http://events.takingitglobal.org/14413

It's been exactly 5 yearz now and I miss u sooooooooo much
gone thru lots of ups and lottttttttts of Downs ... but I'm still doin' OK

there r lots of moments I really needed to share with u, I'm sure u'd have been happy to see me rising ... I'm Still goin' against the tide ... u know how pigheaded I am

Still missin' u, I really wished it was him (...) but life is unfair and now we r not gettin' any better

I'm sure u'll never get these words I'm writing down here, But I'm sure u miss me too
Till we happen to meet again ... I'm still missin' u and will always do


Yahya

:) Hellooooooooz everyone,
Here's another announcement I'd luv 2 share with my friends on TIG, It's the (World Press Photo) exhibit coming to Cairo (Egypt) So for all of u who reside in Cairo. Make sure not to miss this event :D

& here are details about the event ...

From: February 22, 2007
Till: March 14, 2007
daily from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

@ El Sawy Cultural Center:
1, 26th of July St., Zamalek, Cairo, Egypt

Opening: February 21st, 2007 @ 06:00 pm

World Press Photo is the world's largest and most prestigious annual press photography contest run by the (World Press Photo) an independent, non-profit organization with offices in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

After the contest, the prizewinning photographs are assembled into a traveling exhibition that is visited by over a million people in 40 countries & A yearbook presenting all prizewinning entries is published annually in six languages.

One of the primary objectives of the organization is to stimulate developments in photojournalism, encourage the transfer of knowledge, help develop high professional standards in photojournalism and promote a free and unrestricted exchange of information. World Press Photo aims also to support professional press photography on a wide international scale.

(Text: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Press_Photo )

Cairo – URBANreVIEWS

A collaborative exhibition between ifa Germany and The Townhouse Gallery of contemporary art

Architecture/ Photography and Video Exhibition

Opening Reception January 28 at 07:00 pm
Date January 28 - 23 February
Location the Townhouse Factory & Annex spaces

“Cairo – URBANreVIEWS”
a joint project between ifa galleries and the Townhouse Gallery. The ifa galleries exhibition was previously shown in Stuttgart and Berlin and will open in Cairo with the addition of five Egyptian artists responding to the urban spaces presented.

The exhibition "Cairo – URBANreVIEWS" focuses on various aspects of the city’s current state, presenting succinct surveys of past developments, subjective experiences of present everyday life in the mega-city, as well as visions of the city in the 21st century. Part of it are plans for the New Cairo City, the joint development project by the GTZ and the Cairo City Authorities for the informal settlement of Manshiet Nasser, Al-Azhar Park and the revitalization program for Darb Al-Ahmar by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture and the competition for the new Grand Egyptian Museum, which is to be moved from the city centre to a site by the pyramids.

In this context dealing with their impressions /understanding of the public and individual spaces in Cairo are the photography works of Randa Shaath, Heba Farid, Osama Dawod, Rana El Nemr and video work by Hala El Koussy. The young Egyptian artists and photographers open up new perspectives in terms of method and intent.

While the exhibition is taking place, the Goethe Institute in Cairo and the Aga Khan Trust for Culture will hold discussions on the views expressed by artists, urban designers and architects on the city in which they live and work, which they observe, experience and ‘process’ artistically or architecturally and, finally, on how they envisage the future of Cairo.

This exhibition and accompanying panels are made possible with the support of ifa Germany, the Goethe Institute Cairo, GTZ and Aga Khan Trust for Culture.

Happy New Year 2 all of us :D

:) Hi everyone,

Here's an announcement I'd like to make concernin' The World AIDS Day in Egypt, that will take place
on Friday December 1st, 2006
@ the British Council (Egypt):
192, El Nil Street, Agouza, Cairo, Egypt

Actually, I'd added the event to the TIG events calendar but you know how this events approval system sucks :D

so till it gets approved here's the event's content

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Each of us can help stop the spread of HIV and reduce the impact of AIDS. You don’t have to be a top scientist working on a cure to make a difference. Protecting yourself and others from HIV infection, welcoming someone living with HIV into your life, or even just talking about HIV and AIDS can help.

