June 28, 2011
Coptic Christians Form Political Party in Egypt
CAIRO, Egypt - The political revolution that swept Egypt is settling into a political process.
Various groups are preparing for the campaign to elect a new government in the Fall -- and some of them represent Christians.
"Three new liberal political parties were recently registered in Egypt.
The most popular is called the Free Egyptians Party, a group of Coptic Christians and secularists. more>>
Various groups are preparing for the campaign to elect a new government in the Fall -- and some of them represent Christians.
"Three new liberal political parties were recently registered in Egypt.
The most popular is called the Free Egyptians Party, a group of Coptic Christians and secularists. more>>
La future femme la plus riche du monde
Carlos Slim, l'actuel homme le plus riche du monde, n'a qu'à bien se tenir : la concurrence arrive !
L'homme d'affaires mexicain, dont la fortune avoisine les 52 milliards d'euros, pourrait bientôt être rattrapé par Gina Rinehart, 57 ans, qui a hérité des mines de charbon et de minerai de fer de son père il y a une vingtaine d'années. A l'époque, l'entreprise familiale était criblée de dettes. Elle est aujourd'hui florissante, notamment grâce à la hausse du cours des matières premières. suite>>
Omaha prof gets scare in Egypt
Actually, that thought was more like his conclusion after two weeks of travel in Egypt this month, a trip the Creighton University historian said he'd been longing to make since February, when Egyptian demonstrators forced 30-year ruler Hosni Mubarak to give up power.
That event galvanized the Arab Spring uprisings around the Middle East. Calvert, author of a new book on the philosophical underpinnings of radical Islamic groups such as al-Qaida, was eager to see Egypt again and taste the heady tang of young democratic hope.
The thugs seemed eager to have him taste something else.
“I looked in their eyes. They meant to do me harm. … There was no reasoning with them,” said Calvert, who speaks Arabic. continued>>
In Saudi Arabia, an undercover revolution
Israeli Army Claims Some Flotilla Activists Planning To Kill Soldiers
The Israeli Army said that it has intelligence showing that some participants in the upcoming flotilla plan to use chemical weapons against troops, and specifically cited worries related to IHH members in the flotilla.
According to the Jerusalem Post’s website, “IDF sources said Monday night that new intelligence obtained in recent days shows that participants of the flotilla planning to break Israel’s sea blockade over the Gaza Strip later this week plan to kill IDF soldiers who board their ships.
According to the information obtained by the IDF, some of the participants have prepared sacks with sulfur, which they plan to pour on the soldiers as they board the vessels.”
“This is a chemical weapon, and if poured on a soldier it can paralyze him, ” an IDF source told the paper. “If the sulfur is then lit on fire, the soldier will light up like a torch.” more>>
According to the Jerusalem Post’s website, “IDF sources said Monday night that new intelligence obtained in recent days shows that participants of the flotilla planning to break Israel’s sea blockade over the Gaza Strip later this week plan to kill IDF soldiers who board their ships.
According to the information obtained by the IDF, some of the participants have prepared sacks with sulfur, which they plan to pour on the soldiers as they board the vessels.”
“This is a chemical weapon, and if poured on a soldier it can paralyze him, ” an IDF source told the paper. “If the sulfur is then lit on fire, the soldier will light up like a torch.” more>>
Paris: 1500 personnes manifestent pour soutenir Israël !
De mémoire de militant il y a très longtemps qu'on n'avait pas vu une telle mobilisation pour soutenir Israël à Paris ! Ce fût une vraie démonstration de force qui démontre que les français ne veulent plus se laisser bercer par ce discours pro-palestinien "politiquement correct" !
Plus de 1500 personnes étaient présentes, juifs et non juifs, au podium installé métro Saint-Paul pour écouter diverses personnalités qui ont largement expliqué le danger que représentait pour Israël le vote la résolution palestinienne lors de la session de l'ONU en septembre: suite>>
Assad s'accroche au pouvoir
Desroches Noblecourt, French Egyptologist, Dies
PARIS (AP).- Christiane Desroches Noblecourt, a pioneering French Egyptologist who prodded Gen. Gamal Abdel Nasser to help salvage Nubia's vaunted antiquities, has died. She was 97. Desroches Noblecourt died Thursday at a hospital in Epernay, east of Paris, where she had been taken after a recent stroke, said Anne Francoise, treasurer of a retirement home in the nearby town of Sezanne where Desroches Noblecourt lived the last few years. Born Nov. 17, 1913 in Paris, Desroches Noblecourt developed an early passion for Egypt after reading about the discovery of King Tut's tomb in the early 1920s. She later studied at the Louvre and the Sorbonne. After an initial trip to Egypt in the late 1930s, she became the first woman to be put on a stipend with the Cairo-based French Institute of Oriental Archaeology - cracking a male-dominated world of Egyptology. In a statement, President Nicolas Sarkozy paid tribute to Desroches Noblecourt as the "grande dame of the Nile," who blended s ... More
French Archaeologists Unearth Hundreds of Large Inscribed Limestone Blocks in Egypt
Israeli Video Blog Exposed as a Hoax
A YouTube video featuring a man who presented himself as an American gay rights activist disillusioned with the latest Gaza flotilla campaign has been exposed as a hoax.
