LETTERS: NCT, August 13, 2008 Aug 14, 2008
Also,you cite the Egyptians losing the Gaza in 67. UNEF forces were kicked out by Nasser so Egypt could mount troops in an attempt to strike Israel and it was met with a pre-emptive attack. (North County Times)
Fast Facts: Libya Aug 14, 2008
Ethnic groups: Berber and Arab 97%, other 3% (includes Greeks, Maltese, Italians, Egyptians, Pakistanis, Turks, Indians, and Tunisians). Religions: Sunni Muslim 97%, other 3. (CBS News -- World)
U.S. analyst depicts Al Qaeda as secure in Pakistan and more potent than last year Aug 13, 2008
At the same time, Gistaro said that Al Qaeda had "replenished its bench" with a more diverse group of operatives, many from North Africa and the Levant, as opposed to the cadre of Egyptians and Saudis who have historically dominated the group's upper ranks. Gistaro said that Al Qaeda had trained several dozen operatives in Pakistani camps who would be capable of attacks against Western targets; but he said that American intelligence agencies were not aware of any "specific, credible plots" to... (International Herald Tribune)
Early American Embalming Methods Aug 11, 2008
Though embalming the dead has been done for millennia, modern embalming methods that rival those of the ancient Egyptians have only been around for about 160 years. The Egyptians were known for their masterful ability to preserve the dead, but American techniques of the 19th Century were far cruder. (Suite101.com)
Egypt to test fetuses from King Tut's tomb Aug 8, 2008
Hawass has long rejected DNA testing on Egyptian mummies by foreign experts, and only recently allowed such projects on condition they be done exclusively by Egyptians. He has never disclosed the full outcome of the examinations of Hatshepsut's mummy or submitted results for a test by second lab, as it is a common practice in a DNA testing. (CNN -- World)
Can We See Clearly Now? Aug 7, 2008
I'm guessing not, since embalming is more a specialty of communists and ancient Egyptians. American cultural icons aren't accorded that preservation spa treatment, unless you count Ted Williams. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
DNA Tests to Be Done on King Tut's 'Kids' Aug 7, 2008
Hawass has long rejected such testing by foreign experts, and only recently allowed it on condition the tests be done exclusively by Egyptians. A $5 million DNA lab was created at the Egyptian Museum, with funding from the Discovery Channel. (Fox News)
Bush's doomed Mideast peace efforts Aug 6, 2008
Yet in mid-June, Israel accepted a cease-fire of six months in Gaza mediated by the Egyptians. The agreement won Israel a reprieve from Qassam rockets, and Hamas a suspension of Israel's military attacks and an easing of its economic blockade of Gaza. (Boston Globe)
DNA Tests To Study Tiny Mummies From King Tut Tomb Aug 6, 2008
Hawass has long rejected such testing by foreign experts, and only recently allowed it on cond 000017FA ition the tests be done exclusively by Egyptians. He has never disclosed the full outcome of the examinations of the mummy of Hatshepsut, Egypt's most powerful queen and the only female pharaoh. (CBS News -- World)
Religious Truths Debatable Aug 1, 2008
How did they escape the Egyptian empire if God didn't part the Red Sea for them to escape and closed it back on the Egyptians. Me personally, I aint just following some guy out into the desert if there aint no signs of a higher power guiding him. (New Iberia, LA)
Bittersweet Symphonies: What Happens to our CDs After We Toss Them? Jul 30, 2008
Imagine what it would be like to try to understand the Greeks without the works of Socrates, or understand the Egyptians without their heiroglyphic records. It is true enough to be said that our modern society is doing the equivalent of burning the Library at Alexandria every year, just because of the evanescance of data formats and media. (Scientific American)
Charms and Animism Jul 26, 2008
The ancient Egyptians would wear jewelry depicting the Scarab symbol of immortality for long life, even slaves and yeomen wore clothes with or drew on their skin signs of various animals to take on the properties of the animal. Netsilick Eskimo tribesmen still wear fetishes of caribou antler to grant them speed in the hunt. (Suite101.com)
Bremer's blog Jul 23, 2008
Recently Asians, Egyptians, and Americans have become much stronger in pentathlon. My blog will give you a unique insight into the life of an athlete getting ready for the Olympics. (USA Today -- Sports)
