CAIRO — Expressing her feelings about the detention of Khaled Safwat — an activist who founded the online platform Egyptian Mothers’ Revolution Against the School Curriculum, which criticizes Egypt’s education system — Lola Ismail wrote on Facebook, "I am optimistic and pray to God to bring you back home safe and sound.”
Ismail is a member of this group, considered one of the largest mothers' groups on Facebook in Egypt. The Facebook group was closed down in March after its founder was accused of “spreading false information” about the coronavirus pandemic in schools.