AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF PRIME MINISTERS OF EGYPT- 1878-1952.  BY KAMAL KARIM KATBA. EPISODE #24 .  In this episode : An Egyptian Delegation headed by Saad Pasha proceeded to London and held  three sessions before returning empty handed to Egypt.  The Egyptians submitted to their British counterparts their non-negotiable demands, which were:  the evacuation of British troops, the withdrawal of the British Financial and Judicial Advisors, the right of Egypt to run its Foreign Policy according to its interests and its right to be the sole protector of the foreign subjects living within its boundaries; any other problems between the two Countries could be negotiable.

 
 

THE SUEZ DOSSIER - PART FOUR "   BY DR. SALAH AL-DIN AL-HOMOSANY.

 

THE SUDAN, DARFUR AND TONY BLAIR BY KAMAL KARIM KATBA.   One of Tony Blairs famous misinformation, besides Iraq, was expressed to the media, during the hectic campaign of his reelection.  It was his sorrow about the situation in Darfur which, according to him, was "annexed to the Sudan by England." However, his statement of Darfur's being annexed to the Sudan by England runs contrary to the historical known facts. Historian Kamal Katba has taken on the task of straightening up the historical record on this matter with an essay entitled "The Sudan, Darfur & Tony Blair."  Katba's rebuttal is supplemented with related excerpts from "A History of the Arabs In the Sudan", by the great  British historian H. A. MacMichael, such as:  The Pre-Islamic Arabian element in the Sudan along with an account of the Arab tribes in the Darfur.  In addition, included are excerpts on the Darfur, as an Egyptian administrated province, from Moorehead's "The White Nile."

 

" THE DOYEN OF POETS: FUW'AD HADDAD BY AMEEN HADDAD :The late poet Fuw'ad Haddad was universally known in Egypt and the Arab world as  "sha`ir al-Shu`ara'" the Doyen of Poets.  His son Ameen Haddad recalls in his article his childhood and  adult life, including some of his most memorable poems which delighted the millions of his generation.  Salah Jaheen,  the celebrated poet and cartoonist, once said that Fuw'ad was his first inspiration as he considered himself his avid student.

 
 

WHAT IS DEMOCRACY? (1) BY ISHINAN

 

WHAT IS DEMOCRACY?   (2)  DEBUNKING  KAREN ARMSTONG'S  VIEWS OF  "THE GREAT WESTERN TRANSFORMATION" BY ISHINAN

 

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH (KIFAYAH) IN THE LAND OF PLENTY BY ISHINAN. Have you ever wondered why change is difficult to come by in Egypt?

 

WHO INVENTED OUR NATIONAL SWEET PASTRIES: KUNAFAH AND BASBOUSAH? BY ISHINAN.

 

ODYSSEY OF EGYPTIAN WATERFOWLS BY ISHINAN

 

1- "AL-SIYASAH",  OUR POLITICAL INSTITUTION   &  THE HORSE CULTURE BY ISHINAN

 

UNRAVELING THE SECRET OF HIEROGLYPHS IN ANCIENT EGYPT BY ISHINAN - PART ONE-

 

KHATT: UNLOCKING THE MYSTERY OF EGYPT'S ANCIENT ART OF WRITING BY ISHINAN - PART TWO-

 

A TALE OF TWO FUNERALS BY ISHINAN - A great man has passed away. For many decades Nagiyb Mahfuwz has entertained us with his literary masterpieces.  His accomplishments have raised our heads high among the world giants . Sadly, the lack of enthusiasm and apathy displayed by the sparse crowd who attended his funeral leaves us speechless.

 

WHAT IS REALLY BEHIND THE CURTAIN? A  RESPONSE FROM EMAD AFIFI - & EGYPT NUCLEAR CHRONOLOGY-

 

WHAT IS REALLY BEHIND THE CURTAIN? A  RESPONSE FROM AHMED HUSSEIN ABOUT THE ISRAELI NUCLEAR PROGRAM.

