أكبر و أنا عند أمي صغير، وأشيب وأنا لديها طفل، هي الوحيدة التي نزفت من أجلي دموعها ولبنها و دمها، نسيني الناس اٍلا أمي، عقني الكل اٍلا أمي، تغير علي العالم اٍلا أمي، الله يا أمي: كم غسلت خدودك بالدموع حينما سافرت، و كم عفت المنام يوم غبت، وكم ودعت الرقاد يوم مرضت، الله يا أمي: اٍذا جئت من السفر وقفت بالباب تنظرين والعيون تدمع فرحا، و اٍذا خرجت من البيت وقفت تودعينني بقلب يقطر أسى، الله يا أمي: حملتيني بين الضلوع أيام الآلام و الأوجاع، ووضعتيني مع آهاتك وزفراتك، وضممتيني بقبلاتك وبسماتك، الله يا أمي: لا تنامين أبدا حتى يزور النوم جفني، و لا ترتاحين أبدا حتى يحل السرور علي، اٍذا ابتسمت ضحكت و لا تدرين ما السبب، و اٍذا تكدرت بكيت و لاتعلمين ما الخبر، تعذرينني قبل أن أخطىء، وتعفين عني قبل أن أتوب، وتسامحينني قبل أن أعتذر، الله يا أمي: من مدحني صدقتيه ولو جعلني اٍمام الأنام و بدر التمام، ومن ذمني كذبتيه ولو شهد له العدول و زكاه الثقات، أبدا أنت الوحيدة المشغولة بأمري، و أنت الفريدة المهمومة بي، الله يا أمي: أنا قضيتك الكبرى، وقصتك الجميلة، وأمنيتك العذبة، تحسنين اٍلي و تعتذرين من التقصير، وتذوبين علي شوقا وتريدين المزيد، يا أمي: ليتني أغسل بدموع الوفاء قدميك، وأحمل في مهرجان الحياة نعليك، يا أمي: ليت الموت يتخطاك اٍلي، وليت البأس اٍذا قصدك يقع علي:
نفسي تحدثني بأنك متلفي روحي فداك عرفت أم لم تعرف

رب اغفر لوالدي وارحمهما كما ربياني صغيرا...............

من كتاب "أسعد امرأة في العالم" للدكتور عائض القرني

I was tidying my room the other day and found a paper among other ones. But this paper was and is until this day very special. It's the paper of my graduation speech in high school. Isn't it funny how years pass so fast without really feeling that. This paper took me 3 years back and I only had to read the first two words to realize that I still remember by heart these words and as if I'm reading them now in that special memorable day.


Ladies and gentlemen, parents, teachers, school principals and to everyone who has made this year fruitful. On behalf of all my colleagues and graduates I would express my feelings on this occasion with these words.
Days and years have passed and we reached the moment we have been dreaming about all these years. The moment when we'll fly out of the nest into the wide world. We finished the stage where we were surrounded and protected by our parents and teachers to a wider world where we'll depend on ourselves.

Though school days were tiring and full of efforts for studying and working hard but the last day of school is a fact today. A day we like everyone here to enjoy to the best they and never to forget. We'll never forget the mess we've caused and we'll confess how naughty we were. High school days are passing but the memories we had from kindergarten to graduation will last forever because these memories were the steps we took to be what we are today. Dear friends, when we get together someday we'll be remember these days and laugh and maybe a tear will be shed cause they are the best days ever when we were together. So, let's have joyful moments. Let's all have fun, for this day will come only once and days will quickly run.

We are grateful to everyone who stood by our side families, principals, teachers and friends. The people who embraced us with love, care and compassion especially parents who stood by our side all the way and suffered Twajihi (1) more than we did. We'd like to show our appreciation for everyone with a big big hug for you all missing you all with the greatest pride being with us till the end. Promising you all to be productive members for our community.

(1) Tawjihi: is a term used in some arabian countries for the last year of high school.

