Tweet Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the ailing Algerian president whose candidacy has spawned weeks of protests in his tightly controlled nation, announced Monday that he would not seek a fifth term in office. The announcement was a concession to citizens who have turned out in ever-increasing numbers on the streets of Algeria’s cities to demand that Mr. Bouteflika give up plans to extend his 20-year rule. But the same statement also canceled the election that had been scheduled for April, raising questions about how long the president would remain in power. “There will be no fifth term,” a statement released to the official news agency in Mr. Bouteflika’s name said Monday night,…
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EGYPTIAN ANTIQUITIES, POST DR. HAWAS!
Dr. Zahi Hawass has been a dominant figure in Egyptian Antiquities for five decades, however, has been accused of many crimes , embezzlements, nepotism, and abuse. Dr. Hawass was forced out after Jan25th revolution, now we have new fresh faces, here is my interview with Dr. Bassir
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Why Do They Hate Us?
Tweet What used to be written on bathroom walls is now headline in newspapers, what was hidden inside their liberal racism is now flashing on my friends foreheads; hating and demonizing Muslims now going mainstream. An explosion of lies, filth and Islamophobia is spreading on social media, rallies and inside the White House. Hating Muslims is the new patriotic mantra for millions of Americans. “Burn the Quran“, “Kill Them All”, “Terrorist go home” chants, signs flashing at anti Muslim rallies and in our neighborhoods. Muslims are now the evildoers behind all the world’s problems apparently, hating and humiliating them becoming a civil duty.