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POPSRubbish Problem Worsens in Cairo More at clip source. Today, we've not had any water in the neighborhood where I live. This has never happened in the two years I've lived here. The authorities are fixing the water main: I doubt we'll have water by tomorrow morning. Bottled water is unhealthy, but I am happy to have it today. About the rubbish pile up: In the affluent and powerful areas like where I live rubbish is not piling up in the streets. And I doubt this is a problem in New Cairo or 6th October. My friends in Giza do not enjoy the same privilege. If the government really cared about public hygiene they would have cleaned up this city long ago. Egyptians deserve better.
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POPSI Knew Sadat Sadat got Nixon's attention when he expelled Soviet Russians from Egypt; took a "leap of faith when he landed at Ben Gurion Airport in 1977."
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POPSHorray! Nawal el Saadawi Returns to Egypt I haven't seen any of her books at Al Diwan Bookstore since I've returned to Egypt. She is no fan of Pres. Barack Obama. “I’m against the capitalist, patriarchal, racist system that is ruling America and Europe, and is ruling us also, but that doesn’t mean I’m a communist. I’m a critic of the communist thought as well as all religions, as nothing is holy for me, Dr el Saadawi said. Sheikh Youssef el Badri, a radical cleric in Egypt, said that a law office was considering how to pursue Dr el Saadawi legally, now that she is back. “I have to chase her legally because she transgressed God in her books and interviews ... She has insulted Islam, the religion of one-third of the world’s population. “People like her, who are attacking religion, will encourage other people to become daring on God and Islam. We are not trying to take revenge, we’re hoping to lead her back to the right path.".
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POPSEgypt: Kill the Pigs, Increase the Garbage Thank goodness that so far this isn't a problem where I live. But that probably has more to do with the presence of powerful persons in this area who don't want to smell rotting garbage when they step outside.
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POPSWhy would Rupert Murdoch Want to Buy a Stake in Saudi Media? Entire article is worth reading. At the end is a reprint of Murdoch's speech to American Jewish Committee National Human Relations Award held March 4, 2009 in New York City: This is a horrible idea. Selling the Rotana catalog and channels to Murdoch means selling off heritage to a man who is anti-Islam and anti-Arab. From what I can tell the majority of movies that I watch on the Rotana channels are produced in Egypt, the movie making capital of the Arab world. Do Arabs (and Egyptians specifically) want their artistic works, these expressions of culture and religion, in the hands of a man who despises them?
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POPSFrench Work the Least in the World In Cairo (and Seoul) people work the most. The perception in Egypt is that Egyptians don't work that much, don't work hard and take too many holidays. A recent cartoon depicted an exhausted man being helped by his friends and one of them yelling for an ambulance. The caption was something like: man works more than 30 hours. Perhaps it's time to rethink that image. Everyone I know from poor to rich, are always working at something. They are always making deals. Vie la France! and the French people for their joie de vivre . The French economy expanded by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter of 2009. Oh, those lazy French. :lol:
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POPSSupport for Female Circumcision Declining in Egypt Wealthiest 20% - only 1/3 of girls will be circumcised Poorest 20% - 3/4 of girls will be circumcised Education makes a difference. Poor girls are under higher scrutiny and subject to the strictest standards in many societies, including the US.
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POPSMarwa al-Sherbini: Egypt's Headscarf Martyr When Sherbini's body was buried in her hometown of Alexandria on Monday, thousands turned out for the funeral, raising banners and, according to wire reports, chanting slogans such as, "The Germans are the enemies of God" and "Down with Germany But for many, Sherbini has become a convenient martyr, an easy, emotional means to an end — or a distraction from Egypt's domestic woes. "The Islamists in Egypt have already using this as a card to mobilize for the veil — not for the right of women to wear whatever they want, but in defense of the veil," Hossam el-Hamalawy, an Egyptian journalist and author of the popular blog Arabawy.org, tells TIME. But more salient than the women's dress issue is the manipulation of Sherbini as a symbol of Islam in a perceived stand-off between the Muslim world and the West
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POPSStudy Explores Egyptians' Attitudes Towards US On the other hand, the study also found that Egyptians believe that Obama will not succeed in the fight against terrorism and will not be able to achieve peace in the Middle East. His biggest challenges as president are the war on terrorism and the global economic crisis, according to the study. Egyptians believe that it is too early to judge whether change will actually come about during Obama’s presidency. However, those surveyed did predict a slight change with regards to the US policy in the Middle East, but maintain it will not change dramatically. “A negative image is a long term process; you can’t jump from negative to positive. This negative image has to first be changed into a neutral image and then from neutral you can go to positive and this takes time
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POPSThank you Israel: Aid Supplies to Gaza Rot in Egypt The aid is in Egypt, subject to Israeli law. The genocide continues. Much of what is being stored in North Sinai - including food items like lentils, pasta, chickpeas, and juice - has been deemed by Israel to be "non- essential" to life in the Gaza Strip.