 

THE WORLD OF NA`ASAH. The following essay  is not about validating whether or not an Egyptian woman should wear the veil.  Rather, it is about the true reality of the life of a typical Egyptian Fallahah, living at the turn of the last century.  Hopefully, her harsh living conditions and abject poverty will illuminate our understanding of this complicated subject matter.

 

THE TWILIGHT OF MUBARAK'S MIDDLE EAST DIPLOMACY --- BY ISHINAN.  The message addressed to the  Palestinians and the Arab world is loud and clear:  Either you do as we tell you or else you will suffer.  A peculiar brand of democracy clumsily disguised for a total hegemony of the west on the Middle East.

 

"TALES OF THE FALLEN" BY ISHINAN -Our forum spoke of the recent execution of Saddam Husayn in Baghdad. This prompted the idea to introduce "Tales Of The Fallen" depicting two executions of head of states. One from the West,: King Charles I of England; and a parallel theme  from our East, that of the hanging of Saddam Husayn, the late former President of Iraq.  Our first tale is from one of the most troubled periods of British history.  Charles I  was convicted for high treason. Three days intervened between his sentence and his execution which he faced on Tuesday, January 30, 1649 at Whitehall. Our second tale is from Iraq, where dark forces have invaded the country and occupied it for the last 4 years.  A defiant Saddam Husayn is put on trial. All along, he challenged the legality of the proceedings, which he said were brought about by  the "invasion forces". In the predawn hours of Saturday 30 December, 2006, Saddam Husayn  receives the grim news of his impending execution scheduled for the start of `iyd al-Adha.

 

THE OTHER WORLD IN ANCIENT EGYPTBY ISHINAN

 

KHART: THE ART OF WOODTURNING IN EGYPT-BY ISHINAN. Under the 1952 Revolution, Mashrabiyat experienced a second lease on life under the new impetus of the dynamic minister of culture, Dr. Tharwat `Uqashah, who embarked on an ambitious program to revive Egypt’s folklore arts and crafts.  For that purpose, in the early 1960s, a center for folklore crafts was dedicated and established in wikalit al-Ghuwriy. Its goal was to teach the new generations the old traditional crafts of Egypt, lest they vanish forever.  CAIRO'S FORMER "GREEN ZONE": AL-'AZBAKIYYAH-BY ISHINAN. This well known district has had a pervasive influence on the Cairene society during the half a millennium, influencing almost every aspect of life and constituting what may come to be seen as one of the most important symbols of the complexity of the history of our capital. Its social and cultural impact, which offers a wide scope of historical inquiry, is the subject of this article

 

"TALES OF THE FALLEN" BY ISHINAN -Our forum spoke of the recent execution of Saddam Husayn in Baghdad. This prompted the idea to introduce "Tales Of The Fallen" depicting two executions of head of states. One from the West,: King Charles I of England; and a parallel theme  from our East, that of the hanging of Saddam Husayn, the late former President of Iraq.  Our first tale is from one of the most troubled periods of British history.  Charles I  was convicted for high treason. Three days intervened between his sentence and his execution which he faced on Tuesday, January 30, 1649 at Whitehall. Our second tale is from Iraq, where dark forces have invaded the country and occupied it for the last 4 years.  A defiant Saddam Husayn is put on trial. All along, he challenged the legality of the proceedings, which he said were brought about by  the "invasion forces". In the predawn hours of Saturday 30 December, 2006, Saddam Husayn  receives the grim news of his impending execution scheduled for the start of `iyd al-Adha.

 

AL-NADIYDAH, TOWARDS A NEW  PROPOSED EGYPTIAN PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM BY  ISHINAN - A proposed system of representation, which I call: al-Nadiyday (Peerocracy),  naturally reflecting the majority interests of the Egyptian people  while  effectively denying the  traditional disproportional powerfu groups from manipulating the system to their advantage.   Thus stamping out the Lobby phenomenon from thriving in the Parliament system in Egypt.

