Why People Shouldn’t Forget the Rabaa Massacre

Given the loss and lack of accountability, it would be immoral to forget about the Rabaa massacre. It would also be a political mistake to assume the incident was a simple historical occurrence.

by Mohamad Elmasry

Three years ago, on August 14, 2013, Egyptian security forces carried out what may be the largest massacre of protesters in world history. In just over a few hours, Egyptian police shot dead hundreds of unarmed civilian activists who had gathered at Rabaa Al-Adawiya Square to demonstrate against the nation’s July, 3, 2013 military coup.