http://www.travellerwithin.com/“When you’re travelling, you are what you are right there and then. People don’t have your past to hold against you. No yesterdays on the road.” - William L.H. Moonennoreply@blogger.com (Mo-ha-med)Mon, 21 May 2012 02:32:08 PDTBloggertag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17391399547125http://www.travellerwithin.com/2012/02/where-ive-been.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mo-ha-med)Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:32:00 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17391399.post-15120369939212351352012-02-23T11:47:39.220+02:000Dear readers, I've been a little incommunicado as of late and I apologise. In the immediate aftermath of the revolution, back in the days we thought going public was a good idea and the...http://www.travellerwithin.com/2011/12/blog-post.htmlEgyElectionsHazem Abu IsmailIkhwanIdiotsSalafisEgyptnoreply@blogger.com (Mo-ha-med)Sat, 03 Dec 2011 15:19:00 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17391399.post-73802148051978384812011-12-04T01:42:26.550+02:008(english speakers: skip the text, go to the video, it's subtitled. And know that this guy wants to run for President in Egypt...) شاهدت ال"شيخ" حازم صلاح أبو إسماعيل - و إستخدامي للفظة شيخ هنا...http://www.travellerwithin.com/2011/11/samira-exposing-egyptian-army.htmlJan25RevolutionArmyWomenEgyptnoreply@blogger.com (Mo-ha-med)Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:56:00 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17391399.post-40726892530137776912011-11-29T10:16:52.325+02:002UPDATE: Samira's first hearing is taking place at the State council in Dokki, Giza as we speak. [29 Nov, 10:00 AM] Samira Ibrahim is 25 and looks younger. Actually she reminded me of those chatty...http://www.travellerwithin.com/2011/11/palestinian-freedom-riders-defying.htmlPalestineRacismIsraelnoreply@blogger.com (Mo-ha-med)Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:08:00 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17391399.post-28738582845810924682011-11-18T04:31:13.216+02:004Six people on a bus they were not allowed to ride because of racial discrimination. The idea was amazing, touching, 50 years ago, and it still is today. The genius of the act is its...http://www.travellerwithin.com/2011/11/future-parliamentarian-sandmonkey-sends.htmlFriendsSandmonkeyelectionsParliamentElections2011Egyptnoreply@blogger.com (Mo-ha-med)Sun, 06 Nov 2011 00:27:00 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17391399.post-10406424123349891732011-11-06T23:00:08.242+02:003Our friend blogger/writer extraordinaire Mahmoud Salem, otherwise known as the Sandmonkey, is running for Parliament as an independent for the Heliopolis seat. This banner - and others like it -...http://www.travellerwithin.com/2011/10/maspero-killings-and-shit-we-dont-want.htmlJan25MasperoArmyEgyptnoreply@blogger.com (Mo-ha-med)Tue, 11 Oct 2011 09:04:00 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17391399.post-30920543413657616652011-10-11T18:11:54.771+02:004Since Jan25, I have seldom felt as down as i did in the past two days, after a peaceful march in Cairo on the evening of October 9th ended in blood and mayhem, leaving 23 civilians dead and hundreds...http://www.travellerwithin.com/2011/10/anna-lindh-journalism-awards-i-umm-won.htmlJournalismMonacoAnna Lindhnoreply@blogger.com (Mo-ha-med)Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:38:00 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17391399.post-32845064845871826002011-10-11T04:04:10.541+02:004Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Tableau Normal"; ...http://www.travellerwithin.com/2011/09/flying-while-muslim-on-september-11th.htmlIslamRacismUSseptember 11Europenoreply@blogger.com (Mo-ha-med)Sun, 11 Sep 2011 12:26:00 