Attention: Sandmonkey On Podcast

You can listen to him right here in an interview on why he stopped blogging. Pretty interesting stuff. His blog was the most straight forward talking blog in all of the Middle East and I thoroughly enjoyed it. He’ll be missed.
UPDATE: WARNING, he says the the phrase “you know” more than a million times!

Amazing Sudanese Guitarists

Father and daughter. 2 classical guitars. Skill level required to play? Not much at all. Creativity level required to come up with those super unique Sudanese tunes? Pretty damn high I think. I was blown away by this. It took me right back home and I felt at peace listening to it. It’s so simple […]

Real Life

I don’t agree 100% with everything and I know some American readers might find it quite offensive but there is truth in what he says. I don’t know why but I really liked this post by Aaron in South Sudan:

I find myself a bit galled by people back home that talk to me about the […]

As World Rallies For Darfur, Leaders Meet In Libya To Discuss Darfur

I hope this conference brings good results:
Hosted by Gaddafi’s Africa minister, the meeting brings together Sudan’s foreign minister, special Darfur envoys from the United Nations, African Union, United States, European Union and Britain, and senior officials or ministers from France, Canada, Egypt, Norway, Russia, Chad and Eritrea, diplomats said.
The heat is on and I believe […]

French Rivals Clash Over Beijing Olympic Boycott

Interesting, so Darfur is becoming a campaign issue now:

April 27, 2007 (PARIS) — French right-winger Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday attacked as “absurd” a call by his Socialist rival Segolene Royal for a boycott of the 2008 Olympics to force China to back international action in Darfur.
“It is absurd. What do we want, for China to […]

America Did Liberate Iraq

Watching Iraq’s news on TV or reading about it nowadays is an unpleasant experience. It’s not unpleasant because of the pain. It’s unpleasant because I hardly feel any pain watching the death and carnage nowadays. I’ve become emotionally numb. Meanwhile most of those around me who aren’t so emotionally apathetic feel rage… a strong burning […]

Point A Finger & Three Will Point Back At You

“They’re using the divide and control strategy.” That’s what many say. Assuming that it’s true, wouldn’t that imply that we’re dividable and if we are then isn’t that our fault? Of course that assumption itself is built on another assumption, a ridiculous one that assumes we were already united to begin with before the dividing […]

Egypt’s “Dr Ruth”: Muslims Need Better Sex

She’s a hero! Go Kotb! You have my 100% support, respect and admiration!

Iran’s Rise Is Not A Threat To Israel, It’s An Opportunity

And a pretty damn good one too if you ask me. The higher Iran rises in power and the bigger its influence in the region becomes, the more handshakes we can expect occurring between high ranking Arab and Israeli officials behind the scenes. Israel’s wet dream is having normalized relations with its Arab neighbours. The […]

Defence Minister Says Sudan Will Fight Foreign Intervention

I’m really busy today and I don’t have time to comment much but this article is a must read for everyone interested in the thoughts going on inside the mind’s of the vast majority of non-Southern Sudanese.

’Israeli interest’
When asked if the United States and its allies are trying to impose democracy in Sudan, the defence […]

Black Scorpion In Baghdad

Remeber when I wrote the post Heavy Metal In Baghdad? Those clips didn’t really show the band in action but this one does. It’s the second installment (and final one I presume). They’re not bad at all. I swear if these guys actually recorded an album, I would instantly buy it. Many such bands do […]

Sack Imam ElBayly For Promoting Death

So says Aisha. Me agrees:
Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a nut job. Yet her clerical detractors never learn: bad press from panting fundamentalists is good press for her. Now, yet another sheikh has joined the ecclesiastical rush to beat the dead Hirsi Ali horse. In the runup to a lecture by Ali at a university […]

Why We Fight: Eisenhower’s Farewell & Warning On The Military Industrial Complex

Here it is. Part 1, part 2, part 3 and part 4. I don’t know what words I should use to describe this documentary. Informative? Scary? Crazy? How about quite disturbing?

Virginia Tech: 33 Or 32 Victims?

Hmmm… I’m leaning towards 33.

Sudaniya

So hot she makes me wanna cry:

I miss home!
(hat tip: Wholeheartedly Sudaniya aka Kizzie)

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