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7. G-articles
Have you ever thought that planned what he was going fiction movies of the last
your life could be just a to study or work. He just Century were close to the
dream? All the people around lived his life with no plans truth and what we thought
you, all the places you go to, and used to dream so much was far from reality turned
everything you do is just a and had faith that those out to be reality itself and so
part of your imagination - you dreams would come true one on. That’s why imagination
created it and you’re living it day, but he never worked for has no barriers when you
with all your senses! that. He used to say that he’s think it has reached its
What I mean is that we don’t going to be a famous and rich ultimate, you just find out it’s
choose the life we live in the man in the country after a a new minimum to start all
way we really want it to be few years. over again.
but we still have our Can we call this man a
imagination which I think is dreamer who lives over the
the greatest blessing we’ve clouds and needs to return But should we be imaginative
been granted. Imagination back to earth?! all the time?
has no limits, no barriers and I think now you may think We can’t live in dreams all
even no time. You just let that both characters aren’t the time. Also living in reality
yourself go and escape from right but that something in all the time would be so hard.
reality to the wonderful between can be great. So What we really need is to let
moments you can ever have. how can we achieve this our minds - without any
equilibrium between reality restriction - imagine and
and imagination? dream. But not forgetting
about reality and trying to
make our dreams come true,
by keeping faith that one day
we can reach them by
working and not giving up
hope.
We can’t know our future but
we can imagine it and try to
make it what we want it to
be.
Never have restriction on your
Many people think that mind, but never stop striving
whoever has a great just because you believe that
imagination can’t be realistic living in dreams is better than
and just lives in an illusion. reality. Believe me, reality
Do you agree with this? Let’s can be more amazing as you
see about that…. can’t control it all yourself
Consider a man who has a How important is but with imagination, it’s just
plan for everything in his life,
always thinks that his plans imagination? you who controls this world!
In reality you can be surprised
are perfect and he doesn’t by things you never imagined
consider the word maybe or I think imagination has a could happen to you.
why not as an option. Since great role in living reality. It So just enjoy both and keep
he was a little kid, he knew keeps you dreaming of a going!
he’d be going to work, knew better life and trying to
that he’d be getting married achieve what you want. It
and even how many children helps you to have an ambition
he’d have and their names and a goal to go for. It takes Nada Ayman, 18
as well. In his point of view you from a hard day and Paradigm Shift Club
he’s living a normal and sends you to that magical
arranged life, never letting world of your own. It also
himself go or never leaving helps you relax and to have
anything to happen by hope when you feel all doors
coincidence. He never dreamt are closed.
of that villa or that fancy car Everyone has his own way of
and he never even liked fairy imagination depending on
tales and used to call them how he thinks and what he
nonsense. What do you think needs. Actually, imagination
of this man; a complicated was the Mother of most
or a realistic man? inventions; the plane was
invented because of the
dream of flying. You may
Consider another, who never have noticed that science
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8. G-articles
ELECTROBASH!
You wake up in the morning feeling groggy because you’ve
been at the computer checking out a new game. Every
time you played, the computer beat you at it and you
didn't want to give up until you won at least once. But
you didn't and you fell asleep in the wee hours of the
morning cursing the guy who devised the game. You
wake up with a startle and remember that you need some
information for a project you're working on. You try to log
on to the Net but the server is down. You bang the
computer in frustration and ring up a friend for help. He
says he’s stuck as he has run out of floppies and his
printer isn’t working. So, you ring up another friend only
to be greeted by an answering machine. You’re in a foul
mood and you go to school feeling all wound up. A typical
day? But it could be tougher if you were actually trying
to wrestle with these electronic devices to earn a living.
Imagine working in an office where every move you make
depends on the cooperation of these inanimate devices.
You’d be all stressed out, right? Well, the consolation is
that there’s a word for it. What you’re suffering from is
called ‘Technostress.’ It’s a kind of stress that comes from
working in a technological environment, especially with
computer technology. It's a mental illness that affects
people who have difficulty in adapting to new technology.
‘Technostress’ was first identified in the USA in the mid
1980’s as peoples’ working environments changed
dramatically because of the onslaught of the technological
revolution. In 1984, American Psychologist, Craig Bord,
wrote a book on the subject and drew public attention to
this strange ailment. You’re ‘technostressed’ not only when
you can't cope with technology but when you spend an
entire day in front of a computer.
Some of the symptoms of ‘Technostress’ are paranoia,
fatigue, low self-esteem, anxiety headaches, and over-
stimulation leading to a highly alert brain that refuses to
slow down and lack of interest in the opposite sex.
In the Silicon Valley, psychologists recommended
‘Electrobashing’ as therapy. This consists of taking one's
frustrations out on a computer to release the tension
caused by ‘technostress.’ Until technocrats found other
ways of letting their steam out, it was common for them
to hurl malfunctioning TV sets, telephones and other
gadgets out their windows. One of the reasons of
‘technostress’ is we have let our lives to be run by
technology and avoid face to face human interaction. The
telephone and the Internet do most things for us. So we
can run our lives through remote control; well, ‘tele’ in
Greek means far off, doesn’t it?
‘Tele’ seems to have spawned an entire family of words
during the last century. We have ‘telemarketing’ where
you get unsolicited calls from sellers; ‘teleordering’ where
you order items like books directly from publishers or
book sellers. In ‘teleshopping’ shopping is done from home
through a computer and a telephone. Then we also have
‘telebanking’ ‘telemeeting’ and ‘teleconference.’
Things have reached a peak with ‘telecommuting’ or
working from home and communicating with the office
and other business contacts via data links. It’s become
such a rage that you now can own a place in the suburbs
filled with equipment for teleworking. This set up is termed
‘telecottaging’ and if you’re an expert in all this "tele"
mumbo-jumbo then you’re a ‘telepundit.’ But, hey! All
these devices are supposed to make our life a lot easier;
right? But they often don't. No wonder we suffer from
‘technostress.’
Fatma Atef, 15
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9. Confidence is one of the most essential qualities that each and every individual is
required to possess in order to achieve his goals in life. To be highly successful,
appropriately esteemed, and easily capable of being a person who walks through
the crowd with his head kept high; you must acquire your self-confidence first.