 

PARALLEL UNIVERSE: ALTERNATE ETYMOLOGIES - INTRODUCTION & SYNOPSIS: Is there a probability for the existence of a parallel universe mimicking or diverging from our own? Is this a theory which could be eminently testable in Historical  Linguistics?  The comparison between  English terms and their corresponding Classical Arabic terms within  the "harassment theme" are unexpectedly surprising!

 

PARALLEL UNIVERSE (EPISODE # 1) : ALTERNATE ETYMOLOGIES FOR HARASS & HARSH BY ISHINAN - MAIN THEME : "HARASS"

 

PARALLEL UNIVERSE (EPISODE # 2) : ALTERNATE ETYMOLOGIES FOR HIT & HURT BY ISHINAN:The references to harassment in this episode, give a detailed and graphic picture of the subject matter: These involve the notions of hit and hurt which are all synonymous to harass, and therefore are logically the subject of this etymological investigation in this episode.

 

PARALLEL UNIVERSE (EPISODE # 3) : ALTERNATE ETYMOLOGY FOR "FATIGUE" BY ISHINAN: Fatigue is a common health complaint. It is, however, one of the hardest terms to define, and a symptom of many different conditions. While fatigue means lacking energy or strength and is a very common symptom,  the term in English may be used as a synonym for harassing.

 

PARALLEL UNIVERSE (EPISODE # 4) : ALTERNATE ETYMOLOGIES FOR "KILL" BY ISHINAN:-A survey of daily news shows that the subject of killing is one of the most prolific topic dealt with in the media.  This does not come as a surprise since in terms of frequency, the word "Kill" ranks 657th of the commonly used words in English.  The word "Kill" made its first appearance and was introducedin to Middle English in  "The King of Tars" in 1330. A story which took place in Syria during the Crusades.  .  This investigation will show how the word "Kill" was directly borrowed from the Classical Arabic language

 

PARALLEL UNIVERSE (EPISODE # 5) : ALTERNATE ETYMOLOGIES FOR "ASSAULT" BY ISHINAN: Statistically the use of the word "assault" in daily news is quite staggering. When the media reports on international news, political topics or social ones, the use of the word assault seems always to dominate the headlines.  Hence, for our purpose, the word "assault" is naturally the topic of investigation in Episode V of Parallel Universe: Alternate Etymologies.  This investigation will show how the word "assault"  and its related terms such as "assail" and "salient" were directly borrowed from the Classical Arabic language.

 

PARALLEL UNIVERSE (EPISODE #6) : ALTERNATE ETYMOLOGIES FOR "HAZE" BY ISHINAN:   The investigation  involves the tormenting and the humiliation of others through verbal ridicule, physical assault, or other more subtle methods of coercion known as Hazing. The research investigates the roots of the word "Haze" in the English Language.

 

PARALLEL UNIVERSE (EPISODE # 7) : ALTERNATE ETYMOLOGIES FOR "HARM" BY ISHINAN: The investigation  deals with the concept of “harm" and its four synonymous terms:  ail, ill, daeru (obsolete), & injury) in both the Arabic and English languages. A comparative glossary of various terms standing for "harm" in Arabic and English provides us with a well defined and astonishingly etymological match in five instances.  Also included an important segment on the concept "HARM" in the law in western civil codes and Islamic Jurisprudence. The difference is crucial in understanding what both these legal systems stand for in each culture.

 

THE OUTER LIMITS OF HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS -- A RESPONSE TO A CHALLENGING REQUEST-- BY ISHINAN-Raising raise the bar by proposing a new challenge, which is to use  paradigms made up of homonyms instead of synonyms in English and then try to find if possible, their cognates in Arabic.  The argument  help demonstrating beyond any reason of doubt an undeniable connection.  The following paradigm #1  from the Old English (Old Anglo-Saxon) is compared to the Classical Arabic.

 

THE OUTER LIMITS OF HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS -- THE CASE OF "SEARING" -- BY ISHINAN-A category of words in Old English which defies the logic that  Arabic loaned  terms reached English through other European languages, especially Spanish and Italian and not necessarily directly.

