RIP George Ishaq

George Ishaq, a longtime activist and human rights campaigner, has passed away on Friday. He was 85.

George Ishaq in Imbaba, 7 November 2005. Photo taken by me.

Born in 1938, in Port Said, Ishaq studied history at Cairo University, and proceeded with a long career in education. He was also a prominent member in the Egyptian communist movement, and took p…