The 7 Crack Commandments Of Learning Arabic
By Will Ward Cairo, Egypt — 11pm — About 9 years ago “3ayz aru7 el-mat3m” I repeated to the cab driver, getting more frustrated as he
Lughat ash-shabab: Fear and loathing at AUC
I’m adding my belated two cents to the discussion here, here, and here on Arabic language instruction that was triggered by this uber-whiney Joel Pollak
Almasry Alyoum rewrites NYT sectarianism piece
I skimmed the NYT article yesterday by Michael Slackman on rising sectarian tensions in Egypt and didn’t think much of it before I happened to
English translation of draft Egyptian broadcast law
Someone intrepid over at Arab Media & Society has put up an English translation of the Egyptian draft broadcast law originally published here by Almasry
Egypt and Iran: Diplomacy and documentary
For the last few months, we’ve been hearing about an imminent reconciliation between Cairo and Tehran. Ahmadinejad and Mubarak had pledged to swap full ambassadors,
Blackouts in Iran
It was hard to miss the dramatic picture and headline screaming “Blackouts becoming longer” in Etemaad-e Melli. It alleges the Energy Ministry is minimizing the
Wikimania 2008
About a week ago I learned that Wikipedia holds an annual conference called “Wikimania,” and that I would be going this year to represent AMS
R.I.P. Cairo Poker
A good deal of my social life here in Cairo has revolved around a weekly poker night started several months back by a guy named