Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Serious Post


I’m reading this wonderful non-fictional book for a change and it’s called “Devil’s Game” – by Robert Dryfuss. I’ve been too busy so I’m not reading as much as I want to! Let’s just say that on a two hour plane trip I couldn’t put it down both ways! (yes yes I am slow)

For all of you out there sympathetic with Islamist fundamentalists, go ahead and read it!

For all of you who – like me – hate their guts, ham go ahead and read it!!!!

The book mainly explains the role of both Brittan and the United States in sponsoring fundamentalists starting with Gamal El Din El Afghani, Mohammed Abdo, Wahhabis, Mulism Brotherhood, Ikhwan, Ayyatollah in Iran, and all the way to Al Qaeda. It explains how Gamal El Din El Afghani was a multi-agent for the brits, the Russians, and whoever would recruit him – claiming to lead a pan-islam idea across Islamic nations, while he himself was an atheist. So was the case for many other glorified Islamic leaders.

The book also explains how the US sponsored Hasan El Banna – Founder of the Muslim Brotherhood – and eventually continued to sponsor the whole group to bring down Gamal Abdulnasser. Who was a threat because he was the strongest most popular nationalist Arabic leader during the cold war.

How crazy wahhabis carried the worst massacres in Arabia utilized by Ben S3oud to be able to rule the area. The alliance began a “campaign of killing and plunder all across Arabia, first in Central Arabia, then in Asir in Southern Arabia and parts of Yemen, and finally in Riyadh and the Hijaz, in 1802 they raided the Shiite holy city of Karbala in what is now Iraq killing most of the city’s population, destroying the dome over the grave of the a founder of Shiism and looting property, weapons, clothing, carpets, gold, silver, and previous copies of the Quran.” The British welcomed the alliance because they believed it would help them gain control over the Persian gulf.

How “Mufti El Quds” had no academic credentials what so ever, but was rather a political ally for the British!

So on and so forth…


I couldn’t help thinking about our wonderful ISHlamics – tabtaba2y, nasir el sani3, Faisal el Mislim, and kel el mutaraddya elli 3indina. If it took us more than 200 years to find documented facts about the crimes of the wahhabis, when are we going to find out the truth about hal natee7a?


Funny thing…. When an arab writes about these things, he’s immediately slaughtered (faraj foda 7abiby). So we have to learn about our history from the same people trying to control us… ya 7ilooooona!



The book is HOT HOT HOT and full of facts, quotes, and numbers.

READ IT !

Friday, May 04, 2007

عدنا ... ويا ريتنا ما عدنا

So I am back to Kuwait… the land of shattered dreams and abundance of negative energy combined with stress (both necessary and unnecessary)

I have mainly been working since I got back; which is why I couldn’t write.

Nevertheless… I have tons of te7el6im if I may

1. Why is it that it takes 45 minutes on a busy day to get from Ma3adi to Muhandiseen, while it takes 40 minutes to get from 5th ring road to down town at 7:30 AM?????? What’s worse.. is that everyone here complains about the traffic in Cairo!!!!! 3aaaaaaib

2. The second page of Al-Ahram has a list of all major cultural activities happening around Egypt. Here, they close Virgin because it sold “Chicago” – a best seller in Egypt! 3aibaaaaaain!

3. Why is it when you’re on the left side of the highway, driving at the maximum speed limit, the car of ahead of you is 20KM below the speed limit, but they refuse to move??? It takes them about 4 minutes to take a decision and slowly change lanes! For some reason, a muhajjaba lady would NOT change lanes! (I know how politically incorrect that statement is, but it’s a real observation I can’t help it)

4. Whenever I pass by a mulla (with the beard, the short dishdasha…the works) he stares at me like I dropped down from Mercury! At first, I would just look away. Now I stare right back, with a look following him all the way until he disappears! He should be the one feeling odd not me!

5. A couple of days ago, I happened to be at this big company waiting to see someone. I couldn’t help overhearing this conversation between two young Kuwaiti women:
• “ya7lailhom el ajaneb, ma ykhalloon fursa ella yegron feeha”
• “ee wallah tsadgeen? Wohma natreen, fel qitar, fel tayyara”
• “ya7lailhom walla fithawa!”
I almost turned at then and replied (khizee w 3alaih shhood)

These are quick observations I had to share. But on a personal note, I want to thank my friends who are keeping me sane! I wouldn’t know what to do with you (love you girls). Bunaz, I loved your movie!!! Waiting for part 1 :-)