"To be or not to be that is the question" Hamlet
“The healthy animal grooms. Take looks like the relieving point but
care of your appearance.” on closer observation, this is where
American proverb the hard work starts. That hard
part is attaining success, or rather,
Some people claim that physical maintaining it. Typically, there's
appearance isn't a significant factor always a blinding aspect about
in a person's character. On the prosperity and success. Reaching
contrary, physical appearance is this point of "I finally did it" is
the most important aspect when fantastic but it can also be very
it comes to first impressions. intriguing because it makes you
When you first set eyes on live and re-live the moment,
someone, nothing is more forgetting all about how to keep it,
obvious than his outer look and before you even notice, it
which, in fact, manifests at brings your happiness to an end
least some of his inner and you suddenly discover you’ve
qualities. In addition, one been living in the past.
should be feeling comfortable Have a firm grasp on your
with his very own self. Being achievements.
relaxed or tense is mostly
revealed through the eyes, “A bad workman always blames
which are the windows to the his tools.”
inner soul. Yet, this initial American Proverb
impression isn't the one that
lasts; it’s only the key that No doubt that failure is an awful
opens the door. experience. Everyone has, at
Advice: Don't use the key to least, one moment in which he
unlock the wrong door. thinks to himself "I'm a big failure,
I'm not good in anything". The
“Not everyone who chased a one huge mistake here is simply
zebra caught it, but he who the narrow angle through which
caught it, chased it.” you perceive yourself. It’s like
African proverb building an extremely high block
that separates all your recognizable
Everything is worth a try. Mostly accomplishments away from this
we assume we do know moment of disappointment. That
everything we’re capable of; high block can be a split second
which is incorrect. If you have that you may use as an instructive
10 things to do and you select point or a destructive one. Some
five which, you believe, are the people go into a stage of denial;
only ones that match your abilities, being convinced that other people,
how would you ever know you can't or circumstances, obstructed their
do it all if you didn't even give it a success and caused that distressing
try? Being qualified is an acquired failure experience.
matter. To know, you have to learn Advice: Don't lose faith in yourself.
and to do, you should be totally Learn from your mistakes!
confident that you can get things
done. زLeadership is action, not position.”
Advice: Select your target and American saying
seek it out! Achieving Life doesn't always seem to be fair;
زHave confidence that if you have
done a little thing well, you can do
a bigger thing well too.”
success is every now and then it also happens
to be very tricky. Sometimes you
think you’re not in position to do
American saying certainly hard this or that, while in fact, you’re
right there or, at least, you’re
Achieving success is certainly hard situated in the place that would
but keeping success is twice as
hard. First, you take care of your
but lead you to your intended position
but you don't see it. It's always
appearance, crossing the first step.
Next, lifting yourself up for the
second step; you seize chances.
keeping about action. You just have to
believe that wherever you are, you
can be whatever you want to be.
Subsequently, you seek success,
devoting all your senses for this
success is Advice: Use what you have to get
what you lack.
one and only aim. Then comes the
hard part which on the surface twice as hard Sherihan Adel Hassabo, 21
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10. Do You Remember… Flashback
The news, films, music and fashion that rocked our world 32 years ago…
Compiled by Ahmed Raafat
The idea itself is quite simple. So simple that October 1973 Chart Toppers
we don’t feel the need to explain it, but we will
anyway in case someone completely misses the Half-Breed - Cher
point of this fresh new section. Let’s Loves Me Like a
hypothetically assume that this fine publication Rock - Paul
had existed beyond its nine years plus run; that
there was Teen Stuff back in 1984, in 1965, or
October1973 Simon
who knows, maybe they had it published back Higher Ground
in the medieval times, although the magazine - Stevie Wonder
would have had a hard time reaching its 10000 You’re the Best
plus readers circulation without the presence Thing That Ever
of printing techniques. How would the magazine Happened to
be like? Each month we’ll pick a year with Me - Ray Price
relevance to the month in question and for the
sake of argument, fun, and everything else,
imagine that Teen Stuff existed back then. Our
choice of the year 1973 for this month is an October 1973
obvious one: it’s the most significant date in our Box Office
modern history. But make no mistake: this isn’t Smashers
the kind of lazy, lame type of October war tribute
that magazines are expected to run at this time The Way We Were
of the year. While in no way undermining the American Graffiti
marvelous achievement of our armed forces, The Day of the
we’re stressing more the social circumstances
that surrounded that particular time: the lives Jackal
of the average ordinary people, with emphasis Live and Let Die
on teens. So hop into the time machine, buckle Paper Moon
your seatbelts and take off to the good ole’ days!
Testimonies:
October 1973 Headline
Hoggers Fashion:
‘To find work back in the
70's was a lot easier than •The entire Arab world followed in speculation of the news flying
today because the in from Sinai as a coalition between Egypt and Syria launched
government was already a surprise attack in Sinai and Golan Heights and , respectively.
employing fresh Both regions were captured by Israel during the in 1967, and
graduates and more job the October war was the attempt to regain the previously occupied
opportunities were available territories. Two weeks later, a United Nations cease-fire came
back then than they are into effect, paving the way for the peace process that followed.
today. However, this didn’t
stop graduates from fleeing •On the other side of the ocean, the Watergate scandal was just
to foreign countries that taking off. American President Richard Nixon was under heavy
offered better opportunities, pressure to turn over some tape recordings he had made of
or higher pay, in particular conversations with various folks in the Oval Office. The taped
the Gulf area. There, an conversations were regarding the break-in at the Watergate
immense fortune had been apartment/office complex in Washington DC. Nixon eventually
very recently found thanks did turn over those tapes, and suspicion about the President’s
to the petroleum industry involvement in Watergate grew to the point where he resigned
that had just taken off. from office on August 9, 1974 rather than face (almost certain)
There were less concern impeachment.
about terrorism and
graduates found it easier to •And in a place called Graceland in Memphis, Elvis and Priscilla
go study abroad.’ Presley were divorced after six years of marriage and one child,
Lisa Marie.
‘Life was more laid back. It
wasn’t stressful and quick
like today. There was time
for everything. Like family
time, or going out. People
weren't in a rush in
everything. Like love for
instance, it had more
romance in it because
things would go slowly
between couples.’