Who's Frank Wren talking to this week? Jul 22, 2008
As such, during losing streaks anxious Egyptians appeased Her with alcoholic offerings; hence the strategic placement of Hathor s Turner Field altar near the pavilion where beer and wine freely flow. Alas, when failure so infuriated her that death alone could satisfy her anger, as psychopomp She led the embarkation of human souls into Nether Fields. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Fending off big trouble in Afghanistan Jul 19, 2008
RW: Anybody who followed the accounts of the fighting in Fallajuh and all through the country after Fallajuh, knows that the vast majority of fighters killed by the US were foreigners; Somalians, Egyptians, Yemenis, you name it. By N-GA. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Iranian film raises dust in EgyptCairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt's Parliament has issued a strong condemnation ofIran over a film that insults late Egyptian President Anwar Sadat andpraised his assassins. 18/07/2008 Full Text... Jul 18, 2008
Al Azhar called for the burning of the film because it is an affront to Egyptians. It cited as a proof of Sadat's wisdom his hosting of the former Iranian Sha and his visit to Israel in search of peace. (Panapress.com)
The Value of the Abacus Jul 17, 2008
What most people don't realize, however, is that the abacus truly did not come from just a single culture, but in truth possesses a long and unique history, coming in many different forms from many different nations throughout world history, from the Egyptians to the Greeks and Romans to the Native Americans prior to Western influence. The abaci (that is the plural of abacus) are not exactly identical in any of these cultures, of course. (Suite101.com)
Bread Prices Stretch Egyptians -- And Their Government Jul 17, 2008
Thursday, July 17, 2008. Andrew Bossone in Cairofor July 16, 2008. (National Geographic)
Letter from Egypt Jul 16, 2008
Italians, Greeks, Armenians, Jews and Levantines cavorted with "native" Egyptians, British administrators and German bankers. Unlike today's expatriates in the oil-rich Xanadus of Dubai and Abu Dhabi, many of these "foreigners" considered themselves Egyptians; Jews had lived in Egypt for more than two millennia (not counting Moses and his pre-Exodus friends). (International Herald Tribune)
Take your pets to Shabbat Jul 13, 2008
Cows are still worshiped in India, the ancient Egyptians worshiped cats and dogs, and some experts even argue that Jehovah was worshiped as a bull thousands of years ago. The Catholic Church in Rome held animal blessings in the early 20th century, while in the United States the Los Angles Archdiocese has held animal blessings on Olvera Street since the 1930s, first celebrating St. Anthony the Abbot, another patron saint of animals. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
Iranian film hits raw Egyptian nerve Jul 13, 2008
But to get involved in such a saga with the Egyptians, at a point when Iran needs more friends than enemies in the Arab world, sheds serious doubt about those organizing Iran's public relations with the Arabs ... The state-owned Rose al-Youssef wrote, "Iran has committed insolence against Egypt and its leaders, which shows Iran's persistent envy despite all its claims of goodwill towards the Egyptians. What Iran did is not acceptable at all and shows the reality of the Iranian intentions towards... (Asia Times Online)
From the New York Times Jul 13, 2008
And since W, et al will try to make a 9/11 tie-in, let s nip that one here n now: none of the accused highjackers or planners are/were from Iran, Iraq or any other country beginning with an I. They were Saudis and Egyptians here on reciprocal piloting visas via Florida- a loophole that is STILL open. (Brilliant broder security campaign guys). (Harper's Magazine)
Guatemala treasures Maya ruins and their rich history Jul 7, 2008
We understood Bishop was frustrated that while the achievements of the Maya were comparable in numerous ways to those of the Egyptians - with breakthroughs in astronomy, mathematics, architecture, and written language - the time, money, and resources of the archeological world have generally focused outside the Americas. We didn't encounter a single human in our half-hour walk on shady trails from the park entrance to majestic Temple IV, one of Tikal's big attractions. (Boston Globe)
