Qwaider Planet : Women

Do Not Mess With The Social Network Generation

Egyptian Chronicles — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:41:01 GMT

The activists in Egypt have reached to an important finding in the ElBaradeis photos issue or rather Laila ElBaradei’s FB account screen cap in that group ; it is fake. According to Language settings in...(read more)

Free Ayat

Egyptian Chronicles — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:22:04 GMT

Ayat It seems that the Syrian authorities are targeting teenage girls nowadays as it seems that Tal is not the only minor prisoner in Al Assad’s regime !! Meet Ayat Ahmed , the university student who was...(read more)

Khaled Mesh’al Lays out New Hamas Policy Direction

Intifada Palestine — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:55:54 GMT

Middle East Monitor This is the most recent interview with Khaled Mesh’al who, since 1996, has been the Chairman of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) Political Bureau. After the assassination...(read more)

Free Tal

Egyptian Chronicles — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 05:34:04 GMT

Tal Tal Mallohi , a name of a Syrian blogger who did not break any law or expose dangerous secrets or criticize anyone in the Syrian regime , she blogs mainly about the Palestinian cause and Jerusalem...(read more)

Arabic X-Files : RIP Hend El-Fassi

Egyptian Chronicles — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:45:00 GMT

Late Hend ‘ Hend El-Fassi has passed away’ a strange surprising news no one expected to find in the newspaper from two weeks , how and when were the two questions many Egyptians asked and I believe they...(read more)

Ghada Is Our Carrie Bradshaw but 3ayza Atgawez Is not Our Sex and The City !!

Egyptian Chronicles — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:34:01 GMT

Dear follow blogger Ghada Abdel Aal is being labeled Egypt’s Carrie Bradshaw or the veiled Carrie Bradshaw with the international success of her book that is based on her successful blog with the same...(read more)

Sakina Fouad on Our Wheat Crisis , What else Can be Said

Egyptian Chronicles — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:48:00 GMT

Sakina Fouad , the famous Egyptian writer and journalist spoke about our wheat crisis in On TV’s Manshat last week and since then I have not read or find any reaction about what this great lady has...(read more)

Reema

Caledoniyya — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:45:52 GMT

Reema’s story is one of tragedy, ignorance and sadness at a promising life lost at the hands of superstition and patriarchy. That this happened in Jordan in 2010 beggars belief; already struck by...(read more)

Tash Ma Tash, Literally

Caledoniyya — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 08:44:57 GMT

Rather than pain and shock, ‘drole’ would be the appropriate sentiment with which to greet the latest edition of Saudi Arabian TV comedy Tash Ma Tash: The central character takes four husbands...(read more)

David Guetta Celebrates The Eid in Sharm !!

Egyptian Chronicles — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 05:34:00 GMT

David Guetta is going to hold a special night club event in Eid at Sharm El-Sheikh's Pacha night club 1 , I found this news with that provoking headline in Yahoo! Finance as part of a press release...(read more)

أصوات أردنية حرة: أخلاق رمضانية…تربية و تعليم…و زين للإتصالات

7iber Dot Com — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 08:26:20 GMT

رصد حبر: “هو واحدة من تلك الأوقات التي ترسل فيها الحياة نداءا للنظر من حولنا، و الأهم، النظر في داخلنا لنكون أكثر تسامحا، و طيبة و نكثر من الأعمال الحسنة…تجبرنا لنتنبه الى التفاصيل الجميلة...(read more)

Her Name Is Aya Not Jihan

Egyptian Chronicles — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 03:54:04 GMT

The Associated Press: Egyptian woman will make history at Youth Olympics When I read the first paragraphs in the report , I knew that there was something wrong , we do not have a champion called Jihan...(read more)

Female Bedouin Jordanians’ Rights…Overdue

7iber Dot Com — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 07:35:59 GMT

By Lahib Bani Sakher What started as a peaceful day turned out to be one of the most important days of my life, or at last, our lives. By ‘we’ I mean female Bedouin Jordanians. Yes, if you...(read more)

