Iman is the Arabic word for ‘Faith’
My first boyfriend was Libyan. Here we are at Jabal al-Akhdar (Green Mountain) picnicking with our families. Ever arguing over his fetish for jogging pants and how he soiled himself publically, we were…
Tag Archives: Egypt
Dictatorship 101: What can we learn from the Ben Alis and the Gaddafis of the world?
Find out here at my latest contribution to rabble. Comments closed.
On Yemen, Egypt & Jordan
From friend Mazen Chouaib, who recently wrote… “The challenge now in Egypt is to see how far these diverse groups can sustain the civil protest and present a counter offer…
Do you know Gene Sharp?
You should. His free booklet was used to instruct the Egyptian pro-democracy demonstrators. Please meet and read about him here. Comments closed.
Dearest Egypt
Alf alf alf alf mabrook!! BRAVO!! You are beyond a shadow of any doubt: Amazing. Thank you for being so righteous and brave – refusing to bring violence, but only…
#Jan25
The essence of political rap, courtesy of Freeway and featuring Amir Sulaiman, Ayah, The Narcicyst, and Omar Offendum. This is as badass as it gets. Comments closed.
Muslims & Christians in Egypt
I can count the number of times I have posted emails from readers, but this is one well worth it. “Hi Maha, I am Ri7am and I always read your…
The Fraudulent are Everywhere
.1. A well-known fact to the US Government: Omar Suleiman is not a man who will lead democracy. He is, however, pretty awesome at torture. Hurrah for America’s once again…
Comprehensive analysis on Egypt (and others)
For those of you asking after comprehensive information rather than mere reporting of current events, please take a poke through the Stratfor Global Intelligence website here. In order to read…
(Today) Paradise is at the feet of (Egyptian) mothers
Update 1: Ahmed will not in fact be making it in; at the police and army checkpoints, they are requesting to see Egyptian National ID cards. No one who is…
Lit Up is the Arabic Street
Update 2 Feb: Tahrir Square is turning into a bloodbath. Reports coming in that plain-clothed security forces have been let loose on the Square, and most exits blocked, so that…
All pictures from our Middle East trip in December past…
Finally! Find all thirteen sets here… Comments here are closed.
Dispatch no 1: The Red Sea
Hi & sorry for not writing sooner! I’ve discovered that I suck at writing while on holiday… Long story short, the longer of which I will eventually write about (within the coming…
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