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I strongly believe that Upper Egypt (the Sa'id) can offer the rest of the country and the world a model Muslim society that is conservative, but not extremist; traditional, but modern; humble, yet proud in the values of practical self-reliance and acceptance of others. While no society is perfect, I found that the Sa'id models so much that a healthy society can and should be - yet it is all but unknown, even to other Egyptians.
The horrible death of hostage Linda Norgrove in Afghanistan propelled me back to my own personal hell nine years ago when I was also held prisoner by the Taliban.
Throughout her trial in New York Dr. Aafia Siddiqui tried in vain to sack her legal team as is the right of any defendant in any court in the world today.
Toronto police is facing several multi-million dollar class action lawsuits as a result of its conduct at the G20 in Toronto last summer. The citizens of Ontario ought to be asking themselves how they got into this situation.
It involves us all: Can we as a country live with this ethnocultural chauvinism? Will our consciences allow it?
(Cairo) For a long time, opera Aida was on my to-see list. So I was pleased last week to find out that it was performing at the Cairo Opera House, only few steps from my hotel. The performance was to mark the 140th anniversary of its first performance in Cairo in 1871. The two hour performance was a delight.
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) sent a letter to Toronto District School Board (TDSP) asking the board to repeal its ban on Israeli Apartheid Week activities on school property.
"Punch Drunk Wives: for many women there is more to dementia than just getting older." That was the title of a presentation by Carleton University social work professor Roy Hanes before a meeting of SWAG (Social Workers in Aging and Gerontology) held in Ottawa on February 19.
Several reasons motivated me to visit Brunei. It is oil rich, tiny, safe, not touristy, has a Malay Islamic culture and a beautiful nature. Two more: (1) Its head of state Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah is a graduate of Egypt's Al Azhar and (2) Brunei is ranked in the top ten of the happiest country in the world along with Canada. Literacy rate here is among the highest in the world at about 95%.
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Rashid Khalidi is the Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University and the author of several books focussing on the Middle East including 'The Hundred Years' War On Palestine'. He explains some of the basic facts of the struggle for Palestinian independence and the creation of the Zionist project of Israel.