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11. Book Review
The Princessv A thriller novel that reveals
Secrets in the History of Faith
Hugo, Botticelli, and
Leonardo Da Vinci were one
time members of the Priory
Diaries
which usually have
"Exceedingly clever. Both
fascinating and fun... a
considerable achievement."
The Washington Post
of Sion. The Da Vinci Code
is a mystery thriller that can
take you on a heart-
pounding non-stop race
through France to find the
Bored of school already? beautiful and heroic main As an outstanding work of truth and protect a secret
Looking for some good characters, but Meg fiction, all the artwork, that could shake the world!
books to keep you going? shows that you do not architecture, documents, Dan Brown said that his hope
Well, look no further! have to be gorgeous and and secret rituals depicted in writing this novel was that
Luckily, Meg Cabot is here smart; all you need is a in this novel are true. Dan the story would serve as a
to save the day! I know loving heart. Brown, the author, interprets catalyst and a springboard
that many people may and debates these aspects for people to discuss the
not have heard of Meg, Anyway, enough about of society through fictional important topics of faith,
but I am sure that her books. What about characters. In Dan Brown’s religion, and history.
everyone, especially girls, Meg herself? own words the summary of
has heard of her series of the story plot goes like this: Even though some critics
books that has made her Meg was born in "A renowned Harvard might argue that The Da
Symbologist is summoned Vinci Code acts as an anti-
famous worldwide, Bloomington, Indiana as to the Louvre Museum to Christian novel, Brown
The Princess Diaries. You the eldest sibling to two examine a series of cryptic clearly states that the novel
are probably all saying younger brothers but she symbols relating to Da Vinci's is not anti-anything or
Oh! The films starring now lives in New York with artwork. In decrypting the anyone. The Da Vinci Code
Anne Hathaway! The films her husband and two cats code, he uncovers the key has simply sparked renewed
are based on a series of (Henrietta, a one-eyed cat to one of the greatest interest in grave topics
books known by the same and Jenny, a diabetic). In mysteries of all time... and concerning faith and
name. Until now five her spare time, Meg he becomes a hunted man." Christian history.
books have been mostly likes to lie around,
published and the watch TV or read a book Many scholars believe that Finally, this novel has
sixth,The Princess Diaries, and eat cookies. She was even Leonardo Da recently been turned into a
‘sixsational’ is coming first inspired to write The Vinci's most famous movie, directed by Ron
soon. All I can say is that Princess Diaries, when her art works such as Howard, and is yet
they are great books (for mother, after her father’s Madonna of the to be
girls) that once you start death, started dating her Rocks, The Last
reading you just can’t put teacher, just as Mia’s mum Supper, and even
the Mona Lisa,
down. does in the books. The contain anomalies
princess thing comes from that all seem to
They are all about Mia, an that when she was little, be pointing to a
ordinary, ninth grade New she kept on insisting that cryptic message.
Yorker who finds out one Such scholars
day that she is heir to the believe that this
throne of a European message hints
principality called at a shocking
Genovia. Written from her historical
point of view in the form secret
of a journal, Mia reveals which
the problems in her
everyday life, such as the
fact that she has a
boyfriend but she is in
love with her best friend’s
brother who is a senior
and graduating soon.
Then once she gets the
guy of her dreams, she is
terrified that he will leave
her for someone else, a
really smart girl who her real parents, the king
knows how to clone fruit and queen, were going to
flies, and how. Just how come and restore her to
is she supposed to get her rightful throne! Mia’s
him to ask her to his character is based on Meg
senior prom? Add to that as a teenager who was,
the fact that she has to according to what Meg
take these weird princess says, a major geek as
lessons everyday with her well.
crazy grandmother and
Rommel, her hairless Meg has also written
miniature poodle. It is a books other than The
wonder that she gets Princess Diaries such as
through the day at all! All-American Girl, which
is about a girl who saves has been kept and guarded released. The release date
The best thing about The the life of the President. since 1099 AD by a European set for now is May 19, 2006.
Princess Diaries is Meg I recommend this book, secret society called the And guess what?! The movie
Cabot’s style of writing which will be made into a Priory of Sion. Since many is starring Tom Hanks, Jean
and originality. The witty film soon. She is also of you might not be familiar Rbeno, Audry Tautou, Ian
style of writing makes you writing a new series called with this name, the Priory Mckellen, Alfred Molina, and
laugh out loud and the The Mediator. It will of Sion is a secret society Paul Bettany.
crazy situations that Mia definitely be as good as consisting of people who
finds herself in are all her other books! have a different perspective Check out this book to reveal
hilarious. This is one adult on the faith and the values the secrets and uncover the
who has clearly not of Christian beliefs. In 1975, truth yourself.
the Bibliotheque Nationale
forgotten what it is like to Yasmin Sherif, 14 of Paris discovered Raghda Salama, 15
be a teen. Meg’s books documents known as Les
are different from others, Dossiers Secrets, stating that
Sir Isaac Newton, Victor
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12. When Imagination Becomes the Only Fact…
Just free your imagination and live the new fashion styles, we're the with his friends. If he succeeds in
the moment with Aregica News New Generation," Zaza claimed. the elections, Zaza will be able to
Room! Zaza will offer one free cap for each pay the delayed rent of his room
citizen and the second with a 50% on the roof of an old building!
Let's begin with the headlines: discount as long as the caps are Despite all the suspicions of political
bought from his father's store. critics, who agree on the weak
1) Go, Zaza, Go! Regarding the reasons that pushed chance of Zaza's success, he still
2) Summer Movies Resume Zaza to take the eylection step is insists on continuing the elections
3) Towards Solving the Means the 500 battle. One of our trusted sources
of the Transportation Problem pounds knows that Zaza isn’t
bet he qualified enough for this
Time for detailed news! made position, only, because
he lacks the two
conditions stated in the
1) Go, Zaza, Go presidency law. The two
conditions are: His name
should begin with "M" and
his mother should be Aregica's first
Zaza, 30 years old, the young lady!!
