Archive for February 20, 2011
Thanks to all
I wish to thank all those who offered me condolences over the passing of Midhat, my brother. To those I know and to those who I never met: thanks for your sentiments.
Posted on February 20, 2011 by As'ad
Hillary Clinton on Bahrain
“”I am very impressed by the progress Bahrain is making on all fronts — economically, politically, socially,” Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the last time she visited Manama, in December.”
Posted on February 20, 2011 by As'ad
The police (non) state of Ramallah:
“While there is deemed to be some possibility that such demonstrations will take place in the near future in the spirit of Egypt, Tunisia and Iran, a senior officer said it was more likely that the Palestinian Authority would prevent this from happe…
Posted on February 20, 2011 by As'ad
Anthony Shadid in the NYT
Comrade Talal sent me this (I cite with his permission): “I have to say that Tony Shadid made a huge difference to the coverage by the NYT of the recent Arab revolt. At his worst he was good, and at his best outstanding. The other NYT correspondents …
Posted on February 20, 2011 by As'ad
How Arabs feel about the US: from one issue of the New York Times
From David Kirkpatrick: ”There were signs that the demonstrators had not forgotten their disappointment with what seemed to be American support for Mr. Mubarak until the end of the revolt. Though the demonstrators had returned to remove most of t…
Posted on February 20, 2011 by As'ad
Comrade Hossam
“For 33-year-old activist Hossam el-Hamalawy, though, Egypt’s three-week youth revolution is by no means over — there remains a repressive state to be dismantled and workers who need to get their rights.”The job is unfinished, we got rid of (Hosni)…
Posted on February 20, 2011 by As'ad
AIPAC and Bahrain
“He was referring to Houda Nonoo, Bahrain’s Ambassador to the U.S. – believed to be the Arab world’s first Jewish envoy, who attends services at The Shul of the Nation’s Capital at Lubavitch Center. Joining him were senior representatives of A…
Posted on February 20, 2011 by As'ad
Zionists will really freak out: “Today Egypt, tomorrow Palestine”
This was a chant in Cairo yesterday: “Today is Egypt, Tomorrow is Palestine” (النهار ده مصر, بكره فلسطين) (And it does not even rhyme in Arabic). (Listen at minute 1:50). (thanks A.)
Posted on February 20, 2011 by As'ad
Son of Yusuf Al-Qaradawi
“His son, Abdul-Rahman Yusuf al-Qaradawi, is an Egyptian poet who supported the revolution”. In fact, his son was very vocal against Mubarak and delivered a tough poem against Mubarak. (What is not known, is that Abdul-Rahman had converted to Shi`ism…
Posted on February 20, 2011 by As'ad
Hold the presses: he is a religious Muslim with educated daughters
The New York Times is shocked: ”though Sheik Qaradawi is considered a religious traditionalist, three of his daughters hold doctoral degrees, including one in nuclear physics.”
Posted on February 20, 2011 by As'ad
Qadhdhafi’s mercenaries
Butchering the brave protesters of Libya
Posted on February 20, 2011 by As'ad
Yusuf Al-Qaradawi in Egypt: the New York Times version
Read this long front page piece about the visit to Egypt (and Friday sermon) by Tele-Islamist, Yusuf Al-Qaradawi. Something is missing in this article. The writer, David Kirkpatrick, reports on the speech but happens to just miss the sectio…
Posted on February 20, 2011 by As'ad