Tribute to Dr. George Habash, The hero of the Palestinian armed resistance (1926-2008)…

Black orchid
[Anathema: The Black Orchid]
Tribute to Dr. George Habash, The hero of the Palestinian armed resistance (1926-2008)…

Black orchid
[Anathema: The Black Orchid]

The system has failed
Requiem: The system has failed…
The Angry Arab has been doing a great job, defending the legacy of Dr. George Habash in the face of the vicious attacks by the Western media, especially the pro-Zionist zebala of the US press… The postings he has on Habash are a must read, even if they were few lines… And you should not miss his masterpiece written at the Electronic Intifada; click on the poster below to read it…
From Al-Jazeera…
Howayda Taha, a documentary producer for Al Jazeera, has been released after being held for 15 hours by Egyptian police.
Taha was arrested on Monday for allegedly filming without a proper licence, her lawyer and police said.
She is already appealing an earlier jail sentence after reporting on alleged torture in police stations.
Taha was working on a film about farm labourers in a low-income neighbourhood in Cairo when police detained her early on Monday and questioned her late into the evening.
Ahmed Helmi, her lawyer, said on Tuesday she had all the necessary papers issued to her from the Egyptian press centre.
Police confiscated her tapes and sent them to be inspected by the department of artistic inspection, Helmi said.
It was not clear if any charges would be raised.
“She is under a constant police watch, they want to ban her from working in Egypt,” he said.
Police said four other people were arrested with her, including three crew members and an Egyptian human-rights activist.
Taha was sentenced in absentia in May to six months in jail and fined $5,600 for working on a documentary highlighting torture in police stations.
She has appealed against the sentence. The appeals court is due to deliver its ruling on February 11.
I’ve been looking for their tracks for a while.. Here’s a song by the Jordanian Doom Metal band Bilocate…

Bilocate
Bilocate: Days of Joy…
To find out more about the Jordanian metal scene, check out JorZine…
Serene Assir investigates the negative effects of globalization and agrarian reform on Egypt’s rural population and the agricultural sector… Click on the poster below to read the feature…
There’s also a report in today’s Daily News Egypt on how price hikes and energy subsidy cuts are affecting fertilizers used by the peasants...