Chinese Film Week

Day One: (which does not necessarily mean there will be a day 2 or 3)
We arrived a little before 7. The room was half full at that time, mostly Chinese (or East-Asians). More people started filling in and we continued waiting for the film to begin, or for someone to explain to us the [...]

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لبيروت

لبيروت
من قلبي سلامٌ لبيروت
و قُبلٌ للبحر و البيوت
لصخرةٍ
كأنها
وجه بحارٍ قديمِ
هي من
روحِ الشعب خمرٌ
هي من

عرقِهِ خبزٌ و ياسمين

فكيف صار طعمها
طعم نارٍ و دخانِ
لبيروت
مجدٌ من رمادٍ
لبيروت
من دمٍ لولدٍ حُملَ فوق يدها
أطفأت مدينتي قنديلها
أغلقت بابها
أصبحت في المساء وحدها
وحدها و ليلُ
لبيروت من قلبي سلامٌ لبيروت و قُبلٌ للبحر و البيوتلصخرةٍكأنهاوجه بحارٍ قديم
أنتِ لي أنتِ لي
آه عانقيني أنتِ لي
رايتي و [...]

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To Meriam wherever she may be.

Back in the 80’s my sister and I were introduced to Meriam. Her brothers Jameel and Muhammed worked as electrician and plumber for my father. Seeing that we were almost the same age, they suggested bringing her over to play. Sis and I were more than willing. We loved that girl. I think it is [...]

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Veni, Vidi, but not Vici

Saw this while visiting Purg. I liked. I used.Too many white spots that need to be red-ed. Why red? I simply visited the country. I didn’t invade it. I didn’t kill anyone. Well, maybe a few fish, chicken and cows. But other than that I didn’t kill.
Within the U.S.
create your own visited states map

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Too noisy to work …

Dana’s rendition of Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily”

Saoud’s rendition of Mansfield’s “Miss Brill”

Sara’s rendition of Head’s “The Prisoner Who Wore Glasses”
Hussain’s rendition of Hemingway’s “Soldier’s Home”
After each member of the group presented their part, he started wrapping up by saying that Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe is considered the best work [...]

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لنسمعهم صوتنا

نبي حكومة بلا عناصر الفساد والتأزيمنبي مجلس برئاسة وطنية تمثل الشعب ولا تمثل عليهوهم نبيها خمسةلنسمعهم صوتنا كما أسمعناهم من قبلساحة الإرادة – مقابل مجلس الأمة
الجمعة ٧ يوليو2006الساعة الثامنة والنصف مساءالبس البرتقالي واحضر

For those who mistook my last post as a sign of surrender, I add this here to show that I [...]

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