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Embracing the Rays with Youssef of Egypt and Nawal the unnamed Goddess | nadiaharhash

I swear I was taken in a trance. I still couldn’t believe this is happening. I am sitting in the house of Nawal Saadawi. Nawal herself is there asking me friendly questions caring so much about my comfort as if I was a little princess that she has just found. And Youssef; That giant man in his presence. Suddenly became just a man sitting opposite the queen of all women.Of course it wasn’t too long until his aura took over the presence of the setting. There is an unbelievable power in his presence. His tone and voice is very pleasant to the ear.They were busy talking about them. About Egypt. About her. About him. There was this race of a conversation that could last for three days not three hours. Her eyes talk faster than her mouth. So keen. So intelligent. So much every word of every book she wrote. Somehow I knew her. What she was saying wasn’t new to me. The fact that she herself was saying it all to me was enough to keep me quiet and in that state of non-belief.

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13 Lebanese That Made It Big In 2015

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A Separate State of Mind | A Blog by Elie Fares

As 2015 draws to a close, and you are overwhelmed by end-of-year lists, the only list that I wanted to make, as I also did last year, was one commemorating Lebanese faces that I believe did something in 2015 that was great.

Consider it as one of my rare non-nagging posts of the year, fitting to end 2015 on a more or less positive note despite it being the year that it was. The names I’m about to mention are in no particular order, and are chosen in a non-scientific way of course.

1. Abou Ali Issa & Adel Termos:

In the depth of horror and chaos emerged the two stories of true heroism in the country this year in the form of two men: Abou Ali Issa and Adel Termos. Both of them lost their lives months and kilometers apart, but in eerily similar scenarios: to the hands of…

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Egyptian Aak 2015 – Week 52 ( Dec 22- 27)

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Top Headlines

  • Egypt hires consultancy to check airport security after Russia crash. Tuesday
  • Israel approves natural gas exports to Egypt. Friday
  • Nine police, army generals among 11 newly appointed governors. Saturday
  • Sudan, Egypt, Ethiopia say committed to reaching understandings on Nile Dam. Sunday

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The end is near… Goodbye 2015

I have changed much over the years, but this year I managed to finally get over much of the anger I had, a lot of it stemming from the period from when this picture was taken. I am ready to move on from this year though. As the year comes to an end, I find myself reconnecting with old acquaintances and really enjoying their stories. I love spending the time to hear someone’s life story.  
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