Saudi Women, Behind the Lens

Caledoniyya — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 09:15:18 GMT

Through the Eyes of Saudi Arabian Women is a concept that prompts disbelief that it is only emerging now. And the results are startling: Poignantly, as the photographer Madawi Balghunaim observes, Saudi...(read more)

Breaking Israeli Law, Promoting Palestinian Justice

Caledoniyya — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 09:53:20 GMT

Every so often a snippet emerges that catches your breath with its sheer inspiration and courage. This time from Israel/Palestine, a group of women have united from Israel and the West Bank to flout the...(read more)

Ladies…

Breath notes — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:34:59 GMT

From someone who have almost seen it all from a woman’s perspective, and from a woman who has been goofy most of her life…even about miseries, and from someone who has had a decent amount of...(read more)

Egyptian X-Files : The Last Interview

Egyptian Chronicles — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:58:03 GMT

I am addicted to the new Egyptian TV channel "Al Araby TV " , this channel should continue during Ramadan and afterwards , not only we are being presented to our old TV and its stars but also...(read more)

Women... Women... Women

Haitham's Aerie — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 11:35:00 GMT

Oh, what can I say! I find it hard to express my feelings here, but it all started when we studied sexual selection back at the school; as Darwin put it males almost always are more passionate than the...(read more)

Police Brutality And Racism in France

Egyptian Chronicles — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:15:00 GMT

The outrage of the video is something natural but it is not enough , you do not expect people to admire grown men regardless of who they are and what they do when they drag pregnant women in the street...(read more)

O.J Simpson Al-Masry

بتنفس حريه — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:38:00 GMT

Egypt woke up on a high profile murder, when Egyptian TV-News-anchor shoot his wife. On the other hand, a highly profile murder means a good material for media and late talk shows; every party jumped...(read more)

What Happened When They Had Stayed

Egyptian Chronicles — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:48:02 GMT

What happens if we leave The Time magazine has a published a very shocking cover that it will be from the historical covers of the famous American magazine A shocking effect the cover will create ,no one...(read more)

Taking the PC, Too Far

Caledoniyya — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:08:16 GMT

The following account is deplorable in the extreme – that the final conclusion was made by a female judge baffles belief. Just for the record, the urge to respect perceived Islamic teachings can...(read more)

Wife-tracker, Saudi-style

Caledoniyya — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:27:57 GMT

As Saudiwoman notes, you can run, but you can never hide when it comes to gender-based tracking in (and out of) Saudi Arabia: I am currently on a family vacation in Italy but I had to post what the Ministry...(read more)

Pomegranates and Myrrh

Caledoniyya — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:23:16 GMT

Running parallel to the conference through the week has been an Arabic film festival, comprising works from Lebanon, Palestine, Iraq and North Africa. Admittedly most frequently drawn into its dark depths...(read more)

Bella’s Kiss of Death to Kick-Assery

Caledoniyya — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:34:02 GMT

Earlier this week I experienced what could be termed an ‘anti-epiphany’. By its very virtue, an epiphany is exhilarating, promising and smacking of revelation. This experience certainly had...(read more)

Belated Cheerful News : Musaad Abu Fagr Returns Back Home

Egyptian Chronicles — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:10:03 GMT

After 30 months between the Egyptian jails and after many failed international and national calls and pleas ; the Egyptian regime has set Egyptian writer and activist Musaad Abu Fagr free. Musaad Abu Fagr...(read more)

‘Women shaping the economy’

Maya's Amalgam — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:32:22 GMT

I got to do some illustration’s for ArabAd’s July issue cover story: Women shaping the economy. Very interesting report, highly recommended! Here are the illustrations for you to check out...(read more)

Carmen Weinstein Faces Jail Time

Egyptian Chronicles — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 23:28:00 GMT

Carmen by Mohsen Allam Carmen Weinstein , the head of the Jewish community in Egypt has been sentenced to 3 years in jail after being convicting of defrauding an Egyptian businessman of three million Egyptian...(read more)

Meet Miss Egypt 2010

Egyptian Chronicles — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 15:15:01 GMT