 

THE OUTER LIMITS OF HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS -- THE CASE OF "SORE" BY -- BY ISHINAN-A category of words in Old English which defies the logic that  Arabic loaned  terms reached English through other European languages, especially Spanish and Italian and not necessarily directly.

 

THE OUTER LIMITS OF HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS -- THE CASE OF "AETHEL" BY ISHINAN--Something to share with the group about this wonderful and mysterious thing called - language.It has to do with the evolution of language in general, but most importantly, our mother tongue, Classical Arabic, which has played a very important role in the evolution of many languages and institutions. The following investigation entitled "Aethel"- will help illustrate this point.

 

THE OUTER LIMITS OF HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS --THE CASE OF ANIMAL-- BY ISHINAN- A hilarious Medieval Latin entry for the term anima/animal, which is of Arabic origin.

 

THE OUTER LIMITS OF HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS --ETYMOLOGY OF MISR BY ISHINAN-- BY ISHINAN- Semitic Linguists, aware of the linguistic degeneration of the Hebrew-Aramaic languages, have always referred to Classical Arabic to explain the various Semitic roots and their etymologies.  Clues from Ancient Afro-Asiatic languages reveal decisively the true etymology of Misr .

 
 

" FARIS FAYIQ `UWDAH" --A SHORT STORY  BY EGYPTIAN WRITER  DR.  SOUMAYA MAHMOUD

 

"ANA    BASS `ALA 'AKBAR" --A SHORT STORY  BY EGYPTIAN WRITER  REHAB BASSAM -- IN ARABIC

 

A NOSTALGIC AUTOBIOGRAPHY GUARANTEED TO MELT THE HEART OF ANY EGYPTIAN BY WRITER, MONA ABDALLAH.

 
 

THE RIDDLE OF THE WORDS BY ISHINAN: FIRST , SECOND, THIRD PARTS --THEMES "THE REED": Amazingly the 7000 years old Ancient Egyptian term for "reed" managed to survive without alteration in many current Modern languages such as English, French, Spanish, Italian, and of course in our Modern Arabic. Can you name this mysterious term which has survived in so many languages, referring to so many different applications?

 

THE RIDDLE OF THE WORDS THEMES "THE REED": BY ISHINAN - PART ONE

 

ANSWER TO THE RIDDLE OF THE WORDS THEMES "THE REED":  BY ISHINAN - PART TWO

 

ANSWERS TO THE RIDDLE OF THE WORDS BY ISHINAN: FIRST & SECOND THEMES "ODYSSEY OF THE "REED"  -- PART ONE & TWO

 

THE RIDDLE OF THE WORDS BY ISHINAN:  THEMES "ODYSSEY OF THE "REED"  -- PART THREE

 

ANSWERS TO THE RIDDLE OF THE WORDS BY ISHINAN:  THEMES "ODYSSEY OF THE "REED"  -- PART FOUR

 

HAZAR FAZAR (THE WORD GAME SERIES) : THE RIDDLE OF "REIN" BY ISHINAN:

 

HAZAR FAZAR (THE WORD GAME SERIES) : ANSWER OF THE RIDDLE OF THE " REIN " &  THE WINNERS BY ISHINAN.. 1) Essay on the Arab Roots of  European Equestrianship, 2) Evidence of culture contact. 3) The word as an artifact: Unlocking the past.4) Similar cavalry tactics used in the Shiyduwniyah  (Umm al-Hakiym) and Hastings battles.

 

HAZAR FAZAR (THE WORD GAME SERIES) : 3- THE RIDDLE OF EQUESTRIAN "DRESSAGE" BY ISHINAN

 

THE NAVIGATOR  --  PART ONE-- HOWLING DRIVER-- A SHORT STORY BY DR. IBRAHIM M. ABDEL MOTTALEB  "Dreaming! That what I was doing when I opened my eyes to discover to my horror that I am only about 6 feet from the rear of a slowing car in front of me. The breaks light of that car was illuminating bloody red, and the left hand side signal was blinking. The car was about to turn left on the next street, just 10 feet away.........."

