Qwaider Planet : society

The Pastor, The Book and the President

Arabdemocracy — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:16:00 GMT

On 18th November 1978, a 'Pastor Jones', Jim Jones this time, led 909 indiviudals to their death, by self-poisoning in the jungle of Guyana. These events shook the US and raised questions over...(read more)

Follow Up : Our Arabic Hard On The Brain Language

Egyptian Chronicles — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:13:02 GMT

I thought that I was the only who decided to speak about that Israeli research claiming that our Arabic language is hard on the brain to learn but I was wrong The post received a lot of attention and there...(read more)

The Ramadan of Crises , The Ramadan Of Anger

Egyptian Chronicles — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:07:00 GMT

I do not think that we had Ramadan like the one we are having before considering the crises we have : A Wheat crisis : Russia got fires forcing it to ban the export of grains , Egypt will suffer...(read more)

Sometimes You Need To Slap More Than To Denounce

Egyptian Chronicles — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:42:01 GMT

Many Egyptians remember when Zaki Badr ,the infamous notorious minister of interior was slapped surprisingly and powerfully in the heart of the Parliament in 1987 by a Wafd member and it happened as followed...(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)

هل أنت من عمان؟

Blabbrgirl's Blog — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:26:18 GMT

إذا كنت من سكان عمان فأنت تعرف التنوع في عمان، تنوع في الطبيعة، في المناخ، في فئات المجتمع، في الطموح وفي الماضي والحاضر وأيضاً في الإنتماء، في إذا كنت من سكان عمان فأنت تشعر تلقائياً بأن لك أفضلية ما...(read more)

تظاهر حشد من المعلمين أمام رئاسة الوزراء

Khobbeizeh — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:02:00 GMT

Posted on 7iber Read More......(read more)

More Than A Presidential Pardon

Egyptian Chronicles — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:33:00 GMT

Saudi activists are having this campaign “ Obama free Homaidan ” which has attracted many prominent figures in the Saudi society including religious personalities from both Sunni and Shiite sect “yes Shiite...(read more)

Confessions of a Nonsmoker

Shalabieh's World — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:47:33 GMT

I used to belong to the smokers club. I carried my own pack and worried about where my lighter went. I sucked on the stick and hung out in the herd of other smokers. But I stopped 11 years ago. And in...(read more)

Ramadan 2010 around the world

أفندينا — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:53:00 GMT

* * The crescent moon is seen near mosques in old Cairo on the fifth day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on August 15, 2010. (REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih) * * 45 pictures from around the world about Ramadan...(read more)

Nice Idea For Al Tahrir Square Dilemma

Egyptian Chronicles — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 05:05:00 GMT

For the past 20 years we have been waiting for the Al Tahrir square underground parking project losing hope and getting used to the ugly chaotic scene of the square. An email from dear friends in Europe...(read more)

A Small Revolt in Mohandessin !!

Egyptian Chronicles — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 05:16:00 GMT

This is something I did not imagine to see this in Mondandessin neighborhood . Nora Shalaby found that ad on the entrance of her building and despite it could be a small ad and not many people may...(read more)

To Fight Darkness in Egypt

Egyptian Chronicles — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 23:31:00 GMT

From couple of days I suggested in twitter that Egyptians use hashtag “#Egyptpowercuts” to report blackouts across the country , I did not know this idea was being implemented in an interactive better...(read more)

UFOs conspiracy

Btnafas بتنفس حريه — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:57:00 GMT

I’m a bit confused about all of those Water and Electricity cuts. here is a chronological order to what happened which all in all does not make sense : The government announced...(read more)

Will Next Year Be The Beginning Of The Egyptian Ramadan Lantern End!!??

Egyptian Chronicles — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 06:46:01 GMT

For centuries since the Fatimid era , the handmade tin Lantern has become a part if not a symbol of the holy month of Ramadan in Egypt, for centuries it was one of the jewels of the handmade industries...(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)

The Charity Problem: Creating A Culture Of Dependence

The Black Iris of Jordan — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 11:35:55 GMT

For myself, Ramadan has always been one of those months that reminds me of the fact that there people who are worse off. Charity has always been an interesting concept and one that I’ve been involved...(read more)

The Language of Numbers : Ramadan's Production

Egyptian Chronicles — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 05:20:02 GMT

There are 150 TV series produced in Egypt this Ramadan 2010 season. These 150 TV series are produced by not less than LE 750 million. There are 70 TV shows aired this Ramadan mostly from talk shows ...(read more)

