The devil has a face
Horrifying picture of Israeli settlers terrorising a Palestinian woman in East Jerusalem. Look particularly at the second settler from the right. Try to imagine what kind of hatred brought him to this woman's home, [...]
August 2012
Egypt’s foreign relations, in light of the new Morsi-SCAF dance – Yale Global Magazine
Update: Republished in Real Clear World Republished in Outlook India (under the title “Morsi’s Code”, which I like!) Republished in Khaleej Times ——————— Morsi, with a moderate stance, could signal a more active Egypt in [...]
Military leadership reshuffling in Egypt – what it isn’t, what it is.
I'm trying to make sense of it all and organize my thoughts as news, analysis and speculations keep coming, so bear with me. Let’s first try to understand what this is not. It is not [...]
The Prepasted Toothbrush
If you're really too lazy to put toothpaste on your toothbrush, it turns out that for only 5 dollars you can buy a "prepasted toothbrush". No, really. It's not a joke, either. That's an Ebay [...]
Made in the USA
Stumbled upon this t-shirt design, obviously written on a computer that can't handle Arabic characters. I love the "Made in the USA" stamp is proudly displayed though. :-P I'd love to see someone wearing [...]
Ramadan TV Review: Everything that’s wrong about Nagy Atallah
It’s not that the film is about theft: from everyone loves a good heist film [the Italian Job! Ocean’s 11, 12, 13!], never more so when the money is being stolen from the bad guy. [...]
NiTON: Nations in Transition Olympic News
On South Sudan’s flag, Egypt’s uniforms, Saudi Arabia’s female athletes, Ramadan, the minute of silence, and Malaysia’s pregnant athlete. All in one friendly article! Their budgets may be a tad tighter and their delegations smaller, [...]