I SIT and look out upon all the sorrows of the world, and upon all oppression and shame;
I hear secret convulsive sobs from young men, at anguish with themselves, remorseful after deeds done;
I see, in low life, the mother misused by her children, dying, neglected, gaunt, desperate;
I see the wife misused by her husband—I see the treacherous seducer of young women;
I mark the ranklings of jealousy and unrequited love, attempted to be hid—I see these sights on the earth;
I see the workings of battle, pestilence, tyranny—I see martyrs and prisoners;
I observe a famine at sea—I observe the sailors casting lots who shall be kill'd, to preserve the lives of the rest;
I observe the slights and degradations cast by arrogant persons upon laborers, the poor, and upon negroes, and the like;
All these—All the meanness and agony without end, I sitting, look out upon,
See, hear, and am silent

Israel has decided to reach out to young US men by publishing images of semi-clad female former soldiers in US men's magazine, Maxim.
The pictures are part of a public relations drive to improve the image of the country within the US.

Maxim said it was "pleased" with the result of its collaboration with the Israeli consulate in New York, which came up with the idea.

But some in Israel have said that the images were not appropriate.

"We definitely have public relations problems, and I'm all for creative solutions," Israeli lawmaker Colette Avital said.

"But there are enough beautiful and interesting things we can use to tap into this demographic than to show a half-naked woman in a magazine of this kind, considered pornographic."

According to AP, the photo spread will include pictures of Israeli model Nivit Bash - who served in Israeli military intelligence - and former Miss Israel, Gal Gadot.

The Israeli consulate defended its decision, taken after research indicated that Israel meant very little to young US men.

"Males that age have no feeling toward Israel one way or another, and we view that as a problem, so we came up with an idea that would be appealing to them," said David Dorfman, a media adviser at the consulate.

The photo feature, entitled "Women of the Israeli Defense Forces", will be published in the July issue of the magazine.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6221714.stm
Interesting no :)?

إلى جميع الأصدقاء و من لا يعرفونني أيضا,,,,,,,,,, أنتم مدعوون للمشاركة في برامج إذاعة وطن و التي أعمل الآن بها مذيعا ........ برنامجي هو " مشوار السبت " و يبث كل يوم سبت من الساعة العاشرة صباحا و حتى الساعة الثانية بعد الظهر و على الهواء مباشرة


نحن غير محصورون بموضوع فالبرنامج يتنوع بين الأخبار و الأغاني و الطرائف و المقتطفات و غيرها كثير

أي موضوع حابين تحكو عنو, أو أي شيء حابين تشاركو فيه.............. أهلا و سهلا

Watan FM 100.3

برنامجي رقم 2 هو " عطلتكم أحلى " و يبث كل خميس من الرابعة و النصف و حتى الخامسة و النصف مساء و على الهواء مباشرة, و رح نحكي فيه عن وين ممكن نقضي عطلة نهاية الأسبوع

لكل اللي حابين يشاركو : إبعتولي رسالة

عبدالله أبو رمان

Hello my friends, missed you all....... mn zman ma 3mlt any entry..

:)

I became 20 on the 21st of last February. I tried to hide this birthday from everyone and I kind of wanted everyone to forget about it because I just couldn't accept the fact that I wasn't in the teens any more and I entered the 20s. It's really not easy all I could think of is I HAVE BEEN LIVING ON THIS EARTH FOR 2O YEARS & What have I done to my Ummah ,to make this world a better place or simply what did I do to improve everything, WHAT DID I accomplish ?!! and what scared me most was the answer beause deep down in me I know that the answer is NOTHING !!!!!. But when I started getting all the messages ,gifts congratulating me in my birthday it somehow made me feel better since I didn't know how alot of those who sent the messages even remembered my birthday. The best part was when Heba, Lina (my sisters and best friends) and Hamzah (my twin brother and best friend as well) decided to throw me a surprise party (and they did last Tuesday). Ofcourse Heba and Lina made all the arrangements and everything went well until I knew by accident before 2 days. But it didn't matter because when I met them all it was so great we had so much fun and they made me feel better and optimistic ,Coz since 20 years of my age have passed who knows how long I'm going to live ! I've come to a conclusion that I have to be more careful with the way I spend my time coz every second counts and inshallah I'll get out of this life with the satisfaction of ...........;(;)

