In preparation for my departure for Cairo this Thursday, I went to the library earlier this week and checked out a couple of guidebooks, basic Arabic self-instruction books, a manual on XML (scripting Arabic is a bit of a nightmare) and a stack of mindless fiction.
So far, I’m making a lot of progress on the fiction.
Preparations
December 28, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Mahalla
April 6, 2008 By Leave a Comment
More good news from U.S.-backed dictators around the globe…
Troops under Egypt’s President-for-Life Hosni Mubarak attack striking workers at the Ghazl al-Mahalla textile factory.
This would be the same Hosni Mubarak to whom Bush recently expressed his appreciation for “the long and proud tradition that you’ve had for a vibrant civil society.”
Before concluding “I appreciate the example that your nation is setting…”
A timely, unpleasant reminder of what this administration means when it talks about promoting democracy in the Middle East.