December in Palestinian history is replete with important events*: – December 1908: Palestinian villagers of Kafr Kama (near Tiberias) tried to reclaim land taken unfairly by the “Jewish Colonisation Association” (yes that was its actual name). – 9 December 1917, …
Posted in Civil Rights, History, Israel, Palestine | Tagged Palestine | Leave a commentIts amazing how random a chance meeting in Tweed Heads (Northern NSW east coast of Australia) can end you up in a 5 star hotel in Egypt on the banks of the Nile. This’ll be my first departure from Australia …
Posted in Activism, Arabs, Countries/Regions, Creative Media, Culture, Culture and Society, Current Events, Demonstrations, Egypt, Film, Fun and Recreation, Fun Stuff, History, Humor, Interviews, News and Politics, Philosophy, Photos, Politics, Regional Issues, Society, Videos | Leave a commentYes to Peace for Egypt Before it is for Israel When Ismail Sidqi pasha refused that Egypt would get-in the war of 1948, he wasn’t a traitor to Egypt or loving Israel. All about it is that Ismail Sidqi was …
Posted in Censorship, Civil Rights, Democracy, Egypt, Freedom of Speech, History, Middle East, Nationalism, Philosophy, Politics, Regional Issues, Society, Taboos, Terrorism, War | Tagged antimilitarism, corruption, Egypt, Human Rights, Israel, Maikel Nabil, Middle East, pacifism, peace, Politics, prison, revolution, SCAF | 1 CommentIn the seventies and eighties of last century, militant Islamist opposition appeared, which was the strongest of the opposition movements, which was able to challenge the July militarist regime… This opposition reached its peak on October, 1981, when it assassinated …
Posted in Arabs, Censorship, Civil Rights, Current Events, Democracy, Egypt, Ethics, Freedom of Speech, History, Islam, Israel, Nationalism, Politics, Regional Issues, Religion, Society, Taboos, Terrorism, War | Tagged antimilitarism, Egypt, Israel, Maikel Nabil, pacifism | 1 CommentIn light of today’s upcoming protest at the Israeli Embassy and after recent events in Sinai, more light is being shed on Egyptian historical figures that lived through the Arab-Israeli conflict and were left for too long to be forgotten …
Posted in Current Events, Egypt, History, Israel, Politics | Leave a commentKurds in 1920 were nearest to statehood than ever as outcome of the Treaty of Sevres. It envisaged interim autonomy for the predominantly Kurdish areas in Turkey and the British-occupied province of Mosul (current Iraqi Kurdistan area). But, the possibility …
Posted in History, Iran, Iraq, Kurdistan, Kurds, Turkey | 1 CommentGermany evokes that 78 years ago tens of thousands of books were thrown into the fire on the occasion of (Bücherverbrennung) “book burning” of the Nazi regime in 10th may 1933. Thousands of mesmerised Germans, while applauding and saluting “Heil …
Posted in History | 3 CommentsHere is an open forum. We can discuss together to find the best answer for this question. Please write your opinion and let’s start the discussion. What is the origin of Hijab? (with an emphasis on garments like Chador, Burqa …
Posted in History, Islam, Middle East, Philosophy | 3 CommentsThe extent of the Arab governments’ conspiracies against their own people and sub-serviance to the US and Israeli governments was known to most people. But the documents released from Wikileaks simply confirm and extend this knowledge. For example, we now …
Posted in Arabs, Awareness, Foreign Affairs, History, Israel, Middle East | Leave a commentIt’s the name of a book, written in 1995 by Ibn Warraq, Pakistani religious critic. The name is homage to Bertrand Russell’s “Why I Am Not a Christian”. Unfortunately, many Muslims are unfamiliar with this informative book. It’s the criticism …
Posted in Atheism, Awareness, History, Islam, Islamophobia, Pakistan, Religion | 27 Comments