Egypt: “Not all the People of Sinai are Terrorists” · Global Voices
Amira Al Hussaini

Sinai is making the headlines today after the Egyptian Army waged a war on militants accused of being behind a deadly attack on the Egyptian-Israeli border, in which up to 16 Egyptian officers and soldiers were killed over the weekend.
According to Egyptian officials, 20 militants were killed in today's operation. Blogger Zeinobia has a round up about the situation on her blog.
From North Sinai, Ahmed Elghoul is using Twitter to tell us more about the region and its people; the discrimination they face and the lack of security in the area.
Discrimination
He tweets [ar]:
Elghoul reminds us of the discrimination the people of Sinai face, saying [ar]:
Tunnels
On the tunnels to the Palestinian territories, Elghoul clarifies [ar]:
محدش يفتكر إن الأنفاق عاملة أزمة للدولة ، دي فاتحة بيوت مسئولين كتير في الدولة..ناس كتير مكانتش لاقية تاكل في خلال شهور بقوا أصحاب ملايين
He notes [ar]:
الأنفاق دي من يوم ما فتحت والحال عندنا من أسوأ إلى أسوأ..يعني إيه أفارقة تتهرب وسلاح ييجي من ليبيا ويعدي على أكمنة مصر كلها لحد ما يوصل هنا؟
Security
Regarding the security situation in Sinai, Elghoul says [ar]:
الوضع الأمني عندنا في سيناء يتلخص في كلمتين : اللي حضر العفريت هيعرف يصرفه .. بس لو عايز يصرفه
He gives us an example [ar]:
@A_ElghouL: Did you know when our governor told the Press that the security situation is stable in North Sinai, his car got stolen the next day and he had to pay money to retrieve it
Elghoul explains [ar]:
Misconceptions
Elghoul is surprised about the misconception people have regarding the population of Sinai. He tweets [ar]:
He adds [ar]:
And he continues [ar]:
Adding [ar]:
Doubt
ElGhoul, who says he is not a reporter but a citizen from Sinai “who has had it with rumours” and wanted to see the truth for himself, went to the Sinai Hospital to wait for the arrival of the bodies of the 20 militants the Army announced it had killed.
He tweets [ar]:
أقولكواعلى حاجةبيني وبينكوا:شوفتوا فيديو لجثث؟شفتوا معتقلين؟إتأكدتوا إن هما الفاعلين؟إيه رأيك في التضخيم الإعلامي
ElGhoul also says he has been at the hospital since 8.30am, awaiting the arrival of the bodies and has seen nothing yet.