Thursday May 03, 2012
I know that asking you all to remain positive might be hard given what the world has gone through since last year. At times, it's hard for me, too, especially considering what`s been happening in my Egypt.
However, despite all of these struggles, I think we can all agree that we are in fact the luckiest of all past generations. We are alive witnessing historic changes that are ushering in a new world order. The future history books will be...
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Friday Apr 27, 2012
There are daily massacres in Syria of innocent civilians while the world leaders are watching by and giving us speeches about how bad they feel about Syria.
I tell them: Your words and warm speeches are meaningless and unhelpful; actually, they only show how weak and greedy you all are.
The tragedy in Syria demonstrated to me how shattered the Arabs are—that our leaders think that we are still naïve and that we are easy to...
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Monday Apr 09, 2012
First of all I wish a happy Passover to all of my Jewish friends all over the world.
In July 2011, an American friend of mine sent me a news link from the NY times about a new Facebook page called YaLa Young Leaders that promotes peace in the Middle East—mainly between young Israelis and young Palestinians. After reading the Times article about YaLa, I checked it out the Facebook page, and since that day I have been a very...
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Friday Mar 23, 2012
First of all, I want to start this entry by stating: the Copts of Egypt are the sons and daughters of this country, and every true Muslim knows that and admits it, too. During the Egyptian revolution, millions of Copts filled the Squares and streets of Egypt. The Copts were the ones who protected the Muslims while they prayed, and vice verca. During the 18 days of our revolution there was no single attack on a church or a mosque....
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Friday Mar 16, 2012
When I first read the news about the multiple raids on the American NGOs here in my Egypt, I wasn’t surprised. I knew that SCAF is trying to shut down any source of pressure to let go of power and follow through on their promises to transition to democracy.
These NGOs’ primary work was to teach all the political factions in Egypt—including the Salafists and the Brotherhood—on how to run a campaign, how to...
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