غبائي الاجتماعي

Blabbrgirl's Blog — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 22:26:58 GMT

تنتابني حاله غريبه من الغباء الاجتماعي في بعض الأحيان، في مواقف معينه ترتسم ابتسامه بلهاء على وجهي وأصبح كتله من الغباء الاجتماعي، مع العلم أني اتمتع بحياه اجتماعيه مزدهرة، وفي اغلب الأوقات اتصرف بحكمه...(read more)

رمضان كريم ..... Ramadan Karim

أفندينا — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:28:00 GMT

* * * * * * * * Technorati Tags: Ramadan 2010 , Ramadan , Egypt , Islam , religion , society , Mideast , Middle East , * Read More......(read more)

Ramadan Kareem!

The Black Iris of Jordan — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:59:26 GMT

To all the readers of the Black Iris, a Ramadan Mubarak inshallah, and may your prayers and fasting be accepted! If you’re in the giving mood, as well you should be, please take some time to head...(read more)

Ramadan Karim 2010

Egyptian Chronicles — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:48:02 GMT

The grand Mufti of Egypt has announced tomorrow , the 11th of August 2010 as the first day of Ramadan , Ramadan Karim everybody The photo below is from Ramadan decorations across Cairo and Giza hang by...(read more)

His Name Was “Netanyahu”

Caledoniyya — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:45:08 GMT

If all seems too good to be true, it generally is: The popular Tunisian singer Saleem Bakkoush has been forced to cancel a concert at the annual Carthage festival, after a video surfaced showing him performing...(read more)

Is Not The first Lady Against Child Labor !!??

Egyptian Chronicles — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 09:59:00 GMT

Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak , Egypt's first lady is known to be vocal against the child labor and the minister of family and childhood affairs Moshira Khateb is keen to reminds us that she works against child...(read more)

The Results Of The Tawjihi System

The Black Iris of Jordan — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 22:20:35 GMT

The title of this post can be read in two different ways. Yes, that was intentional. So what were the results? 118,031 students sat for the exam. 50,362 students passed, i.e. less than half. Of course...(read more)

The Latest Ramadan trends : Food Supplies On Installments !!

Egyptian Chronicles — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 11:59:02 GMT

You know that there is something wrong in the economy , there is some kind of recession and nobody is buying anything when you find an ad for a famous retail chain in the Friday issue of Al Ahram offering...(read more)

Bringing about CHANGE!

Khobbeizeh — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:55:00 GMT

a Sorrowful Development in Madinaty Case

Egyptian Chronicles — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 06:44:03 GMT

Egypt’s Supreme Administrative Court will rule on the validity of Talaat Moustafa Group Holding’s purchase of land for its Madinaty real-estate project next August 5th, Thursday with lots of anticipations...(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)

Jordan’s Lettuce Girl Gets Eaten Alive

The Black Iris of Jordan — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 12:19:05 GMT

If I’m not mistaken, it seems this incident took place on the First Circle in Jabal Amman, where Peta Asia decided to dress a local female activist in a gown made of lettuce leaves. Yeah, not the...(read more)

Death By Machine Gun: The 30 Bullet Honor Crime

The Black Iris of Jordan — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 06:47:53 GMT

Criminal Prosecutor Ali Abu Zeid on Saturday charged a 43-year-old farmer with premeditated murder in connection with the shooting death of his female relative over the weekend, official sources said....(read more)

Have Some Dignity and Leave

Egyptian Chronicles — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 03:43:00 GMT

Kuwaiti newspaper claimed that the Israeli Ambassador Itzhak Levanon that insisted to dine at restaurant in Maadi despite being asked by the manager to leave !! I suspect this newspaper because it does...(read more)

What If She Were An African Supermodel !!??

