Comments on: Greetings from California… http://arabist.net/arabawy/2007/08/06/greetings-from-berkeley/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:54:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Mahalla Updates: Troops step up presence; Labor organizers under govt pressure; FACTORY TO STRIKE 6 APRIL; SOLIDARITY NEEDED وبدأ العد التنازلي لإضراب المحلة at 3arabawy http://arabist.net/arabawy/2007/08/06/greetings-from-berkeley/#comment-100395 Mahalla Updates: Troops step up presence; Labor organizers under govt pressure; FACTORY TO STRIKE 6 APRIL; SOLIDARITY NEEDED وبدأ العد التنازلي لإضراب المحلة at 3arabawy Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:17:06 +0000 http://arabist.net/arabawy/2007/08/06/greetings-from-berkeley/#comment-100395 [...] in Dec 2006 inspired me tremendously, and we enjoyed a good personal relationship, till I left for Berkeley… But I cannot be silent in front of this outright disgusting behavior by the two or let my [...] [...] in Dec 2006 inspired me tremendously, and we enjoyed a good personal relationship, till I left for Berkeley… But I cannot be silent in front of this outright disgusting behavior by the two or let my [...]

]]> By: Love letter to America… at 3arabawy http://arabist.net/arabawy/2007/08/06/greetings-from-berkeley/#comment-96879 Love letter to America… at 3arabawy Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:52:56 +0000 http://arabist.net/arabawy/2007/08/06/greetings-from-berkeley/#comment-96879 [...] said Trotskyists hated America….?! We LOVE [...] [...] said Trotskyists hated America….?! We LOVE [...]

]]> By: On Riots, Violence, Sabotage: Denmark and the US Ghetto Intifadas at 3arabawy http://arabist.net/arabawy/2007/08/06/greetings-from-berkeley/#comment-96737 On Riots, Violence, Sabotage: Denmark and the US Ghetto Intifadas at 3arabawy Sun, 17 Feb 2008 09:35:01 +0000 http://arabist.net/arabawy/2007/08/06/greetings-from-berkeley/#comment-96737 [...] Airport, whose racism and sharmata towards Egyptians including myself is fucking disgusting. I blogged about the SF Airport before, but I also have some quality airport stories from Europe that I may share with you [...] [...] Airport, whose racism and sharmata towards Egyptians including myself is fucking disgusting. I blogged about the SF Airport before, but I also have some quality airport stories from Europe that I may share with you [...]

]]> By: Welcome to America at Antony Loewenstein http://arabist.net/arabawy/2007/08/06/greetings-from-berkeley/#comment-91498 Welcome to America at Antony Loewenstein Mon, 27 Aug 2007 01:12:44 +0000 http://arabist.net/arabawy/2007/08/06/greetings-from-berkeley/#comment-91498 [...] Read on. [...] [...] Read on. [...]

]]> By: Abubakr http://arabist.net/arabawy/2007/08/06/greetings-from-berkeley/#comment-91388 Abubakr Fri, 17 Aug 2007 05:10:34 +0000 http://arabist.net/arabawy/2007/08/06/greetings-from-berkeley/#comment-91388 Why I am not surprised?!!! I hope your stay turns out better than your warm welcome. It sadens me that the world is becoming like that. I envision a world where Hoss and his likes can enter the US and any other place without much trouble. hahahahha AB Why I am not surprised?!!!
I hope your stay turns out better than your warm welcome. It sadens me that the world is becoming like that. I envision a world where Hoss and his likes can enter the US and any other place without much trouble. hahahahha
AB

]]> By: Hossam el-Hamalawy http://arabist.net/arabawy/2007/08/06/greetings-from-berkeley/#comment-91290 Hossam el-Hamalawy Fri, 10 Aug 2007 05:55:05 +0000 http://arabist.net/arabawy/2007/08/06/greetings-from-berkeley/#comment-91290 ...يا إفتراضي أنا عارف إنك العميل بيرت بلاس 3 في 1 لإنك عم بتشتغل لثلاث أجهزة أمنية في آن واحد: السي أي إيه والموساد والسلطة.. ;) …يا إفتراضي أنا عارف إنك العميل بيرت بلاس 3 في 1
لإنك عم بتشتغل لثلاث أجهزة أمنية في آن واحد: السي أي إيه والموساد والسلطة.. ;)

