Born Again Egyptian

سأحاول أن أكون متحضرة وموضوعية في كلامي عن المؤتمر إياه.ء أولا، احيي الحزب على إصراره على تمتع جميع أعضاءه بالصحة الجيدة لزوم اليقاء في الم...

You can't lead the people if you don't love the people. You can't save the people if you don't serve the people. This quot...

While the Egyptian popular media has unanimously decided to put the critical issues infecting the Egyptian society on the back burner and i...

Today marks the 56th anniversary of the massacre in the Palestinian village Qibya. Every fall in Qibya during the olive harvesting season,...

Lately I have the urge to repeat after Lucy van Pelt, of the comic strip Peanuts created by the late Charles Schultz: "STOP THE WORLD...

As I mentioned in the previous post, I am a member of a Yahoo group for the graduates of my old school's class of 1996. Since some of ...

I've just discovered that I suffer from a bad case of M.E.A.D. Don't feel too ignorant if you've never heard of his serious diso...

Prior to reading Sowing Crisis, I had never thought that an "Arab Cold War" existed and that it was a direct product of the ...

In spite of my poor memory, I remember October 6th 1973, as if it was yesterday. This glorious day remains as one of the happiest days of m...

This book by Amin Malak offers a series of engagements with fiction written by Anglophone Muslim writers. The book focuses on well-known n...

Did you see Federer's miracle shot in his semi-final game against Novak Djokovic in the US Open? If not yet, then watch it here .

The Women's semi-final match in the US Open Tennis Tournament between Serina Williams & Kim Clijsters was not only entertaining, but...

كنت وصديقة لي نفضفض لبعض عن إحباط وخيبة أمل ثقيلة لحال وتصرفات الكثير من المسلمين، فإذا بها تقترح إستحداث علامة أو إشارة أو رمز نميز به المس...

لا أتابع سوى مسلسل ليلى مراد "أنا قلبي دليلي". وبالرغم من إنه لايخلو من التطويل أحيانآ، ولكني مستمتعة بالشخصيات والأحداث التاريخية...

من الأشياء اللي كرهتني في مشاهدة التلفزيون، طبعآ دة غير هيافة البرامج، وملل المسلسلات، وكأبة الأخبار، وثقل دم المذيعين، الخ الخ.........هي ا...

I find it extremely telling about the current sorry state of the Arab artistic taste and popular culture, that Ms Hayfa2 Wahbi is a househol...

I have to admit that when it comes to finance or economics, I am simply as ignorant as can be. And every time I tried to change that fact, I...

On this day, 27 years ago to be exact, my life changed for ever. I had my first child. Cruel labor pains and the joy that followed were just...

In line with what I wrote in the previous post, one of the few graduates of the year 2009 is my dear Fayza. Fayza became a member of my fami...

Let’s imagine what would happen if we all went through the existing education system, yes that same one that we all hated, but this time aro...

I went on a touristic tour of old Cairo with my hubby & kids and I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised. Old Cairo is much more b...

Good guess but no, I did not just give birth to a baby boy (didn't know you believed in miracles). Give up? Well it's simple, my N...

From 23-28 May 2009 across the Palestinian territories 17 internationally acclaimed authors, editors and publishing heavyweights will trav...

Needless to say, it was a huge relief when my hubby was moved from the ICU to a regular room in the cardiac ward since it is a sign that he ...

After his first cardioversion in the ER, my husband was admitted to the ICU for observation. All ten rooms in the Cardiac Intensive Care Un...

Looks could be deceiving. My acquaintances might believe (at least I think they do) that I am opinionated, independent, stubborn, obsessive,...

From a lecture by Moroccan writer Fatema Mernissi: I was enjoying fresh grilled sardines at the Miramar Beach eight kilometers from Rabat wi...

This will be a very short review of an excellent book by Michael Hamilton Morgan: JUST READ THIS BOOK!!!! Click here to go to the Book'...

Those of you familiar with computer lingo know that this acronym stands for: "What You See Is What You Get". (for those of you who...

This book by James Zogby analyzes the views of 3,800 Arab adults polled by Zogby International from eight countries (Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon,...

Excerpts from a lengthy letter on leadership, which Caliph Ali sends to his loyal follower, Maalik al-Ashtar, appointing him as the new Musl...