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
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Monday, November 10, 2008
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
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
Saturday, November 8, 2008
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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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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Friday, November 7, 2008
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
http://www.cnn.com/interactive/allpolitics/0811/slideshow.obama.speech/index.html
Sunday, September 28, 2008
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..
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..
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Sunday, September 14, 2008
WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE
Words and music by Pete Seeger
performed by Pete Seeger and Tao Rodriguez-Seeger
Where have all the flowers gone?
Long time passing
Where have all the flowers gone?
Long time ago
Where have all the flowers gone?
Girls have picked them every one
When will they ever learn?
When will they ever learn?
Where have all the young girls gone?
Long time passing
Where have all the young girls gone?
Long time ago
Where have all the young girls gone?
Taken husbands every one
When will they ever learn?
When will they ever learn?
Where have all the young men gone?
Long time passing
Where have all the young men gone?
Long time ago
Where have all the young men gone?
Gone for soldiers every one
When will they ever learn?
When will they ever learn?
Where have all the soldiers gone?
Long time passing
Where have all the soldiers gone?
Long time ago
Where have all the soldiers gone?
Gone to graveyards every one
When will they ever learn?
When will they ever learn?
Where have all the graveyards gone?
Long time passing
Where have all the graveyards gone?
Long time ago
Where have all the graveyards gone?
Covered with flowers every one
When will we ever learn?
When will we ever learn?
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