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News and stories from the Arab world, the Mediterranean and Europe, from the point of view of 20 women who met for the first time in November 2007, in Alexandria, Egypt

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Clashes over Swine Cull in Egypt.

May 3rd, 2009 · No Comments

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According to the BBC, Manshiet Naser, a slam area in Cairo, has seen today clashes with police forces over the pigs cull, a governmental precaution measure to prevent the swine flu!
To read more, please click the below BBC link

“http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8031490.stm”

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Tags: Health · Society

“Al Kitaba”, premier site culturel contemporain.

April 7th, 2009 · 3 Comments

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Le 1er Avril 2009 marque la naissance du site Al Kitaba, sur www.alketaba.com, (l’Ecriture), premier site culturel égyptien de son genre où écrivains et poètes contemporains de l’Egypte et de différents pays arabes comme le Liban , l’Irak, la Tunisie, l’Algérie, l’Arabie Saoudite et autres, sont [...]

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Tags: Arts & Culture

Poetry Jam for Culture Exchange.

April 4th, 2009 · No Comments

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Under the auspices of the Swiss Embassy in Egypt, German Cultural Center “Goethe Institute” and Austrian Cultural Forum in Cairo, three Egyptian contemporary poets, Guirguis Shokry, Salam Yousri and Hussein Kamel El Samak, met for the first time with their homologues, Jürg [...]

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Tags: Arts & Culture

Soufis et Chrétiens chantent la paix.

March 4th, 2009 · No Comments

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C’est un Vendredi 27 février 2009 à 20h00 quand commence cette manifique réunion spirituelle groupant des chanteurs chrétiens côte à côte des soufis de l’Egypte et du Népal. Une soirée magnifique invitant les hommes de toutes religions à la paix à travers des chansons spirituelles [...]

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Tags: Arts & Culture · Religion · music

Seven things I love about Cairo drivers!

February 26th, 2009 · No Comments

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1- We always respect traffic lights. Come on guys admit it. Basically when the light is green we stop and when it is red we move on. Yellow! Nah that is not up to our standards!
2- We never notice other people around us, hey! We’re [...]

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Tags: Humour · Society · Uncategorized

Bye bye Bush!

January 17th, 2009 · No Comments

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http://observers.france24.com/fr/content/20090115-bye-bye-bush-president-gaffeur-va-manquer-blogueurs

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Tags: Humour · Politics

Paris celebrating the New Year

January 2nd, 2009 · No Comments

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WISHING YOU A HAPPY NEW YEAR …
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For persian lovers!

December 12th, 2008 · No Comments

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Un autre film exceptionnel d’Aractingi

November 29th, 2008 · No Comments

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Entre la fiction et le réel, “Sous les Bombes” (Taht El Qassf), film libanais qui représentera le Liban à Hollywood pour les Oscar, connaît un autre grand succès auprès du public égyptien. Compte Rendu.
Dans le cadre du Festival International du Cinéma qui a eu lieu [...]

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Tags: Arts & Culture · War & Conflict · cinema

The Fool

November 21st, 2008 · 6 Comments

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Hi to All,
This is a trial of a little and totally immaginative story. Enjoy!
Sherine.
The fool
After finishing his school, he started to follow studies at one of the top universities in his country. One dream and one aspiration in his mind were to finish University and [...]

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