Aregican presidency candidate, has
revealed his program and future
plans in a press conference,
yesterday. All political critics were
delighted with the smashing speech
of the young candidate. Young as
2) Summer
he is, Zaza is one of the strongest
candidates, among the 300 of them
Movies Resume
in the next elections battle.
One of his main goals is to eliminate Ending one of the hottest summers
unemployment. It's worth ever, we have to comment on some
mentioning that Zaza, himself, was facts about it.
never employed. And that's why First of all, only one new movie
he declares that if he was chosen was released every week and that
as the President, he would succeed means a big loss in the Aregican
to solve, at least, one of the million box office because producers should
unemployed cases all around have made good use of those
Aregica. thousands who have nothing to do
Zaza, declared, that the first except go to the cinema every other
decision he'll take is the obligation day..
of wearing sporty caps all over Unfortunately, those thousands are
Aregica. "In the past, they used obliged to see the movies more
to wear the ‘Tarboosh’, but now than once. On the other hand, we
we must be up to date with have to admit that there are some,
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13. not all, movies that deserve
watching more than once. For
breakthrough to solve the crowded
means of the transportation Breaking
example, that spicy tragedy of a
medical student over 40 years
problem in Aregica, the Ministry
of Transportation decided to News: The
old, who dreams of being a singer.
Another one presents the booming
increase the number of
microbuses on all lines. These Unmask of the
microbuses, flying on the
grounds of Aregica, are Terrorist Attacker
assumed to take the
journey from the
beginning of the Two hours after the terrorist attack
line to the end on Aregica, the Aregican Police
of it in less was able to reveal the truth about
than 10 that guerrilla who murdered more
minutes. than 200 citizens in a terrific
These explosion!
microbuses Habala Barmeel, 25 years old,
drivers are accused of this attack, works as
given the a garbage collector down town.
license to His atomic bomb which was used
break all in the attack was cleverly made
traffic rules so of small pieces of glass, rubber
as to achieve and nails.
the above goal. The only evidence against that
The lunatic asylum despicable guerrilla is that he
in Gabassya is emptied the garbage car 15
offering to send 150 minutes late and that,
patients to work as consequently, meant that he spent
drama drivers on these the whole 15 minutes carrying on
of a butcher microbuses only to make up this cursed attack.
and his beloved for the huge number of injured All reasons that pushed Barmeel
one in the drivers in microbus accidents last to prepare for the attack are totally
slaughterhouse. It’s considered month. Observers predict a emotional and not political, as
one of the best in the series of declination in the Aregican mentioned by some satellite TV
the educational movies that population very soon! channels.
teaches us the new fashion in the Barmeel wanted to take revenge
Arabic accent. On the other hand, the air on his fiancée who works as a
Finally, I advise the film producers conditioned buses called BTA, are babysitter in the house of the
to work on increasing the number no longer conditioned after the friend of the cousin of the woman
of movies during the summer big number of complaints written who lives in a building on the
months since the majority of by citizens who caught flu because same street where the attack took
movies are released in the other of that. In addition, the Aregican place.
months of the year!! Ministry of Transportation is It's worth mentioning that Barmeel
making a 50 piaster discount per had two partners to help him in
the attack. The first is Dr. El
3) Towards Solving ticket to encourage citizens to use
the air conditioned (unconditioned) Bashar, who works as a NASA
the Means of the buses.
Take my advice; better stay home!
scientist abroad. The second is
Soha Karrara, a journalist who fell
Transportation in love with Barmeel!
Barmeel used to collect the
Problem garbage from Dr. El Bashar's
mother who made the
In a step that’s considered a communication between her son
and Barmeel using a secret code
transceiver.
On the other hand, Karrara got to
know Barmeel when she was
carrying out a wide survey about
garbage collectors and street
beggars for her magazine. Karrara
decided to help Barmeel take
revenge on his fiancée, hoping
that one day Barmeel would forget
his fiancée and love her!
Finally, investigations are still
going on through a wider scale to
verify if Barmeel had other
partners or not.
Waiting for more information
about the attack so keep updated
and stay with us!!
Noha Samara, 21
Illustration by: Adnan Hesham
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14. My Elections Experience:
Some tiring thoughts from my diary
TV programs, newspaper pages, ads
and a number of video clips. A whole
month of slogans, words and endless
speeches!
Ten candidates remained for the
Presidential elections after eliminating
dozens of unknown and unqualified
citizens who dreamt of the ‘POSITION.’
Ten was still a large number to choose
from, but it wasn't difficult because
most of them were never known or
noted by the average Egyptian citizen
like me!
I'd been asking myself during that long
month, does it really matter who’ll be
the next President? Do I have to
choose? And if not, who’ll vote then?
When I reached this point I decided to
take the initiative. Maybe moved by
the emotional patriotic video clips and
the TV ads urging you to vote, but
never by the candidates' promises!
6th of September: the university. When we arrived home and after taking lunch,
I decided to go to the police station to take I couldn't resist switching on the TV. I kept on watching ‘Al
my voting card as I was born in 1984 and it Kahera Al Youm’ (Cairo Today) and it was having a full
was announced that the voting cards were coverage on the elections. An hour later, I became so
automatically available for those who were enthusiastic to try again and called my friend asking her to
born between1982 - 1986. go together to the Nasr City police station where my ID was
I entered a dull room where a man welcomed issued from.
me with a smile. He was really friendly and We first went to a school in front of her house where there
kept on searching for my name through the was an electoral council. I was sure we would find her name
very long lists he had. I took my first shock in the lists because both her birth certificate and her ID were
when we failed to find it although I was born from Nasr City. When we arrived there we didn't pay so
in a hospital located in the area in accordance much attention to that man who was shouting and asking
with that police station and that's written in them loudly why they tore his paper!
