Her visits to Amr's home on Elephantine Island, one of the oldest continually inhabited sites in Egypt, provide an intimate glimpse into the lives of rural Egyptians.
Closer to home, Amr Moussa, the secretary-general of the Arab League, said that the council "would have gained much power and credibility" had it been elected.
Abida and Osama (right) from the Old City of Homs and Hajar and her son Ahmed from Baba Amr (left), fled their homes on the same day.
And tensions at home increased for Amr.
Baba Amr, a neighborhood in Homs my home town—has been a center of rebellion, but invading it will not end Syria's yearlong uprising.
Baba Amr, a neighborhood in Homs — my home town — has been a center of rebellion, but invading it will not end Syria's yearlong uprising.
For Amr, the restrictions of President Mohamed Morsi's government have hit home.
Government forces have shelled the neighborhood of Bab Amr, where 40 people have been killed and dozens of homes destroyed in recent days, according to the Local Coordination Committees, another opposition coalition.
Among the 300 huddling in this wood factory cellar in the besieged district of Baba Amr is 20-year-old Noor, who lost her husband and her home to the shells and rockets.
"Among the 300 huddling in this wood factory cellar in the besieged district of Baba Amr is 20-year-old Noor, who lost her husband and her home to the shells and rockets," Ms Colvin wrote, etching in stark detail how the woman's husband and brother died when they went out into the streets to forage for food.
