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Aliaa Magda El Mahdy Tells Her Story

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Aliaa Magda el Mahdy - Seeking Freedom

It looks like Aliaa Magda el Mahdy is more than just a pretty face, and probably not the Facebook fan enthusiast some wanted us to believe she is. In an interview to CNN she answers questions about the why and how of her nude photos story, and if you read carefully you will identify just what every free person in this world wants, simple basic freedoms.

The freedom to create art and show it, and the freedom to ignore that art, the freedom to have sex with someone you love and the freedom to choose for yourself. The answer regarding sex and the sexual behavior of Egyptians (in her view) is very compelling, and is probably one of the best descriptions of how sex is perceived in the Muslim Arab world and how crippling this must for many freedom loving people out there.

With the growing rumors as to the “punishment” awaiting her, Aliaa is slowly getting more credit in this blog, she cut short that long wait for the things she wished for and in a brave way put herself on the line, now we need to see how far back in time is Egypt and how it would react to this very small demonstration of artistic freedom.

Here is some of the interview (the rest is on this link)

CNN: Why did you post a photo of yourself nude photo on Twitter, and why the red high heels and black stockings?

Elmahdy: After my photo was removed from Facebook, a male friend of mine asked me if he may post it on Twitter. I accepted because I am not shy of being a woman in a society where women are nothing but sex objects harassed on a daily basis by men who know nothing about sex or the importance of a woman.

The photo is an expression of my being and I see the human body as the best artistic representation of that. I took the photo myself using a timer on my personal camera. The powerful colors black and red inspire me.

CNN: Who is Aliaa Elmahdy inside the body portrayed in the nude photo?

Elmahdy: I like being different. I love life, art, photography and expressing my thoughts through writing more than anything. That is why I studied media and hope to take it further to the TV world too so I can expose the truth behind the lies we endure everyday in this world. I don’t believe that we must have children only through marriage. It’s all about love.

CNN: How have your Egyptian Muslim parents reacted? How do they feel about you living with your boyfriend unmarried?

Elmahdy: I last spoke to them 24 days back. They want to support me and get closer, especially after the photo was released, but they accuse Kareem of manipulating me. He has been my support system and has passed along their text messages to me. I dropped out of AUC (The American University in Cairo where she was a media student) months back after (my parents) attempted to control my life by threatening not to pay the fees.

The Sad Case of Egyptian Self Expression

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Pornography is a matter of geography is a sentence to explain that social and cultural ideas are limited to geographical areas, however the news of today are not about pornography but art, or at least someone perception of it, and the freedom of expressing oneself.

Aliaa Magda El-Mahdy, an Egyptian young woman, posted a nude photo of herself to her Facebook page, in what some think is a desperate cry for attnetion over the closing fate of the popular revolution that took place in the country a couple of months ago and some believe is just a desperate attempt at self promotion.

These nude photos are not porn, that is for sure, the question on how “arty” they are is not something this blog can handle, simply because art is defined in many cases by just its creator. And the reaction? well, expected as hell, there are no surprises when it comes to the Arab world (in this case Egypt, but lets be honest here it can be any Arab-Muslim country).

So Egypt is outraged at this, one young lady “art” photos, when this country is  on the brink of disaster, internal serious issues and financial difficulties, however the body of a young female just turns everything around, very much like the storm of anger and protest against Israel, it seems that its incredibly easy to divert the Egyptian attention but simply waving Israel and naked females around.

And so sadly, that is exactly what the secular leaders of the revolution wanted out, they wanted a free and democratic state, with liberal rules and ideas and tolerance for different ideas and expressions, and this, unfortunately, looks like is very far from what Egypt is turning out to be.

Outrage over Nudes? Give me a break

Misunderstandings That Lead to the Truth

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The soccer team Zamalek from Egypt Cairo is one of the largest in the Middle east, it is known for its rivalry with the other club from the same city Al Wahali, and it is also starting to make a name for itself for the uncompromising haters of Jews. If soccer fans are the voice of the people than this is one sound you better listen to, because it not only means things about the future relationship between Israel and Egypt, but also about the attitude of Arabs towards Jews, not towards just Israel.

