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Al-Jazeera Summit: I’ve met Haitham

31Jan06

So I’m finally in Doha-Qatar, at the Sheraton Hotel, I just can’t believe I’ve met all these famous Al-Jazeera people!
But never mind about that, I’ve met Haitham for the first time, and God doesn’t it sound like we’ve met 100 years ago? He’s such a wonderful guy. Haitham if you’re reading this, thanks for everything [...]

Tag Tag Me

29Jan06

I’ve been tagged by umkahlil and bilotee, thanks to both of you I will now bore people with useless facts about me
No really thanks…
5 things about me:
1- I can’t swim
2- I’m very bold in terms of actions but very shy in terms of appearance and how I approach people
3- There’s nothing I love [...]

Palestinians Won the Elections

27Jan06

Despite of my reservations on few crazy things Hamas has done in the past, I am actually happy with the results, it made me giggle to know that despite of everything and everyone people chose Hamas and because the world loves democracy, well, everybody should just shut the hell up now and collaborate.
I am [...]

Letter from Sami Al-Hajj October 20, 2005: I want to go back home

25Jan06

Dear Clive:
I would like to say to you once again that if they free me, I have decided to return to Sudan, my beloved country. I would not want to go anywhere else.
I want to return to Sudan to resume a normal life with my dear family and to look after my brothers and young [...]

Letter from Sami Al-Hajj August 9, 2005: On the Hunger Strike

25Jan06

Letter from the Al Jazeera cameraman prisoner in Guantanamo, to his
British lawyer Clive Stafford-Smith ( third letter)
Congressmen visit Guantanamo but they don’t let them get close to us.
By Sami Muhydin al-Hajj,
August 9, 2005
Dear Clive:
These are some of my notes on the hunger strike:
The strike began on July 12 in block 4, that is, the Whisky [...]

Letter from Sami Al-Hajj July 15, 2005: Drink Water!

25Jan06

After posting the recent letter from Sami Al-Hajj, Al-Jazeera camerman who was (and still) imprisoned in Guantanamo in December 2001, letter was dated on the 6th of Novemeber, 2005 ( which happens to be my birthday, needless to say, I was doing much better than he was), another three letters were sent to me by [...]

Is Hamzeh the only one?

25Jan06

Hamzeh has a problem, guess what is it? He has lots of free time! Yup you heard that right lots of freeee time.
Is he the only lazy, care-free person around here? cause I want to batch-envy you! (yea like in Wordpress plugins which allow you to batch edit comments, it’s getting to me)
I have absolutely [...]

UAE Citizens Read Book Recommended by Osama

24Jan06

Via 7days:
Bookstores in Dubai have ordered hundreds copies of a book recommended by Osama bin Laden after being inundated with customers wanting to buy it.
Bin Laden urged all Americans to read ‘Rogue State: A Guide to the World’s only Superpower’ by William Blum in a video statement released last week. He said it would explain [...]

How do you like them?

24Jan06

The only good zionist is a dead zionist

The US Gives Fatah $2 million

24Jan06

The Washington Post On Sunday reported that the US Agency for International Development (USAID) gave $2 million to the Palestinian Authority (PA) to boost its image before the polls.
The paper said the assistance was intended to counter Islamic resistance group Hamas, which the US considers a terrorist organisation.
Azmi Nibali, campaign manager of the leftist Freedom [...]


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