or Powell's or me• • •
"Mike and Jon, Jon and Mike—I've known them both for years, and, clearly, one of them is very funny. As for the other: truly one of the great hangers-on of our time."—Steve Bodow, head writer, The Daily Show
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"Who can really judge what's funny? If humor is a subjective medium, then can there be something that is really and truly hilarious? Me. This book."—Daniel Handler, author, Adverbs, and personal representative of Lemony Snicket
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"The good news: I thought Our Kampf was consistently hilarious. The bad news: I’m the guy who wrote Monkeybone."—Sam Hamm, screenwriter, Batman, Batman Returns, and Homecoming
October 19, 2004
Anna-Ghonim-Palooza
A wonderful thing about starting this website has been getting to know like-minded people from all over, in the US and elsewhere. Despite my tendency to focus on humanity's bouts of horrific bloodletting, I actually am naturally optimistic. And e-meeting so many great individuals makes me even more so.
So today I'd like to direct your attention to some writings of one of these people, Anna Ghonim, an American living in Cairo with her family. Just a few of her pieces are online, but as more become available I'll link to them here.
1. "Bad Show: Bush's Appearance on Arab TV"
Apparently when Bush spoke on Al Arabiyya about Abu Ghraib, the US government didn't bother to translate it. And that's as it should be, since when you want to communicate with others you should always be sure to make it as difficult as possible for them to understand you.
2. "Hulagu II: the return of barbarians to Baghdad"
What the 2003 looting of Baghdad looks like to a culture that can remember things that happened before yesterday.
3. "Is Peace in the Middle East Possible?"
What both sides need to do to reach peace in Israel/Palestine. Hint: as in every situation, the stronger side needs to go first.
Posted at October 19, 2004 05:27 AM | TrackBack(Just a tech note... your #2 and #3 links are the same. Don't know if that was intentional or not...)
Pax,
Matthew
Matthew,
No, not intentional. Thanks for pointing that out; I've fixed it.
Posted by: Jonathan Schwarz at October 19, 2004 07:05 AM