 

Zamalek Fans Banners Are Clear and Simple

While many fans of this team create banners that pronounce their hatred of Israel with many different forms, it looks like many of them unit behind one clear message, which they take pride on, this message is “one nation for a new holocaust”, if you are thinking that this is just a juvenile act of stupidity you are wrong, because these banners are all over this huge stadium and are very much an expression of what these people think that they want. Note that it does not say “Free Palestine” or “Better Lives for Palestinians” and it makes perfect sense that it does not say this.

The Egyptian fans of this particular club are not wealthy people, they do not express their wishes for someone else better life quality, all they are interested in is a new holocaust, meaning the extermination of anyone who was born to the Jewish faith. No Israel, and no bad Jews, simply all the Jews, wherever they may be, of any color or size, age or set of beliefs, shot them in the head and through them into ovens.

This is the word that comes out of Egypt as the Norwegians put their coats on to get out to the chilly Oslo street and pick a Nobel Peace Prize winner, probably one of the people leading that glorious Arab Spring revolution, that is now fast becoming the new fascistic, racist and hate mongering mobs of Egypt.

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The Egyptian Nazi Party

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The founders of the Egyptian Nazi party have come forward and did a television interview to explain who they are and what they want, it might sound a little simplistic to think that since they dubbed themselves a “Nazi” party that they would follow the general rule of Nazism that was established a long time ago in a land far, far away. However these guys say that they are not anti Jewish at all, they are also not support the idea that the Aryan race is Superior rather that it is the Egyptian race, and that the whole of the Arab race closely follows.

So not against Jews, but very much against the state of Israel (“because it puts in danger Arab ideology”), not Aryan but Arab supremacy and some blurred ideas about nationalism in that good old “hate the other” as much as possible way, however there is a twist to all of this nonsense, they are Muslim, and as Muslims it will be silly to reject a German born fair skinned blue eyed man since it is the wish of Islam to submit everyone to the law of that religion, so racism seems a little counter productive for this Nazi “light” party.

So the main motive in the rhetoric that you hear from them is mostly that they want to bring about the superiority of the Egyptian race, meaning it is not already there – but that there needs to be an effort to bring it to par with its Nazi idealism, meaning it is more of an aspiration to be a Egyptian Nazi, one that does not hate Jews at all and that has no racism but only religious segregation in mind.

Confused? me too. Oh well, maybe they are just a little shy of saying that they are pretty much like the original Nazis, only in their Egyptian-Arab formation.

The Aryan Family Model - Soon to be Photoshopped ito Egyptian

 

Egypt’s Downward Slope

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There is nothing new in the middle east. Two days before Turkey’s prime minister visit to Egypt, the Muslim brotherhood welcomes him with open hands, joining in on the attack on Israel. The situation in both these countries (Turkey and Egypt) might seem very different, but they are actually similar, Egypt in the hands of the Muslim brotherhood and well on way to becoming a extreme Muslim state, Turkey is forcing its Ataturk secular leaders out of the frame, just as Erdogan’s plan starts to materialize, no more secular Turkey – and no more friends with infidels, no matter how much they helped in the past.

The official reason for the riots outside the Israeli embassy in Cairo in the past week has been the unintended killing of 3 Egyptian soldiers on the Israeli-Egyptian boarder when a full terror offensive took place at the area, the Israeli army shot back at the sources of fire and because of the proximity to the Egyptian army post the soldiers were killed. It is evident that the unfortunate death of those soldiers is not the reason for the riot, mainly because the riots near the embassy started as soon as the Muslim brotherhood understood it was on way to take control of Egypt.

That leaves us with the very simple and clear notion that Egypt is moving towards renewed extremism and wants to move out of its peace agreements with Israel, fantastically synched with Turkey’s aggressive measures aimed towards Israel, in a response to the unlawful flotilla of 15 months ago.

Jew hate is probably the best political target in the middle east, Erdogan is already fast becoming a pan Arab leader just for his hormonal challenging of Israel’s control over its waters, the Muslim brotherhood needs just that, a front man who follows the same rules and obeys the same laws and that could become a exterior leader to Egypt’s fanatics while the country itself will maintain a moderate look to the west.

And Israel? this country could have done more to avoid this situation, better use of diplomacy, which is in the hands of foreign minister Liberman, who is (mostly) secular but over paranoid and borderline racist “Israel our home” leader, some forward thinking could have either dodged the situation with Turkey or expose Ardogan to the west as a warmonger and thug, and the same kind of thinking could have created a healthier relationship with Egypt. However Israel is itself in a process of regression, which makes it even worst when you consider the outcome of these events.