Below are emails to me from Maram Eid’s relative Neffy, my Facebook friend, since January 28. Neffy lives in California. Please spread the word and let us try and see how effective our social networking on this might be.If you have any information, please email parvezsharma@gmail.com. Thanks.
Message 1
My sister-in-law has a sister in Egypt, her sister’s husband went out to protest & has not been seen in almost 36 hours. There has been no word from him & police claim to not know where he is. She has asked me to pass this along to you, she does not want to post it on her page because she is afraid that they will retaliate against her sister & other relatives there. His name is Maram Eid. He is 29 years old, he is 5 feet 8 inches tall, he was last wearing jeans, a black shirt, & a brown jacket with a patch sewn on it, the patch is of the Egyptian flag. He is married & has a 3 month old son. He is a graduate of the University of Alexandria.
Message 2
Hey have asked several other family members if Maram has been seen & no one has seen him. I know Maram & there is no way he would ever up & leave with no word. No one knows where he is, & the police told the wife’s father & Maram’s father that they have no information on him & told them to leave or they would be arrested. My sister-in-law & brother attempted to get into Egypt but were informed that no flights were entering or leaving. I am not sure if this is true or not. I myself am scared for Maram & my in-laws.
Message 3
The patch on his jacket is about the size of a 3×5 flashcard, & it is on his right upper shoulder of the jacket.
Message 4
We have not heard anything regarding Maram, my sister-in-law has not been able to get a flight into Egypt. She will be trying to get a flight into Saudi Arabia & then try to find a way in. Thank you for keeping us all updated, my connection signal for Al Jazeera keeps going in & out.
Message 5
No he has not been found or heard from yet. I spoke to my sister in law this morning @ 6:52am California time & we had a 3 minute conversation, a cousin went out to find out if he could get any information & no one in the neighborhood has seen or heard anything. There were not any bad I Vicente in her neighborhood but she did say that the men are taking shifts to protect the people & she has been keeping inside the house with the doors & windows locked & they put furniture in front of some of the other doors. She also said that her father went out to get food because there was a rumor going around that no supplies are going in to Cairo & the food is running out. Her father is going to try to go to the mosque & hospitals to look for Maram but she is not sure when.
Message 6
My cousin went out to look for Maram & was beaten, some protesters were able to stop it, & he was allowed to go to Tahrir Square. My uncle (from my mother’s side) also went out to pass out food & blankets to people. Maram is still missing. If you could please ask your contacts if they have seen him or heard anything about him. His wife thinks that he is being held by police & fears that he is being tortured or that he may already be dead. Thank you Parvez.
