Tag Archives: Food Jihad

Today, I’m using others’ words – أستخدم كلام الأخرين اليوم

Posted on February 4, 2011 by occidentalorientalist

So much is being said over the internet, I’m just going to post a few quotes and some links. Other people really say it that much better. And these are the voices of the people I admire — and in … Continue reading →

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Denial is not just a river in Egypt

Posted on February 4, 2011 by occidentalorientalist

So, the Internet is back up in Egypt. My students in Alexandria say that life has more-or-less returned to normal, and curfew been reduced, though it’s difficult to get foodstuffs — especially bread, which is so incredibly important to the … Continue reading →

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Tom in Egypt, tear gas, and the ongoing

Posted on January 29, 2011 by occidentalorientalist

Yesterday’s events have been so overwhelming that I don’t know what to really write here.   Since Thursday evening *Egyptian time* I’ve been following the Internet cutoffs and monitoring Twitter. Meedan started a tweet-translate of the events via curated.by and I’ve … Continue reading →

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