Ismail Imadudeen
Articles by Ismail Imadudeen
January 21, 2012
One year ago the world was talking about an impressing revolution taking place on a big square called El Tahrir. A revolution that inspired many in the world to stir similar movements in different parts of the globe let them be in rich or poor countries.
I, personally, expressed my fruitful dream...
November 17, 2011
Egypt is never calm anymore. A controversy after the other appears every day. Since the collapse of Mubarak´s regime nine months ago and the country is drowned deeply into contradictory political messages from hundreds of political parties and groups!
Imagine a country shifts in a few mont...
October 10, 2011
Yesterday night was a bloody time in Cairo. More than twenty Egyptians got killed and more than three hundred injured in some ethnic clashes between some outraged Christian protestors and military personnel right in front of the state TV.
Those incidents did not come out of the blue; there have b...
September 11, 2011
Fierce and bloody demonstrations, unyielding young protestors, the burning of the Israeli flag, destruction of a barrier built by the Egyptian government to protect the Embassy premises and eventually alleged break in of the Embassy's office. These were the scenes on September 9th in Cairo, just in ...
August 23, 2011
The world has been enjoying jubilant news and cheerful scenes allegedly from the Libyan capital Tripoli showing the massive and impressive advance of the insurgents into the capital. Different media sources, that are indeed credible and trustworthy for many, reported the capture of Al Gadafi childre...
July 18, 2011
Libya, the vast land outstretched in the northern part of Sahara is a mosaic country that comprises many tribes and families. The society is still very much traditional and the tribe or family represents the very core of that society.
The fever of revolutions in the Arab world has come to the cou...
May 06, 2011
It was perceived as one of the most stable and powerful in the Middle East. Mubarak´s regime got its power and upper hand in Egypt through many authoritative and influential apparatuses that probably did not exist anywhere else in the region. But it was equally shocking and surprising to many how fa...
February 16, 2011
The events are coming up very fast and now the whole world knows that Mubarak was forced to resign and the revolution has achieved its most important goal.
Indeed Mubarak's speech on Feb 10th , announcing the delegation of his authorities to his vice was disappointing to all the people in Al Ta...
February 10, 2011
It was Tuesday, Jan. 25th the Police Day; the day that marks the heroic fight of the police of the city of Ismailia in 1952 against the British. A group that is called ´We Are All Khaled Saed,´ decided to organize some protest to remind the Egyptians of the brutality that is undertaking by some poli...
February 05, 2011
Sorry for being late, but things are going on a speedy pace in Egypt; there is an extraordinary flow of contradicting pieces of information formed here or there.
Before I talk about anything I would like to emphasize the fact that I have been personally involved either on El Tahrir Square itself...
January 07, 2011
Today is January 7th the day of birth of the Christ according to the eastern calendar. Today is a joyous day in Egypt, the whole Middle East, the Horn of Africa and many other parts in the world; today is the day of feast and happiness.
A week ago Al Qaeda shocked the Egyptian society with a well...
January 01, 2011
Today, just twenty minutes after midnight in the new 2011, Egypt witnessed a horrible terrorist attack, considered to be the first of its kind against the Copts of Egypt in Alexandria.
It was a car bomb that exploded out side a crowded church, the thing that supports the theory of Al Qaeda involv...
December 18, 2010
It´s featured as one of remaining two extreme communist regimes in our planet (along with Cuba). Synonymous with droughts, starvation and economic inefficiency, North Korea doesn´t impress much a lot of people in America or the West in general.
Well, may be it is true that North Korea is not mode...
November 24, 2010
Today is a sad day for Egypt, but could be considered one of the most exciting days for some other people like Mr. Michael Mounir the founder of the US Copts Association; an association that claims to promote the Coptic cause in the US.
Today, Egypt witnessed for the first time in its capital the...
November 15, 2010
Many among us know and probably repeat a lot of the inspiring statements of great anti apartheid leaders such as those of Mandela and Martin Luther King. I still like and occasionally recall an astonishing statement of King when he said: ´"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up a...
September 28, 2010
The new round of the Palestinian – Israeli negotiations started as expected; stubbornness here and there. Both parties seem to be determined to their assumptions and what they consider as "red lines."
Well, I´m going to tackle one of these red lines; a "taboo" for both the Arabs and Israelis hopi...
September 10, 2010
America is never relieved! One controversy or problem after the other. There is no doubt that 9/11 caused an irreversible scar on the minds and hearts of Americans and all free people world wide who believe in equality, tolerance and unity.