The man in the video, who introduced himself to viewers as Marc and claimed that the organizers of the latest flotilla of ships bound for Gaza had rejected his offer to mobilize a network of gay activists in support of their cause, was identified as Omer Gershon, a Tel Aviv actor involved in marketing, by the Electronic Intifada, a pro-Palestinian Web site.
The man in the video, who introduced himself to viewers as Marc and claimed that the organizers of the latest flotilla of ships bound for Gaza had rejected his offer to mobilize a network of gay activists in support of their cause, was identified as Omer Gershon, a Tel Aviv actor involved in marketing, by the Electronic Intifada, a pro-Palestinian Web site.
more>>
Mickey Mouse with beard cartoon enrages Egypt's Muslims
Fundamentalist Muslims in Egypt have called for a boycott of the country's richest businessman after he posted a cartoon showing Mickey Mouse wearing an Islamic beard and Minnie in a face-veil on Twitter.
Naguib Sawiris has apologised for what he said was "joke" that was not meant to be taken seriously. The cartoons had been widely circulated already on the internet.
Sidney Lumet Tribute Planned by Film Society of Lincoln Center
Luc Skeudener/European Pressphoto Agency Sidney Lumet in 2007
source: nytimes
June 27, 2011
Vietnam: nouvelle méthode d'exécution
La loi sur les exécutions par injection létale dans les affaires de condamnation
à mort entrera en vigueur le 1er juillet dans tout le Vietnam.
L'Assemblée nationale, qui voulait une méthode d'exécution «plus humaine», avait adopté cette loi en juin 2010.
La plupart des condamnations à mort au Vietnam sont prononcées contre des trafiquants de drogue et des meurtriers.
Il n'existe pas de statistiques officielles, mais selon les médias d'État, 19 personnes ont été condamnées à mort et 4 exécutées depuis le début de l'année. suite>>
Anne Allmeling: The making of spies
But apparently, working for the Mossad is much easier – and it was the Egyptians who discovered it. Clever as they are, they have come to the conclusion that two things are enough to qualify for an Israeli agent:
And be in Egypt. more>>
Tel-Aviv avive la danse
Israel backs away from threat to flotilla reporters
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel backtracked on Monday on a threat to bar foreign journalists from entering the country for 10 years if they board a new international aid flotilla that plans to challenge the Israeli naval blockade of the Gaza Strip.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, an official statement said, instructed authorities to exempt foreign reporters from "the usual policy applied to infiltrators and those who enter illegally."
In an email to foreign news organisations on Sunday, the Government Press Office (GPO) said journalists' participation in the flotilla would be "an intentional violation" of Israeli law that could result in a 10-year entry ban to Israel and confiscation of their equipment. continued>>
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, an official statement said, instructed authorities to exempt foreign reporters from "the usual policy applied to infiltrators and those who enter illegally."
In an email to foreign news organisations on Sunday, the Government Press Office (GPO) said journalists' participation in the flotilla would be "an intentional violation" of Israeli law that could result in a 10-year entry ban to Israel and confiscation of their equipment. continued>>
26 Juifs participent dans la "Flottille de la Liberté 2"
Enjoying the free beaches in Egypt
By Ahmed Abdel Aziz
Alexandria's beaches have long been a magnet for Egyptian and Arab holiday-makers seeking sea, cool air and sand each summer.
“We love spending our summer holidays in this marvellous city - Alexandria,” Souad Hussein, a holiday-maker relaxing on Maamoura Beach, enthusiastically says. “My three sons rent beach bikes every night.”
Alexandria is famous for its fantastic coast, the longest of any summer resort in Egypt, stretching for about 40km from Abou Qir to Sidi Kreir along the North Coast.
“The instability following the revolution has slightly affected the occupancy rates in the Maamoura district, as only 60 per cent of flats are occupied,” says Hamdi Abdel-Rahman, a broker.
“In addition, the summer season is very short, because the holy fasting month of Ramadan begins in early August,” he adds. more>>
Alexandria's beaches have long been a magnet for Egyptian and Arab holiday-makers seeking sea, cool air and sand each summer.