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POPSViolent Crime on the Rise in Egypt I am saddened, but not surprised. The problem is compounded, says Gomaa, by the apparent belief of those in power that economic growth alone can solve Egypt's woes. "What they fail to realise is that you can no longer rely on the tolerance of the public to guarantee domestic security. If the economic and social conditions of the majority continue to deteriorate more violent crimes will be inevitable and Egypt could eventually become a dangerous place to live."
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POPSEgyptians React to Jewish Festival in Demito Critics also point out that the size of the compound housing Abu Hassira's tomb has been significantly -- if gradually -- enlarged over the last three decades. "Originally, the mausoleum compound only occupied some 350 square metres," said Durbuk. "But in the last 30 years, it's been slowly enlarged, and now sits on more than 8,000 square metres of government land. Jewish visitors have made several offers to purchase land adjacent to the tomb. "They tried to buy land from local families, in some cases offering more than 100 times the going rate," said Durbuk. "But all these offers were turned down." Imagine if foreigners or outsiders held a festival in your town or neighborhood and the police put you under house arrest for 12 hours a day because of their presence.
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POPSThe Ins and Outs of Shaving Your Pubes I've been wondering why Botticelli's Venus and the Odalisque's (among other famous nudes) were painted without body hair. I thought that with body hair these paintings would be more like raunchy porn than art, (although porn can be art). Europeans would have learned about body hair removal - the importance of hygiene from Africans and Arabs. http://www.orientalist-art.org.uk/odalisque.html I guess I should have asked during one of the many art history courses that I took ... but instead I learned the answer from Fox News. LOL
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POPSEgypt detains 95 over general strike It was quieter than usual on Sunday and the weather matched the mood of the city. There was a dust storm, a khamsin. The tallest buildings in downtown Cairo were invisible, riot police were in force at Midan Tahrir. Classes were canceled at schools and universities. People are fed-up with class disparity and corruption. It is unclear who initiated the call which snowballed after some 25,000 employees at the textile plant in Mahalla announced plans to strike from Sunday over low salaries and price hikes. On Saturday the interior ministry threatened "immediate and firm measures against any attempt to demonstrate, disrupt road traffic or the running of public establishments and against all attempts to incite such acts."
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POPSEgypt and Saudi Arabia snub Syria Syria "may attempt to introduce more conditions to the peace proposal and weaken Arab resolve around it," said Safa. "The danger of Saudi and Egypt downgrading their representation is that Syria will be left to dictate the summit's agenda on its own."
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POPSArab Ministers finally agree - on limiting press freedom I love the Egyptian people. It is unfortunate they are burdened with a horrible government. only tiny Qatar showed some reservation about the new rules. The charter comes complete with sanctions in case any of the rules are violated. These start with a simple warning to the station in question, before graduating to the confiscation of material and equipment, financial and ultimately the permanent cancellation of the station's permit. As an afterthought, the document also mentions "the citizen's right to knowledge." The controversial document consists of 18 articles, and is the result of six months work by a committee of academics, some of whom have previously defended laws restricting journalistic freedoms in Egypt and demanded censorship on e-media.
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POPSFrench President to Remarry Bruni, an Italian-born French citizen, has dated famous men including Mick Jagger and Donald Trump. Too bad for the Clintons that American's don't have the same attitude as the French. Hell, even Hillary could have taken a lover.
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POPSYouTube restores account of Egypt anti-torture blogger Abbas was a key player last year in distributing a clip of an Egyptian bus driver, his hands bound, being sodomized with a stick by a police officer -- imagery that sparked an uproar in a country where rights groups say torture is commonplace. That tape prompted an investigation that led to a rare conviction of two policemen, who were sentenced to three years in prison for torture. Egypt says it opposes torture and prosecutes police against whom it has evidence of misconduct.
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