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@Sonadina lol 12:41 PM May 26th via web in reply to Sonadina
Looking forward to Hatfields and McCoys on History Channel, starting Monday ... 12:41 PM May 26th via web
They will use the Quran to pass laws and edicts that have nothing to do with the Quran 12:30 PM May 26th via web
@joannakakissis ahhh ... songs of my youth ... 10:03 PM May 25th via web in reply to joannakakissis
@omarkamel yeah, I think they were Germans ... as unkempt and scruffy as we were ... ah the good ol days ... 8:21 PM May 25th via web in reply to omarkamel
@ZeyadMourad @RanyaKhalifa when a group claims a monopoly on religion - not my beef jerky, thanx. 8:19 PM May 25th via web in reply to ZeyadMourad
@omarkamel Old is Gold, baby! 8:18 PM May 25th via web in reply to omarkamel
@omarkamel they had Nirvana, you played it on an old tape deck ... I remember music history ... they were at your place, we were jamming 8:17 PM May 25th via web in reply to omarkamel
@omarkamel well, I blame you for introducing me to Nirvana ... 1991 but that's all. Zamalek apt, the way it was 21 years ago. Two Germans. 8:15 PM May 25th via web in reply to omarkamel
@omarkamel V for Vendetta - taken never returned 1991. Ronin - taken never returned 1992. LOL. 8:13 PM May 25th via web in reply to omarkamel
@joannakakissis You know your music! Loads of people think that's Queen, but it never was! Awesome. 8:12 PM May 25th via web in reply to joannakakissis
@omarkamel Yeah my fave character, too. By the way, everything I am I owe to books I stole from your house .... 8:09 PM May 25th via web in reply to omarkamel
@joannakakissis @timeshighered No matter what you say, Styx still rocked the day ... 8:08 PM May 25th via web in reply to joannakakissis
#Egypt : Country with the greatest potential and greatest knack to waste it all. 7:56 PM May 25th via web
@fazerofzanight @omarkamel okay, I feel queasy now ... 7:55 PM May 25th via web in reply to fazerofzanight
@omarkamel @fazerofzanight I was SOOOOOOOO tempted, I won't lie ... 7:54 PM May 25th via web in reply to omarkamel
@fazerofzanight @omarkamel tell that to Shahira ... she started the ball rolling. 7:53 PM May 25th via web in reply to fazerofzanight
@Hanyghoraba I read that "kiss their genital guide" .... might have been better ... 7:52 PM May 25th via web in reply to Hanyghoraba
Spit on your politicians. 13 candidates and none could look beyond their penis ego and form a coalition, alliance, partnership with another 7:51 PM May 25th via web
@omarkamel @fazerofzanight Yeeeuch. 7:51 PM May 25th via web in reply to omarkamel

Name Firas Al-Atraqchi
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Bio Guitar-wielding Mideast-based Canadian journalist, formerly Al Jazeera English editor, now assoc professor of practice in journalism @ American University Cairo