]]> By: واحد إفتراضي http://arabist.net/arabawy/2007/08/06/greetings-from-berkeley/#comment-91269 واحد إفتراضي Wed, 08 Aug 2007 22:10:56 +0000 http://arabist.net/arabawy/2007/08/06/greetings-from-berkeley/#comment-91269 بس يكون بمعلومك, وبالإتجاه المضاد: أنا عميل سي آي إيه كلب, عم بحرض فيكم عشان تفوتوا جميعكم على غوانتنامو يا حوش بس يكون بمعلومك, وبالإتجاه المضاد: أنا عميل سي آي إيه كلب, عم بحرض فيكم عشان تفوتوا جميعكم على غوانتنامو يا حوش

]]> By: أنا أدون.. إذا أنا شيوعي وإرهابي at 3arabawy http://arabist.net/arabawy/2007/08/06/greetings-from-berkeley/#comment-91267 أنا أدون.. إذا أنا شيوعي وإرهابي at 3arabawy Wed, 08 Aug 2007 17:55:33 +0000 http://arabist.net/arabawy/2007/08/06/greetings-from-berkeley/#comment-91267 [...] by my experience at the San Fran airport, my fellow terrorist Leftist Egyptian designed the following banner for [...] [...] by my experience at the San Fran airport, my fellow terrorist Leftist Egyptian designed the following banner for [...]

]]> By: Hossam el-Hamalawy http://arabist.net/arabawy/2007/08/06/greetings-from-berkeley/#comment-91266 Hossam el-Hamalawy Wed, 08 Aug 2007 17:51:03 +0000 http://arabist.net/arabawy/2007/08/06/greetings-from-berkeley/#comment-91266 Alif: We have a new shirt now ya basha... http://masr-heya-ommi.blogspot.com/2007/08/blog-post_08.html Haisam: Allah yessalemak.. And big Salamz to all the Alexandrian shabab Alif:
We have a new shirt now ya basha…
http://masr-heya-ommi.blogspot.com/2007/08/blog-post_08.html
Haisam:
Allah yessalemak.. And big Salamz to all the Alexandrian shabab

]]> By: Haisam http://arabist.net/arabawy/2007/08/06/greetings-from-berkeley/#comment-91258 Haisam Wed, 08 Aug 2007 09:33:22 +0000 http://arabist.net/arabawy/2007/08/06/greetings-from-berkeley/#comment-91258 hehehe Classic !! 7amdella 3al Salama ya 3amina .. :)) hehehe

Classic !! 7amdella 3al Salama ya 3amina .. :))

]]> By: Alif http://arabist.net/arabawy/2007/08/06/greetings-from-berkeley/#comment-91257 Alif Wed, 08 Aug 2007 09:17:08 +0000 http://arabist.net/arabawy/2007/08/06/greetings-from-berkeley/#comment-91257 "<i>senior-ranking card-carrying</i>" AND <a href="http://arabist.net/arabawy/2007/07/23/im-a-terrorist-t-shirts-available-now-ya-shabab/" rel="nofollow">T-Shirt wearing</a> I'm glad you stayed put and didn't open your shirt, Clark style, exposing your "I'm a Terrorist" T-shirt beneath :) I too, Wael, collect Nazi and Soviet posters. Wanna trade? “senior-ranking card-carrying”
AND
T-Shirt wearing

I’m glad you stayed put and didn’t open your shirt, Clark style, exposing your “I’m a Terrorist” T-shirt beneath :)
I too, Wael, collect Nazi and Soviet posters. Wanna trade?

]]> By: From Amreeka with love… at 3arabawy http://arabist.net/arabawy/2007/08/06/greetings-from-berkeley/#comment-91253 From Amreeka with love… at 3arabawy Tue, 07 Aug 2007 22:05:23 +0000 http://arabist.net/arabawy/2007/08/06/greetings-from-berkeley/#comment-91253 [...] to my fellow 30th of February Organization terrorists, here are some reconnaissance [...] [...] to my fellow 30th of February Organization terrorists, here are some reconnaissance [...]

