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Seif Lives On

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Amr Khalifa

“You know who killed my father” said Alaa Abdel Fatah, the prominent Egyptian activist while attending his father’s funeral. All of us did and do but in reality Ahmed Seif lives on. Souls as giving and minds as bright and … Continue reading →

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The Sphinx & Sisi

Posted on August 30, 2014 by Amr Khalifa

Of the 7 billion inhabitants of planet earth there are few who know not of the silence of the Sphinx. Silent for thousands of years he threatens to speak: such has been the magic of Sisi. Consider the facts, in … Continue reading →

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The Gandhi Principle & The Middle East

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Amr Khalifa

“The function of a civil resistor is to invoke a response’, one of the wisest men once said.  The notion that ‘ 100,000 Englishmen simply can not control 350,000,000 Indians if those Indians refuse to cooperate.’ amazed me at a … Continue reading →

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Egypt , Israel : Propoganda Inc.

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Amr Khalifa

If you are unjust, If you are an autocrat, propoganda is both your pillow and blanket. Egyptian and Israeli leadership, with Sisi and Bibi at the helm, both understand this political subtlety; it is a subtlety that hits with a … Continue reading →

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We Are All Palestinian Today

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Amr Khalifa

Are you human? Are you humane? Then today, the least you can do, is declare yourself Palestinian. After a break from the bloodshed, the rockets, the artillary, Israel decided, yet again, to turn the life of the average Gazan citizen … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Blood: Rabaa to Gaza

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Amr Khalifa

Late last night, in Gaza, gunships made those menacing sounds again: more rockets landed on the strip. This invasion will end sooner than later but the scars that the inhumane death toll, nearly 2000, will leave behind will not. It … Continue reading →

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