my birth certificate! After watching the same scene of yesterday but this time
I was just asking myself, how come we can't happening to my friend and then to myself again, we found
find my name? And the next question, which others having the same problem. They were either ‘84 or
I asked out loud that time was, "What shall ‘85 born and they didn't find their names. They told us it
I do now?” seemed that ‘84 and ‘85 born aren't listed and that it was
With the same big smile, he told me, “Come our fault because we didn't apply for the voting card last
in November, you may find it!” November. I went back with my memory to last November
Right then, I found myself taking my ID, when we knew nothing about the modification of Article 76
putting it into my bag and heading to the in the law and then kept on remembering all the responsible
door with a quick move when I heard him figures who had appeared on TV last month saying that we
saying, "Come tomorrow, maybe it will work are entitled for a voting ID card, automatically. I was startled
with your ID.” I wondered if ‘come tomorrow’ by the voice of an old man shouting, for our sake, to the
was just a phrase he uses with everyone or men of the council. In the background of the scene, I found
if he really meant the word! a man of the council offering my friend to modify a somehow
That day I convinced myself, or let's say, similar name to hers written in the list and
went back to the starting point of a month my friend refused because the case would
before, that my vote won't count. complicate if that person came to vote after
us. It was a melodramatic scene and I didn't
The Big Day - 7 th of September: know what to do then. I then found my
friend grabbing me by the arm and telling
I started the day not caring to read any me, "We'll go to the police station."
papers talking about the elections and trying
to avoid any TV channel discussing it. That On our way to the police station, we were
was really hard - obviously! discussing the case. I was sure now that
I, then, decided to go to the cinema with my I must find my name there besides hers
sisters since it was a day off (because of the of course or where else would we find
elections) from my programming course in them?!
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15. The police station was so crowded. Asking about our he wanted money
voting card, a man quickly asked us about our birthdates so as not to fine me!
and instantly answered that ‘84 born are not listed. After moving to the
We concluded that there's something wrong with our other school, I guess you
birthdates; they seem to bring us bad luck!! know what happened there by
Just before we were about to leave, we found a woman, now; we were no longer shocked.
who was a member of one of the known political It was as if watching a boring
parties, suggesting that we go movie for the fourth time!
to another school which may I drove my car back home,
accept us voting with just our unresisting the sarcastic tone in my voice. I couldn't
ID. In front of the gates of the find my name anywhere and neither could my friend.
police station, we were shocked I concluded four things at the end of that tiring day:
to see the same old man again. First, don't trust all that's said on TV or in the papers
He asked us about what we did Second, 1984 born are not defined as Egyptian citizens
and smiled with a sarcastic smile Third, Maybe it was all because of that pen which my
when he knew we did nothing! friend was holding each time we went to vote. That
Moving to my car, I found a pen must be thrown to keep away the curse!
policeman stopping me and Fourth, I must change my birthday!!
telling me I was parked in a forbidden area. I was
supposed to be shocked because his colleague was Noha Samara, 21
the one who told me it's ok to park here. I then realized
Frustrating but True
On committee in the school which is living in nowadays, why can’t we
Wednesday, nearby my house. When I reached vote online? Or why don’t they use
September there, they told me that my name computer networks to supply the
7th 2005, isn’t included. They recommended names of the people so it would be
we, as another school where I might find easier for them to reach the names
Egyptians, my name. So I went there. I found rather than putting them in piles
witnessed a it only for women voters, so I went and so on. For example, the
very to another committee. They told hundreds that are suffering from
important day, filled with tension me that they don’t have the unemployment, why weren’t they
and challenge. It was the day of alphabet letter ‘M’ in these papers. taken to help in the committee
the Presidential elections. I went to another but I had to look services? Truly, we need
For more than 50 days, all streets my name up through six piles of organization in our work.
were filled with posters of papers; each pile was 90 papers!
candidates running for Presidency. Each paper contained 12 names The most striking event was the
We had 10 candidates in that which weren’t chronologically ‘20 L.E. and a meal’ promise after
election. They were too many. Were ordered. So I went up to the the vote; one candidate promised
they all qualified to apply for such Committee Head who told me, “If to pay 20 L.E. and a meal to
a position? Or were some of them I were you, I would go home.” But everyone who would vote but after
just running so as not to give our I still had the enthausiasm to look the vote, nothing was received!!
President the chance to stay in his for another place where I can vote.
position? While, still, others were Until 9:30 p.m. I could do nothing. When I was walking in the streets
pushed by some unknown sources So I returned to the same
to turn the laws upside down and Committee Head and threatened
creates disturbances and troubles. him; if he didn’t let me vote I’d go
to ‘Al Jezira’ station office and tell
What happened on that particular them about what's been going on
day? Can we as teen writers know during the last 12 hours. Only by
the truth and its explanations? saying that did he let me vote!"
What's the story of the candidates’
promises of the 20 L.E and a meal That was one of hundreds,
after voting for them? What's the thousands and maybe millions of
truth behind the youth who weren’t youth, who did their best to share
able to vote that day? in the destiny of their country.
Some did like him but others
While I was looking around for new weren’t able to reach their target
information, I met someone and in voting. and saw people rushing to vote, I
he told his story on the day of The disorganization made youth felt happy that people have such
elections. lose their enthausiasm and faith. enthausiasm. But I never knew
Mohamed el Awam, 22 years old They were deprived of their what lay behind the curtains, until
had this to say: minimum right which is to vote and the show was over and everything
choose the person who is supposed was discovered.
"A week ago, we were told and it to represent them. They felt so
was written in the newspapers that humiliated that they weren’t able
youth born between 1982-1986 to be recognized as adults and the Mahie Ahmed, 20
may vote with their ID number and world to take by their opinions.
that they need no voting cards. So
I went down at 9 o'clock to a Among all this technology we’re
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16. A Lady, a Mother and an Artist:
Dr. Fatma Ismail Head of the Central Administration of the Centers of Art
year 1978 showing book ever written to document the artists
great interest in the and their works in the Modern Art
Arab-Israeli conflict. My Museum.
mother had been a
very sincere nationalist Another major project that was also one
who cared about Egypt of a kind was the Kom Ghorab Project,
more than almost which was a squatter area on the
anything else in the outskirts of Cairo. Fatma and her artists
world and who believed colleagues Adel el Siwi and Mohamed
that with her Abla decided to renovate and paint the
knowledge of Hebrew, facades of the houses in that area
she could help a great making it actually habitable rather than
deal. Later onwards a ‘planned-to-eradicate’ government
when the Camp David project. Kom Ghorab was also meant
Treaty was signed, to be an artistic experiment that included
eradicating Israel as the interaction between the art-critique
being our official and the artist and their relation to the
‘enemy’, at least on the materialistic reality of the city.
official level.
