Howard Zinn (1922-2010)

Last time I wrote in this blog , was about Howard Zinn speech post Obama election and here am I after an year I write again with such saddness after I learnt about his depature..He left us without saying his welfare..His kind heart betrayed his eighty-seven years of wisdom. He was a great man..So human and so humble. He was a brave man - who stood against the institiution to say what he thought was right.

http://www.democracynow.org/2010/1/28/howard_zinn_1922_2010_a_tribute

Your books will keep remind us of you..We love you

Howard Zinn , lecture post election 2008

Howard Zinn in a lecture " War and Justice " , in the link below :

http://www.democracynow.org/2009/1/2/placeholder_howard_zinn

Gaza

New article by Robert Fisk about current Middle East events at :

http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/fisk/robert-fisk-why-do-they-hate-the-west-so-much-we-will-ask-1230046.html

Miriam Makeba Died at 76 years..

Message from Mr Nelson Mandela on the passing of Miriam Makeba
Foundation mourns the death of MaMiriam

November 8, 2008 – The sudden passing of our beloved Miriam has saddened us and our nation.
For many decades, starting in the years before we went to prison, MaMiriam featured prominently in our lives and we enjoyed her moving performances at home. Despite her tremendous sacrifice and the pain she felt to leave behind her beloved family and her country when she went into exile, she continued to make us proud as she used her worldwide fame to focus attention on the abomination of apartheid.
Her haunting melodies gave voice to the pain of exile and dislocation which she felt for 31 long years. At the same time, her music inspired a powerful sense of hope in all of us. Even after she returned home she continued to use her name to make a difference by mentoring musicians and supporting struggling young women. One of her more recent projects was to highlight the plight of victims of land mines.
She was South Africa’s first lady of song and so richly deserved the title of Mama Afrika. She was a mother to our struggle and to the young nation of ours.
It was fitting that her last moments were spent on a stage, enriching the hearts and lives of others – and again in support of a good cause.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCc61z9IFu4

The Independent

Tallal what do you think about this article ?
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/fisk/robert-fisk-obama-has-to-pay-for-eight-years-of-bushs-delusions-1001092.html

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Victory speech

Listen to part of the historical victory speech at this link :
http://www.cnn.com/interactive/allpolitics/0811/slideshow.obama.speech/index.html

International Day for Mahmoud Darwish

The Berlin international Literature Festival is appealing for a worldwide reading of Mahmoud Darwish' s poetry on October 05,2008. This appeal is directed at cultural institutions, schools , radio stations ,universities , theatres and all other Darwish enthusiasts the world over.

Check on the website of the festival where is the reading will take place in your city:
www. literaturfestival.com
And definitely the world is less beautiful in your absence..