Torn...

I haven`t blogged for ages now.. but suddenly i feel the urge to let my fingers run free and type things that i wanna say but can`t..
maybe cause i don`t know if people will listen..and maybe cause i don`t wanna say them out loud.. but i certainly have to say them,, one way or the other...
I`m at a friend`s house right now.. and his GF just came over.. which is all swell for him of course :P... but now i`m the one who`s torn..
i mean i really am genuinely happy for them when i see them together.. they are both my friends.. and are both wonderful people.. and i truely love them...
but on the other end of the spectrum.. i can`t help but feel bad for myself.. and even a tat jealous of them.. and that`s why i`m so torn.. i feel guilty for feeling jealous.. but then again.. i can`t help but wonder how it would feel like to finally be with someone u care for so strongly..and whom u hope feels the same way about you.. now isn`t that something worth the wonder..and the trouble?... I sure can`t think of something more important.. or more heart warming..or wrenching...

Still Alive!!

This is a Anti-War demonstration that was organized in DC last weekend.. it was pretty chilly.. but the people still gathered and voiced their concern and support for Iraq.. and their disgust w/ Bush's war and what it`s leading to...

I dedicate these pictures to all those pessimists that keep saying that Iraq is all cooked, and there is nothing we can do to help.. your voice out there is NEVER to be under-estimated... and also to my "American Imperial Conspiracy" friends.. some of the arabs that live in America are better than u are,, hell some americans are better than u are.. at least they are not too scared to voice their opinion and make a stand for it... DOWN WITH THE IDIOT "a.k.a G.W. Bush!!!"!!!

The pics were taken by "Aya Hijazi" a dear friend, and an activist that will get somewhere w/ it probably - but hopefully not elly baly balek :P-... thanks Aya :)... 3o2bal elba2y ;)

Speaking of squashing...

Today ladies and gents is set to be another encounter between the Egyptian squash-forces and the opposition.. leaders of anti government movements such as Kefaya, Ikhwan, The Coalition and some of the impaired parties have called for a rally 2day in El-Tahreer square "Liberation Square... ironic isn't it :P".. the rally will begin at 5 pm.. and from the looks of it, seems it`s gonna be a cold evening.. but no fear.. the men in black -as u seen down there in the previous pic- are expected to spare no effort in keeping the protesters warm.. i`m guessing the number will be as breathtaking as always "100 soldiers for every 1 protester"...

The reason why these people are protesting is simple.. they wanna say no to the constitutional amendments that the governing party wants to pass, and will probably do either way.. the new amendments will revoke any authority for judges over the coming elections.. meaning the judges won`t be there to ensure the process is clean or not, which means it`s goin back 2 the 99.99% results again !!!
Also they intend to pose new and more strict rules one those who want to run for president..which in the end leads to the well-known scenario of "son takes over the family business after daddy"..

God save Egypt.. God bless the viewers at home :P... and certainly .. God save the protesters from what will probably happen 2 them!!!

SQUASH THE BASTARD!!!

I can`t Imagine what this guy was thinking, except maybe "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH"...

This photo was taken from an anti-war protest that was here in Egypt against war on Iraq.. a protest that soon turned into an anti-government protest..and then police came into play..and u can see what happened...

This is not a spy.. not a terrorist.. he`s just an average man who thought he should voice his protest peacefully towards what`s happening around him ... OUCH
What`s puzzling me is the ratio... i counted more than 10 soldiers goin for one unarmed man..WOW!!! I sure wouldn`t wanna switch places w/ the poor bastard...

Peace.. Rest In Peace...

I`ve been watching lately lots of TV shows of people yelling, and reading newspaper columns of people also yelling... all about something that we have known for 40 years now.. "Israel killed hundreds of helpless Egyptian soldiers after they surrendered and became POWs = Prisoners Of War",, now i am 22 and i`ve read this in more than 10 different places thru the years abt this.. and the government surely knows abt this.. after all..they all were here during ..right ??!!

