Bongo

Just try to follow the sequence of events in this article:

6th of May: The 45 year old wife of Gabon's president Omar Bongo dies. A presidential statement said he had "suffered a shock of great emotional intensity after the premature death of his young wife following a long illness." And he temporarily suspends his duties to rest and mourn the death of his beloved wife.

8th of June: Omar Bongo dies. There are speculations that the corrupt leader's son (who happens to be the defence minister) will take over!

Now with the death of Bongo who ruled Gabon for 41 years, our president Mubarak becomes the longest serving president in Africa.

"Hey. Gaddafi has been in power since 1969", I hear you shouting.

Maybe... but remember that Gaddafi gave up power in 1979 and the Libyan people took over.

Being the longest serving African president is quite an achievement. You only have to do 4 or 5 years to be the longest serving president in Europe, but those African dudes are very hard to beat.

A Fire

A huge fire broke out in a disused building in down town Cairo. Details are still very sketchy about what this building was used for and if anyone really gives a fuck that it was destroyed. I don't know why I am even blogging about, since you ask. About 13 people got injured as a result and traffic around the area came to stanstill, but apart of that I haven't heard of any losses

Ironic

I am not a fan of Abdel-Wahab al-Meseri, but can you see the irony?

Leader of Egyptian movement demanding end to Mubarak's rule dies...

hmmm... interesting

Sometimes I wonder about the bits that seemingly dont add up. Is the film "Loose Change" just a load of crap?
Note The New Yorker's quote of a former high-level intelligence official: “Whatever trail was left was left deliberately—for the FBI to chase.” [New Yorker, 10/1/01]. I dont think we'll ever find out and we'll live with the consequences for a very long time.

The right candidate

A young man applies for a place in the Egyptian Police Academy and is invited for an interview.

The interviewer says 'right first question, how would you torture a suspect into confessing and how would you arrest a corrupt member of the NDP?' so the interviewee asks 'why do you want me to arrest a corrupt member of the NDP?' to which the interviewer replies 'good answer, you're in.'

Huh?

I am not a fan of the Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit. In fact, I think his IQ puts him in the "mentally challenged" category. I'll tell you why, since you ask:

The European Parliament voted for a resolution criticizing Egypt's human rights record.



It called on Cairo "to end all forms of harassment, including judicial measures, detention of media professionals and, more generally, human rights defenders and activists."

Michael Emerson, of the Center for European Policy Studies went further by calling the the Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak "a five-star autocrat who is indeed suppressing expression of different democratic political party preferences."

Now that's a difficult situation for Abul Gheit because as Foreign Minister he has to respond to such accusations which are basically true.

But look how he responded

He decides to make a fool out of himself by saying that, "Egypt is deeply concerned at the deteriorating state of the rights of religious and ethnic minorities and immigrants on the European continent."

What is this guy about? Religious and ethnic minorities in Europe get a by far better treatment than what they get in their countries of origin.

What is even more absurd and irritating is that the fucking Muslim Brothers welcomed the European resolution. What do the MB's know about human rights. If they ever get to power they will turn Egypt into a Taliban state and they will commit far more human rights abuses than Mubarak, so I just wish all these dick heads would shut up. It would be much better for my mental well being.

Busy

I've been busy lately writing a book titled: "Mubarak, The Man, The President, The Underground Station, The Library"

Monalisa went to Lebanon

Interview with a president on his birthday

Jorno: Happy birthday Mr. President.
President: What?... please raise your voice. I have trouble these days hearing anything quieter than a jet engine.
Jorno: HAPPY BIRTHDAY YA RAYYES...
President: Thank you :)
Jorno: MR. PRESIDENT, WHAT IS THE BEST THING ABOUT BEING THE ONLY 90 YEAR OLD PRESIDENT IN THE WHOLE WORLD?
President: No peer pressure.

Is Salamo 3alekom offending?

A few days before Ramadan, I was entering a building in Cairo. There were two men standing at the door, so I said, "salamo 3aleko". They did not answer, looked at each other and then they stared back at me. One of them looked down and shook his head.

"What?", I asked. One of them just laughed. "Is there a problem?", I asked again.

"No. Come in (itfaddal)".

About two hours later it occured to me that maybe the two men, who were bouncers, didn't think it was appropriate of me to say salamo 3aleko to them while I was entering the bar.

Personally, I don't see why not?