A group of terrorists – who happened to be Arabs and Mu...
August 07, 2010
It´s Geert Wilders; a Dutch politician who is tagged a rightist or libertarian. He builds his fame and most probably gets his bread, in the Netherlands and in some other parts of the world, from his hatred to Islam.
He represents a combination of contradicting things that make no sense; he calls hi...
July 23, 2010
Again, and once more, the media transferred some tragic news from Dresden, Germany; acts of brutal vandalism against the monument of the ´veil martyr´ the late Marwa El Sherbini. The late Marwa, who paid her life as a price for hatred and retribution, still symbolizes the kind of discri...
May 16, 2010
Mr. Liberman, the Israeli Foreign Minister, is probably one of the most controversial Israeli politicians at present. He is an unwanted man in Cairo, and got some harsh remarks from some other capitals such as those of Sarkozy´s where the later described Liberman as an obstacle to peace and urged Is...
March 29, 2010
It´s known as the most powerful security agency in Egypt, a name that causes fear and probably nightmares to many commoners who are affected by the media propaganda about such significant organization.
Egypt experienced periods in which torture was a common practice that was done against the sys...
March 13, 2010
Egypt has been known for Millennia as the land of the Nile, where a great ancient civilization had taken place. The Nile has been a core part of Egypt and the life of the Egyptians until today; there is something that attaches people here to that passage of life; the very passage that provides the m...
January 08, 2010
Reality says that Egypt is the first Arab country to sign a peace treaty with Israel; the treaty for which it has been accused by many in the Arab and Muslim world of betrayal to the Arab cause and the Palestinian problem.
The late President Sadat paid his life as a price for his heroic step towa...
December 03, 2009
Switzerland is a country that is known for many contradicting and conflicting phenomena. It is the land where one can find the best tourists sites around Lake Zurich and the Swiss Alps. It is a perfect destination for both summer and winter tourism for those who want tranquil environment and, at the...
October 23, 2009
Contradiction is a reality in our puzzling world; sometimes drawing a clear cut line to identify things is not an easy affair. Here we have a unique instance of such phenomenon which can be absolutely described as tiny in some aspects, but, however, can be seen as big and great in some other ways.
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September 15, 2009
Sometimes I do not understand politicians, and some other times I perceive some of them as swindlers who think that they are smart, but actually they are nothing but mere cheaters.
Unfortunately, Benjamin Netanyahu, the current Prime Minister of Israel, is one of such politicians whom you cannot ...
August 15, 2009
With a wide charming smile that shines like the sun rise; breaking the ice and binding the ties; it is Secretary Clinton, the Queen of the Obama’s Administration, who could change both the tone and approach of the American foreign policy worldwide (notwithstanding North Korea of course!). Amid...
July 15, 2009
Religiously speaking, Jerusalem remains the holiest city for the Jews, a spiritual center for Christians and the third holiest city in Islam; it is the place where many Jewish monuments and heritage reside, same as for Christians and Muslims. It is a land that witnessed many conflicts and wars. And...
July 05, 2009
Please don´t get shocked when you read this, and don´t get surprised either; Germany is the land where the most brutal and ugly massacre of human history had taken place, and also it is the land from which a global war had swollen causing more than 45 million casualties, not mentioning the destruct...
June 13, 2009
Nejad is back! Does it make any difference? No way! Of course the regime is the same, whether a conservative like Nejad or a reformist like Musavi would virtually lead the Islamic Republic of Iran. However, it is a question of relativity in that some candidate appeared relatively moderate and open m...
June 07, 2009
“I am honored to be in the timeless city of Cairo, and to be hosted by two remarkable institutions. For over a thousand years, Al-Azhar has stood as a beacon of Islamic learning, and for over a century, Cairo University has been a source of Egypt's advancement. Together, you represent the harm...
May 31, 2009
"American Jews recognize the importance of support for Israel because of the dire consequences that could follow from the alternative. Despite the fact that Israel is often referred to now as the fourth most powerful country in the world, the perceived threat to Israel is not military defeat, it is ...
May 01, 2009
We live our lives, and days go by; day in – day out, in a sequence of endless events and stories of love and hate, prosperity and poverty, justice and injustice, war and peace and so forth. A never-ending story of innovation and technological advancement; man became so conceited; he went so fa...
