When you reach 90 years old, what would you like to do with your life? Sorry, I mean the rest of your life! Having a vacation? What kind of vacation – as it must be comfortable and suits your age! Would you like to read – that if you still can see letters! […]
Fair enough!!!
June 13th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Human Rights · Society · This is what I call "I don't know what category"! · women
Perte inattendue…
May 19th, 2008 · No Comments
Les blogueurs de l’Arabie Saoudite sont en deuil par la mort inattendue de la jeune bloggeuse Hadiel Al-Hodeif, à l’âge de 25 ans, après être tombée en coma depuis 3 semaines.
Tags: Gender · Human Rights · Profile · women
Removal of “Fitna” from LiveLeak
March 29th, 2008 · No Comments
Following threats of a very serious nature, the controversial movie “Fitna” was removed from the site LiveLeak today.
The website announced the ban of the film and added that “this is a sad day for freedom of speech on the net but we have to place the safety and well being of our staff above […]
Fitna
March 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment
The Controversial movie, of the Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilder, Fitna, appeared yesterday on the internet. The movie’s length is around 15 minutes.
Wilder said that the movie will show “the intolerant and fascist character of the Koran,” whose anti-Islam campaign helped his Freedom Party win nine seats in parliament in last year’s election.
In the […]
Tom is pregnant!
March 27th, 2008 · 3 Comments
This is not Arnold Schwarzenegger’s movie “Junior”, but this is a true story about an American woman, Tracy Lagondino, who had women as a preference and used to be lesbian. One day, she decided to have a sex change operation in order to be “legally” a man! Tracy turned out to be Thomas Beatie a […]
Tags: Gender · Health · Sexuality · Society · This is what I call "I don't know what category"! · women
Egyptian Intifada…
March 23rd, 2008 · 6 Comments
(Picture taken by Hamdy Abdel Sayed, Al-Badil Newspaper)
This morning I got an email from a friend with a forwarded message:
“Strike on the 6th of April”.
Tags: Economics · Human Rights · Politics · Society
Egyptian pop song hits American elections!
March 22nd, 2008 · 6 Comments
What if an Egyptian pop song was the fate of Obama and increased the turnout?
What if it was sung by the most hostile singer to the United States and Israel? By a singer who presented, during the last decade, songs condemning their politics, namely in Palestine and Iraq.
Tags: Arts & Culture · Community Development · Humour · Politics · Society
Proud to be veiled!
March 22nd, 2008 · 2 Comments
A new blog was created with the name of “Proud to wear hijab (veil)”
The blog is created, by a group of girls (or one girl, but the subject speaks on behalf of “we”), in order to defend veiled girls and women and at the same time to share success stories between girls after being veiled […]
Tags: Fashion · Gender · Religion · Society · women
Egyptian women survive community hazards!
March 7th, 2008 · 2 Comments
“Bedour, did you have to die for some light to shine in the dark minds? Did you have to pay with your dear life a price … for doctors and clerics to learn that the right religion doesn’t cut children’s organs.” Nawal El-Saadawi
Lives saved by death!
Women’s rights are essential to reach comprehensive human rights: […]
Tags: Community Development · Education · Gender · Health · Human Rights · Politics · Religion · Sexuality · Society · Youth · women
Bloggers making a difference…
December 16th, 2007 · No Comments
Bloggers Unite is an initiative designed to harness the power of the blogosphere to make the world a better place. By challenging bloggers to blog about a particular social cause on a single day, a single voice can be joined with thousands of others to help make a real positive difference; from raising awareness for […]
Tags: Community Development · Photo · Society · Video · Youth