]]> By: Hossam el-Hamalawy http://arabist.net/arabawy/2007/08/06/greetings-from-berkeley/#comment-91249 Hossam el-Hamalawy Tue, 07 Aug 2007 19:16:46 +0000 http://arabist.net/arabawy/2007/08/06/greetings-from-berkeley/#comment-91249 Liam: Sorry to hear about your dad.. Hope he's feeling better now.. Your mob was switched off for a while when I was trying to reach you a month ago, but then Alex told me you were in the US then. Welcome back to Cairo. Are you gonna be there for next year? alzaher: You are not gonna miss my writings ya basha.. أنا زي فخامة الرئيس مبارك... متابع أخبار البلد وأنا برة على التليفون الساخن أول بأول Liam:
Sorry to hear about your dad.. Hope he’s feeling better now.. Your mob was switched off for a while when I was trying to reach you a month ago, but then Alex told me you were in the US then. Welcome back to Cairo. Are you gonna be there for next year?
alzaher:
You are not gonna miss my writings ya basha..
أنا زي فخامة الرئيس مبارك… متابع أخبار البلد وأنا برة على التليفون الساخن أول بأول

]]> By: alzaher http://arabist.net/arabawy/2007/08/06/greetings-from-berkeley/#comment-91245 alzaher Tue, 07 Aug 2007 10:45:22 +0000 http://arabist.net/arabawy/2007/08/06/greetings-from-berkeley/#comment-91245 hey man, good luck in your fellowship there , i will be missing your writings,there 's a little chance inshallah that i maybe travelling to a western country next year ,so wish me luck :) hey man,
good luck in your fellowship there , i will be missing your writings,there ’s a little chance inshallah that i maybe travelling to a western country next year ,so wish me luck
:)

]]> By: Liam http://arabist.net/arabawy/2007/08/06/greetings-from-berkeley/#comment-91244 Liam Tue, 07 Aug 2007 08:57:42 +0000 http://arabist.net/arabawy/2007/08/06/greetings-from-berkeley/#comment-91244 hey hossam - jesus sounds like california is a blast. welcome to america, i guess. sounds like i just missed you -- i just got back from spending the summer with my (sick) father in NY, but i'm back in Cairo now. take care of yourself out there! hey hossam - jesus sounds like california is a blast. welcome to america, i guess. sounds like i just missed you — i just got back from spending the summer with my (sick) father in NY, but i’m back in Cairo now. take care of yourself out there!

]]> By: Hossam el-Hamalawy http://arabist.net/arabawy/2007/08/06/greetings-from-berkeley/#comment-91243 Hossam el-Hamalawy Tue, 07 Aug 2007 04:54:03 +0000 http://arabist.net/arabawy/2007/08/06/greetings-from-berkeley/#comment-91243 Kalkin: Thanks man.. I'll try the program.. I still don't have regular cyber-access.. but I'll try to download it and check it out. NS: نفس السؤال بأسئله لنفسي... إزاي الهبل دول عارفين يسايسو أمورهم..؟ واحد إفتراضي: يا هلا يا هلا.. تحيات ثورية من كاليفورنيا يا رفيق... ليه المدونة بالانجليزي؟ عشان نساهم في تجريس الأنظمة والصهاينة على مستوى العالم.. جزء من خطة جهنمية إرهابية لحركة 30 فبراير المجيدة وإبسط يا عم ... بقيت مشهور في الأوساط الأمنية الأمريكية.. وان شاء الله طريقك الى القدس سيمر من جوانتنامو Kalkin:
Thanks man.. I’ll try the program.. I still don’t have regular cyber-access.. but I’ll try to download it and check it out.
NS:
نفس السؤال بأسئله لنفسي… إزاي الهبل دول عارفين يسايسو أمورهم..؟
واحد إفتراضي:
يا هلا يا هلا.. تحيات ثورية من كاليفورنيا يا رفيق…
ليه المدونة بالانجليزي؟ عشان نساهم في تجريس الأنظمة والصهاينة على مستوى العالم.. جزء من خطة جهنمية إرهابية لحركة 30 فبراير المجيدة
وإبسط يا عم … بقيت مشهور في الأوساط الأمنية الأمريكية.. وان شاء الله طريقك الى القدس سيمر من جوانتنامو

]]> By: واحد إفتراضي http://arabist.net/arabawy/2007/08/06/greetings-from-berkeley/#comment-91241 واحد إفتراضي Mon, 06 Aug 2007 23:16:33 +0000 http://arabist.net/arabawy/2007/08/06/greetings-from-berkeley/#comment-91241 طيب مش تلحس طيزي, رفيق؟؟ يعني وصلت كاريفولنيا وفهمنا, بس بما إنك عم تستعمل لابتوب, فشو مشكلة اللغة معك؟؟ لشو تدوّن بالإنجليزي؟ لأ والحلو إن الشباب عم تتعاطى معك وعم تكتب عليك ردود بالإنجليزي كمان هاو آر يو؟؟ :) طيب مش تلحس طيزي, رفيق؟؟
يعني وصلت كاريفولنيا وفهمنا, بس بما إنك عم تستعمل لابتوب, فشو مشكلة اللغة معك؟؟ لشو تدوّن بالإنجليزي؟

