Showing posts with label women. Show all posts
Showing posts with label women. Show all posts
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Monday, June 13, 2011
Yemeni's Writing History
I haven't seen many op-eds written about Yemen lately. My Yemeni friend Afaf posted this on her Facebook and I told her it needs to be published elsewhere because it's powerful, informative and written from the heart, therefore more people need to read it.
Photo by Raja Althaibani: Child laborers take full advantage of the uprisings. Instead of selling bottled water, pens or cheap perfume, they have took on the selling of national emblems which are selling quickly. You can see here that although they continue to work, they are happy and excited to be apart of a revolution that may offer them a better future; a future off the streets and into normalcy.)
Yemeni's Writing History
By: Afaf
For continuous and consistent four months, Yemenis had written a history of how to uproot dictators peacefully. Their counterpart in Tunisia and Egypt were part of that legacy too but with few exceptions: in Yemen the military is controlled by the president and his children, brothers, step-brother, nephew, and in-law. But in Tunisia and Egypt, the military is not infiltrated by any of Bin-ali in Tunisia or by Mubarak in Egypt. Therefore, the Yemeni's revolution has and must remain peaceful because the alternative will be costly. Saleh knew from day one that this peaceful revolution will uproot him and work diligently to militarize it.
He ordered his heartless thugs to commit their massacre in the day of dignity as the Yemenis called it the Friday of dignity where 57 were killed in a cold blood without any reason simply because they were chanting we want democracy, social justice, and freedom. They could not tolerate their demands and decided to silent them, only to find out that terrorist action and criminal action has worked in favor of the revolution and many decent and those who still have in their heart an iota of conscious immediately found no place with them with Saleh and chose to leave him in an honorable move that Yemenis will never forget and should be the stand that omits all of their sins with Saleh. Then the balance of power changed, roughly half of the military with the revolution and half with Saleh, half if not more than half of the strong tribe with the revolution and the other with Saleh. The balance of power has changed the rule of the game between Saleh and our peaceful revolution.
He tried to play the time card-game hoping people will be fed up with their daily protest; but time did not help him as he thought but rather worked against him and the revolution has gained a momentum that trying to deny it is similar to denying the sunshine or the moonbeam. The revolution has rocked him and his mini-paid-gathering he labored to gathered ostensibly. He then asked for help and the Saudis were at his expenses, offering him not just one initiative but five and he felts that signing it without a ceremony will affect his abnormal personality that we are paying the price for tolerating it for three decades.
Then the last chapter of his shrewdness was to attack those who supported the revolution and promised to sacrifice their lives for it; the strongest tribe that have nutrient him for years, the hashed tribe which is ruled by Alahmar family (my relatives), he decided to attack them without any provocation just to get them to react and then declared to the whole world that Yemen is heading toward a civil war.
The other part of his plane was creating a vacuum of power where he evacuate his army from Abyan-just in Abyan not Taiz or Ibb because of the assumed presence of al-Qaida in Abyan which will take advantage of such action and take control of the city. By doing so, Saleh want to start a civil war in Sana’a with Alahmar and his tribe and create a concern for the west especially the American by allowing al-Qaida in Abyan a full control of the city and then coming the second day to fight al-Qaida just to keep the pressure on the Saudis and the west that his departure will mean the following; a civil war and al-Qaida.
But the justice of the one who is called the just was above his skillful plan and he was hit by his own security apparatus if not by his own family who decided to attack him where he was assuming to be the safest place; his private mosque inside his most secured presidential palace with his security guards glued to him. He tasted the blood that thousand of Yemenis have been forced to taste by his order for four month, in Amansora, Taiz, Aden, Ibb, Sana’a, Shiek Othman, Almukla, Abyan, Hadrmouth, Marab, and every city and town in Yemen.
People are saying that his lung has collapsed and 40% of his body is burned! He used poisonous gas on people, burned people alive (even the handicap were not exempt), shooting snipers on peaceful protesters - one of them being a close friend of ours, my uncle got attacked and wounded, burned the hearts of old, young, and children alike and he is now left BURNING. The land of Yemen, that Allah and his Prophet (peace by upon him) spoke so favorably about, he's clutching on as if it belongs to him. If anything he is getting what he deserves slowly and surely. I expect that he will also not be able to eat and drink soon, because he left so many young and old fending for themselves just for basic needs (food and water). Now, what, are we done with you, Saleh? We will be there. The question is, will you be there?