 

THE NAVIGATOR  --  PART TWO -- LOOSE JOINTS- A SHORT STORY BY DR. IBRAHIM M. ABDEL MOTTALEB  " I checked Yahoo-Auto to find a car that meets my requirements. To my delight, I found the car of my dream in the Boston area.  The car I found was Mercedes Benz E500 sports with 4matic (AWD), keyless go, distronic, and navigation..........."

 
 

THE NAVIGATOR  -- PART THREE-- SUICIDAL NAVIGATOR--A SHORT STORY BY DR. IBRAHIM M. ABDEL MOTTALEB  " I adjusted myself in the comfortable seat and declared: “Today no more worries about direction; I have the ultimate authority on this matter, my beloved Navigator.” The navigator continued instructing me: “turn right, turn left, go ahead,” and so on. I obeyed with no questions asked. I looked at the cars on the street and felt pity for them; they don’t know what they are missing."

 

THE NAVIGATOR  --  PART FOUR -- THE BAIT- A SHORT STORY BY DR. IBRAHIM M. ABDEL MOTTALEB  "The police officer came to me and said: “Sir, you were driving at 89 mph, which is too high for 65 mph speed limit.” As usual, I pretended that I did not know that I was speeding. He said politely, “give me you driver license and the car registration.” I gave him the paper, and he went to his car to prepare the ticket. I looked at the passing cars and saw the drivers I passed looking at me with big smiles on there faces......"

 
 
 
 
 

EGYPT'S INDUSTRIAL PLAN: REASONS OF FAILURE AND PROSPECTS OF SUCCESS BY DR. IBRAHIM ABDEL MOTALEB. PART ONE. IN ARABIC

 
 
 
 

EGYPT'S INDUSTRIAL PLAN: REASONS OF FAILURE AND PROSPECTS OF SUCCESS ( PART TWO) "THE SUCCESS OF MUHAMMAD `ALIY INDUSTRIALIZATION PROGRAM" BY DR. IBRAHIM M. ABDEL MOTALEB- IN ARABIC

 
 
 

EGYPT'S INDUSTRIAL PLAN: REASONS OF FAILURE AND PROSPECTS OF SUCCESS ( PART THREE) "THE  SHORTCOMING  OF MUHAMMAD `ALIY INDUSTRIALIZATION PROGRAM" BY DR. IBRAHIM M. ABDEL MOTALEB- IN ARABIC

 
 

EGYPT'S INDUSTRIAL PLAN: REASONS OF FAILURE AND PROSPECTS OF SUCCESS BY DR. IBRAHIM ABDEL MOTALEB. PART FOUR. FROM KHEDIVE  `ABBAS I TO KHEDIVE `ABBAS HILMIY. IN ARABIC

 
 

EGYPT'S INDUSTRIAL PLAN: REASONS OF FAILURE AND PROSPECTS OF SUCCESS ( PART FIVEE) "EVALUATING INDUSTRIALIST TAL`AT HARB : BY DR. IBRAHIM M. ABDEL MOTALEB- IN ARABIC

 

EGYPT'S INDUSTRIAL PLAN: REASONS OF FAILURE AND PROSPECTS OF SUCCESS BY DR. IBRAHIM ABDEL MOTALEB. PART SIX. GAMAL `ABD AL-NASIR.IN ARABIC

 

EGYPT'S INDUSTRIAL PLAN: REASONS OF FAILURE AND PROSPECTS OF SUCCESS ( PART SEVEN) 'ANWAR AL-SADAT A FEATHERLESS PEACOCK : BY DR. IBRAHIM M. ABDEL MOTALEB- IN ARABIC

 

EGYPT'S INDUSTRIAL PLAN: REASONS OF FAILURE AND PROSPECTS OF SUCCESS BY DR. IBRAHIM ABDEL MOTALEB. (PART EIGHT). HUSNIY MUBARAK. IN ARABIC