“We love spending our summer holidays in this marvellous city - Alexandria,” Souad Hussein, a holiday-maker relaxing on Maamoura Beach, enthusiastically says. “My three sons rent beach bikes every night.”
Alexandria is famous for its fantastic coast, the longest of any summer resort in Egypt, stretching for about 40km from Abou Qir to Sidi Kreir along the North Coast.
“The instability following the revolution has slightly affected the occupancy rates in the Maamoura district, as only 60 per cent of flats are occupied,” says Hamdi Abdel-Rahman, a broker.
“In addition, the summer season is very short, because the holy fasting month of Ramadan begins in early August,” he adds. more>>
La cinéaste Mahnaz Mohammadi sous les verrous
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Egypt to assist international Gaza flotilla
People wave Palestinian flags in support rally in Turkey. Photo: AFP
The flotilla of at least eight ships is scheduled to set sail from a handful of Mediterranean ports, but is not expected to reach waters off Gaza until later next week.
At a meeting of Israel's security cabinet on Sunday, navy chief Eliezer Marom briefed on plans to block the flotilla. ''Last year's flotilla and other surprises that await us this time have been taken into consideration, and Israel is better prepared this time,'' he reportedly said. Read more>>
Saudi Arabia denies discriminating against Jewish passengers
ed: there's a very simple solution to this discrimination (the more they deny, the truer it is); Jews need not go to Saudi Arabia at all. Why on earth would we want to anyway? Boycott the country. They are no friends of the US either. Just oil, always oil.
The question of Saudi Arabia’s policy on Jewish tourists came under the spotlight last week, after a rumor spread via the internet that Delta Air Lines was enforcing a Saudi “ban” on Jewish visitors. In response to heated public demands, both Delta and the Saudi Embassy in Washington attempted to quash the rumors.
According to a JTA report Sunday, the Saudi Embassy said in a two-sentence statement that “The Government of Saudi Arabia does not deny visas to U.S. citizens based on their religion." more>>
Delta Airlines in partnership with anti-Jewish airline
The question of Saudi Arabia’s policy on Jewish tourists came under the spotlight last week, after a rumor spread via the internet that Delta Air Lines was enforcing a Saudi “ban” on Jewish visitors. In response to heated public demands, both Delta and the Saudi Embassy in Washington attempted to quash the rumors.
According to a JTA report Sunday, the Saudi Embassy said in a two-sentence statement that “The Government of Saudi Arabia does not deny visas to U.S. citizens based on their religion." more>>
I've also decided to look further into this claim and found these interesting links:
Airline: No Jewish Passengers - listen to radio show broadcast on June 24, 2011
Delta Airlines in partnership with anti-Jewish airline
I, for one, don't understand why we need Saudi Arabian Airlines as part of the Sky Team. Delta was doing just fine without them. Now there's an interesting REAL cause for AIPAC to get its little hands around, instead of applauding like trained seals to speeches by Netanyahu.
"Delta Air Lines acted in a purely voluntary manner in agreeing to this alliance with Saudi Airlines," he wrote in a letter asking the Delta board to act on the matter. "Accordingly, Delta has made itself responsible for ensuring that passengers on any flight jointly operated with Saudi Airlines will not be subject to discrimination on the basis of their gender, religion, or any other inappropriate grounds."I need not remind you that the US is doing contortions to try not to profile Muslims on its flights, despite the fact that we've had some close calls with Muslim citizens since 9/11, too numerous to list here. Now what if we were to adopt a policy that were to state no Muslims on American flights? What kind of outcry would there be in the Muslim world? At this point, this is glaring antisemitism by the Saudis, which is trying to extend into one of our American businesses. And it needs to be addressed one way or the other. Let Congress take the matter up in their next session.
June 26, 2011
Torture in Egypt: Never again?
Marking the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, 26 June, Ahram Online sheds light on the systematic use of torture against Egyptians by the ousted Mubarak regime
photos taken on the anniversary of Khaled Said's death
“Where is your uncle!” screamed an officer in a Cairo police station. A murder had been committed in the area and the police had a suspect, but couldn’t locate him. That is until someone had the bright idea that maybe his nephew would know his whereabouts. So the nephew was brought to the police station and the interrogation began. “Where is your uncle, where is he?” the police repeated the question to the terrified nephew. When the officer did not get an answer that satisfied him, he began burning the victim with a cigarette, on various parts of his three year-old body.
