Archive for 'Culture'
Obesity in the Arab World Posted by aziza on Mar 3, 2011
Obesity is considered a major problem in today’s world. Statistics show that there are around 1.5 billion obese people around the world nowadays. Some Arab countries are on the top ten countries in terms of the prevalence of obesity among their populations. Statistics show that 20-30% of all Saudi adults are obese, with 60% of…
Even Stronger Winds of Change Posted by aziza on Feb 23, 2011
The winds of change started in Tunisia, followed by Egypt. Now, demonstrations are everywhere in the Arab world, Yeme, Libya, Morocco, Bahrain and Kuwait. Libya in particular presents a very critical situation at the moment, as the Libyan regime under Gadafi is using unprecedented violence to crush the revolution, including the use of live ammunition…
The Will of Life Posted by aziza on Feb 7, 2011
Living the situation in Egypt, I have been unable to think about anything except what is going on in my home country, the change, the chaos, the struggle for power, the crisis, etc. It is a very hard time! A poem that I studied at school keeps echoing in my mind. It is written by…
The crisis of change Posted by aziza on Feb 5, 2011
The winds of change have been blowing in Egypt for 12 days since January the 25th, but since then the situation has been escalating, and it has dominated media all over the world. Demonstrations have continued all over the country, and supporters of the Egyptian president formed their own demonstrations and clashed with callers for…
Word search Posted by aziza on Jan 30, 2011
It is the end of the month, and I usually present the word search game at this time. As protests in Egypt continue, and young people remain in the streets of all Egyptian cities, the whole world watches with great anxiety. Today, the Egyptian government closed down Al-Jazeera offices and suspended all Al-Jazeera correspondences. Security…
Stronger winds of change Posted by aziza on Jan 29, 2011
Egypt is in a state of revolution, led by young people and old, by women and men. Everyone came out after Friday prayers to ask for a change in the political system in Egypt. Security forces failed to control the hundreds of thousands of demonstrators taking to the streets. Numbers of demonstrators reached 500,000 in…
The winds of change in the Arab World Posted by aziza on Jan 27, 2011
The Arab world is facing a very critical moment in its history. For the first time in decades, people have taken to the streets to demonstrate against the oppressive and undemocratic regimes that have been in power for decades in a number of Arab countries, most notably Egypt, Tunisia and Yemen. Change has started in…