KILL ALL THE MONSTERS!!

The old world is dying and the new world struggles to be born. Now is the time of monsters.”
Antonio Gramsci

A few weeks ago, a 71-year-old man stabbed a 6-year-old boy 26 times and injured his mother while shouting, “You Muslims Must Die.” The victim, Wadea Al-Fayoume, was a Palestinian American who loved his family, soccer, and basketball. The alleged killer, Joseph Czuba, was not a stranger or a distraught drifter; he was the landlord of the building where the young Wadea lived, had a good relationship with the boy’s family, even building a treehouse for Wadea, bringing him toys, and allowing him to swim in a makeshift pool. Czuba, reported, was an avid listener of conservative right-wing radio shows that covered the Israeli-Hamas war; there is no such thing as right/left-wing Media; the American media loses its wings and head when it comes to covering Israeli atrocities.

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BACK TO THE SQUARE (AL MIDAN) الميدان

 

Al Midan (The Square)

Jan. 25 will mark the 11th anniversary of the Egyptian revolution, where for the first time in history, millions of Egyptians marched into the streets to claim their country back. No public place symbolized this revolution like Tahrir Square, which most Egyptians know as “Al Midan”. Sitting in my living room in Minnetonka, MN 11 years ago glowed to TV Aljazeera Arabic, where the revolution was televised. 18 glorious days of protest that toppled 30 years of dictatorship. Al Midan has been the traditional gathering place for Egyptians with a grievance; it inspired the world even Occupied Wall Street Movement in America.. A few months after the Jan25th revolution, I visited Egypt, and the first place I wanted to see was Al Midan. I had been there once during the student’s protest of 1972 that forced president Sadat to move on to his promise to liberate Siena from the Zionist occupation.! I was too young to realize the significance of the Al-Midan. After 30 years away from Egypt, I wanted to go back and witness what millions have seen. At the Airport I told the Taxi driver to take me Al Midan, it was three in the morning.. Egyptians, when you ask them for direction, they give you an opinion.

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