Lowell church has a place on National Register Jul 3, 2008
"Now some are Jordanians, some Egyptians. My parents are from Lebanon. But at the time there was no Lebanon. It was part of Syria.". The administrator of the Lowell Historic Board, Stephen Stowell, said the listing on the National Register was in line with the city's push to expand historic preservation efforts outside downtown, where old textile mills have been transformed into apartments in recent years, spurring economic growth. (Boston Globe)
Bulldozer Attack Kills 3 In Jerusalem Jul 2, 2008
The Egyptians had promised to open the Rafah crossing on Tuesday, but only a small number of Palestinians had been allowed through. Egypt has kept the crossing sealed since Hamas militants seized control of Gaza more than a year ago. (CBS News -- Iraq)
Origin of domestic cat an interesting one Jul 2, 2008
The African wildcat was native to the area and soon, Egyptians figured out a solution. The people welcomed their new wild neighbors when they realized that the wildcats were preying on the over supply of rodents. (Conroe Courier, TX)
Pumice As A Time Witness Jun 28, 2008
So there is the immediate assumption that the Egyptians have surely ordered pumice from Greece. The researchers were able to determine these commercial relations by means of the instrumental neutron-activation analysis (INAA) by which the pumice samples in the research reactor are being irradiated with neutrons and subsequently measured with a gamma spectrometer. (Science Daily)
Suicide Bomb Kills 20 in Iraq Jun 27, 2008
Also Thursday, American troops killed two suspected al-Qaida militants and captured 15, including two Egyptians, in raids in central and northern Iraq, the U.S. military said ... The two Egyptians were detained in Abu Ghraib on the western edge of Baghdad for allegedly helping mount suicide attacks in the area, the U.S. said. (Time.com)
Thought-Provoking Exhibit Reflects on American Funeral Customs Jun 20, 2008
A special international section showcases the spectrum of practices from the ancient Egyptians to modern burials for kings, popes and princesses. An extraordinary replica of King Tutankhamen's sarcophagus is of special interest. (PR Newswire)
Viewpoint: The Gaza Truce: A Tenuous First Step Jun 20, 2008
It was brokered by Egypt's intelligence chief, General Omar Suleiman, and the Egyptians have undertaken to play a key role in its implementation. Given the declared strategies of the two antagonists, it must be obvious that the truce was born out of acute necessities of either side and it will last as long as these necessities remain paramount, for it required serious concessions by both sides. (Time.com)
Researcher is no mummy's boy Jun 17, 2008
"We don't know how the Egyptians handled disease. And that is just a small piece of a huge puzzle.". swissinfo, Christian Raaflaub in Zurich. (SwissInfo.org, Switzerland)
Jordan's Abdullah: We will promote nuclear power for peaceful purposes Jun 17, 2008
"The Egyptians are looking for a nuclear program. The GCC [Gulf Cooperation Council] are looking at one, and we are actually looking at nuclear power for peaceful and energy purposes. We've been discussing it with the West. "I personally believe that any country that has a nuclear program should conform to international regulations and should have international regulatory bodies that check to make sure that any nuclear program moves in the right direction. " In other words, you're saying that... (Yahoo News -- Jordan)
China's ascendency causing global concern, Pew study finds Jun 13, 2008
In contrast, more than 70 percent of Pakistanis, Nigerians and Tanzanians held favorable views of China, as did 50 percent or more of Russians, Egyptians, Lebanese, Indonesians and Australians, Pew found. The view that China will eventually supplant the United States as the chief superpower is held by more than 50 percent in Germany, Spain, France, Australia and China itself. (International Herald Tribune)
Obama on the Nile Jun 12, 2008
I cannot tell a lie: Many Egyptians and other Arab Muslims really like him and hope that he wins the presidency ... While Obama, who was raised a Christian, is constantly assuring Americans that he is not a Muslim, Egyptians are amazed, excited and agog that America might elect a black man whose father's family was of Muslim heritage ... Of course, Egyptians still have their grievances with America, and will in the future no matter who is president - and we've got a few grievances with them,... (International Herald Tribune)
