"He kissed me goodbye and said, 'Don't be afraid.' Then he looked me in the eye and said, 'You are not my real mother. Egypt is my real mother. I must go save her.' He gave his life for his country."

-- Sabrine, recounting her son Mohammed Badr’s goodbye as he left for the protests in Tahrir Square, Cairo, where he was shot and killed. (Source: Los Angeles Times)