Source: Morning Star News
Travelling to Libya to be a migrant worker is considered "a quest for the insane" because of the extreme danger involved, according to Ezz Tawfik, a Coptic journalist in Upper Egypt. Yet, in spite of the potential harm, crushing poverty in Egypt drives many, like Bakhit Nageh Efrank Ebeid, 21, to risk their lives in hopes of providing food for their families. That's why he set out from Kom Badar, Egypt, for Tripoli, Libya.