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17391399.post-28356619985772950692011-09-12T14:54:31.494+02:0011Gdansk Airport, Poland. I don't know if it's because it's September 11th, but this bearded brown guy was just subjected to the most disgustingly intrusive body search by an overzealous Polish customs...http://www.travellerwithin.com/2011/08/flagman-is-already-on-t-shirt.htmlJan25humourFlagmanEgyptnoreply@blogger.com (Mo-ha-med)Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:07:00 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17391399.post-31518444979742402572011-08-23T01:14:49.888+02:002(Isn't that the cartoon by Carlos Latuff?)http://www.travellerwithin.com/2011/08/photos-from-israeli-embassy-in-cairo.htmlCairoIsraelEmbassyDemonstrationEgyptnoreply@blogger.com (Mo-ha-med)Sun, 21 Aug 2011 05:10:00 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17391399.post-80530312663401984972011-08-21T14:24:49.194+02:001Yesterday morning (so before the #Flagman events.) The full set is on Flickr! http://www.travellerwithin.com/2011/08/israeli-press-roundup-on-egypt-sinai.htmlGazaIsraelWar CriminalMediaEgyptKillingsnoreply@blogger.com (Mo-ha-med)Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:26:00 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17391399.post-52095774620476188102011-08-21T15:19:50.201+02:007UPDATE: 21 August, 3:15 PM Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable...http://www.travellerwithin.com/2011/08/telecoms-are-leading-ad-spenders-in.htmlEtisalatCSRMobinilVodafoneMobile phonesAdvertisementnoreply@blogger.com (Mo-ha-med)Wed, 10 Aug 2011 08:18:00 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17391399.post-6121252572922021532011-08-10T18:16:36.858+02:002In case you were wondering as I did, telecom companies are the biggest ad spenders in Ramadan. Apparently a single running costs around 32,000 EGP on private television channels (which is a little...http://www.travellerwithin.com/2011/08/thawretweladelkalb-j14-protests-and.htmlJ14RevolutionIsraelEgyptnoreply@blogger.com (Mo-ha-med)Wed, 10 Aug 2011 05:19:00 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17391399.post-42986273601010279752011-08-10T15:10:07.285+02:002There was a “Walk Like an Egyptian” sign, in English, on Rothschild boulevard in Tel Aviv. And even a giant إرحل"” - “Leave” in Arabic - on a banner on Kaplan street, followed by “Egypt is here” in...http://www.travellerwithin.com/2011/08/best-newspaper-headline-ever.htmlMubarakJul8Egyptnoreply@blogger.com (Mo-ha-med)Thu, 04 Aug 2011 06:01:00 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17391399.post-11596811666324782702011-08-04T15:07:08.091+02:001مبارك ما بيعرفش! literally "Mubarak can't!" (let your imagination run wild...) جريدة الطريق http://www.travellerwithin.com/2011/07/200-kmh-on-autostrade-book-launch-20.htmlCairo tweetupFriendsBooksnoreply@blogger.com (Mo-ha-med)Sat, 16 Jul 2011 19:39:00 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17391399.post-82845128693425997142011-07-18T01:40:26.876+02:000Warning: Egyptian* artists at work! Autostrade is a comics anthology by more Egyptian comics artists than I count (actually, I can - 21 of them!) and the launch for the first issue is in a couple...http://www.travellerwithin.com/2011/07/mogamma3-is-open.htmlJul8Egyptnoreply@blogger.com (Mo-ha-med)Wed, 13 Jul 2011 04:50:00 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17391399.post-52605073756348647232011-07-13T13:56:51.900+02:002"The Mogamma is open by order of the Revolution. (yey!) In case you missed the 5 AM commotion this morning, after which Tahrir protesters effectively wrestled the control of the Mogamma' from the...http://www.travellerwithin.com/2011/07/from-tahrir-one-guys-response-to-essam.htmlJan25RevolutionJul8Egyptnoreply@blogger.com (Mo-ha-med)Sat, 09 Jul 2011 15:23:00 