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Amr Al-Menshawy - AlJazeeraTalk - Cairo
 It has been a while since the last time I went to see an Egyptian movie… as most of the Egyptian works don't match my interests nor even my ethical code at most times!.
But this spring is a bit different!
I felt a notable change with the Egyptian Film Industry, upon seeing the trailers of the season's movies… I found that the boring love story that always has a happy ending no longer exists, and it's not even a naïve action movie, in which the paunchy hero kills an army of strong men and then sacrifices his life to increase the box office revenues!
But I saw a different tone, revolutionary one... and even a political depth surrounds the scenes…! So it was time to reserve a seat. ..
Out of four screened films, I picked <Le Chaos>, directed by both left-wingers; Yusuf Shahin and Khaled Yusuf…
The fact that Khaled Yusuf is directing two competing movies at the same season (the other is Heena Maysara) made me wonder about the purpose, the funds and even the message he's trying to communicate through the cinematic 'flood' he's leading!
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Nazek Abu Rahma - AlJazeeraTalk - Gaza
 Despite the frequent cut off the electric power and the complete darkness in Gaza strip, the Palestinian youth continued their positive activities in their society. Their aim was not to let the terrible situation affect their creativity and motivation.
In the Light of Hope
Blockade and darkness are not enough reasons for Palestinian youth to stop being active and creative. They continued with excellent projects to serve and develop their community.
An example of such projects was The Assembly of future Palestinian Youth that organized training courses for young people in the darkest circumstances.
Yousef , 22 years old, a member of the assembly said " we organized more than six courses in areas of human development in the darkest conditions of the blockade ,we had no electricity and no paper for training but with strong will we managed to run our courses "
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A gallant mission and remarkable efforts
Ansam Bizzari - AlJazeeraTalk - Texas, USA
 The magnitude of the 1948 Nakba in Palestine is beyond ones imagination; regrettably it became a sunken reality in ones mind with the continuance overwhelming atrocities in Palestine by the Zionists. When you take a step back and start scrutinizing history, in an attempt to understand what is happening, you will realize that what is taking place currently in Palestine is no more than a continuation of a brutal and barbaric strategy of a wicked enemy. As the Zionists declared their notorious independence on May 14, 1948, the pain, suffering, and Diaspora of an entire people began.
Massive efforts have been undertaken to record the history of the Palestinian people and the tragedies they have and continue to live as we speak. One vivid and unique example is the project titled “Palestine Remembered”, founded on a noble mission to “Preserve the memory and experiences of Palestinians, and to share experiences among Palestinian refugees” |
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Nazek Abu Rahma - AlJazeeraTalk - Gaza
 Few days ago the Egyptian security forces arrested a group of Palestinians and took them to an unknown area in Al-Arish, without clarifying any reason or justification for the arrest. This incidence happened after the Palestinians opened the crossings, and hundred thousands of Palestinians crossed to the Egyptian site. Some of these went to buy goods, especially gasoline or to have convalescence after the suffocating siege, which was imposed by the Israeli occupation for more than 8 months, on Gaza Strip. The questions now are: have those Palestinians committed a crime that deserves punishment by Egyptian law? Is it possible that one day we are going to stand up for the rights of Palestinian prisoners in Egypt as we are doing so for those who are jailed in Israel?
The story behind that arrest remains a big mystery. No one knows when, how and where the incidents happened.
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Mohammed Hashas - AlJazeeraTalk - Morroco
 Dr Tariq Ramadan believes that there is no Moslem society that could be taken as a model; nor does he say that he has a model ready to follow. Instead, he suggests clues based on Koran, the Sunnah, and the Islamic heritage at large. It is here that his project starts to take shape. Since it is not possible to introduce in details the points he raised in the two lectures in a short article like this one and in dealing with a big project like this one, I prefer to sketch out his main ideas as follows:
• The world is suffering from identity crisis that basically stems from spiritual emptiness; Islam is the remedy; contact with the Other should take place so that the message of Islam could be well conveyed at an age when Islam is considered an enemy; the universality of Islam does not aim at engendering enmities;
• Diachotomities like ‘the land of Islam’ (دار الاسلام) and ‘the land of war’ (دارالحرب) should be shattered in this globalized age;
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Lamis Andoni - AlJazeeraTalk
 George Habash, the Palestinian leader who was laid to rest on Monday in Amman after six decades of unwavering struggle, had two dreams: an end to the dispossession of his people and the realisation of Arab unity.