April 17, 2009
It is so depressing, and at the same time extremely alarming, to see a big nation like Pakistan on the brinks confronting one of the most aggressive and determined radical and terrorist groups in the world. I now do not think that there could be anyway to make a distinction between the Taliban and A...
February 23, 2009
There has been a series of baffling events around the world that caused my apprehension and, at the same time, wonder. Sometimes I felt like abandoning the TV for my self being trapped within an endless stream of confusing questions concerning many topics around the globe. I thought of summing them ...
January 11, 2009
David is in pain. He is crying hard. He is alone. David does not know what to do. But there is something that he resorts to when he is lost in his innate mind; it´s his late grandma. David still remembers his late grandma; he is looking now at her picture, and holding the beautiful watch made ...
December 10, 2008
Lessons in Tolerance
The area where I had a stay in Hyderabad was in the outskirt of the city; in a high point. The majority of people in Hyderabad are Hindus but you can find many Muslims, many Mosques and some Arabic influence, except in that particular area where I stayed. It was the first ti...
November 06, 2008
My First Day
My short stay at the small gulf state of Qatar had come to an end in September, 1996, and I had to leave for India to gain more skills in English and computer applications for the sake of having a better opportunity. For me, this was the most risky step in my life, as I never travele...
October 04, 2008
It was a sunny day on the 6th of October, 1973. Nothing was unusual in the air, but the bizarre replay of patriotic songs and Quranic verses on the radio. It was ´Ramadan 10th,´ in the Islamic calendar, and people were just fasting and busy on their daily routines and gossips about war. ...
September 25, 2008
What is happening in America nowadays? Is it the beginning of an uncertain future, or is it the start of a new era? America needs a bailout plan? That´s indeed terrible in itself! What is really shocking is how easily and quickly the financial system of the biggest country in the world could come to...
September 16, 2008
She is perceived as a holy woman of spiritual life and miraculous virgin birth; a constituent of a lineage of a righteous elite, and a symbol of purity and graciousness. Mother Mary was mentioned in the Holy Quran in a respectable and honorable way; there is one full ´Surat´ that is name...
August 31, 2008
At a particular moment of the year, millions of Egyptians could be seen gathered around the TVs waiting for a very important announcement. Their hearts are full of excitement; their eyes are bright and about to shed tears of joy. What announcement are they waiting for? And what is the event?
It i...
August 11, 2008
The Hamayouni Decree and Tax Payment [Al-Jizyath]
'Copts want the antiquated 19th Century Hamayouni decree be abolished. It is inconceivable to require that the president of Egypt must approve permits to build a church or even to repair a toilet in a church. Mosques in Egypt are being built with...
July 23, 2008
It was a beautiful day; I still remember one of my earliest days; my childhood days, when my mother woke me up in the morning of January 7th, as my friend was waiting for me to go out with him to play and enjoy in the street. It was the Eastern Christmas, and my friend was dressed with his new cloth...
July 06, 2008
Promises, pledges and assurances. Words here, words there; it's a world of mere words, which make no sense, but the glamorous lights and the enchanting crowds and the vibrant media men are so lively and fill the hearts with excitement or say measly deceitful illusion. It's the presidency (contest) i...
June 10, 2008
It was a period of high spirits and dreams; patriotic songs touching the very bottom of the hearts, and the very pride of every Arab man. Revolutionary councils that command everywhere; in Cairo, Damascus, Baghdad and Algeria. Buzzing movement of tractors and machinery, and deafening enchants of exc...
May 21, 2008
At a warm night of July 1952, the atmosphere was perturbed; there was uneasiness in the air. Some unusual event was going on, but no body knew exactly what it was. Some soldiers and officers took on the streets, and there was a suspicious movement of armored cars and military tanks outside their bas...
May 13, 2008
It is perceived as a land of myths; men ruling with fire and iron, systems that don´t allow power sharing and people who are extremely suppressed and ignorant. Is the Middle East a part of hell and mill of terrorists or is it a land of special culture and heritage that require a different way...
April 30, 2008
The little and noblest village in Arabia, Mekkah, was extremely disturbed and anxious about the news of the incoming massive army of Abraha the Abyssinian, with huge elephants aiming at the destruction of the holy mosque, the Ka´ba.
The then feeble tribes of Arabia had nothing else to do with t...
April 22, 2008
"Down with America", "Let´s fight the devil, America", Let´s announce
Jihad against America". These are the shouts you often hear from this part of the world, but at the same time you will hear them say; " I am wearing something made in America", "Let´s eat at McDonalds", "I...
April 10, 2008
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