Haven been extremely Lastly and most importantly is the film
shocked by the new titled, Windows which was carried out
realities, Fatma by Fatma. Windows is a five-minute
completely lost interest documentary which embodies a critical
Despite the fact that I haven’t written in her field and one day while she was experiment, which according to Fatma,
for a long time, I always thought I could tearfully wandering around the district enables the critic to replace the lingual
still write whenever I want. But now of Zamalek, she went into the Center text with the visual image as “a way of
that I’m turning 22 on New Year’s Eve, of Arts in Zamalek, and accidentally met seeing” to comment on the artwork. In
it struck me that I simply have to write the famous Egyptian artist and the the same year of producing this
my retirement piece. Director of the center back then, Mr. documentary, the year 2000, Fatma was
Ahmed Selim, who offered her an invited to present Windows in the Modern
Never had I imagined that this administrative job in the center. Just Tate Gallery in London. Windows was
retirement piece of mine would be then Fatma had her life and dreams definitely Fatma’s favorite project, as it
attributed completely to the dearest turned unexpectedly upside down and made her feel and believe that she was
person in my whole lifetime; my mother
, what seemed to be like a dead-end, an artist, and not merely a critic,
only she won’t be able to read it. turned out to be an extremely bright throughout its five minutes duration.
and newly planned future.
I can’t really say who she was or what Later in the year 2001, Fatma finally
she did or used to do. I might’ve not Since she had not studied art received her Ph.D. after one year of
realized it back then but to me she’s academically in university, Fatma decided hard work and concentration, in addition
simply everything and now she’s gone… she must go for post-graduate diplomas to also reaching the position of being
to my awe and disbelief until this very and degrees to achieve prosperity in the Head of the Central Administration
moment… gone forever. her new world which she dearly of the Centers of Art. Nevertheless, the
cherished as being as creative and position never stalled Fatma from her
When you lose someone, it will always energetic as she was. So in 1988, she energetic and creative ongoing projects.
feel like you never gave enough, that received her Diploma of Art Criticism
you never let out all the floods of feelings from the Academy of Arts. She kept I feel art is so lucky due to the amount
that would burst your heart and shake going up the ladder reaching the post of love my mom had for it. I can consider
your whole being instantaneously, the of the Deputy Director of the Center of myself the luckiest person on earth if
moment you know and you realize that Arts. Fatma still decided she didn’t have love is the criteria. Having talked to you
this flood will remain locked up within enough and later in 1989 she went on briefly about my mom definitely brings
you… forever. The problem is that she an Italian scholarship for Contemporary about the impression of how amazing
wasn’t just anyone; she was simply Art Studies in the Faculty of Art, Rome and unique a character she was. She
everyone. University. She finally received her can be your best friend, your sister and
Master’s Degree in Fine Arts Criticism your mother. She was a ‘Lady’ with all
The unique Dr.Fatma Ismail was an art in the year 1990 in Cairo. Moreover, she the meanings the word carries. But most
critic and the General Director of the became the Director of the Center of of all, she was an ‘Artist’… with all the
Centers of Art. Despite the fact that she Arts from 1992 till 2001. Back then, meanings the word carries.
was a graduate of the Faculty of Arts, Fatma started to be one of the most
Eastern Languages section (Hebrew), famous and important Fine Arts critics Dedicated to the 1st year memory of my
she had been able to, amazingly, work in the Arab World, in addition to the mom; Dr. Fatma Ismail
her way up the Fine Arts field ladder international conferences, exhibitions I miss you and I will always love you
and become one of the most important and projects that she participated in
art critics on both the whole Arab level, world-wide, which made her quite well Maha Afifi, 21
and the international level as well. This known on the international level as well.
is due to the fact that she was the During this period, between receiving
Secretary General of the International her Master’s Degree and her Ph.D.,
Association of Art Critics ‘AICA’, the Fatma became very active in her field.
Egyptian section; which is an She participated in a flood of artistic
international organization that includes events, created dozens of new artistic
all art critics from all around the world, projects, conducted a lot of research
in addition to her also being a member and wrote tons of papers and articles
of the International Committee for in famous Egyptian newspapers like El
setting the policy of this association. Wafd and Cairo’s Magazine.
After finishing her Bachelor’s Degree in The most important projects and my
1976, Fatma (allow me to refer to her personal favorites, are what I’ll highlight
as Fatma, having been my best friend) for you. First, a book that she wrote in
finished the Diploma of Semiotic 1995, titled 29 Artists in the Egyptian
Civilizations in the Faculty of Arts by the Modern Art Museum, which was the first
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17. “Hehehehe,” I But NOOO … How can I bear Do you accept to take it off?
to meet my best friend Smiling is your soul’s mirror
grinned. without a greeting smile? that reflects your kindness
When my mother’s birthday and your
“Take care, YOU! You’ll comes, how can I present
simply be arrested next time her my gift without a warm
you do it! I don’t have the smile? What about my little
chance to catch you now; cousins and babies in the
I’m running out of time!” family … will they accept
yelled the police officer to to let me play with them?
my face while passing by Won’t I get to talk to
me, riding a white car with them and laugh while
a blue stripe on the top telling them stories and
where you can find that acting them out
noisy thing placed. together?
What now?