 

THE STATUS OF CULTURE IN EGYPT BY DR. IBRAHIM M. ABDEL MOTTALEB -- {EPISODE FOUR} Dr. Ibrahim Abdel Mottaleb, along with many astute commentators and prognosticators of all stripes, frequently notes that Egyptian culture has been in decline since the 1970's. The examples he cites touch all aspects of our culture.  If he is correct that we are in the midst of a cultural decline, can we find a way out of this dilemma?   Dr. Ibrahim's serialized articles explore these possibilities. (In Arabic)

 
 

THREE COMMENTARIES ON THE STATUS OF CULTURE IN EGYPT BY HAZEM WEFY A TV PROGRAMER, MS. MONA MAHMOUD A WRITER AND DR. YOUSSEF HEGAZY AN EXECUTIVE CONSULTANT. RESPONSE TO  COMMENTARIES ON THE STATUS OF CULTURE IN EGYPT BY  DR. IBRAHIM M. ABDEL MOTTALEB

 
 

10 MORE MINUTES..! A SHORT STORY IN ARABIC BY MAIE HAMDY. The Egyptian Chronicles is proud to announce the debut of  Maie Hamdy, an Egyptian writer and a economist by profession, to our Magazine:  Her first literary contribution to our magazine is a short story in Arabic entitled: 10 More Minutes..!, which was written in 2004.  Maie's style is guaranteed to keep you in suspense.

 
 
 

" MIN WARA' AL-`AQL" BY DR. SOUMAYA EL-SAYED. A unique religious experience about an individual's thirst for the quest of life beyond oneself.

 
 

"ANA LIWAHDIY  WA LA AMID 'AYDIY !!  . . ." BY  DR. SOUMAYA MAHMOUD .. (In Arabic)    "AHLA GUWN ...!!  "  A SHORT STORY BY  DR. SOUMAYA MAHMOUD . (In Arabic)    "MIN QALB AL- WANAS"  A SHORT STORY BY  DR. SOUMAYA MAHMOUD . (In Arabic)

 

"MAHMUWD WA HADUWTIT AL-MUWLID ... WA" BY  SOUMAYA MAHMOUD. A short story  evoking the childhood  memories of a  tender love of a father who is still missed, still loved,  and very dear to the heart. (In Arabic)

 
 

IN THE LAND OF MIYAZAKI - THE ADVENTURES OF AN EGYPTIAN EXPATRIATE IN JAPAN--BY SAYYED MOHAMED. In Japanese Miyazaki means "Land facing the Sun." It is by this name that Miyazaki is mentioned in Japanese history, as the cradle of Japanese civilization.  Sayyed Mohamed, an Egyptian expatriate who resides in Japan, takes us on a cultural tour of this enigmatic land. His unique account, from an Egyptian perspective, gives us a rare insight into the culture and traditions of Japan and compares them to our Egyptian culture.  His article also includes breathtaking photographs he took of this fairyland.

 
 

"HADHA AL-RAGUL QATALA NAFSAHU" THIS MAN KILLED HIMSELF; BY NEVEEN EL-GAMAL. A short  Egyptian story  about what happens to a  young man who kills himself  by choosing not to think . (In Arabic) LKAM AFTAQADAK: A POEM BY NEVEEN EL-GAMAL. A poem about our feelings toward those we miss most in this crazy world (IN ARABIC)

 
 

A RECIPE " WASFAH" A SHORT STORY BY MONA MAHMOUD (In Arabic)

 
 
 
 

"MA QABL WAFAT MALIK" A SHORT STORY BY DR. MOHAMED NAGUIB `ABDALLAH {IN ARABIC}.

 
 

" QISAT HUBB" A LOVE STORY BY DR. MOHAMED NAGUIB ABDALLAH{IN ARABIC} .   A SHORT EGYPTIAN STORY: WHERE THE PIGEONS DON'T FLY BY DR. MOHAMED NAGUIB (IN ARABIC).