“That’s right, the nephew was only three years old,” remembers Aida Seif El-Dawla, human rights activist and therapist at the El-Nadeem Centre for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence. “They thought that by torturing the boy they could solve the murder. more>>
Related Posts: 900 torture cases in Egypt must be investigated immediately: rights organisation
Presidential hopefuls Moussa, ElBaradei pay tribute to Khaled Said
Will Hamza Ali Al Khateeb become Syria's Khaled Said and bring down Assad?
photos taken on the anniversary of Khaled Said's death
“That’s right, the nephew was only three years old,” remembers Aida Seif El-Dawla, human rights activist and therapist at the El-Nadeem Centre for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence. “They thought that by torturing the boy they could solve the murder. more>>
Presidential hopefuls Moussa, ElBaradei pay tribute to Khaled Said
Will Hamza Ali Al Khateeb become Syria's Khaled Said and bring down Assad?
Vietnam: From ‘Hell To Heaven’ Says Released Pro-Democracy Activist
Fresh from her release from prison in Hanoi, a Vietnamese pro-democracy activist said Friday that she would continue to expose rights abuses in the one-party communist state she calls “hell.”
“My first impression [here in the U.S.] was that I just came from hell to heaven, and until now I still can’t believe that this is true,” Tran Khai Thanh Thuy said in an interview on arrival in the United States.
Thuy, a 50-year-old journalist and novelist, was deported to San Francisco with her teenage daughter on Friday following her release by the Vietnamese authorities on humanitarian grounds. more>>
“My first impression [here in the U.S.] was that I just came from hell to heaven, and until now I still can’t believe that this is true,” Tran Khai Thanh Thuy said in an interview on arrival in the United States.
Thuy, a 50-year-old journalist and novelist, was deported to San Francisco with her teenage daughter on Friday following her release by the Vietnamese authorities on humanitarian grounds. more>>
Mariage gay: New York plus évoluée que Paris
ed: ben, on le savait depuis longtemps, et par seulement sur question de mariage!
New York vient officiellement de légaliser le mariage homosexuel, tandis que Paris vient de rejeter un texte similaire. Ce qui relance le débat, alors que la gay pride, ou "Marche des fiertés 2011 se tient se samedi -parrainée en France par Arielle Dombasle.
L'Etat de New York est devenu vendredi le sixième Etat américain, et le plus peuplé d'entre eux, à légaliser le mariage gay. Le Sénat d'Albany s'est prononcé dans la soirée en faveur du projet de loi déposé par le gouverneur démocrate Andrew Cuomo, par 33 voix contre 29. Quatre sénateurs républicains ont voté pour, et un démocrate contre. "Je m'excuse pour ceux qui se sentent offensés", s'est justifié Mark J. Grisanti, un des Républicains à avoir retourné sa veste. "Je ne peux pas refuser à une personne, un être humain, un contribuable, un travailleur, un résident de mon quartier et de cet état, (...) d'avoir les mêmes droits que j'ai avec ma femme", rapporte le "New York Times". suite>>
New York vient officiellement de légaliser le mariage homosexuel, tandis que Paris vient de rejeter un texte similaire. Ce qui relance le débat, alors que la gay pride, ou "Marche des fiertés 2011 se tient se samedi -parrainée en France par Arielle Dombasle.
Daniel Craig et Rachel Weisz: le mariage secret
Hugo Chavez’s medical mystery
What exactly is Hugo Chavez recovering from in Cuba? Two weeks ago, he underwent surgery for what he later described as a swelling in his pelvis. Initially, his spokesman said he would return to Venezuela in a few days. But after two weeks, there's no word when he will return, and Venezuelans are wondering if there's more to his medical problems than originally thought.
In Caracas, rumors have swirled that he may have actually been diagnosed with a life-threatening illness or, on the complete opposite end of the spectrum, that he suffered an infection after botched liposuction surgery. The once-fit baseball player has been looking paunchier lately.
Chavez didn't help matters when he called in to a state TV show on June 12 -- the only communication he has had since the surgery -- and said there were no "malignant" signs found. more>>
Amin Maalouf à l’Académie, "merveilleux reflet de notre diversité" pour Juppé
Alain Juppé, ministre des Affaires étrangères, a félicité jeudi Amin Maalouf pour son élection à l’Académie française, saluant "l’expérience, la culture, le regard sur le monde" de l’écrivain franco-libanais.
"Au carrefour des identités et des fraternités méditerranéennes, l’oeuvre et la personne d’Amin Maalouf constituent le merveilleux reflet de notre diversité et de la francophonie qui la soude", souligne M. Juppé dans un communiqué. suite>>
"Au carrefour des identités et des fraternités méditerranéennes, l’oeuvre et la personne d’Amin Maalouf constituent le merveilleux reflet de notre diversité et de la francophonie qui la soude", souligne M. Juppé dans un communiqué. suite>>
Israel begins dismantling section of barrier
The rerouting marked a major victory for the residents of Bilin and the international groups that have backed their struggle. But they said it fell short of their demands to remove the structure from the village altogether and vowed to continue with their weekly protests.