Thank you Heba ,Lina ,my family and Luma because this is the 2nd time you fool me;) ,well almost fooled me this time ,HEBA thanks a million time

Que' pasa?


Que' paso' pregunto yo
Pregunto yo qu' paso' en el mundo hoy
Que en todos los diarios yo leo las mismas noticias de horror
Vidas que callan sin razon

Porque sera' que hay tanta guerra
Porque sera' que hay tanta pena

Que sera' que sera' pregunto yo
Que sera' pregunto yo
pregunto yo que' sera' que no hay amor

Y que en vez de abrazarnos los unos a otros nos damos canon
Y olvidamos el amor

Porque sera' que hay tanta guerra
Porque sera' que hay tanta pena

Que' sera' que sera' pregunto yo
La gente se esta' matando la gente se esta' muriendo
Y yo sigo aqui' sin comprender

Que' pasa con el mundo que esta' tan inmundo
Que' pasa pregunto que pasa pregunto

Pregunto yo que' pasa hoy con el mundo

Que esta' tan absurdo que esta' taciturno
Que' pasa que nada bueno nos pasa

Y que la paz por aqui' nunca pasa

Que' pasa que solo la guerra pasa
Que' es lo que pasa pregunto yo



Juanes............mi sangre

مقتطفات من ديوان محمود درويش الجديد (في حضرة الغياب)


فلتحفظ ليل الألم هذا عن ظهر قلب. فقد تكون الراوي والرواية والمروي، فلا تنس هذا الطريق الضيق المتعرج الذي يحملك وتحمله اٍلى المجهول العربيد الذي سيرميك، وأهلك، بالشبهات.


وتسأل: ما معنى كلمة ((لاجئ))

سيقولون: هو من اقتلع من أرض الوطن.

وتسأل: ما معنى كلمة ((وطن))؟

سيقولون: هو البيت، وشجرة التوت، وقن الدجاج، وقفير النحل، ورائحة الخبز، والسماء الأولى.

وتسأل: هل تتسع كلمة واحدة من ثلاثة أحرف لكل هذه المحتويات..... وتضيق بنا؟



وبسرعة تكبر على وقع الكلمات الكبيرة، وعلى الحافة بين عالم ينهار خلفك، وعالم لم يتشكل بعد أمامك..... عالم مرمي كحجر طائش في لعبة أقدار. تسأل نفسك: من أنا؟ ولا تعرف كيف تعرف نفسك. ما زلت صغيرا على سؤال يحير الفلاسفة. لكن سؤال الهوية الثقيل قد أقعد الفراشة عن الطيران.


***********************************


لك حلم يسبق الشعر، بهي

ونداء يسبق الايقاع، بحري

كأن الليل هذا

خلوة الخالق بالمخلوق:

كن سيد أوصافك منذ الآن،

يا ابني لك حلم

فاتبع الحلم بما أوتيت من ليل! وكن اٍحدى صفات الحلم
واحلم تجد الفردوس في موضعه!

