و هل ,أصلا, .... ؟
و هل ,أصلا, أدركك يا إلهى ؟
و هل ,أصلا, أعتمد على وجودك بجوارى ؟
و هل ,أصلا, أعترف بوجودك ؟
من أنت يا الله ؟ كهف نحتمى به من غضب العناصر ؟ أم جائزه قيمه لمن كان أكثر إجتهادا (أو طاعه) ؟
لماذا أحتاجك ؟ هل ستسد الصلاة جوعى ؟ العمل سيطعمنى فهل تطعمنى الصلاة ؟
كل ما تطلبه منى هو أن أعطيك و أعطيك. وقتى, مالى, حريتى, حتى أطفالى ستريدهم يوما ما لك. فماذا سأخذ منك فى المقابل ؟ وعود براقه لا تتحقق ؟ أمل فى جنه لا أعرف كنتها ؟ read more »
As if Natural Disasters are not Enough!
As the entire world wept for the tens of thousands of deaths and injuries caused by the recent horrific natural disasters in Myanmar and China, some human beings manage to show their cruelty--entirely oblivious to the suffering surrounding them--towards their fellow innocent humans.read more »
China Earthquake Donation Resources
Here is your chance to contribute to the current relief efforts. If you follow the coverage you will realize that your help is needed.
Mercy Corps Online Donation:
http://www.mercycorps.org/countries/china/2155
Canada Red Cross Online Donation(Select China
https://www.paypaq.com/redcross/new/
Hong Kong Red Cross Online Donation:
http://www.redcross.org.hk/donation/user_donation
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Small-town American Muslim Life
By Mona Eltahawy
BELLEVUE, OH — When a Muslim woman wearing a headscarf tried to place an order at a bakery in Waco, Texas recently, the clerk refused to serve her saying, “We’re at war with your people.” The distraught woman replied she was born and raised in the United States, and appealed to her fellow Americans at the bakery to help her.
Thirteen of them tried — by yelling at the clerk, asking for the manager, or walking out in disgust. Six customers supported the bigoted clerk. Twenty-two just looked away and did absolutely nothing. read more »
Black Balloons Over Jerusalem
Image from Middle East Online 21,915 black balloons - one for each day since the creation of Israel - will be released into the sky over Jerusalem today. read more »
المدونة في حداد اليوم بمناسبة مرور 60 عام على النكبة الفلسطينية
originally by Dalia Ziada on http://daliaziada.blogspot.com
Heart Of…
So it’s a little obvious I’ve been obsessing over anything French lately, I know. Hey, whatever helps me brush up on my almost non-existent French skills!
Anyway, I was listening to yet another Françoise Hardy song, Comment Te Dire Adieu, and I absolutely loved this part:
Mon coeur de silex vite prend feu.
Ton coeur de pyrex résiste au feu.
Haha! I mean isn’t that the cutest thing ever?! It translates to: “My Silex heart is flammable, your Pyrex heart is fire resistant.”
Sad but true. read more »
Pick A Side!
Whenever election time comes around and all the candidates become poised in partisan battles the urge for people to label their peers liberal or conservative becomes more appealing.
I always find this cycle tiring because friends, family and readers try to slap some sort of label on me and they almost always fail miserably. Generally the political identity they paint me with tells me a lot about how they identify themselves.
I realized this today when I was checking my Email. I received an obnoxious forward from an Egyptian friend, born and raised in the U.S. and who talks as if he has a live feed from George Bush wired right into his ear. read more »
Norton on Lebanon
Babylon & Beyond : Los Angeles Times : LEBANON: Dangerous times and encouraging signs
Electric / Electricity in Egypt
Electricity in Egypt is at 220, AC volts and 50 hz. Transformers may be needed for some electrical equipment. Type C round pin outlets are used, shown below. Universal outlets for 240 V or 110 V shavers are usually found in hotels. You may need an adapter for other appliances.
Sockets will be compatible with most European systems (C, E and F), however other systems will need an adapter.
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شعرى
اول ما بركب التاكسى باقفل الشباك
زمان كان لما السواق يقول لى : ده الدنيا حر يا بيه
اقول له : اصل انا عندى برد
الوقتى ما باقيتش باتكسف و باقول
علشان شعرى ما يطيرش
عقده حياتى هى شعرى
اقول ليه
شعرى خفيف جدا
عامل زى ريش النعام
بمعنى انك ممكن تشوف جلد راسى من تحتيه
و بعدين شعرى بيقع بسرعه مصيبه
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New Domain for "Baha'i Faith in Egypt"
This blog "Baha'i Faith in Egypt" has now acquired its own domain name: http://www.bahai-egypt.org
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دعوة لحضور ندوة سأتحدث فيها عن حرية استخدام الانترنت
تتشرف جمعية ملتقي الشباب للتنوير بدعوة سيادتكم لحضور ندوة حول : read more »
Korba Street Festival - Heliopolis
Last Friday was the annual Korba Street festival in Heliopolis - a residential suburb in Cairo.
Baghdad street was closed off to traffic and stalls were put up along the sidewalks. There were stalls from the Asean countries selling native food and some handicrafts.
The Indian stall just had posters urging visitors to visit India. Nothing else. :(
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Jobalytics - a Passenger on Dreamhost
After Ninh pointed out Dreamhost’s mod_rails news, I was tempted to get my hands dirty deploying a test application.
I revivied one of my long lost pets (that hated the FCGI it was running on), made some modifications, and capified it to my Dreamhost’s account.
And … It was a breeze. read more »
ICAE (Indian Cultural Association in Cairo) - talent show
Stop 1 on Friday morning was the Swiss Club Cairo
Stop 2 was the Korba Street Festival Heliopolis
Stop 3 was a quick halt to click pictures of the City of the Dead & Souq al Gumma
I later proceeded to the Talent Show hosted by the Indian Cultural Association in Cairo - ICAE for Indian adults and children. There were about 25 participants for the talent show and another 20 or so for the Fancy Dress.
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