Tweetand sometimes they come on horseback Welcome to post revolution Egypt the wonderland of “Baltagiya”. The word Baltagiya (thugs/mercenaries) comes from the Turkish Balta (axe) followed by the regional postfix “-jia” or “-gia” , means axe-wielders. And that what they do, they axe and disrupt social activities for higher. They don’t have a political views or platform, they are anti views of any sorts, and their platform is always the street. Something like the Tea party here, they are not for anything, but against everything. Baltagiya have long been used by members of Egypt’s ruling party since the Turkish ruler in Egypt, but especially during Mubarak 30 years of dictatorship, there…
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WHY AMERICA HATES ILHAN OMAR!
Tweet “Americans rather save weak, oppressed Muslim women abroad and at home; oppress strong Muslim women I. “ Since Reb. Ilhan Omar got on the public stage. She has attracted lots of attention, criticism, attacks and admirations. Media, pundits and politicians scrutinized every move and every word she uttered. Last week at a news conference, U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar held her smartphone and played a voice mail containing a threat on her life. The death threat came from an unknown man after Colorado Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert’s Islamophobic remarks. Boebert is not the first politician to try making a name for herself in a racialized political world — a world…
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WHY GENERAL el-Sisi WRITES HIS NAME ON EVERYTHING!
Tweet Dictators (Hitler/Stalin/Trump) like juveniles love to write their name on things, and mark their territories. Any visitor to Egypt, realizes right away who is in control of the country; the writing is on the wall; from the moment you step out of the Airport, General el-Sisi’s name and pictures branded everywhere; on walls, billboards next to superstar soccer player Mohamed Salah, Nike, and McDonald’s ads, find his name on buildings, roads, bridges, hospitals, mosques, churches, schools, gates, and shops. Dictators (Hitler/Stalin/Trump) like juveniles love to write their name on things, like dogs they mark their territories. After all, writing on the wall is an ancient Egyptian, where pharaohs put…