I've just come back from the Eid prayer and oh my God I've never realized how blessed we are ...I saw hundreds of people some that I know and alot others that I don't and most of us actually don't know the others but it's soooooooo nice we all prayed in the same place ,and when we finished praying and hearing the Khutba everyone started greeting everyone wether you know these people or not ..no differences between us there were the poor ,millioners ,educated people ,not educated people with absolutely no differences we were all congratulating each other Ohhhhhh God this feels so great EID MUBARAK everyone
أعاده الله علينا وعليكم بالخير والنصر والسلام و بكل شيء منيح و في خير

Guys Ramadan is OVER ,can you believe that !!!!!!!!! it's over. That's so sad I don't want it to end I just love this month I don't want it to end .I'm happy that the EID is coming but still I don't want RAMADAN to end ;(;( . Who knows if we'll be alive to witness next Ramadan or not .Alhamdolilah that Allah has blessed us to witness Ramadan really ...we are sooooooooo Blessed .
"اللهم اٍنك عفو تحب العفو فاعفو عنا "

As youth activists, can we say we are achieving much? I think that's a good question to start with. First let me say that much of what I am about to say may seem to be provocative or in some sense unacceptable. But, after working within the youth movement for quite sometime-someone has to say it.

The immediate answer to the question would be, No. Young people today are given an unprecedented opportunity to undertake far more than any preceding generation. The rapid advancement in technology has and will continue to be the thing that distinguishes forthcoming generations-this website is the perfect example. My ability, being based in the United States to communicate directly with someone in Laos is a luxury that was unavailable to my father or his father before him. So the fundamental question is, why aren't we achieving as much as we (and certainly I) would hope? Their are several obstacles that I see and I think it's important that I name them:

The first is that the attention given to young people is quite recent. I believe that in looking at the past twenty years, the past five to seven years has witnessed an overwhelming attention to issues that face young people; in other words "we're happening!" However, this has happened before-In 1975 until 1990 the international community viewed issues of women as a priority that was discussed in virtually every forum and on every issue: it was cross-cutting and welcomed. With this in mind, great achievements would be difficult at this time, as many people, in particular decision makers, are still being orientated to issues of youth and convincing them, as we all know may seem to be impossible at certain times.

The second obstacle is youth, yes us. Many of the problems that we face are problems due to the politics of the movement itself. The rapid growth of youth organizations is quite appealing and encouraging, yet doesn't always serve the purpose-this is also an ongoing problem with women's organizations as well-the excitement and eagerness to work and achieve something leads us to forming groups, clubs, networks, organizations which in the end, hurts us: we're stretching the resources. As mentioned in the previous paragraph, the attention to our issues is fairly recent and therefore the willingness to nurture the movement is logically limited. By forming the large amount of youth organizations that we are; we tend to overwhelm donors, supporters and allies. While what we we should be forming are alliances among ourselves which will yield a stronger lobby that will be too large to hush-up!

This naturally is easily said than done. The issue that we face (and I know this faces a whole lot of us) is that we tend to disagree on a lot of issues: as individuals, organizations, networks or groups. This can be looked at as a positive aspect of an individual's growth: we are exploring our trends and thoughts all of which will better mold our personalities. I agree that this is true when observing the growth of one unit, but not a collective. The means to forming alliances can only start when we start exploring and working towards our similarities and issues that bring us together. And the first step to achieving that is to agree that each one of us is a "breath of fresh air" who, in a large or small way, will add something-something positive. How? Just look at the challenges we face. We are all under-represented in decision making processes, we are the most vulnerable to AIDS, the environmental disaster that seems to be inevitable will strike our generation before any other--is this not cause for unification?

I was looking earlier today at the agenda of the UN General Assembly for the current session and noticed that women's issues will be discussed 8 times during the upcoming year; youth issues will only be discussed twice in the context of "marginalized people" (so that's including the disabled and indigenous groups). Is that not depressing? I personally think it is. The UN sponsored Millennium Development Goals should be met by 2015-yes, when we are professionals and running the show, and even worse: failing to achieve these goals will adversley effect our lives forever. Of course more pressing discussions such as limiting armed conflict (which in the past decade alone claimed the lives of 10 million young people according to UNICEF) are not open to us. Political reform in areas such as the Arab Region is a priority and enjoys much discussion, with young people shut out of course, also bearing in mind that reform is a long process: meaning that the decisions of reform taken today is most likely, if met, the political culture we will have to endure!