27 comments Jun 12, 2008
There is evidence whatever that Ham was the father of the Romans, but the Bible states that the ancient Egyptians were the sons of Ham (same people as the present day Copts). I am fairly conversant with the rules of Judaism and the fact that Abraham was a Semite like his forefather Shem. (Human Events Online)
A Louvre you'll have time to love Jun 11, 2008
At its best, this unusual exhibition encourages us to believe we share a humanity with those stiff Egyptians as much as we share it with Hals's laughing musician. The Louvre in Quebec runs at the Mus. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Missing "Headless" Pyramid Found In Egypt Jun 6, 2008
Ancient Egyptians considered Apis Bulls to be earthy incarnations of the city god of Memphis and connected with fertility and the sun-cult. A bull would be chosen for its deep black coloring and would be required to have a single white mark between the horns. (CBS News)
4,000-Year-Old "Missing Pyramid" Found Jun 6, 2008
Ancient Egyptians considered Apis Bulls to be incarnations of the city god of Memphis and connected with fertility and the sun-cult. A bull would be chosen for its deep black coloring and would be required to have a single white mark between the horns. (CBS News -- 60 minutes II)
No room in Egyptian hearts Jun 5, 2008
Egyptians view the events of 1948 as the "Naqba" or catastrophe in Arabic he exodus of some 700 000 Palestinians during the first of several wars between Israel and neigbouring Arab states. In a reflection of predominant opinion, widely read journalist Salam Ahmed Salama described Israel as a "dangerous cancer" in a column headlined "60 terrible years" in the state-owned daily Al-Ahram. (iAfrica.com)
Employee-comp train wreck Jun 4, 2008
Maybe the AJC should look into how many vacancies there are in state government; how many state offices have been shut down; and, by the way, as WSB TV reported recently that the state is paying for the college education of Egyptians citizens who come to Georgia for an education, but those who have lived here and paid taxes here their whole lives are struggling to put our kids through Georgia colleges and universities. Go to WSB TV website and look under investigations for an eye full. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
History is Everywhere in Cyprus May 28, 2008
The island has been claimed and ruled by everyone from the Egyptians and Alexander the Great to the Venetian Republic. Richard the Lion Heart stopped on his way to a crusade in the Holy Land and was married there. (Suite101.com)
LETTERS: NCT, May 19, 2008 May 20, 2008
Tweaker wrote on May 19, 2008 4:49 PM:FROM GALIA GOLAN: "Other scholars, including many specialists on the Soviet Union, explain the outbreak of the crisis by according greater importance to the Soviet Union's passage of false information to the Egyptians in mid-May 1967 claiming that Israeli troops were massing and were planning to attack Syria. This information set in motion Egyptian actions SOLON wrote on May 19, 2008 4:50 PM:= President Bush went on bended knee to King Saud, pleading for... (North County Times)
"BOTTLEMANIA" May 18, 2008
Royte does provide a breezy, accessible history of water through the ages, from the ancient Romans and Egyptians to the massive Croton Reservoir, with walls 50 feet high and 25 feet thick, that sat on the site of what is now the New York Public Library. She also gives a good account of the tensions in the little town of Fryeburg, Maine. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Egyptians to host Mid-East summit May 18, 2008
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Celebrating Israel at 60; Sticking to the mission May 18, 2008
" These Palestinians have risen from young academics to university presidents and ministers in the Palestinian Authority. They have been giving the same "no sea, no desert" message for over a quarter of a century. But Israelis do not listen and say that we, like Barenboim, are na?ve. Today in Opinion My answer is that I am not an artist like Barenboim, but as a physicist I also feel especially qualified to analyze the situation. As a member of an international community I can hear views of our... (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Tehran ponders the spoils of victory May 17, 2008
