Far From Home: Anxious Day for Brooklyn Egyptians

Egyptians were calling it “Day of Departure” — the 11^th day of protests against the rule of President Hosni Mubarek.

Meanwhile, thousands of miles from Tahrir Square, the thousands of members of Brooklyn’s Egyptian population were watching the events with particular urgency.

The staff of the Ink is out across the borough today talking to residents of Egyptian descent as they react to the news from abroad. Ink staffers will be live tweeting details and photos from scenes from across the borough during the day, chronicling the reaction of Brooklyn’s Egyptian residents.

Click the pictures below to read and watch stories the Ink collected from Brooklyn’s Egyptian residents.

LIVE CHAT RECAP: Anxious Day for Brooklyn Egyptians

Check out the chat recap below for the Ink’s posts about Brooklyn on the “Day of Departure” in Egypt.