 

"THINGS... I LOVE TO DO" -- " A SHORT STORY BY DR. MOHAMED NAGUIB `ABDALLAH {IN ARABIC}.

 
 

"MIN YAWMIYAT ZAHRAH" A SHORT STORY BY DR. MOHAMED NAGUIB `ABDALLAH {IN ARABIC} .

 
 

"AL-HILM! ( THE DREAM!) A SHORT STORY BY DR. MOHAMED NAGUIB `ABDALLAH {IN ARABIC} .

 

MUHAMMAD `UWDAH : EGYPT IS PREGNANT WITH A SOCIAL REVOLUTION ... "Parallel between Revolution and pregnancy. In the very early stages of pregnancy, if just on empirical evidence you ask whether or not someone is pregnant, the answer will be no. However, with the use of science you can determine whether the person is pregnant very early. Later on it becomes evident for everybody to see. The same thing is true of social revolution. In the early stages most people don’t see it. You always begin on the assumption that in every society that needs a revolution, the majority of the people don’t think it’s possible." P.C. ( IN ARABIC)

 

A TWIST OF FATE: THE DNA STORY -- A TRIBUTE TO FRANCIS CRICK - DNA Scientists around the world have paid tribute to British scientist Francis Crick, co-discover of the structure of DNA and the simple way in which genetic material is copied, who passed away on Wednesday night. He died at a hospital in San Diego, California, where he had been battling colon cancer. He was 88.  Crick is credited with a number of important discoveries but will be best remembered for determining the structure of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) in 1953.

 

FROM THE LATEST OF SOUMAYA'S DIWAN: A QASIYDAH ENTITLED: KAN ISMAHA YA SAMA`IYN . . . &  BAHIYAH.B(In Arabic) AHIYAH.

 

1-MAQAMAT AL-HARIYRIY  2-RISALIT AHMAD IBN FADLAN BY ISHINAN.  A HISTORICAL LEGACY THAT IS SHEDDING NEW LIGHT BOTH ON VIKING HISTORY AND ON A LITTLE-KNOWN CHAPTER OF EARLY ISLAMIC HISTORY.

 

"IHDA'KHAS LI ZAYNAB" A SHORT  EGYPTIAN STORY BY SOUMAYA MAHMOUD. (In Arabic)

 

THE TRAP OF DOMESTIC BOREDOM BY MS. NAGLA' MAHMOUD. (In Arabic)

 

'AZAGAL ABUW HAMIYD AL-MISRIY --  BY DR. AHMED El-TABBAKH. (In Arabic) THE LATEST ZAGAL: " 'ARIYG Al-SHIYB"

 

LOVE AND MARRIAGE IN EGYPT BY NAGLAA MAHMOUD. PART THREE--A THREE EPISODE SERIES, WHICH CONCENTRATES ON IMPORTANT SOCIAL ISSUES IN EGYPT.  THE SUBJECT MATTER REVOLVES AROUND LOVE AND MARRIAGE IN EGYPT. (In Arabic) .

 

"MIN AL- SHURFAH: A SHORT STORY BY MONA MA7MOUD --  ANTHOLOGY OF EGYPTIAN SHORT STORIES.    IN ARABIC

 

THE GATEWAY TO THE HISTORY OF ANCIENT EGYPT (EPISODE XVI)-- THE LATE PERIODE - BY  DR. JANO EL-KADY - In this episode the centuries under discussion break down into four clearly defined phases: the Saite Dynasty (664-525 BC); the First Persian Occupation (525-404 BC); a period of independence (404-343 BC); and the Second Persian Occupation.

 

FALSE DAWN --THE CHRONICLES OF THE FRENCH EXPEDITION. (EPISODE FIVE).