Egyptian Chronicles — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 01:31:00 GMT

I am following with huge admiration the current campaign in Lebanon against racism especially racism against domestic workers whether from Africa or Asia. It is not a new campaign but now it is getting...(read more)

Change through Comedy by Jamil Abu Wardeh

Degrees of Freedom — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:01:00 GMT

TEDx Dubai 2009 - Jamil Abu Wardeh from Giorgio Ungania on Vimeo . Read More......(read more)

Notes on A Media Coverage Of The Salahs Murder

Egyptian Chronicles — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:54:05 GMT

It is normal thing that will be a media frenzy in town if there is a murder crime committed by a TV personality especially if he murders his wife, it is natural thing and happens everywhere whether in...(read more)

Follow Up : Hani Sorour is An Innocent Man

Egyptian Chronicles — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 05:33:04 GMT

Hani Sorour , the CEO of Hayedelena for Advanced Medical Industries Company has been found innocent along with all the other accused in the appeal of Hayedelena case after two years if I am not mistaken...(read more)

حسد و حقد وغيره

Blabbrgirl's Blog — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 23:23:59 GMT

الإنسان مخلوق مليء بالمشاعر، ايجابيه أو سلبيه، من أهم المشاعر التي تغلب على الإنسان هي التعاطف، ممكن لفيلم أو قصة أو خبر في الجريده أن يحزنا ويجعل دموعنا تنهمر، في موقف عزاء، حادث مؤلم، حتى فقدان وظيفه...(read more)

Charity For Gamal Mubarak 's Presidency

Egyptian Chronicles — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:33:01 GMT

Our family's tailor has told us that in popular working class areas there are charities following a group of businessmen that have been very active promoting for Gamal Mubarak as a president directly...(read more)

مهرجان الأردن لن يُعتّب باب خبّيزة

Khobbeizeh — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:22:00 GMT

رداً على كثير من أسئلة القرّاء الأعزاء أقول بأن النية كانت فعلاً تغطية معظم فعاليات مهرجان الأردن، لكن ذلك لن يحدث أبدا بعد أن خضت أسوأ تجربه في عالم المناسبات الثقافية، في تجمع يفتقد للمصداقية! فبشكل...(read more)

Women who study abroad are “undignified”?

weeSystem — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:25:00 GMT

According to this article, entitled “Emirati men shun women who study abroad”, women who study in the west are considered undignified by society in the UAE, which makes them less likely to...(read more)

Natural Ugly Reflection

Egyptian Chronicles — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 06:39:00 GMT

Last Saturday Al Ahram newspaper , the most popular newspaper in Egypt and also in the Arab world too has shocked its readers across the globe when we found a full page written by Tamer Hosni its cultural ...(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)

The Annual GSC Results Circus Is In Town

Egyptian Chronicles — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 12:47:00 GMT

The general secondary certificate “GSC” results have been announced today in Egypt , across the country students in knew their scores in its both stages. This year’s results are so bad , 50% in the third...(read more)

The First Mass Shooting Incident in Egypt !!

Egyptian Chronicles — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 03:01:02 GMT

This is for sure the first mass shooting incident in Egypt ; a driver working in Arab Contractors company has opened his fire killing 6 and injuring 16 of his coworkers !! The incident happened in the...(read more)

Al–Tunsi Market Fire : To See A Catastrophe In Making Under Our Own Eyes

Egyptian Chronicles — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:40:01 GMT

Last week Egyptians especially Cairenes woke up one day to find one of their biggest popular markets ever destroyed in fire , some of them was shocked , some of them expected it and some of them was surprised...(read more)

A Close Encounter of First Kind in Al Arish

Egyptian Chronicles — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:36:00 GMT

Last week we found ourselves in front really unusual news from Al Arish : There are strange lights in the sky at night that suddenly appeared from the no where and disappeared to the no where after...(read more)

Let’s Get to Know the Blogosphere لنتعرف على الأثير التدويني

Khobbeizeh — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 09:55:00 GMT

on 7iber على موقع حبر Read More......(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

Do Not Eat Meat in Egypt

Egyptian Chronicles — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 05:16:02 GMT

The regime wants to be vegans , ok it seems that we are going to be at least till the end of the year. Do remember the infected Indian meat scandal in Egypt from couple of months ago !!?? Now it turned...(read more)

A Golden Moment

Egyptian Chronicles — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 15:08:00 GMT

Do you remember the protests at the Saint Markus cathedral from couple of weeks ago when the Egyptian Orthodox Christians objected that second marriage !!?? Well something very interesting happened in...(read more)

Masr's People

Egyptian Chronicles — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 14:44:00 GMT

It is a small clip and it is not done by an Egyptian but you can see my people , the people of Masr. Masr from Javier Morgade on Vimeo . Watch it till the end I believe Morgade should not have used Hanin's...(read more)

لا حَقَّ لِحَيٍّ إِنَّ ضَاعَتْ فِيْ الأرض حُقُوْقِ الأمْوَاتِ

أفندينا — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 02:37:00 GMT

* * * العنوان من قصيدة نجيب سرور " برتوكلات حكماء ريش " ء ← * ☞ Technorati Tags: Citizen Journalism , Egypt , Democracy , National , Politics , Society , Policemen , Ministry of interior , Mideast...(read more)