لأ والحلو إن الشباب عم تتعاطى معك وعم تكتب عليك ردود بالإنجليزي كمان

هاو آر يو؟؟

:)

]]> By: NS http://arabist.net/arabawy/2007/08/06/greetings-from-berkeley/#comment-91240 NS Mon, 06 Aug 2007 18:48:35 +0000 http://arabist.net/arabawy/2007/08/06/greetings-from-berkeley/#comment-91240 ضحك موت!الامريكان دول هبل اوي I still fail to understand how they run this world. ضحك موت!الامريكان دول هبل اوي
I still fail to understand how they run this world.

]]> By: Kalkin http://arabist.net/arabawy/2007/08/06/greetings-from-berkeley/#comment-91239 Kalkin Mon, 06 Aug 2007 16:53:13 +0000 http://arabist.net/arabawy/2007/08/06/greetings-from-berkeley/#comment-91239 Pretty funny story, though it must have sucked to go through. If you'd prefer to avoid this in the future, while still carrying these files on your laptop, you might try TrueCrypt: http://www.truecrypt.org/ Has a handy feature which allows you to avoid revealing that you even have encrypted files: http://www.truecrypt.org/hiddenvolume.php Of course, who knows. This could just get you in deeper trouble. Since you did, eventually, make it through... Pretty funny story, though it must have sucked to go through.

If you’d prefer to avoid this in the future, while still carrying these files on your laptop, you might try TrueCrypt:
http://www.truecrypt.org/

Has a handy feature which allows you to avoid revealing that you even have encrypted files:
http://www.truecrypt.org/hiddenvolume.php

Of course, who knows. This could just get you in deeper trouble. Since you did, eventually, make it through…

]]> By: Hossam el-Hamalawy http://arabist.net/arabawy/2007/08/06/greetings-from-berkeley/#comment-91238 Hossam el-Hamalawy Mon, 06 Aug 2007 15:52:27 +0000 http://arabist.net/arabawy/2007/08/06/greetings-from-berkeley/#comment-91238 Asad: واحشني يا مان!! وفعلا معاك حق، وليد التســــوئي وكلاب أمن الدولة تم استنساخهم في كل بقاع المعمورة.. الله يلعنهم كلهم Atle: I'm so sorry man we couldn't meet up.. It was hectic before I left, since I received my passport from the US embassy only three days before I left, and my travel ticket was only confirmed two days before my flight... Everything just went fucking wrong with this trip... I guess the bad omens started from Cairo... I'm gonna be here studying photography and multimedia reporting.. يساري مصري: سلام كبير لكل مجاهدي اليسار الإرهابي في مصر ... ويا ريت تصمملي بانر نوزعه بيقول: أنا أدون، إذاً أنا شيوعي وإرهابي Nora and Wael: I MISS U TA7N YA SHABAB!! How's the 30th of February terrorist operations going? I must have left a void, eih?;) Make sure to drop the Ebola virus I left in the Tuna can in my kitchen into the Nile River so that we can kill everyone, and defame Egypt's image abroad too. I know you had your share of troubles in the airports too... Asad:
واحشني يا مان!! وفعلا معاك حق، وليد التســــوئي وكلاب أمن الدولة تم استنساخهم في كل بقاع المعمورة.. الله يلعنهم كلهم
Atle:
I’m so sorry man we couldn’t meet up.. It was hectic before I left, since I received my passport from the US embassy only three days before I left, and my travel ticket was only confirmed two days before my flight… Everything just went fucking wrong with this trip… I guess the bad omens started from Cairo…
I’m gonna be here studying photography and multimedia reporting..
يساري مصري:
سلام كبير لكل مجاهدي اليسار الإرهابي في مصر … ويا ريت تصمملي بانر نوزعه بيقول: أنا أدون، إذاً أنا شيوعي وإرهابي
Nora and Wael:
I MISS U TA7N YA SHABAB!! How’s the 30th of February terrorist operations going? I must have left a void, eih?;) Make sure to drop the Ebola virus I left in the Tuna can in my kitchen into the Nile River so that we can kill everyone, and defame Egypt’s image abroad too.
I know you had your share of troubles in the airports too…

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