January 2011
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Thank you for reblogging "Women of Egypt"
I’d like to thank the dozens of people who have reblogged my Women of Egypt: Images of Protest post. I think it’s very important for the world to see just how active women in Egypt are being in this pro-democratic protest movement.
Around the blogospheres there have been a lot of questions as to the roles women play in this movement, but from the images and videos that I’ve...
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Women of Egypt: Images of Protest →
A friend of mine on Facebook, spurred by recent questions as to the role of women in the protest movement in Egypt, recently began to compile a collection of photographs of women involved in the pro-democratic (Reuters needs to correct their “anti-government” wording) protest movement. It’s a really great album, and she continues to add to it as new images of women involved in...
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“Mubarak has been in power, as a virtual dictator, since 1981. And he has been...”
– The Egyptian Meltdown (via azspot)
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“Demands are not met by wishing; the world can only be taken by struggle.”
– —Umm Kulthum, from her song, “Salu Qalbi” (Ask My Heart).
During the 50’s and 60’s in Egypt, Umm Kulthum was considered Saut Masr or “The Voice of Egypt,” and even today, she is widely considered the greatest singer in Arab history, and one of the greatest...
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What's Happening in Egypt Explained →
What’s happening? Inspired by the recent protests that led to the fall of the Tunisian government and the ousting of longtime Tunisian dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Egyptians have joined other protesters across the Arab world (in Algeria, notably) in protesting their autocratic governments, high levels of corruption, and grinding poverty. In Egypt, tens of thousands of protesters...
We Must Preserve Health Care Reform →
Known officially as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the hard-fought changes President Barack Obama signed into law in 2010 marked a major step toward ensuring affordable and comprehensive health coverage for millions of children and families in America. It will give more than 35 million Americans access to the critical health coverage they need to survive and thrive. Among other...
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Church Opens Arms to Mosque-less Muslims →
“At the core of the Gospel, the core of the message of Jesus is the welcoming of a stranger. Practicing a compassionate response to the needs of another is essential to being faithful,” Perry said. “It isn’t that you surrender your creed by having a dialogue with somebody who is different than you. It’s a way to strengthen your faith, because you find out what you really do believe.”
Send health care hypocrites the form to repeal... →
Who would have the audacity to vote for repealing affordable health care for 32 million Americans while gladly accepting generous, federally subsidized insurance for themselves? 237 congressional health care hypocrites!
Please go to the link above and fill out the form—even if it doesn’t change anything (and I’m not sure it will), it will at least send out the message that,...
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Tunisia: How the U.S. got it wrong →
“We can’t take sides.” A more tone deaf response would have been hard to imagine. This was a moment when the Obama administration could have seized the reins of history and helped usher in a new era in the Arab/Muslim world. In so doing it could have done more to defeat the forces of extremism than a million soldiers in AfPak and even more drone strikes could ever hope to...
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On the Duty of Civil Disobedience →
In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, I thought it would be fitting to trace the course of King’s legacy and inspiration. MLK, Jr. was profoundly influenced by the non-violent civil disobedience of Mahatma Gandhi, and adapted his form of nonviolent protests in India to the civil rights movement in the U.S. In turn, as Gandhi was formulating his concept of non-violent resistance, he was...
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“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his...”
– Nelson Mandela (via mohandasgandhi)
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“No image or word can describe
what of our fathers and mothers,
our...”
– جلالالدین محمد رومی (Rumi)
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Astrology is Bull#@!%, the Universe Doesn't Care... →
“The stars are giant flaming orbs of gas, floating in a vacuum. They dictate nothing. They determine nothing in your life. They do not care about you, or your girlfriend, or your job, or your sister’s wedding, or your car not starting, or whether you’re ‘the jealous type.’ They do not get to decide whether you get along with Libras, or can’t stand Cancers,...
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President of Tunisia Forced Out by Protestors →
The popular protests in Tunisia have forced out the president, who leaves a legacy of corruption and oppression. Good for you, young Tunisians. Mabrouk a3leikum!
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