CNN Middle East News- Ban condemns Syrian 'brutality' in Homs, warns worse may comeThe Syrian assault on the city of Homs is "a grim harbinger of worse to come" without united pressure on the government in Damascus, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday. […]
- Activist: Infants, medical staff among dead in Homs crackdownFour straight days of shelling and bombing by Syrian government forces into the besieged city of Homs have left residents cowering, afraid to escape and fearing for their lives as bodies lie in the streets, unable to be recovered. […]
- Syrian regime gets bloody nose from resistanceOne fateful consequence of President Bashar al-Assad's ferocious crackdown on Syrian protesters is the emergence of the domestic armed resistance, the Free Syrian Army. […]
- Al-Assad hangs on by ruthlessness, reformist imageWhen the Tunisian revolt erupted last year, Tunisia's president fled power in weeks. When Egyptians took to the streets, longtime leader Hosni Mubarak was swiftly ousted as well. […]
- No Libya play for the West in SyriaAmid growing outrage over civilian casualties in Syria, there are ever more urgent calls to aid -- or at least protect -- the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. There is renewed talk of creating safe havens and humanitarian corridors inside the country. And those demanding tougher measures are again asking why events in Syria should not prompt Libya […]
- Ban condemns Syrian 'brutality' in Homs, warns worse may come
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A Wondering Soul and a Mind Observer – II
It is a wondering soul that I have but observing my mind is like a navigation that leads it to paradise. Oh Paradise, a place where everything is perfect and nothing is missing. It’s a place that we make it hard to reach even though it exists in each one of us, in every action we do and in every moment we succeed in being our own before we become other’s.
It is usually surprising for us when we know that in the hard times we live we usually achieve and save for the good times to come. One of the most
Lessons in Leadership XLVI – Poor Rich Fellow Human
Poor he is not of material but of the knowledge to find his way in the mad world that his mankind created for him. He is poor and lost in a world that he formatted with excellence and great skill. Anxiety is what leads him into the darkness that he defined it according to his dictionary as an undesired place.
Weakness is what he brings with him to this world on the day he is born. Lost he is when being a child, a revolutionary in his young age and a childish old man in his winter. Fool enough not to understand the world he created is what describes him.
Lessons in Leadership XXXV – Challenge Life or Life will Challenge You
One of the things that can be easily done is to isolate yourself and live a secured life. Some of us may think that by staying alone everything will be just fine. [singlepic id=266 w=300 h=200 float=right] We start to isolate ourselves by staying alone and away from those who are usually around us. In the end we find ourselves living a life that may be stable but lacks any kind of challenges.
Some would prefer a life that is quiet, stable and empty of any kind of surprises. We convince ourselves that by staying alone we wont be hurt and that no one
Lessons in Leadership – XXVII – How we shape our Destiny
In a problematic society many try to escape from the reality they live in so they can build patterns that would get them what they want. Usually the change [singlepic id=156 w=320 h=240 float=right] achieved is made by individuals and the lack of cooperation and shared efforts between the people results in a limited change which cannot be seen in all the parts of the society.
One example is the Palestinian society; in contrast with other communities in the Arab world, the Palestinian situation is much better but unfortunately it is going backward instead of developing towards the better.
Lessons in Leadership X – To Be, or Not To Be
Ego is one thing which affects our life and decisions. Many people would prefer to keep on trying alone to do something although they know that they lack information and the skills needed to achieve this thing. Our Ego tries to convince us that we can do anything without any help because we simply know everything and of course we are the best. Therefore, we may not accept someone’s help because we do not want him or her to be better than us.
Be Loyal to Yourself, Before Being Loyal to Your Cued Ideas
Recently, and since I started writing my political posts about the Israeli Palestinian conflict and other subjects, I felt that I was read by people in different ways; some considered me extreme, others considered me a moderate. To be honest, I was sometimes affected by the readers’ comments and opinions about my analysis and discussions of the political situation in the Middle East.