Ladies and gentlemen ,here she comes Miss Egypt 2010 Miss Donia Hamed Sultan With no introductions or announcements we were introduced Yesterday through Al Ahram Daily to Miss Donia and to her runner ups...(read more)

Raed the abusive son

House of Curiosity... — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 11:00:20 GMT

Um Raed, our neighbour at the Jabal. She has a wide range of children (literally). The age range starts from 5 and ends at 25. Her life is difficult, mostly because her husband is a mean old lazy bum....(read more)

Octavia is The New Helen

Egyptian Chronicles — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:17:00 GMT

Octavia Nasr was forced to leave CNN because she described late Sheikh Fadallah as one of the Hezbollah giants she respected a lot . The American Lebanese former CNN senior editor of Arabic affairs paid...(read more)

Dear Mom: How ON EARHT do you do it?

Cinnamon Zone — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 21:31:22 GMT

Mothers are perhaps the most creatures that are taken for granted. Why wouldn’t they be? We might understand some of the sacrifices they make and hardships they endure starting from childbirth to...(read more)

Lock’em Up!

lebanese nightS — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 09:32:56 GMT

يعمل صديق لي بشركة شاءت الصدف أن يكون بجوارها مكتب “لإستقدام الخادمات” (جمع مصطلح إستقدام وخادمات طبيعي جداً في هذا السياق بالنسبة لرئيس الشركة أو “المالك” ربما؟) بالمناسبة, المبنى...(read more)

Lock’em Up!

lebanese nightS — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 09:32:56 GMT

Lock’em Up!

lebanese nightS — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 09:32:56 GMT

An aborted honor crime

House of Curiosity... — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 05:54:18 GMT

“When the girl who was burried alive was asked: for what crime was she killed?” ~Surat Takweer (81:8) and (81:9) Rania, a young friend came to talk to me a couple of days ago. She wanted to...(read more)

Women have expiration dates!

Memories Documented - Qwaider — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:57:46 GMT

Just like any perishable item on store shelves, women have similar life cycle; They're unripe before a certain age, then ripe but not mature, then mature and ripe. Then ripe and oozing with the juices...(read more)

Breaking the Silence

7iber Dot Com — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 04:59:18 GMT

By: Shalabieh Yesterday I was in the elevator about to leave the office, I pressed GF to go down but instead it went up. It opened on the 5th floor and there a man was waiting. He was a construction worker...(read more)

Breaking the Silence

Shalabieh's World — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 10:38:45 GMT

Yesterday I was in the elevator about to leave the office, I pressed GF to go down but instead it went up. It opened on the 5th floor and there a man was waiting. He was a construction worker and it was...(read more)

This Is Empowerment: Haneen Zoabi

Caledoniyya — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:38:01 GMT

Over rice crispies this morning I had a discussion with my flatmate about contemporary representations of female empowerment. To look at the most recent example in the media, Sex and the City 2, the message...(read more)

Al Jazeera And Its Anchorwomen

Egyptian Chronicles — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:28:00 GMT

The news of the famous Al Jazeera anchorwomen mass resignation made headlines across the world . The West was puzzled on how 5 Al Jazeera top anchorwomen had to leave the channel due to modesty and appearance...(read more)

Helen Thomas : More Than A Statement

Egyptian Chronicles — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:21:01 GMT

Helen Thomas is not just a journalist or White House Correspondent , she is an icon in press in the United States as the oldest White House correspondent , the first woman to enter men's arena , the...(read more)

The Best Thing Ever Said About Gamal Mubarak

Egyptian Chronicles — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:19:05 GMT

In a very interesting and rare interview former Princess Nevine Halim of Mohamed Ali Royal Family said the following while answering a question about her opinion in the recent talk about hereditary in...(read more)

Paris In Giza

Egyptian Chronicles — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:14:00 GMT

Forget about Gaza flotilla news , forget about ElBaradei , forget about the Nile river share crisis as Paris Hilton is visiting our country , eat your shorts Iran and Turkey !! Paris Hilton has visited...(read more)

Please Spare Egypt From Your Love Paris

Egyptian Chronicles — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:59:01 GMT

Paris Hilton loves Egypt apparently !! The TV Reality scandalous heiress got a new poster with Egypt supposedly in the background !! I do not see Egypt in the background though , all what I see modern...(read more)

Secularism: A Woman’s Way Forward?

