Those pesky Danes

Into the mix of the cartoon controversy comes the visit of a dozen Danish religious leaders and donors. They had been scheduled to visit CEOSS long before the issue re-emerged, and the timing was unfortunate. CEOSS asked (indeed, begged) them to postpone the visit, but the Danes decided to come anyway.

It's true, they probably weren't in mortal danger as long as they weren't stupid, but there were other factors at play here. The policy security that watches over foreign visitors to Upper Egypt refused to protect them. The police chief insinuated that if CEOSS were hosting a Danish group, then CEOSS must agree with the cartoon publishers! Accusations such as this could jeopardize CEOSS' entire mission.

The Danish group is here now, but they are not going to Upper Egypt and they are not visiting any program sites. Instead, CEOSS partners came to HQ to meet with them. Milli and I are hoping to sit in on a meeting tomorrow.

Was it worth it to fly all the way over here and not visit any projects? I suppose they did get to see the pyramids and the Red Sea...