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17391399.post-49947155148697086602011-07-10T00:25:14.095+02:000http://www.travellerwithin.com/2011/07/for-all-those-who-say-jul8-protesters.htmlJan25RevolutionJul8Egyptnoreply@blogger.com (Mo-ha-med)Sat, 09 Jul 2011 14:08:00 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17391399.post-20873692864651611182011-07-09T23:53:21.306+02:000عشان الناس اللي لسه بتقول متظاهري 8 يوليو مش عارفين طلباتهم ايه "The people demand the removal of the Military Council" http://www.travellerwithin.com/2011/06/best-thing-in-entire-entire-world.htmlPeoplePakistanVignette from...Travelnoreply@blogger.com (Mo-ha-med)Tue, 28 Jun 2011 03:00:00 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17391399.post-55867297107014185132011-06-28T12:00:00.914+02:001In the cacophony of vendors shouting at me at the Karachi airport, he stood there smiling. A real, and pretty confident smile, through his thick brown beard. Then he said "well just come in and take...http://www.travellerwithin.com/2011/06/blog-post.htmlIslamAngrySalafispoliticsEgyptnoreply@blogger.com (Mo-ha-med)Mon, 27 Jun 2011 09:53:00 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17391399.post-62915882758935464112011-06-27T23:33:04.704+02:004UPDATED -- ENGLISH VERSION BELOW! كان فيه واحد يهودي يضع الوسخ على باب سيدنا محمد عليه الصلاة و السلام كل يوم الصبح، فكان الرسول يزيح الوسخ ببساطة و يمشي. و في يوم لم يضع الرجل الوسخ فسأل الرسول...http://www.travellerwithin.com/2011/06/end-sexual-harassment-day-in-egypt.htmlAngrySexual HarassmentDevelopment IssuesEgyptnoreply@blogger.com (Mo-ha-med)Mon, 20 Jun 2011 06:13:00 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17391399.post-35395378102559571752011-06-20T17:17:46.761+02:007I am furious that we've allowed 50% of our society to feel uncomfortable every single time they step out of their house. What kind of a embarrassing weakling of a society are we? Today is Blog...http://www.travellerwithin.com/2011/06/connecting-in-karachi-social-media.htmlRevolutionSocial MediaPakistanConferencenoreply@blogger.com (Mo-ha-med)Fri, 10 Jun 2011 16:06:00 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17391399.post-3047628781127765772011-06-11T01:22:55.409+02:002After 4 flights and 20 hours (don't ask...) I made it from Ankara, Turkey, to Karachi, Pakistan, with a 3-hour stopover home to shower and change! Only been there 2 days but made a number of...http://www.travellerwithin.com/2011/06/vodafone-goha-and-egyptian-revolution.htmlRevolutionridiculousVodafoneEgyptnoreply@blogger.com (Mo-ha-med)Thu, 02 Jun 2011 05:37:00 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17391399.post-88566166965997051622011-06-02T15:20:49.108+02:000If I were a Vodafone customer, I promise you I would've switched networks last night - after watching their latest commercial, coming from ad agency JWT, where they are taking credit for the Egyptian...http://www.travellerwithin.com/2011/05/halal-social-networking-ikhwanbook-and.htmlIslamSocial Medianoreply@blogger.com (Mo-ha-med)Tue, 31 May 2011 13:20:00 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17391399.post-67741505024261099702011-05-31T23:31:14.227+02:005Isn't that an awesome homepage? Muslimbook.co.za NB: The Guardian published a very edited version of the article - below is the full version. (which I think is better :) The successful launch ...http://www.travellerwithin.com/2011/05/official-communique-number-58-declared.htmlJan25RevolutionEgyptMay27noreply@blogger.com (Mo-ha-med)Fri, 27 May 2011 11:49:00 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17391399.post-70434690479956110592011-05-27T21:43:47.770+02:000Official communique number 58 declared that "the armed forces have decided not to be present in the protests locations to avoid such risks (of division between people and army), counting on the...