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

[Anathema: The Black Orchid]

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 [...]

Max Richter…

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 [...]

I’ve been looking for their tracks for a while.. Here’s a song by the Jordanian Doom Metal band 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…

I received the following SMSs…
Caravan of 5 heavy trucks ‘from people of kuwait to people of palestine’ has been rejected by army after hours of waiting in line. Instead of leaving, they took a U-turn and went back to tail same line

Mabrouk for the Bahaai’s…  and fuck the bigots…

The Egyptian Popular Committee for the Solidarity with the Palestinian Intifada is calling for a demonstration, Friday 1st of Feb, from 1 to 2pm, at the Bookfair, Nasr City…
وقفة تضامنية مع شعب غزة
تدعو اللجنة الشعبية لدعم الانتفاضة الفلسطينية جماهير الشعب المصري إلى وقفة تضامنية لفك الحصار على الشعب الفلسطيني في غزة، وللضغط من أجل السماح [...]

After reading the disgusting, sensationalist obituary of George Habash, written by Time Magazine’s Scott Macleod, I strongly recommend he sticks to burger sandwich reviews coz he does a better job at the latter…
And by the way Scottie, the ones who pioneered plane hijackings in the Middle East were actually the French government, who hijacked the [...]

I received the following statement from the Egyptian Popular Committee for the Solidarity with the Palestinian Intifada, saying Mubarak’s pigs blocked the relief caravan heading to Sinai, which was carrying medical equipment needed by the Al-Awda Palestinian Hospital…
الأمن المصري يمنع مرور قافلة اللجنة الشعبية
في حوالي الثالثة من فجر اليوم قامت قوات الأمن المصرية باعتراض طريق [...]

[The Angry String Orchestra]