Addictive

Shit... This is soooo f***ing addictive

يا نهار أزرق

خبر ابن أحبة عالصبح. أب وأم قتلوا بنتهم في قرية أبو قرقاص في المنيا عشان نامت مع شاب من شبان القرية وحملت منه.

الأم كتمت نفس البنت والأب نزل بشومة على دماغها لحد ما فرتك نفوخها

يا حرام البنت كان عندها 21 سنة. وأبوها وأمها مارحموهاش

أنا بازعل جدا لما بقرأ عن حوادث التعذيب في أقسام الشرطة والسجون. بس الظاهر إن القسوة مش مقتصرة على ضباط الشرطة بس. القسوة بقت في دمنا وينشوقها حوالينا طول اليوم ويبدو إن ماحدش ضميره بيوجعه أو حتى بيهرشه

معاناة الناس وألمهم ما بقاش بيحرك فينا ذرة إحساس. ما حدش يستغرب من التعذيب في الأقسام. عادي ما الناس بتتعذب في كل حتة. وإيه يعني لما عماد الكبير حطوا له العصاية في طيزه واللا فلان قتلوه واللا علان كهربوه واللا ترتان علقوه. إذا كان الأبهات والأمهات نفسهم هما اللي بيقتلوا عيالهم

This is way too much

How can any human being have so much cruelty in his heart to torture a 13 year old kid to death.

This makes me want to throw up.

When I started blogging a year ago, I thought it would be a way of letting out some steam and having a laugh, but the news is becoming more and more depressing. I don't want to blog anymore.

Thanks to all of you who dropped by to read my shit.

Good News

According to "Al Masri Alyoum", the police officer suspected of killing Nasr Ahmed Abdallah will be arrested.

Everybody Stay Away From Me

When I look at myself in the mirror and find that I look exactly like the picture on my passeport, that's when I know I need a vacation. Yeah, it's bad. This is how I feel now when anyone I work with talks to me:

Stress Management Technique

Here is a stress management technique recommended by a recent psychological research:

Picture yourself at a beautiful spot on the sea side. Seagulls are gently gliding in the air. No one knows your secret place. You are in total seclusion from that hectic place called "the office". The soothing sound of the sea is so relaxing. The water is clear. You can easily make out the face of the person you're holding under the water...

There you go...

feeling better?

Men with long pinky nails

I hate it when men grow their pinky nails and it is extremely disgusting when they start using it to scratch their ears or pick their noses.

Why do people still do this?

I remember it was much more common in the seventies. It was even fashionable. Those were the days when men had ridiculous hair styles and wore the horrible safari suits and carried samsonite suitcases. Oh and remember those horrible little leather cases that every government employee in Egypt used to carry?

Honor

Tawfiq El Deqen was a great actor and comedian. He specialized in playing evil characters (gangster, criminal, sleaze ball, etc.) in a hilarious way.

One if his classic lines was "أحسن من الشرف مفيش" (there is nothing better than honor). He used to say this after every crime he committed.

Which reminds me of the famous verse by the Arab poet Al Mutanabbi:

لا يسلم الشرف الرفيع من الأذى حتى يراق على جوانبه الدم

Translation: Pure honor cannot avoid harm unless blood is spilled on it's sides. Another translation of this line would be: You cannot be honorable unless you become a fucking psychotic serial killer.

Honor in our society is usually associated with oppressing women under the guise of protecting them and their honor.

This concept of honor may have been OK centuries ago, but civilization moved on and in the modern secular world this kind of "honor" is not a big deal anymore. People's characters are judged by things like honesty, integrity, and fairness.

Why can't we move on? Can anybody out there tell me? How can we live in a country where people use mobile phones, the internet, satellite TV and at the same time some men kill their sisters and mothers and daughters if they are perceived as having brought dishonor to their families?

Honor killings are committed in Egypt by both muslims and copts, so its not a religious thing. It's an ancient piece of cultural shit that doesn't want to go away in some countries, but why?

Latest News...

The Egyptian government is taking the water shortage problem very seriously.

The prime minister, Ahmad Nazif held a meeting with the cabinet today. He also spoke to the book shelf and argued with the couch.

Egypt, the sex crazed nation

According to this, Egypt has the third largest number of people searching for sex on google after India and Pakistan.

India has 40 million internet users and Pakistan has 12 million, but Egypt has only 5 million internet users, which means that we have the highest percentage of internet users searching for sex in the world.

What does this make us? The internet's biggest dickheads?