The dismantling of the section near the village of Bilin comes four years after Israel's Supreme Court ordered it torn down, rejecting the military's argument that the route was necessary to secure the nearby Modiin Illit settlement. more>>
Egypt military rulers want power transfer: McCain
Power was transferred to the armed forces by former president Hosni Mubarak upon his ouster on February 11 after mass protests against his 30-year rule.
"The field marshal again indicated his absolute commitment to a transition to a civilian government at the earliest possible time after the elections have taken place," McCain told reporters in Cairo.
The Republican senator was speaking after meeting Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi who heads the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces.
John Kerry, a Democratic senator and one-time US presidential candidate, who took part in the talks, said: "I think they (the military) are very anxious to get out of the business of governing and they want to go back to doing what they were doing.
"They want a civilian government to take over the responsibilities." continued>>
The wonders of molokhiya
sent by Viviane Levy
by: Junji Takano
Since 1964, I have been eating Egyptian spinach almost every day during my travels in Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Philippines. Japan started to plant molokhiya sometime in 1980 for Japanese daily vegetable consumption especially in Miyagi prefecture. Today it has spread all over Japan, and you can now find it in all vegetable and convenience stores, including its seed for hobbyists to plant in their small backyard garden.
One may encounter many different transliterations for the Arabic word molokhiya, such as mulukhiya and molokhia. It is also called jute, Egyptian spinach, Jews mallow, Jute mallow, or saluyot, with a scientific name of Corchorus olitorius.
According to some internet sources, molokhiya means vegetable for King. During 6000 BC, a sick Egyptian King asked a bowl of hot soup, and found it tasty. After taking hot soup every day, the King's illness was healed. Cleopatra also enjoyed the same soup. The soup was the Egyptian spinach called molokhiya. We believe that this miracle vegetable originated in India and Egypt.
Molokhiya is known as the king of vegetables. Its carotene contents are 4.6 times more than spinach, which Popeye loved, and 19 times more than broccoli. Its calcium contents are 9 times more than spinach and 10 times more than broccoli. Even vitamins B1 and B2 are five times more compared to spinach. It contains much more Vitamin E, C, potassium, iron, and other vegetable fibers than any other vegetables.
Molokhiya possesses properties that can boost our immune system to help prevent cancer, premature aging, osteoporosis, fatigue, high blood pressure, and anemia. Its vitamin contents moisturize our skin and make it soft and smooth, and resist early aging. Egyptian spinach is considered demulcent, diuretic, febrifuge and tonic.
In addition, the molokhiya's viscous texture is rich in soluble fiber. This dietary fiber has a cholesterol-lowering effect, relieves constipation, and prevents obesity and diabetes, including colorectal cancer and other lifestyle-related diseases.
Aside from these medicinal effects we know now, we are coming up in discovering more and more of its amazing health effects.
Green young leaves are used as vegetables just like okra or spinach, and are a good source of vitamins and other abundant nutrients. Dried leaves are used as soup thickener or jute tea.
I myself have planted molokhiya in my backyard garden. I'm planting about 20 seeds every 6 months, which is good enough for daily consumption of my family. In my farm in the countryside, even though we do not plant it, wild molokhiya grows in thousands every now and then throughout the year.
100 grams of Molokhiya leaves contains:
Carotene - 10,000 µg
Calcium - 500 mg
Potassium - 650 mg
Iron - 3.8 mg
Vitamin B1 - 0.24 mg
Bitamin B2 - 0.76mg
No wonder, our caretakers in my farm as well as their neighbors are very healthy. Most of them live over 83–103 years old. In fact, three of them are 101, 102 and 103 years old, and are still active. Probably, my family and I are in good health because of the Egyptian spinach? So healthy that we might not need the PYRO-ENERGEN, ha ha ha.
We are very glad of this miracle and mysterious vegetable that was introduced to Japan from Egypt.
If you are worried about cholesterol contents in your blood and high blood symptoms, take moloheiya starting today.
You can find hundreds of molohiya recipe on the net. Whether it's for beauty and to prevent premature aging and to keep your skin healthy...no wonder, Cleopatra loved to eat Moloheiya. I personally recommend you to take this.
by: Junji Takano
Since 1964, I have been eating Egyptian spinach almost every day during my travels in Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Philippines. Japan started to plant molokhiya sometime in 1980 for Japanese daily vegetable consumption especially in Miyagi prefecture. Today it has spread all over Japan, and you can now find it in all vegetable and convenience stores, including its seed for hobbyists to plant in their small backyard garden.
