Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
“While Israel holds the Palestinian people under military occupation and Americans under political occupation it seems they also have also seized occupation of the legal system in neighbouring Egypt.
An interesting insight by former Sunday Express journalist Yvonne Ridley”
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Saturday, January 26th, 2008
What we all know is that Israel needs no reason for its continuous crimes against the Palestinians in Gaza in particular and Arab in general.
The Iron Pipes called Qassams DON’T KILL, as Turkey told Israel; while every terrorist attack by IOF in Gaza kills dozens of Palestinians, and worsen are the results of the Israeli-siege [...]
Posted in Did you know?, Economics, Egypt, Energy, Gaza, Israel, Palestine | 11 Comments »
Thursday, January 24th, 2008
No, it’s not the humanitarian situation in Gaza and the reasons behind the “prison break”, but CNN anchor is more interested in the structural integrity of the “prison wall”.
As usual, the American media is not concerned about the Palestinians as human beings, but the “arch demons” called Hamas and their responsibility for tearing down the [...]
Posted in Gaza, Media, Palestine, The Wall, Video | 6 Comments »
Thursday, January 24th, 2008
Image by: Ben Heine
Channel4 - Dozens of Egyptian police with search dogs used batons to beat the bonnets of private cars and pick-up trucks that massed at the border to carry Palestinians further into Egyptian territory.
US and Arab officials said on Wednesday that Egypt had assured the US it would soon reseal its border with [...]
Posted in Breaking News, Egypt, Gaza, Palestine | 17 Comments »
Thursday, January 24th, 2008
By Jeff Halper
The people of Palestine have done it again, taking their own fate in their hands after being let down by their own “moderate” political leadership and, indeed, the entire international community in their struggle for freedom. Early this morning they simply blew up the wall separating Gaza from Egypt, breaking a siege imposed [...]
Posted in Egypt, Gaza, Israel, Palestine | 9 Comments »
Friday, October 26th, 2007
A disturbing report at AlertNet describes “living in Cairo to be same as smoking a pack a day.”
I was not surprised because I’ve seen pollution with my eyes and smiled the bad smoke from my hotel room’s balcony every time I visited Egypt.
Living in Cairo Is the Same as Smoking a Pack a Day
By Leslie-Ann [...]
Posted in Egypt, Say That Again | No Comments »
Monday, October 1st, 2007
In last week’s New York Times there is a great article about the movement gaining momentum in Egypt to end the brutal and senseless practice of female genital mutilation (a.k.a. circumcision). However, it is important to say that circumcision is an inaccurate term for it. Female genital mutilation is the preferred and more accurate [...]
Posted in Egypt, Good News, Human Rights | 9 Comments »
Sunday, September 30th, 2007
I admit I have missed the news when it was announced end of last July, but better late than never.
Honored to be Bahraini by soul for living in Bahrain for the last four years, I am very happy to know that Wafaa Ganahi, a 23-year-old teacher from the Law Faculty of Bahrain University, won the [...]
Posted in Algeria, Arab, Bahrain, Egypt, Good News, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Middle East, Morocco, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia | 52 Comments »
Thursday, May 31st, 2007
This June marks the fortieth anniversary of the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem. Four decades of control maintained by force of arms have enabled Israel to impose its will on the occupied territories and to remake them in its own image.
Here is FAQ on the 1967 war:
1. How did the [...]
Posted in Did you know?, Egypt, History, Israel, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, War | 8 Comments »
Friday, December 15th, 2006
I’m in a business trip at Sharm El-Sheikh for the last two days and will be back home in few days.
Stay tuned!
Posted in Egypt, News You Can Do Without, Sabbah | 6 Comments »