Silent majority

Egyptian Chronicles — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:37:00 GMT

Sometimes I wonder how those police agents "Awad and El-Falah" whom according to many witnesses had beaten Khalid Said to death feel at night when they go to sleep. It is not only them but also...(read more)

أنثى في مجتمع ذكوري

Blabbrgirl's Blog — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 21:35:28 GMT

ما أسهل الطلب.. كوني أنثى رقيقة ولطيفة مثل سعاد حسني، جذابة وأنيقة، جميلة ورومانسيه، حبي وافرحي وابكي، تدللي وانثري ورداً وحباً وحنان على صباحاتنا، أظهري عواطفك.. من منا لا ترغب أن تكون أنيقة ورقيقة وجميله...(read more)

Regime Outage !!

Egyptian Chronicles — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 11:59:02 GMT

If you live in Egypt , you know how much we suffer this week , a terrible hot weather with a temperature degree we have not seen for decades and frequent power outage across the country which goes for...(read more)

Majority Of Jordanians Believe Elections Will Be Fair Even Though They Don’t Know A Thing About Them

The Black Iris of Jordan — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 05:02:47 GMT

Reading this article today I couldn’t help but crack a smile at the staggering contradiction. Apparently, according to a poll by the CSS, an overwhelming 72% of Jordanians believe that the November...(read more)

If Mohamed Ali Knew

Egyptian Chronicles — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 00:09:00 GMT

If Mohamed Ali had known what was going to happen to his mosque which includes his tomb , may be he would have had a second thought when that delegation of Egyptians came to his house in Egypt asking him...(read more)

Follow Up : LDS Church Denis , Prosecutor office Does not Know Anything And S.S Deported the Group

Egyptian Chronicles — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:06:02 GMT

I received an email from the LDS Church PR department denying any relation with regarding that Mormon group in Upper Egypt , this is what the LDS Church said : The Church of Jesus...(read more)

Mormonism does Not Find Big Love in Egypt

Egyptian Chronicles — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:11:04 GMT

Mormonism is still causing controversy in its own way in the United States since the days of Joseph Smith. From polygamy to the presidential candidate to powerful lobbying to Freemasonic relations and...(read more)

Stop this Law #stopthislaw

lebanese nightS — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 06:56:37 GMT

I lost hope in this country a long time ago..I know for sure that it’s not going forward in any way..But to go backwards? This country and its official keep surprising of how low they can be.. How...(read more)

Stop this Law #stopthislaw

lebanese nightS — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 06:56:37 GMT

Stop this Law #stopthislaw

lebanese nightS — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 06:56:37 GMT

Why The Second article Is Preferred By The Church !!

Egyptian Chronicles — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:39:00 GMT

Pope Shnouda III The Orthodox Church has rejected the remarriages despite the higher administrative court's order causing a huge political and social crisis especially Pope Shnouda III has asked Mubarak...(read more)

Mr.Egypt Does Not Represent Egypt

Egyptian Chronicles — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:20:00 GMT

I do not like beauty pageants in general and I love Men to be men , so you probably do not need to elaborate how I feel when I see the MR. World beauty pageants. Mr. World 2010- Egypt I will not say anything...(read more)

Where does the "Aawra" start, and where does it end?

Not Green Data — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 11:43:04 GMT

" Writing is a socially acceptable form of getting naked in public ", Paulo Coelho We usually blog about our own selves, friends, and relatives. But some other times we blog about our own society...(read more)

فليتنكّر لي زمني

Khobbeizeh — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:14:00 GMT

Marcel Khalifa إخترتك يا وطني by khobbeizeh Read More......(read more)

Racism in Britain: Alive, Kicking and Social Climbing

Caledoniyya — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:28:52 GMT

The following account just arrived from a friend on Facebook. It is chilling by all means, but his intelligent, constructive and dignified response is inspiring: On Wednesday, 26 May 2010, at around 8...(read more)

And Al-helou Circus and liver restaurants are innocent After All !!

Egyptian Chronicles — Mon, 31 May 2010 05:58:00 GMT

From couple of weeks ago Alexandria was living in terror when donkeys' heads and remains were found in one of the gardens , there was a fear that with the increase in meat price , butchers and liver...(read more)