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Letters to the Editor
For the first time, we present some of your responses to the news, views and entertainment you've seen on cairolive.com. Thanks, and please keep on commenting.
An alternative translation
Dear Sir,
I like the star barometer. Hilarious.. keep up the good work.
Wouldnt 'qalbi masakin shaabiya' actually translate to 'my heart is a
housing project' instead of my heart is a tenement?
Ashraf
822 PHD?
Sir:
I want to be number 823 on your list...
Karim
Dear Sirs,
Where did you get these numbers from and what kind of a statistical analysis
method they have used before releasing such numbers? I know more than 25
Egyptians working on several prominent jobs in the States who emigrated in
the late fifties and early sixties with their families and their
relationship with Egypt sort of died down with time. Almost all of them are
retired or near retirement age. Obviously, their relationship with Egypt was
colored, and still to a certain extent, with the political atmosphere
prevalent in Egypt in the fifties and sixties.
On any rate, I have been out of Egypt for the last 10 year. I came to the
States on a scholarship, paid for by an Ivy League US University, and stayed
permanently afterwards. I work as a management consultant on the field of
E-commerce strategy in the financial sector.
Wishing you the best and keep up the good work on trying to link Egypt
expatriates with their beloved homeland.
Sincerely,
Acer Maamoun
Hi Folks
First, let me congratulate you on a job well done .. cairolive.com
is a very interesting and informative web site ..
Regarding the 822 figure for Ph.D.'s abroad,
there is got to be a big
mistake .. I am thinking this number should be multiplied by at least
a factor of 15 - 25 !! I personally know of at least 100-150 Ph.D.'s in my
own field (engineering) who are Egyptians and live in the U.S.; what
about other fields, Europe, Canada, etc. ??
If there are 1 - 2 Ph.D. Egyptian graduates from each large accredited
University in the U.S./Canada/Europe per 2-3 years who stay abroad,
then the estimate would be around 200 * 1.5 / 2.5 = 120 per *year*.
Then for the last 20 - 25 years (only) one can compute around 3000 new Ph.D.'s
who reside abroad .. I am not counting older Ph.D's, second generation
Egyptians, etc. Furthermore, the above numbers are extremely conservative.
Anyway, good luck with your counting ..
Best regards
Tarek Sobh
Musical diversity
Hello
I liked your interview of Herbie Hancock,
it was
short and sweet, yet gave me a much better idea of
what it might be like to chat with the guy--the
photograph, especially, was great. Your questions were
very well chosen and it was obvious you did your
homework. I noticed the way your queries were directed
to issues that were primarily of interest to an
Egyptian readership, but you did so in a subtle way.
Hancock's responses were also very interesting and
thorough, without wasting a word, he seemed to offer
the reader a full view.
I've had a few looks at the new incarnation of
Cairolive; the website is greatly improved.There is a lot of good writing, nice
photographs, but I wonder if you might not also
include more useful utilities like a daily event
listing (sort of like the city paper or the New
Yorker) with a description of the event (concert, art
show, party, lecture, etc) place, date with time, and
the price. This event listing would guarantee a
regular flow of visitors. I know that if I came to
Cairo, I would love to see a website by an
Egyptian-American
guiding me to all the right places.
I know this
would probably be difficult and very expensive, but it
might pay off.
Wasiq
I just wanted to comment on the interview with Shaban Abdel Rahim...
I feel
there is this sense of you guys underestimating his intelligence by the
questions being asked...I mean I never saw an interviewer ask a singer where
he got his shoes from?!!
and why have foot irons disappeared? No one would
dare ask these questions to Amr Diab or Hakeem!
then why Shaban? they are
all singers with their own singing techniques... we all know Shaban didn't
start right away as a "successful" singer and that he has his own style of
singing that everyone may not like but never the less we have to give him
respect and I feel the interview lacks that in certain parts...I am glad you
guys posted something about him and I really like your site and I follow up
on the news almost every week but that interview included very disappointing
and harsh questions and I believe he deserves better...thank you for giving
me the chance to comment,
Marwah
I agree totally with the article written about "Sting Concert"
, that is the
alternative view that you listed today. Thanks for including it. It is
impossible to organize any program on that level in Egypt.People have to go
overseas to attend and enjoy a concert!!!!!
Keep up the good work.
Sincerely .
Nadia Nubi
Its a shame that an Arab or Arab inspired song cannot be heard worldwide unless a Western singer
is in control
. Today Sting and Cheb Mami reign supreme over Abdel Wahab, Abdel Halim, and
Fairouz.
Instead of demanding to be heard, we accept this trash music from the West as a symbol of integration
and not only do we accept...we embrace.
It is truly unfortunate that America's disposable "garbage" culture; their Coca-Cola, McDonald's,
and
their "entertainment" is replacing thousands of years of our rich Arab cultural heritage.
Carlos Saiid
Grab-bag of praise
Hi,
Just wanted to congratulate u on ur excellent page, it's gr8 for
egyptians like us who have lived all their life outside egypt but still
wanna know what is going on in our motherland.
Summia
Your website, cairolive, is really an excellent work. So much, but interesting
information. And it represents a balanced view. Regards
Mohamed
You might still like the bumper-sticker
To whom it may concern:
What if I hate torshi ?
Mohamed
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