Photos by: Raja Althaibani
Photo by Raja Althaibani: Child laborers take full advantage of the uprisings. Instead of selling bottled water, pens or cheap perfume, they have took on the selling of national emblems which are selling quickly. You can see here that although they continue to work, they are happy and excited to be apart of a revolution that may offer them a better future; a future off the streets and into normalcy.)
Yemeni's Writing History
By: Afaf
For continuous and consistent four months, Yemenis had written a history of how to uproot dictators peacefully. Their counterpart in Tunisia and Egypt were part of that legacy too but with few exceptions: in Yemen the military is controlled by the president and his children, brothers, step-brother, nephew, and in-law. But in Tunisia and Egypt, the military is not infiltrated by any of Bin-ali in Tunisia or by Mubarak in Egypt. Therefore, the Yemeni's revolution has and must remain peaceful because the alternative will be costly. Saleh knew from day one that this peaceful revolution will uproot him and work diligently to militarize it.
He ordered his heartless thugs to commit their massacre in the day of dignity as the Yemenis called it the Friday of dignity where 57 were killed in a cold blood without any reason simply because they were chanting we want democracy, social justice, and freedom. They could not tolerate their demands and decided to silent them, only to find out that terrorist action and criminal action has worked in favor of the revolution and many decent and those who still have in their heart an iota of conscious immediately found no place with them with Saleh and chose to leave him in an honorable move that Yemenis will never forget and should be the stand that omits all of their sins with Saleh. Then the balance of power changed, roughly half of the military with the revolution and half with Saleh, half if not more than half of the strong tribe with the revolution and the other with Saleh. The balance of power has changed the rule of the game between Saleh and our peaceful revolution.
He tried to play the time card-game hoping people will be fed up with their daily protest; but time did not help him as he thought but rather worked against him and the revolution has gained a momentum that trying to deny it is similar to denying the sunshine or the moonbeam. The revolution has rocked him and his mini-paid-gathering he labored to gathered ostensibly. He then asked for help and the Saudis were at his expenses, offering him not just one initiative but five and he felts that signing it without a ceremony will affect his abnormal personality that we are paying the price for tolerating it for three decades.
Then the last chapter of his shrewdness was to attack those who supported the revolution and promised to sacrifice their lives for it; the strongest tribe that have nutrient him for years, the hashed tribe which is ruled by Alahmar family (my relatives), he decided to attack them without any provocation just to get them to react and then declared to the whole world that Yemen is heading toward a civil war.
The other part of his plane was creating a vacuum of power where he evacuate his army from Abyan-just in Abyan not Taiz or Ibb because of the assumed presence of al-Qaida in Abyan which will take advantage of such action and take control of the city. By doing so, Saleh want to start a civil war in Sana’a with Alahmar and his tribe and create a concern for the west especially the American by allowing al-Qaida in Abyan a full control of the city and then coming the second day to fight al-Qaida just to keep the pressure on the Saudis and the west that his departure will mean the following; a civil war and al-Qaida.
But the justice of the one who is called the just was above his skillful plan and he was hit by his own security apparatus if not by his own family who decided to attack him where he was assuming to be the safest place; his private mosque inside his most secured presidential palace with his security guards glued to him. He tasted the blood that thousand of Yemenis have been forced to taste by his order for four month, in Amansora, Taiz, Aden, Ibb, Sana’a, Shiek Othman, Almukla, Abyan, Hadrmouth, Marab, and every city and town in Yemen.
People are saying that his lung has collapsed and 40% of his body is burned! He used poisonous gas on people, burned people alive (even the handicap were not exempt), shooting snipers on peaceful protesters - one of them being a close friend of ours, my uncle got attacked and wounded, burned the hearts of old, young, and children alike and he is now left BURNING. The land of Yemen, that Allah and his Prophet (peace by upon him) spoke so favorably about, he's clutching on as if it belongs to him. If anything he is getting what he deserves slowly and surely. I expect that he will also not be able to eat and drink soon, because he left so many young and old fending for themselves just for basic needs (food and water). Now, what, are we done with you, Saleh? We will be there. The question is, will you be there?
