“A lot of Egyptians didn’t realize their true nature before the revolution, didn’t realize we could do things we’d never imagine,” Ms. Zaher said. “I can’t see the correlation between youth revolution and fitness events,” she said. “After the revolution people felt the streets are ours, we can do whatever we want on the streets,” he said. Each Friday, as many as 8,000 runners pour into the streets, and often the organization has trouble getting permits for its runs. “They had to hang that up, but if politics is out, young people aren’t happy about it and they need something else.”

Source: New York Times August 23, 2016 14:37 UTC