One may encounter many different transliterations for the Arabic word molokhiya, such as mulukhiya and molokhia. It is also called jute, Egyptian spinach, Jews mallow, Jute mallow, or saluyot, with a scientific name of Corchorus olitorius.
Molokhiya is known as the king of vegetables. Its carotene contents are 4.6 times more than spinach, which Popeye loved, and 19 times more than broccoli. Its calcium contents are 9 times more than spinach and 10 times more than broccoli. Even vitamins B1 and B2 are five times more compared to spinach. It contains much more Vitamin E, C, potassium, iron, and other vegetable fibers than any other vegetables.
In addition, the molokhiya's viscous texture is rich in soluble fiber. This dietary fiber has a cholesterol-lowering effect, relieves constipation, and prevents obesity and diabetes, including colorectal cancer and other lifestyle-related diseases.
Aside from these medicinal effects we know now, we are coming up in discovering more and more of its amazing health effects.
Green young leaves are used as vegetables just like okra or spinach, and are a good source of vitamins and other abundant nutrients. Dried leaves are used as soup thickener or jute tea.
100 grams of Molokhiya leaves contains:
Carotene - 10,000 µg
Calcium - 500 mg
Potassium - 650 mg
Iron - 3.8 mg
Vitamin B1 - 0.24 mg
Bitamin B2 - 0.76mg
No wonder, our caretakers in my farm as well as their neighbors are very healthy. Most of them live over 83–103 years old. In fact, three of them are 101, 102 and 103 years old, and are still active. Probably, my family and I are in good health because of the Egyptian spinach? So healthy that we might not need the PYRO-ENERGEN, ha ha ha.
We are very glad of this miracle and mysterious vegetable that was introduced to Japan from Egypt.
If you are worried about cholesterol contents in your blood and high blood symptoms, take moloheiya starting today.
You can find hundreds of molohiya recipe on the net. Whether it's for beauty and to prevent premature aging and to keep your skin healthy...no wonder, Cleopatra loved to eat Moloheiya. I personally recommend you to take this.
Re:= poésie de l'émotion !
par Guy Créquie
Humanité
Tous les rêves d'humanité
S'achèvent dans la beauté
D'une perspective de femme et d'homme
Regard
Le regard peut transpercer l'espace
Et se laisser pénétrer par lui
Un instant d'intimité déjà
Est une infinité.
Amour
Ta bouche garde le silence et l'oubli
Tes cheveux flottent pour toujours en mon cœur
Ô que j'aime le reflet
Ondulant à travers les âges
Où je monte chercher
dans mon rêve
La communion de mon corps au tien.
Copyright Guy CREQUIE
The Doha Debates: Resistance to the "Arab Spring" is Futile
Doha Debates: An overwhelming majority of Arabs are betting on reformist movements across the Middle East to win their battles with hardline governments
Peace X Peace Weekly Blog Digest June 20-24, 2011
Connection Point
This Comedienne Makes You Laugh…. and Understand Other Cultures Mo Na, an Arab-American comedienne from Chicago, reflects on how her comedy can make people laugh and increase understanding about the minority experience.
Read more >>
Voices from the Frontlines
The Linoleum Surfer, a blogger from Oman, calls on his fellow men to oppose female genital mutilation.
Read more >>
My Dad – Walking Against the Current
Dhruba Ghimire works at the Rural Women's Network in Nepal. See what he has to say about the prospects for gender equality in his country, as well as the challenges of being a man at an organization for women.
Save the Clitoris! Read more >>
My Dad – Walking Against the CurrentVanessa Ortiz reflects on her father's support and his unwitting empowerment of her and her sisters when they were growing up.
“I am a Man Working for Women in Nepal”Dhruba Ghimire works at the Rural Women's Network in Nepal. See what he has to say about the prospects for gender equality in his country, as well as the challenges of being a man at an organization for women.
L'exil doré de Ben Ali
Dessin de Bénédicte
Tomorrow at the 92Y: Two Faces of Persecution in Fascist Italy
JUNE 27: THE DROWNED AND THE SAVED: TWO FACES OF PERSECUTION IN FASCIST ITALY 92Y | Lexington Avenue at 92nd St., NYC, Free admission
Moderated by
Alessandro Cassin, Deputy director of Centro Primo Levi
With the participation of Doris Schechter, who was interned with her family in Guardiagrele, Abruzzi.
The vicissitudes of Italian and foreign Jews under Fascist rule have been the object of in depth studies but are still often presented as contradictory aspects of the same history.
Today, thanks to a broad range of interdisciplinary research we are able to present a more cohesive picture of those years.