Photos by: Raja Althaibani
Monday, May 30, 2011
Amazing Egyptian Women
There was a tag on twitter the other day #amazingegyptians where people were off naming a bunch of cool Egyptians. I noticed one tweet that said not many women were on there. So I after some research and asking around, I compiled a list- a very eclectic list of a plethora of Egyptian women ranging from scientists, journalists, doctors, actresses, and bloggers. Feel free to comment below to add more awesome Egyptian women because I am sure there are SOO much more!
Dr.Samira Mousa the first women to study nuclear science, PhD in Atomic Radiation, worked to make medical use of nuclear tech affordable to all Egyptians
Kamilia Abdelfattah - Egyptian psychologist and educator
Radwa Ashour - noble essayist, author, and lecturer, who won prizes all over the world for her artistic novels
Shams Ahmed, Egyptian bassist
Leila_Ahmed Egyptian writer on Islam and Muslim feminism, novelist, the first women's studies professor at Harvard Divinity School
Umm Kulthum - dubbed greatest female singer in Middle Eastern history.
Tamav Irinie, A modern Coptic saint.
Injy Hassan Aflatoun - Painter, whose political attitude showed in her work.
Zeinobia- Activist, Blogger, President Obama reads her blog.
Shahira Amin - Anchor/journalist for Egyptian State TV who resigned during Jan. 25 Revolution because of the station's lies.
Dalia Ziada- Activist, blogger, one of 150 most influential women in the world
Mona Eltahawy- columnist, feminist, public speaker
Nermeena - blogger, had her blog since 2004, one of the first bloggers in Egypt.
Eman Hashim award-winning blogger, teacher, writer, ophthalmologist
Nadia Younes: served as Deputy Spokeswoman for the Secretary-General of UN, Director of the UN Information Centre
Butheina Kamel, TV show host, candidate for Egypt's first free presidential elections post-Mubarak
Nawal el-Saadawi Egyptian doctor, feminist, writer
Hoda Shaarawi - Egyptian feminist, nationalist
Asma Mahfouz - Activist whose vlogs helped spark the revolution.
Hanan Turk - outstanding actress, former ballerina, volunteer, worldwide ambassador for the international NGO Islamic Relief
Azza Fahmy - jewelery designer, was British Designer of the Year.
Lamia Bahnasawy - Archery champion, participated in 2004 Olympics
Nadia El-Awady President of the World Federation of Science Journalists.
Dalia Mogahed - Advisor selected by Obama on the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, Executive Director of Gallup Center for Muslim Studies, executive director at Women in International Security (WIIS)
Jihan El Midany - Pentathlete at Youth Olympic Games
Ethar El-Katatney - Award-winning journalist, author.
Aya Medani, Competed in 2008 Olympics, Pentathlon, fencing.
St. Mary of Egypt - who took on man's garb to enter monastery and was falsely accused of sin
Ragia Omran - exceptional human rights lawyer
Hayat Farag- Egyptian wrestler, competed in 2008 Olympics
Dr.Samira Mousa the first women to study nuclear science, PhD in Atomic Radiation, worked to make medical use of nuclear tech affordable to all Egyptians
Kamilia Abdelfattah - Egyptian psychologist and educator
Radwa Ashour - noble essayist, author, and lecturer, who won prizes all over the world for her artistic novels
Shams Ahmed, Egyptian bassist
Leila_Ahmed Egyptian writer on Islam and Muslim feminism, novelist, the first women's studies professor at Harvard Divinity School
Umm Kulthum - dubbed greatest female singer in Middle Eastern history.
Tamav Irinie, A modern Coptic saint.
Injy Hassan Aflatoun - Painter, whose political attitude showed in her work.
Zeinobia- Activist, Blogger, President Obama reads her blog.
Shahira Amin - Anchor/journalist for Egyptian State TV who resigned during Jan. 25 Revolution because of the station's lies.
Dalia Ziada- Activist, blogger, one of 150 most influential women in the world
Mona Eltahawy- columnist, feminist, public speaker
Nermeena - blogger, had her blog since 2004, one of the first bloggers in Egypt.
