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GAZA SHAME
It's times like these when I'm ashamed to be an American. Israel bombs Gaza to attack its enemy Hamas and innocent people die – and yet the United States refuses to criticize Israeli tactics because of its long-standing close relationship with the Jewish state. At the United Nations, the U.S. has been blocking a strong statement condemning the war on Gaza, during which more than 400 people have died in the first week of airstrikes.
THE PRIVATE SOLUTION
My friend Sally in Cairo made one request of me when I moved to Egypt: Whatever you do, she said, if you get sick call me first and don't go to a government hospital. ...
THROWING SHOES
Is the man who threw his shoes at U.S. President George Bush a hero or the shame of Iraq? That's the question being debated around the world....
GOD'S CHILDREN
On the morning of Eid al-Adha, I woke early and made my way to the closest mosque. The streets had been closed off and carpets laid down to accommodate the masses of Muslims who were gathering in the post-dawn hours to pray together. ...
TREASURE HUNTING
My friend Mahmoud arrives wearing his ''mafia'' suit with the dark blue pin stripes. And he's wearing his best red tie. He looks marvelous – all Big Business....
GOT WASTA?
I gotta get me some wasta. My friends Wael, Magdi and Mina need it too to find jobs. As for my friend Sally, she's got it in spades. ...
HOPES FOR OBAMA
We are sitting in Happy Dolphin, a restaurant overlooking the Nile, and we are all taking personality tests from a book just for fun. We are 13 – a dozen Egyptians and one American. We are laughing. The evening is cool – a November breeze stirs the air, which smells of sweet Turkish coffee. ...
MEN VS WOMEN
Miriam and Wael are debating again. She wonders why women can't ride bicycles or jog in the streets for sport like men. And why does she have to be home by 10 p.m. while her brothers can stay out until 1 a.m? ...
- Algerian presidential elections enters first stages
- Egypt's Plan for a Cease-Fire in Gaza
- Gaza aid blocked at Rafah crossing
- Childhood trauma increases CFS risk
- Political parties and students call to lift ban on demonstrations in Algiers
uzu ukamaka : nigeria
on
07 January, 2009 02:17:19
ronaldo is the best.
yacine : algeria
on
07 January, 2009 12:27:04
it is very good action of our student and the country as hole...
Ismail1989 : Tebessa (Algeria)
on
07 January, 2009 11:15:27
Across the world there were protests against the zionists, in the Arab world too, but our leaders don't dare to say a word like (interromping ...
Marja : United States
on
06 January, 2009 05:35:10
This is truly amazing. I had never heard of Ibn al-Haytham before reading this article. It's amazing how euro-centric ideas bias many people ...
salaheddinne : algerian resident in england
on
06 January, 2009 03:18:22
every candle in each house shows and a proof the lenght and the huge gap of ignorance in our society as a whole including ...