(Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility has been sponsoring delegations to Gaza since 1993. In 2009, the group began offering medical service work to the people of Gaza.) The Call to Prayer awakens us each morning at about 4:30 – through our window, we hear calls from many different mosques – the sound is beautiful. Through […]
(Don’t miss great comments from Egyptian protester in video at end of post.) From Al Jazeera: Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president, has resigned from his post, handing over power to the armed forces. Omar Suleiman, the vice-president, announced in a televised address that the president was “waiving” his office, and had handed over authority […]
(from YoutTube) http://playingforchange.com – Hello everyone, today we are honored to share with you all the first video from our new CD/DVD titled, “Songs Around the World, Part 2”. This video is a version of “Redemption Song” performed around the world in honor of Bob Marley’s birthday. We have reunited Bob with his son Stephen […]
WRITTEN BY TOMI LAINE CLARK COMMENTARY (To read more of Tomi’s writing, go to her bog: Disenchanted Princess, Peace through truth) The U.S. has lost all credibility, as well as the opportunity to be relevant, in the region. Popular uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt, and Jordan have been the main topic of news media of […]
BY AMAL SEDKY WINTER To see more of Amal’s writing, go to her blog: “My Eye on Egypt.” My 26-year friend, Adham Bakry, a graphic artist protesting in Tahrir Square was interviewed by BBC on Monday Feb 1st, 2011. Some of you, as I did, may have heard him. His said he was demonstrating […]
WRITTEN BY AMAL SEDKY WINTER To see more of Amal’s writing, go to her blog: “My Eye on Egypt.” CAIRO, Egypt — Last night (President Hosni) Mubarak promised that the current parliament would study the two constitutional articles that limit the rights of people to run for elected offices including the presidency for which he […]
WRITTEN BY AMAL SEDKY WINTER To see more of Amal’s writing, go to her blog: “My Eye on Egypt.” Cairo, Egypt Tuesday, February 1, 2011 “I used to call them the spoiled brats of the internet,” one Cairo woman confessed. “Now I kiss their feet,” she said, referring to young men who broke the […]
By Amal Sedky Winter To see more of Amal’s writing, go to her blog: “My Eye on Egypt.” January 30, 2011 Cairo, Egypt Today, the fourth day of what must now be called an Egyptian revolution, 100,000 people showed up in Tahrir Square, the political center of the people’s protest against President Hosni Mubarak and […]
From Al Jazeera, Saturday: Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has appointed the country’s head of intelligence to the post of vice-president, in a move said to be a reaction to days of anti-government protests in cities across the country. Omar Soliman was sworn in on Saturday, the first time Mubarak appointed a vice-president during his 30-year […]
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