Eman Hashim award-winning blogger, teacher, writer, ophthalmologist
Nadia Younes: served as Deputy Spokeswoman for the Secretary-General of UN, Director of the UN Information Centre
Butheina Kamel, TV show host, candidate for Egypt's first free presidential elections post-Mubarak
Nawal el-Saadawi Egyptian doctor, feminist, writer
Hoda Shaarawi - Egyptian feminist, nationalist
Asma Mahfouz - Activist whose vlogs helped spark the revolution.
Hanan Turk - outstanding actress, former ballerina, volunteer, worldwide ambassador for the international NGO Islamic Relief
Azza Fahmy - jewelery designer, was British Designer of the Year.
Lamia Bahnasawy - Archery champion, participated in 2004 Olympics
Nadia El-Awady President of the World Federation of Science Journalists.
Dalia Mogahed - Advisor selected by Obama on the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, Executive Director of Gallup Center for Muslim Studies, executive director at Women in International Security (WIIS)
Jihan El Midany - Pentathlete at Youth Olympic Games
Ethar El-Katatney - Award-winning journalist, author.
Aya Medani, Competed in 2008 Olympics, Pentathlon, fencing.
St. Mary of Egypt - who took on man's garb to enter monastery and was falsely accused of sin
Ragia Omran - exceptional human rights lawyer
Hayat Farag- Egyptian wrestler, competed in 2008 Olympics
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Female Sahaba Riding Camels/Horses
Mona Al-Sharif was detained in Saudi Arabia for driving and encouraging other women to drive by posting a video on YouTube and Facebook. She was released later. Read more about it here http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/saudi-woman-who-defied-driving-ban-and-posted-a-video-of-herself-driving-is-detained/2011/05/21/AFLI7Y8G_story.html?wprss=rss_world
For your information, "Religious" Saudi Arabia rulers, female sahaba, including the Prophet Muhammad's wife drove a camel.
Al-Bukhari reported from Abi Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace be upon him) said:
“نِسَاءُ قُرَيْشٍ خَيْرُ نِسَاءٍ رَكِبْنَ الْإِبِلَ أَحْنَاهُ عَلَى طِفْلٍ وَأَرْعَاهُ عَلَى زَوْجٍ فِي ذَاتِ يَدِهِ“
“The women of Quraish are the best women who rode camels, they are most kind with their children and most caring for their husband’s wealth.”
Also,
Muslim reported from Shuraih ibn Hani’ that ‘Aisha (Allah be pleased with her) rode a camel, and it was somewhat defiant, so she kept on beating it, and the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace be upon him) said to her,
“عَلَيْكِ بِالرِّفْقِ.”
“Adhere to gentleness.”
Camels and horses during that time was a means of transportation = driving cars these days.
So Saudi Arabian kings, change your preposterous laws and give women their rights back -- rights originally given to them by Islam.
For people who want more proof on this hadith (sayings of Prophet Muhammad), other rulings: http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&Option=FatwaId&Id=123096
in.your.face.
For your information, "Religious" Saudi Arabia rulers, female sahaba, including the Prophet Muhammad's wife drove a camel.
Al-Bukhari reported from Abi Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace be upon him) said:
“نِسَاءُ قُرَيْشٍ خَيْرُ نِسَاءٍ رَكِبْنَ الْإِبِلَ أَحْنَاهُ عَلَى طِفْلٍ وَأَرْعَاهُ عَلَى زَوْجٍ فِي ذَاتِ يَدِهِ“
“The women of Quraish are the best women who rode camels, they are most kind with their children and most caring for their husband’s wealth.”
Also,
Muslim reported from Shuraih ibn Hani’ that ‘Aisha (Allah be pleased with her) rode a camel, and it was somewhat defiant, so she kept on beating it, and the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace be upon him) said to her,
“عَلَيْكِ بِالرِّفْقِ.”
“Adhere to gentleness.”
Camels and horses during that time was a means of transportation = driving cars these days.
So Saudi Arabian kings, change your preposterous laws and give women their rights back -- rights originally given to them by Islam.
For people who want more proof on this hadith (sayings of Prophet Muhammad), other rulings: http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&Option=FatwaId&Id=123096
in.your.face.
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