7iber Dot Com — Sat, 29 May 2010 10:06:18 GMT

Written by Farida Farouk In my religion and spiritual search, I happened to come across literature for authors, especially women who have influenced my interpretation and understanding of Islam. For a...(read more)

Haram, A Million Times Over

Caledoniyya — Thu, 27 May 2010 14:42:00 GMT

… and that will still not be enough to address the following: The criminal prosecutor on Sunday charged a 45-year-old carpenter with the rape and murder of his teenage daughter in Zarqa, official...(read more)

Why Hijab? Why Not?

Caledoniyya — Wed, 26 May 2010 11:19:35 GMT

Building on this debate (which is still raging), the following clip debates why (or not) women should don the hijab: There are good arguments for, but ultimately it is the woman’s choice. When a...(read more)

Why Women Accept Abuse

Cinnamon Zone — Sat, 22 May 2010 15:10:24 GMT

Why a woman could accept abuse as a part of her life could be beyond some people. It’s understandable that anyone who enjoys the independence and free will to pose that question wouldn’t be...(read more)

مين أختك؟

Cinnamon Zone — Wed, 19 May 2010 07:04:49 GMT

عم بقرأ حالياً رواية بتدور أحداثها في فلسطين في بدايات وأواسط القرن الماضي، واللي لفت انتباهي في القصة هو إنها بتظهر جانب قليل ما بسمع عنه عن العادات الفلسطينية، وخاصة إنه الأحداث مستوحاة من الواقع يعني...(read more)

عبارات عنصرية ضد السود والنساء على لسان داعية إسلامي

كشفٌ Kashf — Tue, 18 May 2010 19:04:00 GMT

من المخجل أن يكون هذا رأي رجل دين وداعية إسلامي. في هذا "الدرس" للشيخ أحمد النقيب وبعد استعراضه للفتوحات...(read more)

Miss USA 2010 : Rima Fakih

Egyptian Chronicles — Mon, 17 May 2010 10:13:01 GMT

Miss USA 2010 Rima Fakih There is no doubt that when that 5 years old Shiite Lebanese girl came with her parents as immigrants to the new world , she did not know or think for a moment that she would be...(read more)

Follow Up : Mimi Instead of Elton

Egyptian Chronicles — Sun, 16 May 2010 05:59:00 GMT

First of all I owe an apology to Vodafone as it turned out that it was not that mobile phone operator that wanted to sponsor an Elton John private concert in Egypt , Vodafone is much wiser. It turned out...(read more)

Follow Up : Hani Sorror Shows Up At Last

Egyptian Chronicles — Sat, 15 May 2010 09:53:03 GMT

Surprisingly and amazingly Hani Sorror has appeared in court today but not in the cage as expected but rather outside it !!!?? Of course one must ask , why on earth and heavens this man is sitting outside...(read more)

62 years, memories from my village

Talking Virtually To Myself — Fri, 14 May 2010 22:59:42 GMT

A few months ago I attended the debut play by the Irish-Palestinian playwright Hannah Khalil. The play entitled “Plan D” was a look at the lives of a small family living in a generic Palestinian village...(read more)

Kudos to: Elham al-Qasimi

Caledoniyya — Thu, 13 May 2010 16:43:50 GMT

Deluged with deadlines though I am, it is nigh impossible to ignore the news that Elham al-Qasimi has become the first Arab woman to reach the North Pole. A former investment banker in the UAE, Elham completed...(read more)

قدمت بلاغا باغتصابها فاحتجزها أمن الدولة 8 أيام

كشفٌ Kashf — Thu, 13 May 2010 01:18:00 GMT

ن ، 25 عاماً، طبيبة، من أم مصرية وأب سوداني، تعيش في السودان منذ عشر سنوات عندما انفصل والداها، جاءت...(read more)

Can We Consider This A Confession !!??

