Mother Of Dead Cairo Reporter Publishes Gut-Wrenching Final Text Messages



Young reporter Habiba Ahmed Abd Elaziz of XPress, a United Arab Emirates publication, died of a gunshot wound today in Cairo.

Her mother Sabreen Mangoud, published the last few text messages she shared with her daughter on Facebook.

They are incredibly difficult to read.

From The National:

06:19 am

Mother: Habiba, what’s going on there? I went to sleep at 1:30, that’s 11:30 your time. What’s with the attack? Tell me.

Habiba: The army and the police are indeed moving around the gates. The media centre was turned into a field hospital and the square is on high alert.

Mother: Where are you?

Habiba: Only journalists were allowed to remain in the building. I’m supposed to cover the monument in case the battle starts.

Mother: The monument is a bit far from Rabia.

Habiba: Field security is at every gate now. I am in the media centre. It isn’t far at all in fact, and the door is big and it can be broken through easily.

Mother: Are there too many police and army troops?

Habiba: Yes, but their movements could also be a “nerve war” tactic.

Mother: How will you get to the monument?

Habiba: I will walk like everybody else, or run. It depends on the situation.

Mother: God help us.

07:33

Mother: What’s new?

Habiba: Foreign reporters just got to the centre.

Mother: I mean what’s new with the crowds? How are you doing?

Habiba: I took three kinds of medication. It’s very cold here and I’m shivering. The crowds are massive and on high alert. Pray for us, mother.

Mother: God, keep us steadfast and give us power. God, grant us power over their necks. I entrust you to God the Almighty.

Habiba: I’m heading to the platform in a little while. There are tanks there.

Mother: God grant us steadfastness. God grant us victory. This is what I wrote on my page: God, I entrust to you all my brothers and sisters, sons and daughters in Rabia and Al Nahda, and all those who are protesting across Egypt. God I entrust to you with my husband Ahmed and my daughter Habiba. May we not be bereaved over any of them. God empower them and support them and keep them steadfast at the moment of encounter today.

12:46pm

Mother: Habiba, please reassure me. I’ve called thousands of times. Please, my darling, I’m worried sick. Tell me how you are.

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Sad...

Agony of a mother..
Na cold make the girl sef no fit run well well.
*early momo sad tinz*
RIP, u died on the line of duty.

And that was how a mother lost her daughter because people are rioting over the head of one politician.
It's sad.

RIP Habiba !

God, what is happenin in Egypt...
This is heartbreaking.

and she didn't reply anymore. it's a pity.

Thank God the attempt to travel to this country late last year by someone close to me failed. Maybe, we all would have been in Habiba's mother's situation. Sometimes, there's surely blessing in disappointment. RIP Habiba.

May Allah forgive her of her sins and guide us aright.

no gut wrenching stuff there

No sympathy from me, she knew d risks involved

busar: May Allah forgive her of her sins and guide us aright.

there is no forgivnes after death its judgement. its disheartening to see young promisin youth die like dat. acept my sympathy mama habiba

busar: May Allah forgive her of her sins and guide us aright.

Ameen

Very sad indeed

Sad Sad Sad

FG and ASUU OOOOO UNA DEY CRASE COMMON CALL OFF STRIKE JOOR!!!

This is sad

Egypt has greatly misused their power of unity for revolution its gonna take them years to get their country back

It seems Allah was deaf to her prayers about protecting her daughter yet some would kill, destroy and do some unmentionable deeds for HIM. Isn't it ironic and pathetic? Fighting for a deity who doesn't give a hoot about you, who wants you to destroy and kill innocent lives because to him they're infidels. People stop putting your hands in false GODS and make your destiny by your own hands.

Watching too much Jacky Chan films make one act atimes outside common wisdom.

RIP young lady.

Moja mosa niyi akikanju

That is Y I dont like islam the have start burning churches as is the cause of their problem

The dividends of political revolution

What a pity. Habiba rest in perfect peace. And to the mother, may God Almight console and comfor you.

Omg! This is heart wrenching. Especially the last text. Kai

We need God's kingdom. Human rulership has failed to solve our problem.

Only God can prevent us 4rm all dis riot/rioters
causing death 4 innocent pple
All we need is to be @ peace wit each oda