But now because an Israeli documentary comes out saying that they did actually do that, we start barking.. and the laughter hasn`t started yet.. our foreign minister clearly said "we will not cut our relations with Israel based on a tape... we will ask Israeli officials to look into it"... now tell me that`s not hilarious :D:D:D!!!!!
We are gonna wait for the killer to look into it..and maybe admit that he killed helpless people who are supposed 2 be protected by all treaties of modern world, and bear in mind that this Nazi state .. is a state that waged a war on Lebanon for the sake of one soldier... sure they didn`t get him back.. but that just tells us how much they value their own.. but here?? nooooooooo !!!, i guess it has to do with the fact that we`re too many.. i wonder what China would do if it were in our place ...

There was a show on TV last night..and they had a few soldiers from that era who escaped those concentration camps in Sinai..and what they told is just inhuman!!.. i don`t know if Egyptians have human rights.. but i think.. i think.. that Africans do.. we`re not asking for a miracle.. we`re simply asking for the trial of the mass murderer "Benjamin Bin Aliazer".. who was head of one of the many units that were responsible for the Sinai Holocaust.. you can protect the rest of the bastards.. for now... just give us this one..and the rest will follow... remember the Nuremberg trials?? WE WANT JUSTICE... we are descendants of Sam as well.. and we want our right... just like they called it!!!

All i can do is simply pray 2 God; please... let there be value for Egyptian blood that was spilled 40 years ago... and let the corrupt and guilty pay the price... ON BOTH SIDES!!!

Eftekasat.. and their siblings...

i was lately " afew months ago that is :P ", introduced to the underground music scene in Egypt by a friend of mine.. and by underground i mean bands that are extremely talented and original.. but don`t get enough credit, and most people don`t even know they exist... because they sing what they feel.. not what the producers want..and that`s why they don`t have any big time recording deals or anything like that...
of those..the most famous band is a band called "Wust El-Balad",,, which is a huuuuge hit among youngsters here.. they play contemporary music..original lyrics and music, stuff that blows ur mind if ur into it.. they perform at many venues..even the opera house... but sadly they have no luck in the local or even satellite music channels, cause they don`t work w/ any big producers..
Other bands include names like Black Theama - nubian oriented band-, Nagham Masry -contemporary music-,,Kairokee -oriental rock-,and many many others,, but of course..one of my personal favourites.. Eftekasat ; they play original scores of jazz.. they have their own distinct flavour..and they have released their first studio album.. "Mulid Sidi El-Latiny".. a stunning piece of work..
keep up the good work people... and long live free music !!!

Tell me what you want...

A long time has passed since i`ve used my blog.. much has been going on in my life.. and so much is still happening.. i lost a dear friend to a car accident.. and one of my close friends lost his dad to smoking the damn sheesha.. and more over , one of our fellow bloggers has been imprisoned...
Now i`m not writing here to say that i support all the ideas that Karim 3amer wrote in his blog, but as much as i disagreed with him on many of those issues.. i certainly do not agree with what happened to him... our opinions is what defines us as humans... and if we all thought the same way.. then life certainly wouldn`t have moved forward.. what makes me who i am.. is that i have a unique mind.. and i have my own opinions.. they might not be right.. theymight not be solid or full of wisdom.. but they are mine.. and if i can`t hold on 2 them.. then why should i have a mind even??
All i can say is.. good luck to u Karim.. and to all those who were sent to prison because they simply said what they think.. and with the propaganda that is dispatched around.. people who don`t read blogs even, are simply cursing the boy.. they haven`t read jis blogs.. they only read in the government papers that he said bad things abt Islam..and our holy president!!!
Dear Wise Elders (aka MOMO`s Gang)... You keep telling us to work our minds..and speak them out.. and when we do.. u send us to prison.. or put us in military court.. now tell me.. what do u waaaaaaaaaaaant???!!!