Davide Rodogno (International History and Politics Department & School of History, St. Andrews) and Donato Grosser, whose father Bernardo Grosser, was secretary of the Italian Jewish Relief Agency Delasem, will map the movements and fate of Jews residing in Italy and in Italian occupied territories between 1933-1945, examining the diverse levels of solidarity and persecution encountered.
The conversation will have as points of departure the perspective of Italian civil and military authorities and the work of Jewish relief organizations.
Niez ! Niez !
par Uri Avnery (traduit de l'anglais)
J’EN AI assez de toutes ces âneries à propos de la reconnaissance d’Israël comme “l’État Juif”
Elles sont fondées sur un ensemble de phrases creuses et de définitions vagues, dépourvues de tout contenu réel. Elles servent beaucoup d’objectifs différents, presque tous malveillants.
Pour Benjamin Nétanyahou c’est une astuce qui sert à faire obstacle à la création d’un État Palestinien. Cette semaine il a déclaré que le conflit n’avait tout simplement pas de solution. Pourquoi ? Parce que les Palestiniens ne sont pas d’accord pour reconnaître etc. etc.
Quatre membres de droite à la Knesset viennent de déposer une proposition de loi donnant pouvoir au gouvernement de refuser d’enregistrer de nouvelles ONG et de dissoudre celles qui existent si elles “refusent le caractère juif de l’État”.
Cette nouvelle proposition de loi s’inscrit dans une série de propositions de lois visant à restreindre les droits civils des citoyens arabes, tout comme ceux des citoyens de gauche.
An inspiring visit to Florence, Pisa and Livorno
In 1567, Cosimo compelled the Jews to wear identifying badges; in 1570, he shut down Jewish-owned banks; and, in 1571, required the Jews to reside in the newly established Ghetto of Florence (a concession to Pope Pius V for conferring on Cosimo the title of Grand Duke). It was accessible by two gates that were closed each night. more on jpost>>
Un incubateur juif qui investit dans des entreprises arabes
Nasri Saïd(gauche), patron de New Generation Technology, a l'ambition d'«équilibrer les choses».
© MARC SELLEM / AFP
NAZARETH - C'est à Nazareth, la plus grande ville arabe d'Israël, qu'est implanté le seul «incubateur» pour jeunes entrepreneurs qui investissent à la fois dans des «start-up»(jeune entreprise dans le secteur des technologies) juives et arabes. Avec l'ambition d'«équilibrer les choses». «Notre mission est à la fois économique et sociale. Nous sommes le seul incubateur sur les 23 présents en Israël à investir dans des entreprises arabes", explique Nasri Saïd, patron de New Generation Technology (NGT), installée dans la petite zone industrielle de cette cité de Galilée (nord).
«Israël compte près de 20% d'Arabes israéliens. Et il y a toujours eu un décalage: ces 60 dernières années (depuis la création de l'Etat d'Israël) l'économie dite arabe n'a pu se développer aussi vite que l'économie Juive, elle est toujours restée derrière», souligne M. Saïd. en savoir plus>>
«Israël compte près de 20% d'Arabes israéliens. Et il y a toujours eu un décalage: ces 60 dernières années (depuis la création de l'Etat d'Israël) l'économie dite arabe n'a pu se développer aussi vite que l'économie Juive, elle est toujours restée derrière», souligne M. Saïd. en savoir plus>>
To Pissarro, family mattered
WILLIAMSTOWN — Of all the Impressionists, Camille Pissarro was the most sympathetic. His name has never attained the luster of Monet, Degas, Renoir, Cézanne, van Gogh, Gauguin, or Seurat. And yet if you plotted all these Impressionists and Post-Impressionists on a Venn diagram, Pissarro would be the most frequent point of overlap.
In his art, as in his intellectual life, Pissarro was curious, hungry, open to influence. His letters to his eldest son, Lucien, stand beside van Gogh’s letters and Delacroix’s journals as among the great documents of 19th-century art. In these letters, as in his pictures, Pissarro comes across as integrity incarnate. continued>>
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Bookshelf: The Zionist and the Zealot
If anyone wants to attempt an understanding of any conflict they should study history. And if anyone wishes to understand the roots of the problems in the Middle East, and in particular Israel and Palestine, they should read Geoffrey Lewis’s beautifully researched and scholarly Balfour & Weizmann: The Zionist, The Zealot and the Emergence of Israel.
