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THE TALIBANIZATION OF EGYPT CONTINUES...
EGYPT - THE REALITY!! ( By Isis) - Tue, 2007-11-20 12:03 By ISIS
THE TALIBANIZATION OF EGYPT HAS STARTED AND WE MUST FIGHT BACK!
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THE TALIBANIZATION OF EGYPT HAS STARTED AND WE MUST FIGHT BACK!
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Ever Argued With A Sufi? #2
Fadfadation - Sun, 2007-11-18 07:37 By Fadfadation
Part two of my previous Post "Ever Argued With A Sufi? #1". These are the rest of the points of argument with Sufis…
Part two of my previous Post "Ever Argued With A Sufi? #1". These are the rest of the points of argument with Sufis…
- Sufis say, we do what we do because a certain Wali or scholar said or did this before.
Conversion Issues
The Arabist - Thu, 2007-11-15 10:33 By Ursula Lindsey
A few days ago, Human Rights Watch and the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights published a report entitled “Prohibited Identities” about the discrimination of the Egyptian governments against those who either wish to identify as something other than the three “revealed” religions (Islam, Christianity, and Judaism) or those who wish to change their religion from Islam to something else. read more »
Ever Argued With A Sufi? #1
Fadfadation - Wed, 2007-11-14 08:41 By Fadfadation
The Sufi ritual of dance and praising of God
This turned out to be very long. So, I will split into two posts.
I will mention the intro and the major points of argument in this post. In the following post, I’ll mention the rest.
Introduction:
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The Sufi ritual of dance and praising of GodThis turned out to be very long. So, I will split into two posts.
I will mention the intro and the major points of argument in this post. In the following post, I’ll mention the rest.
Introduction:
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Sunday Single No. 7
Unnecessary, and not very diverting, musings - Sun, 2007-11-11 12:17 By
Yesterday when I woke up the first thing I thought was, “I should grow a full beard to test societal impact of it for myself,” and the second thing I thought was, “Oh. I’m a girl.”
Love in the time of repression
Unnecessary, and not very diverting, musings - Wed, 2007-10-17 16:55 By
Every woman's dream, no doubt! I can't help but think that surely the slogan "matches made in heaven" is tongue-in-cheek? The sly-demure look in the muhajaba's eyes says yes.
Every woman's dream, no doubt! I can't help but think that surely the slogan "matches made in heaven" is tongue-in-cheek? The sly-demure look in the muhajaba's eyes says yes.
PEACE YA MAN!!
EGYPT - THE REALITY!! ( By Isis) - Fri, 2007-10-12 02:50 By ISIS
I'm writing this post simply to clarify my views on certain issues recently discussed on this page, especially regarding the intended trip to Elat, its allegations, consequences, & motives behind it...
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I'm writing this post simply to clarify my views on certain issues recently discussed on this page, especially regarding the intended trip to Elat, its allegations, consequences, & motives behind it...
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Farewell Ramadan :(
Fadfadation - Thu, 2007-10-11 20:01 By Fadfadation
As always, Ramadan month just whizzed away :(
It is amazing how those 30 days just tend to fly!
It is as if Ramadan is telling us:"Catch me if you can!"
Note: with all due respect to Ginger Bread Man from the Ladybird stories...although it was "You can't catch me! You can't catch me!".
Yesterday, after praying the late night prayers in the Masjid (Mosque) i just rested my back against the side wall of the Masjid within the praying area and sat there for like 10 minutes.
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As always, Ramadan month just whizzed away :(
It is amazing how those 30 days just tend to fly!
It is as if Ramadan is telling us:"Catch me if you can!"
Note: with all due respect to Ginger Bread Man from the Ladybird stories...although it was "You can't catch me! You can't catch me!".
Yesterday, after praying the late night prayers in the Masjid (Mosque) i just rested my back against the side wall of the Masjid within the praying area and sat there for like 10 minutes.
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Egyptian Blogoshpere Review - 8 October 2007
Green Data - Mon, 2007-10-08 23:06 By
The Egyptian Blogger Amr Gharbeia, sent an Email on the Egyptian Bloggers Mailing List today asking us to participate in Global Voices Online, by translating some of the Egyptian Blog Posts written in Arabic during the last few days into English, in order to help the Egyptian Blogospher get more coverage there. So, I'll give it a try here and looking forward to hearing your feedback. I'll select some posts from the Egyptian Blogs I am subscribed to in Google Reader, and will write a brief about each post if needed and then translate parts of them.
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The Egyptian Blogger Amr Gharbeia, sent an Email on the Egyptian Bloggers Mailing List today asking us to participate in Global Voices Online, by translating some of the Egyptian Blog Posts written in Arabic during the last few days into English, in order to help the Egyptian Blogospher get more coverage there. So, I'll give it a try here and looking forward to hearing your feedback. I'll select some posts from the Egyptian Blogs I am subscribed to in Google Reader, and will write a brief about each post if needed and then translate parts of them.
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Even In The Heat Of Battle...