Egyptian Chronicles — Mon, 10 May 2010 14:46:00 GMT

Senator Yerima has justified his marriage to the 13 years old Egyptian girl and of course his justification is an insult to Islam and Prophet Mohamed "PBUH" alike especially the age of lady Aisha...(read more)

Exclusive : The Senate's Egyptian Bride

Egyptian Chronicles — Sat, 08 May 2010 14:41:00 GMT

I do not think that the following details are mentioned in Egypt anywhere else so it is kind of exclusive thing thanks to my dear friends in Egypt and Nigeria. If you remember from couple of weeks there...(read more)

هم البنات… للممات

Cinnamon Zone — Thu, 06 May 2010 20:43:43 GMT

التمييز بين الاولاد والبنات في ثقافتنا العربية، وحتى في ثقافات تانية، إشي موجود ومعروف من زمان. طبعاً هو موروث جاهلي وتخلف من نوع خاص، بس يا ترى ليش لساته مستمر في أيامنا حتى بين ناس متعلمين ومثقفين؟ هل...(read more)

Hend Rostom After 30 Years

Egyptian Chronicles — Thu, 06 May 2010 11:44:00 GMT

She is being called Marilyn Monroe of the East still I believe if Norma Jeane had knew her and her life , she would have been more than glad to live in her shoes because after 30 years Hend Rostom seemed...(read more)

The True Face

Egyptian Chronicles — Tue, 04 May 2010 14:38:02 GMT

And today down town Cairo witnessed that march of MBs and other activists , the march that was sabotaged or rather cracked down by the security forces turning it in to a protest , a violent protest of...(read more)

Italy Enforces Burqa Fine

Caledoniyya — Tue, 04 May 2010 12:55:50 GMT

It was going to happen sooner rather than later, but somehow Belgium and France seemed much likelier contenders in the Burqa Ban race. Yet Italy has pipped them to the post, albeit not strictly with a...(read more)

“The Sandwich Swap” by Her Majesty Queen Rania

AquaCool — Tue, 04 May 2010 08:57:24 GMT

I’m just in love with HRH Queen Rania’s children book “The Sandwich Swap“. I’m in love with the idea, the message it’s trying to convey, the illustrations, and the fact...(read more)

Back In 2005 She Was Accused

Egyptian Chronicles — Mon, 03 May 2010 05:18:00 GMT

I remember and other remember too that DR. Eman Bibers who is currently being praised in the American media as a Muslim woman entrepreneur was accused of being among the faithful NDP leaders behind the...(read more)

Men

JanMania — Sun, 02 May 2010 11:43:35 GMT

I got this email from dad, sorry it’s in Arabic. it’s talking about the importance of men in life and especially to women. Dad knows i’m on the men side when it comes to men-women equality...(read more)

Now The Ministry Of Foreign Affairs Is Speaking !!

Egyptian Chronicles — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 13:20:02 GMT

In a first reaction since the story found its way to mainstream international media , the ministry of foreign affairs and the Ambassador of Egypt in Nigeria denied any knowledge with that Nigerian...(read more)

Catty and Critical

Chocolate Mints In a Jar — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 11:48:28 GMT

My wonderful and amazing sister was telling me about the book “Make Every Man Want You (or Make yours want you more)” by Marie Forleo and especially about the following chapter: Many women...(read more)

Nawal El Saadawi: Rebel with a Cause

Emigrant? Immigrant? World Citizen. — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:17:53 GMT

I just read the most wonderful interview with Nawal El Saadawi. Her work for the rights of women is outstanding. Especially heart-wrenching is her mention of enduring female circumcision. This world needs...(read more)

Women Shaketh the Earth

Caledoniyya — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 09:00:59 GMT

At least according to the latest conclusions by Iranian cleric, Hojatoleslam Kazem Sedighi : Many women who do not dress modestly [...] lead young men astray, corrupt their chastity and spread adultery...(read more)