Category Archives: English

North and South 7

Upon my dearest friend, Lobna’s, recommendation, I watched the BBC’s mini -series adaptation for the novel “North and South” by Elizabeth Gaskell. Quoting Lobna, she said: Spectacular soundtrack of the BBC production mini-series (North & South) based on (Elizabeth Gaskell’s 1855 classic novel (North & south). May I say that the complexity of (John Thornton) [...]

Random thought 3

To me, sometimes I think may be the most romantic line not said yet is: “How about sharing our libraries together?”

Are you listening? 4

I’ll excuse you, today is my first exception in my Happiness Project. Although it’s not getting me anywhere so far, and it doesn’t looks like what I was looking for; but I’ll continue tomorrow anyway. I am looking forward to achieve something.. anything. I have a heavy heart tonight.. for everything and anything, inside and [...]

From: The Forty Rules of Love 3

Befuddled believer! If every Ramadan one fasts in the name of God and every Eid one sacrifices a sheep or a goat as an atonement for his sins, if all his life one strives to make the pilgrimage to Mecca and five times a day kneels on a prayer rug but at the same time [...]

Rambling.. a little.. 1

It’s been long since I wrote here, and it’s been long since I started a post by “It’s been long”. My life, and again it’s been long since I rambled about my life, has turned into a hollow roller coaster. And I am not afraid to admit it.. I’m depressed, for both personal and national [...]

To where does time go? 2

For some reason today I watched “Forrest Gump”; and throughout the film I was repeating to myself “It’s been a while.” The truth is I neither remember the last nor the first time I saw “Forrest Gump”. Like, I don’t remember the last time I heard a Back Street Boys song. I don’t remember the [...]

Nothing, just talking.. 5

Sometimes I’d be engaged in an interesting conversation, with interesting people, and all of a sudden I lose interest. All of a sudden I don’t want to talk anymore. I don’t want to share into such mumbo-jumbo.. What difference will it make if my opinion was right, or yours.. What will come out of hours [...]

Second time to vote 10

Today was the second time for me to vote, but the first time in a democratic atmosphere.. As much as I am happy and proud of my Egyptianess today, as much as I am worried about the results. Somehow today beholds many significant meanings within, one of which, mixing religion with politics in the way [...]

A dream last night 4

I had a dream last night. Ten.. Twenty years from now, I was picking up my kids from school when I ran into Sheryos playing with his kids in a public garden. I asked my kids to join them, then, for the 100th time, we repeated the story of the most cherished 18 days in [...]

An ode to martyrs of the revolution 3

My country, oh my country, I adore you my country. Tell my mother not to be sad, please, don’t let her cry. Tell her, I am sorry my mother, I died for my country to be free. Please kiss her hands, and greet my country on my behalf. (Chorus) My country, oh my country, I [...]

I promise you.. 3

Now that my biggest dream for 2011 has been marvelously accomplished. I dream that 2011 would also be the year I’d find a way to directly help in rebuilding my country.. I no longer want to work for a foreign organization. I no longer want to live as a mere spectator.. This land is mine.. [...]