My school graduation
party was four months
Guys! I was just smiling not ago. I can’t describe how
even laughing out loud! I happy I was because
can’t truly shape a picture actually the professors of
of a frowning clown or a pale linguistics haven’t invented
neutral face neither smiling a word yet that I find could
nor grinning. I can’t hold carry my feelings and
myself from giggling when express them. So, I won’t
hearing a funny joke or describe myself because I pure spirit. I won’t stop
watching a comedy! want you to imagine my showing my white teeth
face. What do you think I’m ever! nor shouldn’t you :)
When I was discussing the doing? Grinning? Smiling?
topic with my brother, before Laughing? Ummm… actually Now, unfortunately I have
I started writing, I was more! to end right here. Hope to
shocked to hear him say, have drawn a smile on your
“Wow! It’ll be great!! I hate Don’t know how to say it, face! After all – don’t trust
smiling to people I detest. but I’ve never felt that that impossible law that I
It’s really stupid, you know!” feeling before! I think if that invented above -
I understood what he was so-called law that forbids
trying to say then. Maybe smiling was declared two I get to shake hands with
sometimes you find people months ago, I would choose the broad, eye-catching
that you must smile to their to smile, giggle and laugh smile of all of my sweet
faces and appear at ease with all my senses as deep smiling readers. As always,
when you see them. as I can. Then the policemen I’ll wait for your feedback or
Personally, I extremely can freely put me under even an email saying that
dislike doing so - and I rarely arrest. Don’t be surprised to you now, more than ever,
do. The worst thing is when know I’d really do that. I’m believe in a smile’s effect!
you feel other people smiling not worried at all, know Waiting for your opinions at:
to your face while they don’t why? For the reason that I’ll info@teenstuffonline.com
actually like you! never be alone; all my
schoolmates would surely Sincerely,
‘Hypocrites!’ Yes, hidden be with me :P eh? Doaa Samy, 18
behind the smile. Well, does
it mean that we can live ‘BE UGLY PEOPLE!’ the law
honestly, for instance, clearly stated. My God!
without fake smiles here and Imagine your world’s full of
there? Will it make life more people, but ugly people.
clear and pure? I can grant Never smile, never say
that we’ll get rid of loads of thank you, with even the
untrue feelings that some tiniest leer decorating
people can show their faces!
halfhearted yet hide,
behind their smile, Smiling is
which is even beauty’s
worse! crown!
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18. Like You’ve Never Seen …
“Throughout history, strong links have been forged between Islam and
the civilizations with which it has come into contact; these links remain
alive in the Islamic heritage today, nowhere are they more evident than
in art and architecture…”
The entrance to the park is a beautiful Aga Khan
gate acting as a portal to another realm
where you can feel, while going through
it, that you’re being transferred to a
world of its own.
Historic layering merged with new found landscaping,
blending the society with nature, and providing that
breath of fresh air that we all miss here in Cairo.
Azhar offers.
Azhar Park aims at using its
historically rich context that
Park: is made of unique
compositions of Islamic
The Biggest Park in the Cairo that can be found no
Middle East? Sure! where else. Inspirations
from traditional styles for
Fountain of water rising from the
If you have not heard of it public places, combined with floor will greet you as you step in
already, then the first thing vast green areas beautifully and if overwhelmed by the
you should do when you and designed in geometrical and magnitude of the place, you’ll still
feel the place very familiar.
your friends go out is pay free form patterns, with
this breath taking park a water fountains and paths
visit, if not to enjoy the all merging in a rhythmic
beautiful scenery or the symphony that enriches all
historic sense of the place the senses, makes this place
Water as an element isn’t just for , then just go to enjoy a one of a kind here in
creating a certain mood, feeling or yourself in the marvelous Egypt.
humidity but is considered a symbol
of life and purity in Islamic landscape that this park It also acts as a ‘Green Lung’
architecture, which can be found all
through the park.
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19. Landscaping in the park is mixed, between perfect
geometry and free form and you’ll probably find yourself
feeling light, and wanting to run - I suggest that you community, including apprenticeship
probably shouldn’t fight it, and do it! arrangements, housing rehabilitation,
micro-credit and health care facilities.
So you see, it is not just a place for
going out, having fun, or sight seeing.
It is now considered a place of
utmost importance for the
surrounding community, as children are
encouraged to learn and have fun in natural
surroundings. It is a place for thinking and
meditation, a space of multiple dimensions that
is truly a must-see.
Tarek Rakha, 20
for Cairo. It is clear that we need more green
space. One study found that the amount of green
space per inhabitant was roughly equivalent to
the size of a footprint; one of the lowest
proportions in the world. So besides the fact that
we needed a park, it seemed critical to have a
place to breathe!
The project funded by the Aga Khan was not just
the (US) $30 million park - no! It also included
the excavation and extensive restoration of the
12th Century Ayyubid Wall, which is directly facing
the park, and also the rehabilitation of important
monuments and landmark buildings in this historic
city. It also encompasses an extensive social
development program for El Darb El Ahmar
Cafés can be found in the park, also restaurants and playgrounds
for children, all in a historical sense that makes the park a unique
space for outings for all ages all the time.
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20. El Wafd Newspaper
We herby declare that there is no truth whatsoever in this report
“PS: We are paid to say that” :)
Al Destour Newspaper
Too bad such news doesn’t shock us anymore.
We know humans are worthless here. The less the merrier!
Al Destour Newspaper
That is great! Now I know that my late grandmother
is not the only loyal dead citizen
Al Destour Newspaper
I guess now we can’t accuse the government of not providing the proper job
opportunities … Wa7edoooooooooh
Al Ghad Newspaper
After all this poverty they still voted for him …
Miracles will never cease
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21. Search for your goal …
Find yourself!
Most people have accept this state of people aren’t really
their life planned ennui adequately living! They’re just
Have you ever found out, while others enough just to move moving with the
something you believe don’t know yet what on with their lives; wind. I just have a
in that’s really worth it? the future holds. not thinking of their question to be kept
Most people aim at purpose in life. Not in the minds of those
… achieving their even remembering people: Why are
Have you ever dug deep dreams even if their what they want or you living? That’s a
into one thought? … life depended on it. wanted to do. When question that’s
But others don’t asked what talents always running
Does a dream sound that have a clue what they possess, their through my mind
difficult? … their goals are. And answers are, mostly, when I see people
Or is it YOU who never even if they did, they filled with pauses who’re always going
feel incompetent to and stutter, until out, having fun
fought? … attain such dreams they resolve to the twenty-four hours a
or goals. fact that they don’t day and also the
No, you’re not too late … Unfortunately, the have any talents. people who’re never
majority who lead They can’t preparing for the
Just need to start NOW! these aimless lives
… are teenagers.
