Cairo Man Sets Himself on Fire

A 50-year-old Egyptian restaurant owner has been hospitalized after setting himself on fire Monday in an act of political protest that parallels the well-educated young Tunisian whose self-immolation sparked the protests that ultimately drove that country’s autocrat from office last week. Abdu Abdel-Monaim Kamal, the Egyptian, reportedly has a history of conflicting with the police over the price of bread. The police were able to quickly extinguish the fire, and Kamal is expected to be released with only minor burns. No protests like those in Tunisia have been observed in Egypt.