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The January women ...

Published on 2011-12-30 17:58:00

Years ago , the famous Egyptian novelist and columnist Sekina Foaad wrote a short story titled : Woman of June taking her heroine as a symbolic representation of the Six - Days war social ,political and cultural consequences on the Egyptians as a whole .Preparing for the first New Year's Eve without Mubarak , dear Zeinobia rocks on her blog summarizing one year of revolution in several women of different profiles and effects.http://egyptianchronicles.blogspot.com/2011/12/egyptian-chronicles-wo [..] > read more

A Riche history : The café at the heart of revolutionary Cairo

Published on 2011-12-23 17:51:00

A very nice article in last week's edition of The Economist . Generally speaking , Riche is one of the most impressive classical Downtown cafes despite being a bit less lively than the others .. or this is how I feel about it . Just behind Riche , particularly in Elbostan Elsa'eedi St., lies Zahret Elbostan cafe' to which the famous Egyptian novelist and writer Mekkawy Saeed referred in his great book : The Downtown belongings , mentioning that the great revolutionary poet Amal Donkol called it [..] > read more

Ahmed Harara ... seeing the invisible .

Published on 2011-11-24 14:24:00

85 million Egyptians are currently discussing nothing but the heroic , maybe tragic story of the Egyptian young dentist , activist , and blogger Ahmed Ali commonly known among his colleages as Ahmed Harara ( Harara حرارة in Arabic means : HEAT) . Harara , who had already lost his right eye on the bloody Jan 28th ( Friday of Wrath) , lost the left during the clashes which broke out between peaceful protestors and the Egyptian police in Tahrir Square since last Saturday . The 30 years old [..] > read more

Om Ali .. history of an Egyptian dessert

Published on 2011-08-28 09:30:00

My dear sister rocks on her new English blog . Om Ali is one of my favourite oriental desserts by the way:)))))) http://chatonthenile.blogspot.com/2011/08/om-ali-history-of-egyptian-dessert.html > read more

Rare 1967 photos .. an injury never to be cured.

Published on 2011-06-04 17:44:00

I feel simply speechless ... !!!!! A few but rare , yet painful photos referring to the six days war , commonly known in Arab countries as :the 1967 relapse . I found them accidentally while surfing the web and they really took my breath.http://pictu > read more

To the great brave Syria .. with love

Published on 2011-05-20 18:13:00

May be they shot me dead ...May be their dirty bullets targeted where I hide my country ..In my heart ..and my head..nevertheless they couldn't see my fingers ...grasping the flag till the end.A few verses of mine dedicated to the heros of the glorio > read more

Help stop the bloodshed in Syria

Published on 2011-05-06 14:42:00

For the sake of humanity , justice , mercy , and liberty ,please sign this petition :http://www.amnesty.org/en/appeals-for-action/help-stop-bloodshed-syria > read more

A message to the Italian people ....

Published on 2011-04-17 18:05:00

A message from the Palestinians to the Italian people in several languages . As an Arab , as a human being , I approve of every single letter in these words. By the way I called for a similar action on my Arabic blog yet - luckily- these fellows wer > read more

Brave Heart ....

Published on 2011-04-16 14:40:00

What a coincidence to read the Egyptian Bedouin of Sinai Mossaad Abu Fagr 's nice novel Tale'et Elbadan (the name of a hill in Sinai ) only two days before the tragic death of the Italian journalist and activist Vittorio Arrigoni in Gaza ... !!!! Sim > read more

ِA prayer for GAZA ....

Published on 2011-04-08 15:58:00

(Along the days of the revolution and since it started, I wrote many articles in the newspaper Ha'aretz about your courage ,about how I cried when I saw the interview with Wael Ghoneim on Dream TV.There were many frightened people around me.Nothing > read more

Published on 2011-03-03 13:17:00

" It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring > read more

How AP's photographer got 'the money shot' of Charles and Camilla

Published on 2010-12-10 13:54:00

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2010/dec/10/news-photography-national-newspapersA single image dominates the front pages of today's national newspapers. It shows an open-mouthed Charles and Camilla inside their Rolls-Royce during an attack > read more

Published on 2010-12-09 17:18:00

Thirty years without John Lennon .( 9 October 1940 - 8 December 1980) > read more

Published on 2010-11-25 04:53:00

Today , the 25 th of November, is The International Day For Elimination of Violence Against Women . By the way ,the UN November 2009 factsheet about Violence against Women is available here . > read more

Rise in number of sunburnt whales

Published on 2010-11-12 09:24:00

If this is the case of whales who emerge on the surface of water only for some time, simply imagine what happens to humans who are continuously outside water !!!!http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/rise-in-number-of-sunburnt-whales-2129648.html > read more

Ramses Of Arabia

Published on 2010-11-08 14:49:00

A nice post by dear Zeinobia :http://egyptianchronicles.blogspot.com/2010/11/ramses-of-arabia.html > read more

Angelina Jolie's controversial film divides Bosnian rape victims

Published on 2010-10-23 17:57:00

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/oct/23/angelina-jolie-bosnia-serbian-rape-camps?CMP=twt_fd > read more

Norman Wisdom - a life in clips

Published on 2010-10-22 09:04:00

I felt upset when I knew about his death a couple of weeks ago .Norman Wisdom was much more than a comedian ..... a philosopher.http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/filmblog/2010/oct/04/norman-wisdom-life-clips > read more

30 Dumb Inventions ...

Published on 2010-10-16 16:04:00

hahahahahaha ...http://www.life.com/image/first/in-gallery/25371/30-dumb-inventions?xid=weeklytopten > read more

Film festival: Can monkeys make movies?

Published on 2010-10-15 11:30:00

Wow ...!!!!http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/culturelab/2010/10/film-festival-can-monkeys-make-films.html > read more

Nestle joins the obesity battle with KitKats for all

Published on 2010-10-13 17:40:00

I hope it works ... !!!! In this manner deserts can be allowed in a strict diet ... hahahahaha :Dhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1320311/Nestle-joins-obesity-battle--KitKats-all.html?ITO=1490 > read more