tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54436306182751610252024-03-05T06:18:59.980+01:00W&S MaterialThe Words & Swords depotjonamoremhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11225136679952507057noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443630618275161025.post-6325079325739179002014-12-18T16:21:00.000+01:002014-12-18T16:31:14.104+01:00European Parliament Votes in Support of Palestinian StatehoodOn 17 December 2014 the European Parliament voted in favour of a resolution in support – "in principle" – of Palestinian Statehood.
The resolution was drawn up by five political groups and passed by Parliament as a whole, by 498 votes to 88, with 111 abstentions.
Here is the adopted text in full:
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jonamoremhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11225136679952507057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443630618275161025.post-68186166044346591432014-01-09T22:00:00.002+01:002014-01-09T22:00:54.061+01:00Manal's Account of Alaa's Violent Arrest from their HomeThe wife of Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El Fattah, who is currently held in Tora prison in Cairo, recounts how he was taken from their home, when security officers without a warrant broke down the door to their apartment, beat him, slapped her, and then took him away.
The original report by Manal is in Arabic. An English translation was provided by Ahdaf Soueif on her facebook page, who kindly jonamoremhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11225136679952507057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443630618275161025.post-91271702706757875622014-01-03T21:32:00.001+01:002014-01-03T21:32:52.849+01:00Young rapper from Egypt: "We girls are fed up."
The Egyptian student Mayam Mahmoud, 18, appeared on "Arabs Got Talent" – and became world famous as the singer with the headscarf. She lost in the casting show, but she keeps on rapping and fights for gender equality.Here is the English translation to an interview, the German SPIEGEL did with her today:SPIEGEL: Why do you write songs about discrimination and sexual harassment in your country?jonamoremhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11225136679952507057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443630618275161025.post-54772254733124815272013-10-03T17:53:00.000+02:002013-10-03T17:53:07.353+02:00EU HR Ashton at the end of her visit to Cairo
Remarks by EU High Representative Catherine Ashton at the end of her visit to Cairo, Egypt
3 October 2013Hello everyone. It's very nice to see some faces I recognize here and to have the opportunity to spend a little bit of time with you on my trip to Cairo.
I've had a number of important meetings with the President, with the Deputy Prime Minister, with the Minister of Defence, the Foreignjonamoremhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11225136679952507057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443630618275161025.post-76647975664651615562013-01-31T23:28:00.000+01:002013-01-31T23:28:08.829+01:00"Give up your arrogant attitude and act in the interest of Egypt"This remarkable open letter by the Egyptian-German author Hamed Abdel-Samad was published yesterday – prior to President Morsi's arrival in Berlin – in the German magazine SPIEGELonline. It not only prepared the Germans for what they were to expect from their guest, visiting with chancellor Merkel to discuss debt relief and financial aid – it also was a critical welcome message for the Egyptian jonamoremhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11225136679952507057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443630618275161025.post-65434962676485472582011-11-28T11:30:00.003+01:002011-11-28T11:40:12.209+01:00Election violation - Please report !If you notice violations at the polling stations please report them. It is vital, that as much violations as possible are recorded!
There are several organizations where you can report violations. Some people have complained that numbers are not reachable. So if you don‘t succeed at the first, please try at other numbers. But make sure you manage to report what you have seen or experienced!
If jonamoremhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11225136679952507057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443630618275161025.post-29891665990288323262011-10-12T23:27:00.000+02:002011-10-12T23:29:11.901+02:00The SCAF press conference on the Maspero massacreRead this documentary of the SCAF press conference today on the massacre of demonstrating Copts at Maspero on Sunday. 25 protesters were killed by gunshots or crushed to death by armoured army vehicles deliberately running them over - as video footage proves.
No truth was to be expected from this press conference. And alas - no truth was presented. This press conference for long will remain in jonamoremhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11225136679952507057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443630618275161025.post-33444738466155188332011-09-14T13:45:00.004+02:002011-09-14T13:53:44.051+02:00Five letters to help free Maikel Nabil
Choose whatever suits you best - a letter send by fax or post - commenting on the SCAF page - writing a mail to the Prime Minister - or ALL - but please TAKE ACTION!