In the 1960s, it was the Syrians, Iraqis and Egyptians in the Eastern bloc with the Soviets, and Jordan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Lebanon working with the US. With regard to the Saudis, they have always been reliable allies for the Americans. The two sides have worked together since the 1940s to contain communism, Nasserism, Khomeinism, and since September 11, terrorism. (Asia Times Online)
Obama will make us proud May 16, 2008
Conservative Mom wrote on May 15, 2008 8:47 PM:" Voter you are so right about the Medicaid abuses. I actually work in that department. Although I absolutely love my job I can honestly say (thanks to liberals) that there are illegals in our country working under social security numbers that are not their own and we are required to accept these wages to use to qualify them for services. And what makes it worse, due to laws in place we are not allowed to report it to the authorities. It isn't the... (Rockingham Daily Journal, NC)
Many Egyptians excluded from country's rising economic tide May 15, 2008
Strange then, that most Egyptians seem so miserable ... That's expanded the workforce to about 3,000 from 1,700 four years ago and brought owner Magdy Tolba a life most Egyptians can barely imagine ... Young Egyptians, Tolba says, want to work in a government office where little is demanded of them. (USA Today -- Money)
Centrist Arabs are becoming an endangered species May 14, 2008
Certainly, the Saudis, Egyptians and Jordanians now see, as never before, the threat posed by Iran and its proxies. They're trying to check Iranian power through regional groups to support Lebanon and Iraq. (Denver Post)
A Somber Anniversary May 10, 2008
The Arabs--first the Egyptians, then the Palestinians and then the Jordanians--recognized Israel's invincibility and were compelled to negotiate with it from a position of palpable weakness. The real danger posed by the strategy of the iron wall was that Israeli leaders less sophisticated than Jabotinsky would fall in love with a particular phase of it and refuse to negotiate even when there was someone to talk to on the other side. (CBS News)
Israeli anniversary voices May 9, 2008
" So I think the first impression says a lot of what happened afterwards. Imagined country For most of the Zionists who came to this country, I would say it was a terrible disappointment - they were not prepared, they really thought the land was empty. And therefore I think there was a kind of pushing away of the reality of Palestine right from the beginning, in favour of an imagined country. Uri as a member of the Irgun in 1940They wanted to reshape everything in the country. And you see it... (Aljazeera.Net)
Druze people are living 'gene sanctuary' May 8, 2008
"The populations with the smallest genetic distances to the Druze were: Turks, Armenians, Iranians and Egyptians," they wrote. This diversity offers a unique opportunity for researchers to study whether people who have different types of mitochondrial DNA are predisposed to different kinds of diseases. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Sixty years of division May 8, 2008
Although it fell, the Egyptians were held long enough for the Israeli army to prepare a new defence line further north where the advancing troops were stopped and turned back. The kibbutz was founded by Jewish immigrants from Poland, who wanted to escape centuries of persecution and build a new life and a new kind of state in Palestine. (BBC News -- Africa)
Teach Computing with Early History May 7, 2008
The Babylonians had a pictorial number system similar in construction to the Egyptians. It led to much confusion due to its lack of a symbol for zero and because its rules for positioning the values were not strictly followed. (Suite101.com)
The attraction of B&W mythologies May 6, 2008
Dear Ronnie Gotsit wrote on May 5, 2008 2:15 PM:" The flood story comes from the Sumerians, Assyrians, Egyptians, etc...The Genesis story does somewhat follow the evolutionary line. First light (boom....the Big Bang), etc. However it is not the word of any god, far too many contradictions and humanlike shortcomings to be of the character of a god. The OT is simply frightened man's attempt to explain his existence and rationalize all the evil stuff men would wage on other men. (see Joshua) It's... (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
