Joomla! site syndication http://www.aljazeeratalk.net/english Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:18:41 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.aljazeeratalk.net/english/content/view/136/29/ Mohammed Hashas - AlJazeeraTalk - Oujda, Morocco Today was with and for the migrants. I was in a short visit to some family migrants, and my way back home in the coach, my ears had to accustom their tunes to migrants talks. I should not say that the Moroccan migrant population has been in an unprecedented increase, especially since the 1990s – the first generations of migrants started during the colonial era and the years that followed independence, the 1960s. At the university, at primary and high schools, in the street, at home, wherever you go, the talk over migration and what the European Continent could offer for the poor and low classes has become a kind of tradition in the Moroccan society. It is hard to find a family that has no relative(s) in Europe, the major orientation for the Moroccans, though America and Canada are also taking good space in the migrants’ psyche. Some have coined the term ‘The Moroccan Dream’ to refer to Europe. A film with the same title/label was produced not long time ago. Back to my day. AlJazeeraTalk Reporters - Africa Sun, 07 Sep 2008 05:56:39 +0100 http://www.aljazeeratalk.net/english/content/view/135/30/ Nazek Abu Raham - AlJazeeraTalk - Gaza AlJazeeraTalk Reporters - Asia Sun, 24 Aug 2008 04:17:14 +0100 http://www.aljazeeratalk.net/english/content/view/134/30/ Alaa Malhas - AlJazeeratalk - Beirut IT ALL happened on Thursday the 14th of August 2008 in Beirut-Lebanon, the night I decided to write about the irony that shocked me. My friend called me at about 10 pm asking me to take her to the hospital urgently with her voice almost fading. After 10 minutes of rushing to her house along the negotiations with the sarvees (taxi) drivers to give us a ride, we got to a hospital. Now the fun has not yet begun. Wait and see. Reaching there was at first perfect with their good service that was almost impeccable, but what happened inside and later on was all the disappointment and irony I witnessed. At first a security guy seated us in the waiting area for the nurse to come and probably check and register my friend to the hospital, or maybe that should have been done. AlJazeeraTalk Reporters - Asia Sat, 23 Aug 2008 09:51:11 +0100 http://www.aljazeeratalk.net/english/content/view/133/30/ Bilal Randeree - AlJazeeraTalk The former Malay kingdom of Patani is composed of what are now the three Thai provinces of Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat. They are home to 1.8 million Muslims or 80 percent of the populace. The most that people from other countries know about this region is that it has a majority Muslim population in a country which is overwhelmingly Buddhist. Like many of the communities in Southeast Asia, its rulers and then its people embraced Islam and this led them into various societal and behavioural norms that differentiated them from non-Muslim people. Diet, dress and language were all affected, for example. Thus, The General Union of the Patani Revolutionary Students held a Patani cultural day at the University of Damascus on Saturday 26 July 2008. The event, which showcased the dress, music, language, dance and martial arts of the Patani people, was attended by university students from many different countries. AlJazeeraTalk Reporters - Asia Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:22:33 +0100 http://www.aljazeeratalk.net/english/content/view/132/29/ Mohammed Hashas - AlJazeeraTalk - Oujda, Morocco With great sorrow I received the news of the death of the contemporary Egyptian, Arab and Moslem scholar Dr Abdelwahab Almassiri (1938-2008). My sincere condolences to his family, to the Arab and Moslem world, and to humanity. Almassiri was a moderate scholar who knew what he was doing. Saying few words about him is not enough, but for memoriam I dare to do that here. I first heard of him during a three days international symposium on Thought and Politics organized at Mohamed I University in Oujda, Morocco, in March 2005. It was an opportunity to listen to the deceased and to a number of renowned Arab and Moslem scholars and researchers. Since then Almassiri has become my ‘intellectual friend,’ because I respect and like his beliefs that are founded on ethics, identity, and are most importantly humane. AlJazeeraTalk Reporters - Africa Sun, 06 Jul 2008 06:45:00 +0100