This blogger is unjustly arrested in military prison in Cairo for writing a blogpost! He is on hunger strike and currently in bad health in the prison hospital. His family is NOT allowed to visit him! They refuse them any jonamoremhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11225136679952507057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443630618275161025.post-68550643005572773932011-09-09T18:25:00.001+02:002011-09-09T18:29:48.809+02:00Protest against restriction of TV channels in Egypt
Please copy this text into your mail programm and send to the PM's mail address (he likes to get your mails, he writes on his web-site!) > mail to PM
Dear Mr. Prime Minister,
the President of the European Parliament, Jerzy Buzek, made the following statement on yesterday's decision of Egypt's transitional authorities to restrict permits for satellite channels:
"I am deeply jonamoremhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11225136679952507057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443630618275161025.post-64616894450366867002011-09-06T13:45:00.002+02:002011-09-08T19:58:57.937+02:00World Press Reporting on Maikel NabilJailed Egyptian Blogger on Hunger Strike Now in Critical Condition
Pulitzer Centre on Crisis Reporting (Washington DC, USA)
08.09.2011
Fears for Egyptian blogger on hunger strike in jail
The National (Dubai, UAE)
05.09.2011
Blogger im Hungerstreik
Süddeutsche Zeitung (Munich, Germany)
05.09.2011
Un blogueur égyptien risque de périr en prison
Generation Nouvelles Technologies (Paris, France)
jonamoremhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11225136679952507057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443630618275161025.post-83718046893666939972011-09-04T16:25:00.001+02:002011-09-14T13:55:05.059+02:00Maikel Nabil: Letter to Military General Attorney
Please copy this into a word doc, print, sign and send off by fax or snail mail
Military General Attorney
Major-General Medhat Radwan
Military Judicial Department
Cairo, EGYPT
Fax: (+20) 22 412 0980 (ask for fax)
Dear General Attorney,
I hereby urgently call upon you to immediately and unconditionally release Maikel Nabil Sanad!
Maikel Nabil Sanad has been unfairly tried in a military jonamoremhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11225136679952507057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443630618275161025.post-3389047308743904512011-09-04T16:24:00.001+02:002011-09-14T13:54:41.354+02:00Maikel Nabil: Letter to Director of Military Judiciary
Please copy this into a word doc, print, sign and send off by fax or snail mail
Director of Military Judiciary
Major-General Ahmed Abd Allah
Military Judicial Department
Cairo, EGYPT
Fax: (+20) 22 402 4468 or (+20) 22 411 3452
Dear Director,
I hereby urgently call upon you to immediately and unconditionally release Maikel Nabil Sanad!
Maikel Nabil Sanad has been jonamoremhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11225136679952507057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443630618275161025.post-55333343786407093032011-09-04T16:23:00.000+02:002011-09-04T17:03:18.527+02:00Maikel Nabil: Comment for the SCAF facebook page
Please copy this text into a comment box underneath the most recent statements of the SCAF on their facebook page. You can comment many times. For higher impact put this text into three consecutive comment boxes. > SCAF Facebook page
I hereby urgently call upon the SCAF to immediately and unconditionally release Maikel Nabil Sanad!
Maikel Nabil Sanad has been unfairly tried injonamoremhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11225136679952507057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443630618275161025.post-61997526787028363032011-09-04T16:22:00.000+02:002011-09-04T17:02:39.659+02:00Maikel Nabil: Mail to PM Essam Sharaf
Please copy this text into your mail programm and send to the PM's mail address (he likes to get your mails, he writes on his web-site!) > mail to PM
Dear Prime Minister,
I hereby urgently ask you to engage yourself in the immediate and unconditional release of the blogger Maikel Nabil Sanad!
Maikel Nabil Sanad has been unfairly tried in a military court, although he is a jonamoremhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11225136679952507057noreply@blogger.com