** Are You Taking Action?

You can, by being part of our World AIDS Day at the British Council - Egypt (Agouza)
on December 1st, 2006 - from 01.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m.

You will need to book your place by sending us an e-mail on
worldaidsday (at) britishcouncil.org.eg

Come along and join us in the various activities we are running during the day:

- Ask the Experts:
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All your questions will be answered by a group of experts from the World Health Organization, the Ministry of Health and Population, and the Egyptian Society of Aids.

- Film Screenings:
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Short films, documentaries and public service announcements will be screened during the day.

- Café Scientifique:
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(http://www.britishcouncil.org/egypt-science-cafe.htm)

Mr Bernard Forbes, chair of UK Coalition of People Living with HIV and AIDS, will be connected with us via videoconference.
UKC is a charity organisation with an aim to enable the diverse voices of people living with HIV and AIDS to be heard in order to influence change.

- The Red Mural:
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You are all welcome to add your artistic touch to our Red Mural.

- Face Painting:
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Have your faces painted by a group of young Egyptian artists and art students.

Don't forget to book your place by sending us an e-mail on
worldaidsday (at) britishcouncil.org.eg


(Text: British Council - Egypt website)

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RSVP Info


Name: British Council - Egypt
Phone: 20 (0) 2 300 1666
E-mail: worldaidsday (at) britishcouncil.org.eg
Webpage: http://www.britishcouncil.org/egypt/
http://www.britishcouncil.org/egypt-arts-culture-events-world-aids-day.htm

Couldn't believe this !!!!!!!!!!!!! :D we've got a new baby in the family, that's my niece ... she's soooooooooo cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuute, I luv her a lot, she's sooooo sweeeeeeet …

Actually it was hard 4 my family waitin' 4 the new comer, specially when the delivery was with a cesarean operation ... so we were worried about my sister, but elhamdollelah she's ok now.

So when we 1st saw the baby ... it was like "OMG , she's so sweeeeeeet". But she kept on cryin' ... & when I asked about the reason 4 that ... they told me that's coz she's seein' the light & ppl 4 the very 1st time .. which's somethin' she hadn't been used to b4.

& It was great havin' the "soboo3" *. It was amazin' when all family is gatherin' 4 that new cuuuuuuuuuuuute baby… it was too much fun.

& btw: the baby has been given the name "Fagr" which's an arabik name - means: Dawn.

& Believe it or not , this's the 1st new baby we have in our big family in 22 yearz, just right after me, coz I'm the youngest of the family ;)

& there's 1 thin' which I don't like ... is that she's always sleepin' & I have no chance to have fun with her ...
& that reminds me of the (Michael Learns To Rock) song "Sleepin' Child" ...

"O my sleepin' child,
the world so wild,
but u've built ur own paradise ...

That's one reason why,
I cover u ... sleepin' child

Anyway, plz make sure u all to wish her a veryyyyyyyyyy happy, healthy & successful life inshallah.

Well, that's it 4 now thanx all 4 ur time, bye now & c u with 1 more update inshaallah :D

* Soboo3:
Is a celebration 4 the arrival of a new baby & it's celebrated on the 7th day of her/his birth. & this's an Egyptian tradition, that I'm sure that most of u r not familiar with, but now u r after that lil hint i gave u :D

WEll, well, well !!! it's the 21st of june, do u know what that is ????????

It’s “Fete de la Musique” or “Fete of Muzik”, it’s the big day 4 celebratin’ muzik.

& I’ve been celebratin’ that day 4 about 3 years now, every year the event (here in cairo, Egypt) is organized by the (French Cultural Center) & the ministry of culture.

It’s all about playin’ non-stop muzik from 6:30 pm till 1am (the followin’ day)…

Lots of muzik bands playin’ Live, singin’ ... & of course ppl r dancin’, singin' & enjoyin’ the muzik.

This year it was held @ a public park (opposite to the cairo opera house ), there were lots of muzik bands playin’ Egyptian ethnic muzik ... & there was a bit of Rock @ the end of the day.

2 massive hits of the day were …..

* Fathy salama & his band “sharkiat”:
Egyptian muzik writer, dealin’ with “World Muzik” for over 20 years now, reformin’ & blendin’ Egyptian ethnic muzik with other flavors ... Techno, Electronica, Afrikan beats, Jazz & Rock ...