On a more positive note: One must attest that the achievements undertaken by large youth networks is monumental, and that alone is a positive sign for optimism and hope. I can note that the Global Youth Coalition on AIDS recently presented a most intriguing success story on how young people can and must be integrated in discussions on AIDS during the International AIDS Conference. This is but an example of what we're doing as individual organizations, so what if we unite.

For the past six years I've worked with youth issues and I've come to reach two beliefs: The first is that for youth issues to be seriously looked into we as young people should entertain a different approach-we should start discussing our issues as a part of the larger specturm, i.e. youth issues should not be separated from any other issue and not discussed alone. Youth shouldn't be isolated into their own domains to discuss issues pertinent to them, but rather we should be a part of the "macro game". Through isolation we are becoming marginalized-and again looking at women that's what pulled women's issues down for a long time. We are youth indeed, but we are also citizens of our countries, nations and the world and like adults we have a say, and we should say it to them and with them and not to ourselves, because that's preaching to the choir! Secondly, we should start rethinking our plans and actions and begin engaging in a serious discussion on how we can realistically work towards our goals through a plan of action (and not an outline of it) that can be closely monitored and evaluated-as a unified force and not as sporadic initiatives undertaken by a group here and a group there every now and then.

Memories of you that I just don't have
Right now, I make them up
One cup of wanting you
Two cups of hoping somehow
These things come true
While I'm staring at pictures of you
While I'm staring at pictures of you
Yearning, longing, making up memories of you
Making up memories of you
For now, your picture'll do
Dialing you up in my sleep when the night's wearing thin
Won't make it right
My reasons to want to
And a hundred reasons to lie
When I don't want to
While I'm staring at pictures of you
While I'm staring at pictures of you
Yearning, longing, making up memories of you
Making up memories of you
For now, your picture'll do
Memories of you that I just don't have
Right now, I make them up
One cup of wanting you
Two cups of hoping somehow
These things come true
While I'm staring at pictures of you
While I'm staring at pictures of you
Yearning, longing, making up memories of you
Making up memories of you


dearest cousin and brother am gonna miss you GOD be with you and allah ywaf2k take care you've been so special and you still good byes are not forever good byes are not the end simply means that am gonna miss you till we meet again words are not enough tears are not enough all sorrows are not enough to tell you how much you mean to us ( me and heba) hope you have joy and good time and btool yes i HAVE..... and this is what make me stronger am living with hope 'ill pry for him ...."brother never had" i love you thanks for being in my life....oh GOD its too hard.....

