بمناسبة الذكرى ال37 للضربة الجوية المباركة، صورتين كنت محتفظ بيهم من زمان و مش لاقيلهم المناسبة المناسبة...
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نهاركم زي الفل ان شاء الله!
Wednesday, October 06, 2010
Sunday, October 03, 2010
The Traveller Within is FIVE!
That many!FIVE YEARS.
Hey, my blog is old enough to go to kindergarten now!
Jeez, if I was paid a dime per word I wrote, I’d be rich.
Starting with an incredibly dull first post on a boring Boston evening and a title that must've made sense to me back then (but right now I have no idea what I actually meant by 'the Traveller Within' - something about introspection or other), I am grateful I got to share my mostly nonsensical reflections with an often-too-kind readership. The blog - and subsequently the Facebook profile, Twitter account and Flickr album that ensued - sometimes seem to have overtaken my 'official' identity... but I’m not complaining. I’m enjoying the ride tremendously.
Besides, this blog landed me a writing job and a girlfriend. So, really...
Somehow I’ve had some unexpected readers and people who landed from all sorts of weird search queries. But through it all I am deeply grateful to all my regular readers and commentators: you make it all worthwhile. Thank you for tuning it regularly!
if anyone can suggest why the US army reads my blog, I'd be grateful!
I’ve written about many trips, a lot of politics, less economics than I'd have liked to - the blog has always lacked an overarching theme but I enjoy it too much to let go of the right to kvetch about anything that comes to mind...
I've launched the #CairoTweetup meetings here, and made innumerable friends online and offline.
I’ve also started a few series of articles - including “The Arab review of Israeli cinema/tv”, as well as the “Occupation 101” and “Israel 101” from my time in Palestine. (links are on the left sidebar). Those have infuriated a bunch of people - but I always believed that if you manage to piss off everyone, then you’re probably doing someone right!
I guess a short selection of my 'blog hits' is in order - and if you're a new reader, start with those (though I warn you, the rest of the blog is probably shit in comparison). So with no further ado and in no particular order...
Egypt-Israel gas deal: WHO is behind it? The names, the relationships, the clientelism...
Private photos of El Baradei’s family spark controversy online
(which somehow is the first Google hit when you search for “Baradei family photos”)
The Israeli army raid on my street ruined my shawarma
Name: Ossama. Occupation: Soldier in the Israeli Army
So, yeah. Five!
Friday, October 01, 2010
Greek Club Cairo Tweetup: the Photos!
Friends -
Below are the photos of the Legen-fucking-dary Tweetup at the Greek Club last week - which, by Zeus, was well worth the wait. Fantastic crowd and great location, what more can a Tweep ask for?
The Flickr set is here; and the more Facebook-inclined, the Facebook album is here. Tag, tag away! (and connect with me, of course!)
A sneak preview:
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