was banned from the game as well as some reports confirming he was sent to prison.

Such a tragedy.