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The Sad Case of Egyptian Self Expression

November 17, 2011 by Leave a Comment

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 isĀ  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

Filed Under: Egypt Tagged With: Aliaa Magda El-Mahdy, Arab Spring, Egypt revolution, nude art, nude photos

Is Libya Free?

November 8, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Libya, now free from its dictator, is not doing so well, from the mobs in the streets to diplomats overseas and a culture of violence and aggression it looks like this country has too much to deal with. It all started when it actually ended, the life of its former dictator taken in a brutal, quick and almost mafia execution it made clear that not much is going to change.

There must have been a few people in Europe who felt relief when they saw the videos of bleeding Qaddafi being led to his final moments by the rebels, no doubt he would have made a scene at an international (or national) court, quoting secret agreements and deals with western leaders of the past 30 years. And that is probably what led Europe in its silence towards the deteriorating situation in the country, they are really too tired to deal with these people, all they want is oil and gas, winter is just around the corner and the last thing they want is an increase in energy costs.

The locals however do not feel they need to restrain themselves any longer, it is time for each one to state what he thinks, and it is also time to get to work on old and fresh disputes. So we get diplomats and street mobs shouting that there is no place for anyone born Jewish in Libya (even Jews who were unlucky enough to be born in Libya itself), we hear Libyan statesmen say that the Sharia will be law of the land, making it clear that this revolution is, from now on, restricted to Muslim men, all females and non Muslims are out.

The turning of Libya into a Sharia run country is not a huge surprise, however it starts to look as if every country that went through a “revolution” ended up Islamizing itself, almost to the point that one has to wonder if it was not a religious revolution in the first place, painted in human rights form so that the west would cheer on from the sidelines.

Libya Going Sharia

 

Revolution ends in blunt racism

 

Murder anyone and place a Quadaffi Stiker on him

Filed Under: Libya, Sharia Tagged With: Arab Spring, Libya, Quadafi