It’s your life…don’t let They’re the
foundation of the
go… future but without
Come on…walk and their goals or aims
run… to build; everything
will topple to the
Think… search … and ground.
always know:
You can reach the sun! Why is it that they
lead such aimless
lives? Why is it that
Doaa Samy, 18 they don’t exert their
efforts to achieve
what they’ve been
dreaming of since remember what they future; people
they liked to do when who’re always
were they were young or moving towards
little? mainly believe nothing. If they look
Why is it they’ve grown out of behind or in front,
that once it. they see nothing;
they hit nothing
the phase When we consider accomplished and
of being the youth who lack nothing to be
teens, ambition in the Arab accomplished.
their aims societies in general,
become we can find different They lack experience
elusive? types. For example, and have no
Basically, there are those who example to follow in
the only rarely wake up early their footsteps.
common in the morning, Sometimes,
answer given striving in their life however, you find
is the to earn a living or ones who can think
shrugging of even studying to deeply and organize
shoulders and reach what they their lives but the
the uttering of want. They actually problem is losing
one word; don’t know from confidence and
LIFE. where to begin; how support. They tried
Life’s to have a goal and once or something
considered the set the steps to but failed. Here,
obstacle safely reach it. These some people around
blocking the are the types of just stop caring
way. Its cruelty people who’re just anymore. We have
is too much to living. They’re to stress the
bear. Instead of targeting nothing. All society’s view right
facing it valiantly, what they do in their here. As long as
we’d rather lives is just eat, we’re short of
huddle in a corner, drink, have fun, encouragement and
fearfully, or escape hang out and finally always feel down,
it by just go back to where people just see the
indifferently letting they came from. I’m negative parts in our
it pass. Most teens sorry to say these characters, which
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22. isn’t the true us!! face ourselves that there are certain people
in person. responsible to make you give up
We can find youngsters When we find your aims in life, just because
who truly need a chance ourselves very they don’t have ones and
to be boosted! That reminds exhausted and never want you to be
me of a story. There’s a guy I used not in the better than what they
to know who had nothing to live for mood of are. Your job is to
until he met a girlfriend. But his moving defend your little
girlfriend got sick and suffered from forward, thought till it becomes
a kind of illness that needed these older and stronger and
physiotherapy twice a week. He was dreams act then it’ll talk on your
bewildered and felt even more lost as our behalf. All people will see
but what concerned him the most power that what you did and how you
was to help her endure her pain and bump into tolerated days and
conquer her illness. He wanted her our body stress to be in such
to be stronger although he knew saying, a successful position.
she’d never be cured. But how? hey, come Never confer the
He had nothing to help her, meaning; on I’m chance for anyone to
he actually had nothing to offer. here to destroy your dream.
How could he lift her up before lifting push!! You must never lose
his own self? How would she ever hope, even if you find
believe in him before believing in “To be or not to be…” we all know everyone and all the
himself? circumstances standing
against you, because that
Here was the start! may happen and for sure
Find
He focused all his life on working. sometimes you’ll find everything
He worked day and night and he had against you, but never should you
two related desires; earning money lose hope because it’ll turn on your
yourself!
to reach a further thriving position side one day. Just bear it!
and, more importantly, to help
restore his girlfriend’s health - at Yes, life has its ups and downs. It’s
least by spiritual means. Earning mainly about succeeding but when
money was the reward as a result failure knocks on your door, greet it
of his hard work. But unfortunately, with acceptance and learn from your
he couldn’t help easing her pain long mistakes. If you fall off the wagon
because God chose to do so. once, that doesn’t mean you can’t
See! Even in her worst situation get up and try again and keep trying.
ever, the girl pushed him to the top Sadly, most of us don’t have that
and so the best change took place kind of will power and are already
in his life. What do you think now? consumed with a deadly venom
Is it a situation that can suddenly known as ‘lack of interest.’ It’s been
change the person? Or is it a planted inside of us due to getting
challenge where you must prove to shunted in life, again and again. It’s
yourself and to others that you can a major problem and is growing more
stand tall and face life’s hardest hits? and more inside of us. We’ve gotten
used to it to the extent that we’ve
No one grows because of a talent or given in easily to it.
some kind of passion. Anything can
be done if you set your mind to it Now, time to wake up! It’s never
because it’s just an ability to achieve late.
something, nothing more. Yet, some Love your goal! And always
don’t bother to search for their talents remember, if there’s a will, there’s a
or gifts to make them fruitful. These way…
gifts can create aims that can
accomplish a person’s wildest this We really hope you could picture
dreams. If teens give themselves a quote but have we ever thought anything in the future by now. Never
chance to revive their talents or their about it deeply? How can you satisfy wait and start on your way …bear,
effective ability towards certain yourself when you don’t know if you fight, and be optimistic till you
things, then whatever they’ve want to be or not to be? The word capture your goal and achieve your
dreamed for can come true. Their ‘dream’ makes the person who owns aspiration.
problem is that they never look to it really rich! Every thing in life has If you’ve got any thoughts concerning
the future. All their dreams are stuck circumstances, except for dreams. our issue, go ahead and write you
with the current time. For instance; You can dream to be a pilot even if feedback. We’ll be waiting to know
a boy who’s in high school and his you’re a little five year old kid. You what you think about it. Write to us
only dream is to get good grades can dream of being the President at:info@teenstuffonline.com
never asks himself, why? Is it to be even if you know it’s a hard thing to
better than his friends, is it to get achieve. Many people think that to By Think Green Club:
rewarded from his parents, is it to have a goal is completely different
make them happy, or is it a one step than having a dream. I believe that Doaa Samy, 18
towards achieving the bigger dream? dreams build up goals. If you have Esraa Hegazy, 18
a dream and you really love that Mahie Ahmed, 20
One should have a dream in life. A Mohamed Bahar, 19
dream’s the reason why we exist. dream, you’ll work extremely hard
to bring it to life. And you’ll consider Reem Ahmed, 15
Everything that you do in your life
is just supporting this dream to come it your ultimate goal too. Then at the
end, you’ll find that what you already Compiled by Doaa Samy
true. It’s the reason of existence and (Head of the club)
why you fight the daily problems that achieved now was just a hazy picture
you face. These are the motives that that once popped into your head,
make us struggle when we face which you can actually call a dream!
everything. Sometimes they help us On the other hand, you must know
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