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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A TRIBUTE TO MY BROTHER!
Tweet “We had said goodbye to life, we didn’t think anyone knew we were there.” RIP Americans have seen many bad Arabs and Muslims; the evening news has been fixated on the misbehaving ones. Time for Americans to meet my brother Abdelrafea, known as sheikh Obed, a name he earned for being the only brother out of seven who went to the (Kottab) religion school in the village, as a four-year-old. the adventure lasted one day. “The Imam held a big stick,” he explained. My brother had just passed away, I promised sheikh Obed, one day Ill tell your story to the American people. I’m not sure they would…
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TOP 10 STREET SIGNS IGNORED IN EGYPT!
Tweet Top 10 street signs ignored in Egypt. 10- No Parking 9- No Entry 8- No Smoking 7- No walking 6- No Stop 5- No Peeing 4- No Camera 3- No Horn 2- No Driving… and the #1 street sign ignored in Egypt 1- No Gathering It’s civil disobedience…!!