Archive for July 10, 2004
From a poem by Lebanese poet Khalil Hawi (my translation): “I wonder. Have my senses gone mad, and horror has folded I wonder, has the echo returned, and dizziness? Who has moved the night of prison off my chest? And the nightmare of the wall? The blind loophole is covered with damp blackness, and old [...]
Posted on July 10, 2004 by As'ad
The Beauty Myths
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The Gap Minds Itself
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Prince Turki bin Faysal (former head of Saudi foreign intelligence and current Saudi ambassador to UK) calls Bin Laden “do-gooder”.
Posted on July 10, 2004 by As'ad
More UK soldiers face charges for killing or abusing civilians
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France split over battle for Muslim souls and minds
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How one man’s gospel tale became a global bestseller
Posted on July 10, 2004 by As'ad
After one talk in the southern suburbs of Beirut during my recent trip, a man (who is 74 he later told me) from Shiyyah was talking to me. He heard that I like to run. He said that during the war, (his neighborhood was major battle ground) he was adversely affected by the war and [...]
Posted on July 10, 2004 by As'ad
A cab driver in Beirut was telling me about his strong love for and attachment to his mother. He said that before getting married, he asked his fiance: “What shall I do to you if you cheat on me?” According to him, she promptly answered: “You will hit me, of course.” He said: “No, I [...]
Posted on July 10, 2004 by As'ad
The Rootless Cosmopolitan: Edward Said
Posted on July 10, 2004 by As'ad
As I promised Laura: Manifestations of Beirut Sexism 1. I have never seen a place where people (men and women) so casually speak ill of women. People (men and women) often so casually say that this woman or that woman is a prostitute; and they often mean that literally. 2. It is often explicitly stated [...]
Posted on July 10, 2004 by As'ad
Portrait of a U.S. Vigilante in Afghanistan
Posted on July 10, 2004 by As'ad
Nothing like the courage of Democrats. Hot off the press. Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle denies hugging Michael Moore.
Posted on July 10, 2004 by As'ad
My friend Munir is a very talented musician. He has just released his first CD. He is based in Beirut, but he composed most of the songs while driving a cab and working at a Middle East restaurent in Berkeley in the 1980s, and early 1990s. I love his last song.
Posted on July 10, 2004 by As'ad
From a poem by Lebanese poet Khalil Hawi (my translation): “…and no divine judge who throws stones flowers here are without thorns Here, nudity is purity…†Take off those fake faces, torn off the skin of a repugnant chameleon We have not put on, nor taken off faces We are from Beirut, a tragedy, were [...]
Posted on July 10, 2004 by As'ad