* -M- (Matthieu Chedid):
a French Rocker, great guitarist he’s been doin’ lots of licks & riffs, keepin’ ppl dancin’, singin’ a long (though French’s not widely spoken here in Egypt , me , myself no nothin’ in French :D
But ppl were dancin’ jammin’ for the muzik which was amazin’.

It was a very great experience 4 me, I enjoyed it a lot ……….

That’s it 4 now , thanx all 4 ur time, bye now & c u & make sure u all to enjoy urselves every year celebratin’ “Fete de la Musique” :D

MMMMM ... About the festival, Unfortunately I didn’t manage to attend all of the festival events.

But elhamdollelah, I’d managed to attend the muzik concert by (Kamilya Jubran ), Kamilya’s a female singer from (Palestine), playin’ Lute (3ood – in Arabic)
& 4 more about her u can check kamilyajubran.com

Unfortunately, I was a bit late to the concert, coz I’d some classes in college, but elhamdollelah, I finally made it to the concert ... :D

& O My God ... It was very crowded, ppl standin’ everywhere I barely managed to c her, but what was very great about this concert – kamilya’s voice – it was amazin’ seein' her performin' Live. She played a bunch of her songs, & btw Kamilya mainly writes the muzik for her songs.

Ppl were stunned by her voice (& of course I was one of them). But unfortunately she sang for 1 hour only - which I’d missed half of it already :'-( - but anyway, I’m glad that i'd been able to c her playin' Live in Cairo & I enjoyed it a looooooot :D

& What was very great about the concert, is that there were ppl from almost all parts of the world, & i guess that's a very good thin' to happen , which means that the festival had managed to gather ppl from almost everywhere.

& Sorry guyz, I didn’t have the chance to attend all of the events of the festival, coz I was bit buzy with lots of other stuff & things to do ... But I promise, next year inshallah I’ll b providin’ u with the full coverage of the festival events & happenings.

& 4 those of u who’d attended any of the festival events, u can send me ur feedback, & I’ll b more than happy to sahre’em on this page …. Or @ least to know that u'd enjoyed ur time in there :-)

Guess that’s it 4 now, so thanx all 4 ur time, bye now & c u

Helloooz,
It’s the "Francophone Festival" takin’ place in Cairo, Egypt

An every year event, organized in most of the French-speakin’ countries (includin' Egypt) startin' the 18th of March ... or may b earlier.

This year, the theme is Muzik ... So it’s the "Francophone Muzik Festival" (Musiques Sans Frontie`res), which was runnin’ from 18th - 22nd of March

& I'd managed to attend the 2nd & 3rd dayz of the festival

- 2nd day - Friday March 19th:

* Toma Sidibe` ( Mali/France):

Toma’s playin’ the muzik of Mali, while bein' originally French, so c that… muzik get ppl united, & his Muzik’s fantastic.

btw: Sidibe` is not his real family name, but he took the name of his Djembe teacher (Séga Sidibé) ... u can do a quick search to find out more about his story :)


* N’ Faly Kouyate` (Guinea/ Belgium):
The muzik was amazin’, though I didn’t get any of the words correct :D coz he was singin’ in Guinean, but the muzik was great ... he’s playin’ a nice African instrument called “kora” which sounds amazin’ (Kora: is an ethnik stringed instrument played widely in West Afrika) with hi wife Muriel on Djembe.

N’ Faly was the biggest ethnik Act of the festival, not only for his muzik but also 4 dressin' in the Guinean (i guess) ethnik & traditional costumez :D


- 3rd day - Saturday March 20th:

*Syncop (North Africa “Maghreb”/Canada):
Mixture of ethnic Algerian muzik with a Rap & Rock flava.


* Kajeem (Ivory Coast):
Mix of Afrikan (Ivory Coast) Ethnik muzik with Reggae ... the influences of Bob Marley :) ... the muzik was Catchy, Movin’ & get u dancin’… the repertoire was in French, with very few English songs


It was a great experience, discoverin’ other culturez & their ethnik Muzik ... Wishin’ 4 more next year inshaallah ...

Guess that's it 4 now, bye now & c u :)