Fadfadation - Wed, 2007-10-03 07:43 By Fadfadation
About 1400 years ago in a battle called OHOD this happened...
In the aftermath of the battle where the Muslims were defeated, bodies of the deceased martyrs and many wounded Muslims were all around the battlefield.
One of the Sahaba (Followers of Prophet Mohammad) seeing the wounded laying on the battlefield with the sun up in the sky on such a hot day, he brought a bottle of water and went off searching for the wounded to give them some water.
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About 1400 years ago in a battle called OHOD this happened...
In the aftermath of the battle where the Muslims were defeated, bodies of the deceased martyrs and many wounded Muslims were all around the battlefield.
One of the Sahaba (Followers of Prophet Mohammad) seeing the wounded laying on the battlefield with the sun up in the sky on such a hot day, he brought a bottle of water and went off searching for the wounded to give them some water.
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Faith in America
Baha'i Faith in Egypt & Iran - Wed, 2007-10-03 01:57 By Bilo
NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams aired this segment yesterday:
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NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams aired this segment yesterday:
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A Band In The Mosque!
Fadfadation - Mon, 2007-10-01 08:15 By Fadfadation
This happened last night in the Mosque (Masjid) I pray Taraweh in (in Qatar).
Note: The following is in terms of "the meaning of" not literally said or done.
Between the Taraweh prayers (11 in total), the Imam (Islamic cleric leading prayer) stops for a 10-15 minute lesson. Yesterday, the lesson was very different...
As we finished praying, the Imam went up to the Mic and said that we have a guy with us in the Masjid that is from a charity organization and that he wants to make a few announcements.
The guy went up to the Mic and made a few announcements of the achievements done with all the money collected over the past 3 years and so on.
After that the shock happened…
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This happened last night in the Mosque (Masjid) I pray Taraweh in (in Qatar).
Note: The following is in terms of "the meaning of" not literally said or done.
Between the Taraweh prayers (11 in total), the Imam (Islamic cleric leading prayer) stops for a 10-15 minute lesson. Yesterday, the lesson was very different...
As we finished praying, the Imam went up to the Mic and said that we have a guy with us in the Masjid that is from a charity organization and that he wants to make a few announcements.
The guy went up to the Mic and made a few announcements of the achievements done with all the money collected over the past 3 years and so on.
After that the shock happened…
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Israelites And Prophets
Fadfadation - Sun, 2007-09-30 07:36 By Fadfadation
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One might wonder why God sent to the Israelites specifically so many Prophets (some sources say 70 prophets over the history of mankind).
One might ask, why not just send them one prophet and they follow him and that's it?! they were the chosen ones, so why so many?
Think of it this way...
When you have a body that is ill, you call a doctor to cure it. When the body is full of all sorts of illnesses, you need a lot of doctors!
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One might wonder why God sent to the Israelites specifically so many Prophets (some sources say 70 prophets over the history of mankind).
One might ask, why not just send them one prophet and they follow him and that's it?! they were the chosen ones, so why so many?
Think of it this way...
When you have a body that is ill, you call a doctor to cure it. When the body is full of all sorts of illnesses, you need a lot of doctors!
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On The First Day Of Ramadan
Fadfadation - Thu, 2007-09-27 06:43 By Fadfadation
This happened on the First day of Ramadan.
As I was driving our cleaning guy to the bus station, this conversation took place:
Note: his name is R. and he is a Protestant Christian from India.
R.: "Sir, the weather today is much better".
I: "Yes R., it dropped 7 degrees just today".
R.: "Sir when do you start fasting for Ramadan? When is Ramadan?".
I: "Today R., today is the first day".
R.: "Ohhhh God is Great Sir!!".
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This happened on the First day of Ramadan.
As I was driving our cleaning guy to the bus station, this conversation took place:
Note: his name is R. and he is a Protestant Christian from India.
R.: "Sir, the weather today is much better".
I: "Yes R., it dropped 7 degrees just today".
R.: "Sir when do you start fasting for Ramadan? When is Ramadan?".
I: "Today R., today is the first day".
R.: "Ohhhh God is Great Sir!!".
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The Heart and The Tongue
Fadfadation - Thu, 2007-09-20 06:39 By Fadfadation
From the Radio:
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One might come to me and say:" This guy may be vulgar and rude, but he is kind in his heart!".
I'd answer that and say:"No, that is incorrect. You need to reconsider such a judgement".
There might be some goodness in him, but never say his heart is kind... full stop!
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From the Radio:
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One might come to me and say:" This guy may be vulgar and rude, but he is kind in his heart!".
I'd answer that and say:"No, that is incorrect. You need to reconsider such a judgement".
There might be some goodness in him, but never say his heart is kind... full stop!
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Yes or NO for Religion on ID Cards: Controversy Continues in Egypt
Baha'i Faith in Egypt & Iran - Fri, 2007-09-14 03:44 By Bilo
Egypt’s National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) met on the 10th of September 2007, to debate the question of religious classification in ID cards. read more »
Egypt’s National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) met on the 10th of September 2007, to debate the question of religious classification in ID cards. read more »
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