He died without seeing either dream come true. In his last years Habash watched, with deep sadness imprinted on his warm persona, as Israel expanded, the Palestinian movement splintered, Iraq fell under US occupation and the Arab World growing increasingly divided.
But he lived and died without forsaking his dream or losing faith in his people.
"His message to the Palestinians was to restore our unity," Issam Al Taher, a senior aide, who saw him a day before his death said.
"Unity, unity, unity — that was his only message," said Al Taher.
To millions of Palestinians those were not solely the words of a political leader but also a soulful cry from a man described as “the conscience of the Palestinian revolution”. |
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Mustapha ABAJI - AlJazeeraTalk - Morocco
 On the 13th o January, the native people of North Africa( (well-known as Berbers) and Amazigh community living in France, Spain, Holland and Belgium celebrated the Id Yennayr 2958, it s actually the New Amazigh Year .It is worth mentioning that the Amazigh calendar began in 950 Before Christ. As a result the Amazigh calendar precede the Gregorian calendar by around 59 years.
The origin of the "Id Yennayer" goes back to 200 years ago,it refers to the founding by the Amazigh Pharaoh Sheshonq I OF THE 22nd pharoanic dynasty in 958 B.C, followed by the 23rd and 24 the Amazigh pharaonic dynasty over 200 years of the Amazigh role in ancient Egypt.
According to Egyptologists and archaeological records, there was a significant civilisation interaction between Amazigh and pharaohs. That is to say, the Amazigh culture contributes tremendously to the glorious Egyptian civilisation. The date of 13 january refers in the collective Amazigh imaginary to the triumph of Amazigh king Sheshonk I over the Egyptian pharaoh Ramsus the First.In this occasion, the Amazigh poeple people in North Africa in general and in Morocco and Algeria to be more precise get accustomed to organise special parties." It is a good opportunity for parents for parents to transmit the amazigh culture to the future generation and make them feel proud of their identity as the ancient masters and rulers of North Africa. |
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Mohammed Hashas - AlJazeeraTalk - Oujda. Morocco
 In two lectures he delivered in French respectively at the Faculty of Letters, Mohamed I University, and in the Public Hall Dar Essabti, in Oujda, Morocco, in January 4th, 2008, Dr Tariq Ramadan spoke about the perspectives of an exemplary Moslem World where Shari’a (الشريعة) is truly respected without being extrovert to the non-Moslem world. He entitled the first lecture ‘Islam and Sociology: What Perspectives?’, and the second ‘The Islamic World: What a Socio-Political Project?’ Dr Tariq Ramadan teaches Islamology at Oxford, and lectures in Europe, America, and Asia as well. Though it was a very rainy day, I was personally amazed by the number of the attendants, which is not usually the case in fact. The lecturer was invited by CERHSO (Center of Studies and Research in Humanities and Sociology in Oujda); the president of the university, university teachers, researchers, and students were at attendance.
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Nazek AbuRahma- AlJazeeraTalk - Gaza
 A wedding is taking place in Palestine... what's been overwhelming with in joy is on its way to end as a funeral. On Friday, everyone in the family of Abdel Gawad was happy, the smile was on their faces, but not to last, the weeding turned and the smile changed to tears. At that time , the Zionist occupation has bombed the headquarters of the Interior Ministry in Gaza Strip which was already bombed twice before , that turned the moment of joy to a solace , the house where the aunt of groom Haniya Abdel Gawad 58 years old was living has been bombed, She was killed, the wedding cars were turned into emergency ambulance,,
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Rana El-menshawi – AlJazeeraTalk - Cairo
 Karen Armstrong is a British author. She is one of the most prominent figures in the field in religious writing. She began working as a Roman Catholic nun from 1962 to 1969 in the Society of the Holy Child Jesus. It was such an experience that she wrote in her autobiography Through the Narrow Gate. She then moved to study English at Oxford University. In 1999 she was awarded the Muslim Public Affairs Council Media Award.
From her well known works: A history of God, Buddha, The Battle for God, A History of Jerusalem, Islam: A Short Story and MUHAMMAD A Biography of the Prophet.
After Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses Armstrong was really ‘disturbed’, as she describes, to witness the great prejudice and hatred towards Muslims. To kill a man for writing a novel, was for the West a great shock, but on the other hand, the West seemed to ignore all the statements by various Islamic institutions (including Al-Azhar) that rejected Iran’s Fatwa of killing Salman. Not only that but the September 11 attacks made matters worse, which only conveyed to them the message of “we want nothing but the West’s blood”.
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