الله يمسيكم بالخير يا جماعة ...
مرة واحد صبي اسمه عزوز ... ولد محترم طالع على خواله ...ههههههه
كان هدا النغش يدور على شغل ... راح عند ميكانيكي وسأله ازا عنده شغل ؟
رد الميكانيكي : شو بدك أشغلك وانتا ما بتفهم بالصنعة ؟
رد عزوز : أي شي ولو بساوي شاي وقهوة !!!
وافق المعلم وشغله ...
مرة في يوم من الايام عزوز بحكي للمعلم انه بعرف رئيس الحي ؟؟؟!!!
رد المعلم : انا صرلي في هاي البلد 10 سنين وما بعرفه .. انتا اللي ما بتجي قد اولادي وبتعرفه ... أي روح طير وبدي اشوف وراك غبرة؟
رد عزوز : ازا مش مصدقني ... يا عمي انا كذاب ... بس الايام بتثبت .
مرت الايام ... ومر رئيس الحي .... اوففففف ... مرة وحدة دشع رئيس الحي على عزوز يبوس فيه ويا حبيبي ياعزوز .... الخ .
استغرب المعلم .... وحكاله انا بدي اشغلك عندي واسطة مدامك واصل !!!!
رد عزوز : وليش شو باقي رئيس الحي بالنسبة الي ... لسة انا بعرف الوزير !!!!
رد المعلم : يا معفن انتا بتعرف الوزير ... يعني ازا ابوك عرفك عليه بدك تسوقها علينا ؟؟!!!
رد عزوز : ازا مش مصدقني ... يا عمي انا كذاب ... بس الايام بتثبت .
مرت الايام ... ومر موكب الوزير ..... اوففففففف مرة وحدة وقف الموكب ... ونزل الوزير بركض باتجاه عزوز ...
وبل!ش يبوس فيه ويعانقه ياحبيبي ويا صديقي ... الخ .!!!!!!!!!!!
المعلم ما ضل براسه عقل .... مش مصدق اللي بصير .....
وصار يحكي لعزوز ... انا بدي اجوزك بنتي ... واسلمك شغلي بس خليك جنبي... هدا انتا ماحد قدك واصل واصل ...
رد عزوز ليش وقفت ع الوزير .... انا بعرف بوش ؟؟؟؟!!!!
رد المعلم : روح انصرف يا مقلعط ... طريها مش لهاي الدرجة ... رؤساء ما بعرفوه ... انتا يا سلعوس بتعرفه ؟!!!!
رد عزوز : ازا مش مصدقني ... يا عمي انا بدي اروح انا واياك ع اميركا وتشوف بعينك ؟؟؟؟
رد المعلم : انا موافق ... بس بشرط ازا طلعت ما بتعرفه... بدي ادفنك هناك واخلص عليك و بدك تتحمل كل التكاليف ...
وافق عزوز وراحوا لأميركا .... وقفوا ع باب البيت الابيض ... وصار يحكي عزوز للمعلم ... شايف هداك الشباك ؟
بعد 5 دقايق بطلع انا وبوش بنلوح للناس ....
وافق المعلم وحكاله معك 5 دقايق بس ؟
وبالفعل بعد 5 دقايق طلع بوش وعزوز بلوحوا للناس ...
المعلم اغمى عليه واخدوه ع المستشفى .... راح عزوز يزوره بالمستشفى .. وسأل عزوز المعلم ؟
ليش أغمى عليك ...؟ ولا عشاني بعرف بوش ؟؟؟!!!
رد المعلم : بصراحة ... لا والله .... انا أغمى علي لأنه في اتنين اميركان مروا وصاروا يسـألوا فيي : مين هدا اللي واقف مع عزوز ؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!! !!

O people !listen to my words, for I do not know wether another year will be vouchsafed to me after this to find myself amongst one another until you appear before the Lord, as this day of this month is sacred for all. And remember that you shall have to appear before your Lord Who shall demand from you an account of all you actions. O people! you have rights over your wives and your wives have rights over you. Treat your wives with love and kindness. Truly you have taken them as the trust of God, and have made their persons lawful to you by the words of God. Keep always faithful to the trust reposed in you, and avoid sins. Henceforth, the vengeance of blood practised in the days of ignorance and paganism is prohibited and all blood fued abolished. And your slaves! See that you feed them with such food as you eat yourselves. and clothe them with the stuff you wear, and if they commit a fault which you are not inclined to forgive, then part from them, for they are the servants of the Lord, and are not to be harshly treated. O people! Listen to my words and understand them. Know that all Muslims are brothers to one another. You are one brotherhood. Nothing which belongs to another is lawful unto his brother unless freely given out of good will. Guard yourselves from committing injustice. Like this day of this month in this territory sacred and inviolable, God has made the life and property and honor of each of you(inviolable) to the other, until you meet your Lord. Let him that is present tell it to him that is absent. It may be he that shall be told it (later) may comprehend better than him who has heard it (now). Truly, I have fulfilled my mission. I have left that amongst you, a plain command, the Book of God, and manifest ordinances which if you hold fast to, you shall never go astray.


Copied from Islam In Focus P.122-123