Arthur Balfour, Prime Minister, Foreign Secretary and midwife of the Balfour Declaration was the Zionist, while Chaim Weizmann, a distinguished chemist whose efforts help shorten World War II, was the Zealot and its father. more>>
June 25, 2011
Les histoires de Joe Rossano - Fourth of July
prepared by Joe Rossano
edited by Aimee Kligman
THEY ARE HERE TO SERVE YOU
Selecting the music was not an easy task, so many beautiful songs to choose from. I hope that you'll enjoy Joe La Gargoulette's selection of great Greek songs and music, starting with the most beautiful old Greek song Athina, and ending with Over and Over - (Jewish Folk Song – Tumbalalaika) - one of Nana's most beautiful recordings in English. The words describe the end of a life long search to find a soulmate.
edited by Aimee Kligman
Invitation to Jojo's summer party
Karpoozi kai feta,σας προσκαλούμε στο κόμμα δειπνο της Jojo
Translation: You are cordially invited to Jojo's, watermelon and feta cheese Greek dinner party
I couldn't think of anything more refreshing to serve
A friend asked me "What I'll be serving for dinner?" ……"Wow!!!, cold watermelon with feta cheese that's better than sex".- his wife gave him a disdainful look – "Honey I was just quoting Claudia Roden, or was it chef Emeril Lagasse or Plato who said it?"
Inspired by the movie "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" I've decided for the occasion to convert my front yard into a taverna (I'm thinking of keeping it permanently)
The Food
Refreshments
Parfait
Sorbet
Sirop de pastèque
Watermelon Daiquiri
Watermelon Granita
Nectars of the Gods
Entertainment
Νανά Μούσχουρη - Γιαρέμ -Yiarem – Giarem
Sophia Loren & Tonis Maroudas - Ti 'ne Afto Pou To Lene Agapi (RamJam Nostalgia) 1957
Hassapiko Nostálgico - Monte Lunai
Dalida - Hassapico Nostalgique / Le Bonheur - M. Hadjidakis
HASSAPICO MOZART Circle Dance Margate Folk Dance Group
Nana Mouskouri - Feedakee - The Baby Snake
Nana Mouskouri - Τα παιδιά του Πειραιά (1968)
Nana Mouskouri - Opa Ni Na Naï - Show Danny Kaye avec Harry Belafonte 1966
NANA MOUSKOURI - Spiti Mou Spitaki Mou
Nana Mouskouri - Ola Ine Tichera
O kir Andonis - Nana Mouskouri
Nana Mouskouri - Mes tin varka
Anna Vissi – Misirlou
Lebanese and Egyptian singers -- Myriam Fares, Sherine, Haifa Wehbe and Ruby -- dancing to the song "Misirlou" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUpneXm1TJ0&NR=1
GREEK 45s-TRIO-BEL-CANTO
TRIO BEL CANTO valitses v metexas g papamakariou t ellenis
Trio bel canto esi ise imegalimou agapi
A a couple of old songs for the old-timers, these popular songs, Sousourada and O Imittos , were heard quite often on Cairo's radio in the 1950s
Vaggelis Germanos, Iro Saia – Sousourada
Nana Mouskouri - O Imittos
Μάνος Χατζιδάκις ΦΕΡΤΕ ΜΟΥ ΕΝΑ ΜΑΝΤΟΛΙΝΟ
Something extra for the fans of Nana. Don't skip the last song "Over and Over" – (Jewish Folk Song – Tumbalalaika)
Erev shel shoshanim - Mike Brant & Nana Mouskouri
Nana MOUSKOURI - Touch the wind (Eres tu)
NANA MOUSKOURI - Where have all the flowers gone
Nana Mouskouri ~"Day Is Done" ~ With The Athenians
Jewish Folk Song – Tumbalalaika
Over and over lyrics:
I never dare to reach for the moon
I never thought I'd know heaven so soon
I couldn't hope to say how I feel
The joy in my heart no words can reveal
REFRAIN
Over and over I whisper your name
Over and over I kiss you again
I see the light of love in your eyes
Love is forever, no more good-byes
Now just a memory the tears that I cried
Now just a memory the sighs that I sighed
Dreams that I cherished all have come true
All my tomorrows I give to you
Life's summer leaves may turn into gold
The love that we share will never grow old
Here in your arms no words far away
Here in your arms forever I'll stay
Refrain twice
Lai...La...La...Lai
I never dare to reach for the moon
I never thought I'd know heaven so soon
I couldn't hope to say how I feel
The joy in my heart no words can reveal
REFRAIN
Over and over I whisper your name
Over and over I kiss you again
I see the light of love in your eyes
Love is forever, no more good-byes
Now just a memory the tears that I cried
Now just a memory the sighs that I sighed
Dreams that I cherished all have come true
All my tomorrows I give to you
Life's summer leaves may turn into gold
The love that we share will never grow old
Here in your arms no words far away
Here in your arms forever I'll stay
Refrain twice
Lai...La...La...Lai
Y'all have a safe and joyous Fourth of July celebration. ...
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