Another Tramway Experience

Rode the women's carriage ...

The tram was moving and the ticket man (komsery) told me to get on quick; and he stood me next to him casually =) ok so the women's only carriage is just like women's only beaches. Most of the women there are those who don't want to be seen by men. Mostly old, neqabi and obese women. Normal young girls want costant men's attention,and the possibility of a suitor. Another thing is that some women dislike the women's carriage because when it's crowded, it's survival of the quickest. No male chivalry there or pleading him to stand and let her take his place.

They are also weird and they stare rudely.

Speaking A Foreign Language In Egypt

Yesterday I went to visit my friend who lives on the other side of Alexandria , about one hour drive from where I live. I took the microbus like usual. 5 minutes later a girl and a guy climbed in. They looked like any ordinary Egyptian couple. A short, veiled girl and a tall, tanned guy in a pullover. She was talking on the phone and that is also normal, as 99% of girls call their moms to tell them they're coming back home. They sat in front of me, I didn't pay much attention to them, but then I thought I heard the girl speaking a foreign language, switch back to Egyptian, then foreign again. I listened carefully and she was speaking French !! Yes, Egyptians study French in school as a third language, and there are thousands of French literature students in Egyptian Universities, but they all can not speak a word of French!!
She must be majoring in it in university, but the funny thing is, she was speaking it in a very heavy Egyptian accent. If you thought Egyptian English is funny, wait 'til you hear this one !!! I could barely make a word or two. Anyway, she kept talking for a really long time, about 30 minutes, and people were annoyed with her. She was loud, laughed in a disrespectful manner, and was obviously showing off. Her male companion just sat there looking out the window. He paid the fee and here is where his role ended. Well not quite, he also signaled the driver to stop when they wanted to get off. She stepped out, still yapping, hooked up to his arm and walked away. There were not a few insulting comments from the drivers and his passengers later.

Copied From A Friend I Admire : An Article That Really Says It All

By: Houda Awali
Do Muslims really believe they will go to heaven for killing innocent Christians and Jews? In Islam, killing a believer intentionally is clearly forbidden, as quoted from the Quran, “If a man kills a believer intentionally, his recompense is Hell, to abide therein (For ever): And the wrath and the curse of God are upon him, and a dreadful penalty is prepared for him” ("Quran" 4:93).

Mythical Infidel
Many would argue that the Muslims believe Christians and Jews are infidels. Yet the very word infidel is of Latin origin, used in 1400 b.c. by Christians to describe non Christians. specifically Muslims . The word was later used to describe non Christians such as Jews, but especially Muslims. “In 1095 Pope Urban II preached a sermon in in Clermont, France, urging Christians to undertake a pilgrimage to Jerusalem to rescue it from “infidel” Muslims and thereby achieve for themselves a place in paradise” . As a result of this, Christian hostilities were first directed at the nearest rejecters of Christianity, namely the Jews, who had for centuries lived in peace amongst them. Thousands of Jews were killed. The crusaders set out for the Holy Land, but they met strong resistance from the Muslims. Yet they still made it to Jerusalem in 1099. “Sacking the city, they slaughtered thousands of Muslim women, men and children” (Trible, and Russell 14).
Whereas in the Quran, Christians and Jews are described as “the People of the Book”, pronounced Ahel el Kitab in Arabic. The Quran clearly establishes tolerance towards “the People of the Book” i.e. Christians and Jews, “And do not dispute with the followers of the Book except by what is best, except those of them who act unjustly, and say: We believe in that which has been revealed to us and revealed to you, and our God and your God is One, and to Him do we submit” (Quran 29:46).
And there are, certainly, among the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians), those who believe in God and in that which has been revealed to you, and in that which has been revealed to them, humbling themselves before God. They do not sell the Verses of God for a little price, for them is a reward with their Lord. Surely, God is Swift in account. (Quran 3:199).
There is also a clear distinction between Jews and Christians vs. non believers. The Arabic word kafir is used to describe a non believer or pagan in the Quran (non believer in the God of Abraham). Under Islamic law it is a punishable offense to use the word kafir against a Christian or a Jew. Clearly Jews and Christians are not classified as non believers in the Quran, thus the term “People of the Book” is used to describe them.“Verily! Those who believe and those who are Jews and Christians, and Sabians, whoever believes in God and the Last Day and do righteous good deeds shall have their reward with their Lord, on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve” ( Quran 2:62).

This Morning

I went to Western Union today at about 9 AM and got my money when it started raining so bad so I took a taxi and all I had in my pocket was 4 gneh in coins ... the trip usually takes 3 minutes maximum but we bumped slightly with another car because of all the sliding that usually happens after first rain, then we got stuck in traffic and he took a detour , and finally he won't go to the end of my street so I had to get off and take the tram for 2 stations ... I gave him 3 pounds which is rhe normal price and he wanted more and started screaming like an animal but I told him I didn't have more money and it's not my fault he can't drive - so he stepped out of the car, he is a giant of about 190 cm and was screaming but I just stood there waiting for him to try to make a move so I can bust his nuts I had a perfect deadlock grab on him, he had another customer - an old man who was trying to calm things down - but in the end I told him I ain't scared of u and u can do whatever u want - so he stepped back and I put the 3 pounds on the roof and ran and i caught the tram moving and left him yelling and screaming like a bitch ...