 

THE LION OF THE EAST --   (EPISODE TEN) THE DOUBLE EDGED SWORD OF MODERNIZATION IN EGYPT.The support Muhammad `Aliy gave to the drive toward modernization programs in Egypt had a serious drawback: Waliy Misr had a mania for foreigners.  "The Pasha and the foreigners were drawn together by a mutual necessity: they both wanted money; he, for consolidating his power, and they out of sheer greed and rapacity"

 

THE SUEZ CANAL -- THE TURBULENT LEGACY- (EPISODE NINE)

 

THE WIND AND THE WHIRLWIND -- BY WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT.  EPISODE SIX - "THE QASR AL-NIYL CONFRONTATION." Based on the life of Ahmad `Urabiy Pasha and the 1881-1882 Revolution.

 

THE 1919 REVOLUTION -- MARCH 8th  PART.. Allenby retaliates for the assassination of  Sir Lee Stack  by ordering  the withdrawal of Egyptian troops from the Sudan, thus modifying the terms of the Condominium, and imposing a fine of half a million pounds on Egypt.

 

THE LOST MEMOIRS OF EX-KING FARUWQ I -EPISODE TEN FINAL DESTINATION TO THE ISLAND OF CAPRI

 

EGYPT'S DESTINY BY LIWA'  MUHAMMAD NAGIYB  -- EPISODE THIRTEEN -- CHAPTER TWO -- THE SON OF THE NILE  :  In this episode, the Treaty of 1936, as it came to be known, terminated the British occupation of all but a small portion of Egypt the Suez Canal Zone, where a maximum of 10,000 soldiers, including 400 fliers, were to be based for the treaty's duration. The treaty also abolished the legal immunities and special privileges enjoyed by Britons and other foreigners in Egypt and the discriminatory restrictions to which Egyptians had been subjected in Sudan. It reduced the status of the British High Commissioner to that of an ambassador and established a British military mission to train and equip the Egyptian Army to the extent necessary to ensure the defense of Egypt without further assistance from the British Army except "in the event of war, imminent menace of war or apprehended international emergency."

 

THE CROSSING OF THE SUEZ CANAL BY - Lt. GENERAL SA`D AL-SHAZLIY -( THE COMPLETE EPISODES # 1 - 43) .  In 1973 the Bar-Lev line looked so steadfast that Moshe Dayan, then minister of defence, claimed that it “would take the American and Soviet engineer corps together to break through it  But on 6 October 1973, it took the Egyptian military only a few hours to break through and overrun the “in-destructible” line. In the end, the line that had stood up to two years of Egyptian artillery-fire throughout the war of attrition, succumbed to water. British-made high-pressure water cannons used the water of the Suez Canal to dissolve the hardened sand and melt the formidable artificial landscape into pools of mud.  Two days later, 8 October 1973, brought the most bitter defeat in IDF history, when waves of bewildered Israeli soldiers in an armoured counter-offensive broke against a dug-in Egyptian army equipped with previously unknown personal anti-tank missiles. That day, Moshe Dayan proclaimed that the “Third Temple was falling”.

 

A LOOK AT EGYPT'S EDUCATION SYSTEM BY DR. JANO EL-KADY"Among Egypt's challenges to become an active participant in the globalized changing world of today is the nations educational system currently under close review. Holistic theory indicates that there is no one complete system but a combination of sub-system are the ingredients required for major achievements or progress."

 

"GHARAH" A SHORT STORY BY DR. MOHAMED NAGUIB `ABDALLAH  {IN ARABIC} .

 

" BOMBARD US " A POEM BY EHAB LOTAYEF

 
 

"FIY `IYD MILADAK AL-KAM WA SAB`IYN" --A POEM BY AHMAD FUW'AD NIGM (IN ARABIC). If the soul of Egypt is to be saved, then the poet Ahmad Fuw'ad Nigm must be the chosen one leading the way.  His latest poetry entitled "Fiy `Iyd Miladak al-kam wa Sab`iyn" is posted therein to inspire you.

 

AKHIR HAGAH --A POEM BY HADIY MURAD (IN ARABIC)

 

MICHAEL MOORE'S FAHRNHEIT 911 REVIEWED BY HAZEM WEFY

 
 

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