National anthem in need of upgrade May 2, 2008
The Israelis, the bastion of democracy in the Middle East, have "Hatikva," which is depressing enough to cover anti-Jewish sentiment from the Nazis all the way back to the Egyptians. Even the French have a better national anthem than we do. (Gamecock Online, SC)
9 tourists killed in Egypt bus accident May 2, 2008
An Egyptian security official gave a breakdown of nationalities of those injured: four Britons, two Canadians, two Italians, two Romanians, one Ukrainian and four Egyptians ... The four injured Egyptians included two policemen providing bus security, Egyptian officials said on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to media. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Ancient Buddhist Paintings From Bamiyan Were Made Of Oil, Hundreds Of Years Before Technique Was 'Invented' In Europe Apr 23, 2008
"This is the earliest clear example of oil paintings in the world, although drying oils were already used by ancient Romans and Egyptians, but only as medicines and cosmetics", explains Yoko Taniguchi, leader of the team. The paintings are probably the work of artists who traveled on the Silk Road, the ancient trade route between China, across Central Asia's desert to the West. (Science Daily)
Ex-Mossad head defends Meshaal plot Apr 23, 2008
I think we have to support and to develop dialogue, via the good services of the Egyptians, with Hamas - not directly. I am ready to negotiate a ceasefire that will cease all hostilities on both sides - one that will also seal the border and the Philadelphia corridor [the narrow stretch of land on the Egyptian-Gaza border] so that the Hamas will stop smuggling. (Aljazeera.Net)
A Brief History of Belly Dancing Apr 22, 2008
Phoenicians, Egyptians, and Turks each claim the dance as their own. The belly dance was performed to celebrate fertility, birthing and possibly temple and other celebratory occasions as part of the goddess worship rituals of these ancient peoples. (Suite101.com)
Letters to the editor Apr 21, 2008
The region was successively ruled by the Hebrews (Jews), Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Greeks, Maccabeans, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Egyptians, the Crusaders, Mamelukes, and the Turks who neglected the territory from the 16th century until the British drove them out during World War I. And then once again, by the Jews in 1948 upon partitioning by the British. However, there is one fact that cannot be overlooked, none bothered to build a Nation of their own in the territory known as... (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
What's next for U.S. foreign policy post-Bush? Apr 20, 2008
But the present Iranian government is seen as a destabilizing factor even by the Sunni Arab states who are also concerned about Israeli power; it is hard to see the Saudis and the Egyptians welcoming a strong Iran as a balance to Israel. Joan Brown from Canada writes: Why is it that the current administration is excited about the potential of Iran to develop nuclear weapons where as they did nothing to stop India and Pakistan making nuclear weapons. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
A birthday present for Mubarak Apr 19, 2008
DAMASCUS - Egyptians began to politely talk about a post-Hosni Mubarak Egypt after their president suffered an assassination attempt in Ethiopia in 1995. This event, along with another attempt while on his way to Port Said in 1999, reminded Egyptians of the untimely death of Anwar Sadat in 1981 ... In disbelief, Farouk watches how ordinary Egyptians cuss him on the street and tear apart his portrait, chanting "Ya Farouk, ya Antiqa". (Asia Times Online)
Birth Flower for December Apr 19, 2008
The narcissus was also used as a ritualistic flower of death by the Egyptians. When Pharaohs were buried the skins of daffodil bulbs were placed over the eyes, nose, and mouth of the mummy. (Suite101.com)
Baseball: Who is hexing whom as jersey is exhumed? Apr 18, 2008
The burial of objects, and particularly names, can be traced back as far as the ancient Egyptians and the residents of what is now Iran. Benedictions and prayers were inscribed on the stones of houses to ward off evil spirits. (International Herald Tribune)
