Faisal's Tobril

My friend Hussam just informed me that I need to put numbers and things of the sort when making arguments about the state of education or the economy of Egypt. That makes complete sense, and let me inform anyone who has bothered to read this far that I will not generally do that unless I [...]

I recently took a cab to work (I was late for the school bus and thus was forced to dish out 20 L.E. to a cabby). I usually make conversation with Cab drivers, usually because they cannot seem to be able to drive for any distance without being involved in some kind of conversation. Im [...]

I came to the conclusion recently that I strongly abhor Israelis. I realized that, except for that small portion of Israelis who actively lobby against Israeli occupation of Palestine and others who refuse to be conscripted when the time comes after they complete High School, I will not even enter into conversation with an Israeli [...]

This is an article that one of my brothers forwarded to me on e-mail. As is obvious, it is by Robert Fisk and discusses the issue of the Danish newspaper and the caricatures of the Islamic Prophet Mohammed. I generally respect what Robert Fisk has to say… and even though I do not agree with [...]

Egypt has recently won the African Cup of Nations! Congratulations! In what was probably the most watched televised football tournament in this country, Egyptian fans heroically cheered their team on to an ultimate victory over the Ivory Coast’s team (after 2 regular halves, 2 extra halves and ultimately 8 penalty kicks). We won, through penalty [...]

Hello people Okay, for the most part I do agree with all you have said with the regards to the “Danish Problem”. In that there is little rationale behind boycotting a government that didn’t insult us in the first place, and that we, as Muslims, should make serious attempts at improving our image. But I [...]

Hey Again As is obvious, this Blog has been completely re-vamped. Re-vamped meaning: all the old posts were removed to make room for new ones. Not that there were lots of old ones. Either way… I ramble on for too much!!! I’ve had this blog for over a year now, and for the past year [...]