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A Guide for Volunteers by Volunteers
(Opinions)
1-10-2004
by Yara Kassem
In the year 1952, and in the middle of the violent political events taking place in Egypt: the British colonization's violations against the Egyptian people; corruption by the royal regime; the suffering of lower classes in the Egyptian population...
A walk with Destiny
(Poetry)
29-03-2005
by Yara Kassem
We were both walking
on that long road...
We were slowly walking when
I was telling her about my thoughts
and expectations about
life and future...
She was always listening
with that smile on her face
and without saying a word...
that...
Diwan: A Place Where I Can Peacefully Breathe
(Interviews)
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by Yara Kassem
A couple of years ago in Cairo, five young people had the idea of making that project aiming to change and reorient their surrounding community, they wanted to open that bookstore, but not only a bookstore but a platform for many other cultural...
Egypt: A Land of Multiple Civilizations
(Opinions)
17-08-2003
by Yara Kassem
When we mention the dialogue of cultures then we must talk about Egypt, which is considered one of the oldest examples of the establishment of a building dialogue of civilizations and a platform for understanding, learning from each others and...
Egypt: Steps Towards a Healthier Environment
(Opinions)
25-05-2003
by Yara Kassem
The environment is one of the most vital axes of development, so the deterioration of the environment represents a major danger threatening social and economic development, the sustainability of natural resources, and human health. Recognizing...
Food: A Political or Nutritional Tool?
(Opinions)
6-06-2005
by Yara Kassem
Can you think, make vital and important decisions, talk and even joke when you’re still hungry? What about those entire populations spending years in hunger, or even those who cannot afford to get the food for their children?
Food is...
Lost Diaries
(Poetry)
28-12-2003
by Yara Kassem
In a land like this one,
And a time as dark as this
I was lost in the middle of that huge crowd,
In the middle of all those eyes,
All those faces...
I've been looking everywhere
But I never found...
I never saw and never heard
I've been...
New Year's Celebrations in Egypt
(Opinions)
25-11-2003
by Yara Kassem
The New Year's celebrations are considered one of the most important characteristics of each culture, as it has a different aspect in every region and a different taste in every country. It actually reflects a big part of our cultural traditions,...
On the Chess Table
(Poetry)
23-08-2004
by Yara Kassem
On the chess table as they sat
Trying to discover those dark corners in her mind
And her, endlessly trying to resist with all the strength she's got
Seemed like a swimming pool
That she doesn’t even how deep it is
But all she knows that she...
Pink World
(Poetry)
22-01-2004
by Yara Kassem
A pink world,
Where there is no crowd
And not that much of cars
Where a softest music might be
Tickling my ear all the time
Without the interference of
Irritating car klaxons,
And a charming expressive eyes
Can be crossing my way
Where...
Serbian memories (1)
(Short Story)
12-04-2005
by Yara Kassem
There are some memories that human beings can still remember no matter how much time passes, some of those memories years and months can never erase…It just remains engraved in our hearts and minds…
I remember that day very well. It was in...
Shahrzad
(Poetry)
22-01-2004
by Yara Kassem
It's winter time
And it's a bit Smokey
Visions and thoughts in my mind are getting mixed up
Except that shadow
Has never been changed or even blurred
It's always him, standing there
In the corner and watching me
I've seen so many eyes...
Shahrzad,a sad queen
(Poetry)
20-03-2004
by Yara Kassem
As soon as the
Sun was gone,
She started her trip,
Leaving away that annoying reality
She was there,
On time
and through the purple light,
She ran all the way
Leading to Shahryar's castle.
On his throne,
He was waiting,
It seemed like...
The clay girl
(Poetry)
17-03-2005
by Yara Kassem
As I was walking through
Those cruel and lonely
Streets of life,
I found that piece of clay thrown
On the floor,
So I took it
I tried to reshape it, reform it
And in a few days I was done
With the clay girl
A puppet, a doll
And maybe...
The Leader
(Poetry)
29-03-2005
by Yara Kassem
He was standing up there,
& talking to those millions of people
He looks at them,
His eyes‘re brightening
They’re clapping their hands
They’re screaming,
Those screams of victory & excitement
He’s that symbol of liberation...
The Seeds of Hatred
(Short Story)
29-05-2005
by Yara Kassem
The location: A famous law office in downtown, whose owner is the honorable and well-known intellectual, law professor in Cairo University and former minister.
The time: Almost a year after the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York on...
The Wheat Revolution
(Opinions)
21-04-2004
by Yara Kassem
During the sixties and the seventies, we heard the word "New occupation" or "New colonization" for the first time. It was a term that leaders of various 3rd world countries used to describe the domination of developed countries on developing...
What Home Feels Like
(Interviews)
28-07-2004
by Yara Kassem
They call them “the departed,” the Palestinian departed or the Palestinian emigrants: those ones who had to walk away from home to Lebanon, Jordan and Egypt in the year 1968, right after the tragic Arab defeat.
They call them “the departed,” the...
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