> Dear Azza,
>
> It is sad everywhere.. just try your best to make a difference wherever
you
> are. Even if it is the BG.
>
> I'm attaching mhmd's invitation msg where you can join.
>
> Dear Najla,
>
> Very useful info, once the server is working I'll try it.. I'll need all
> your experience in this. :) . ps. it is activated
>
> "Dear Hatoon and new Friends,
>
> I am quite flattered by Hatoon's welcome. Thank you.
>
> As a correction (Hatoon, please update), my email is
> currently:
> desertmoh@yahoo.com
> +44 (0) 789 901 7241 (my vodafone in UK)
>
> Hatoon mentioned a group, and you're all welcome. Our
> travellers are becoming highly skilled in expeditions to
> everywhere in Egypt and are thirsty for the scientific
> explanations of all the anomalies they see of the cultural
> and natural phenomena they see:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SaharaSafaris
>
> "
>
> you can also read the ealier messages once I activate the archives.
>
> salam
>
> Hatoon
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Azza Shelbaya"
> To:
> Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 8:31 PM
> Subject: [Mideast-Man] SaharaSafari
>
>
> > Thanks Hatoon,
> > I'm close to one year old in British Gas. I really
> > work my head off. As you know I used to work in the
> > government and you might have heard that just recently
> > there was a major cabinet reshuffle where they have
> > positioned young (30s early 40s) technocrats and
> > ex-private sector to become ministers. I don't know
> > whether to be optimistic about this change or not..
> > the economy hasnt been doing well at all and its done
> > badly that i believe it couldn't have gone worse..
> >
> > Realizing that the cabinet change did not emanate from
> > the president but rather his son... so people are
> > concerned about how change has come along. So far the
> > "son" is sometimes in the limelight sometimes not..
> > its fishy and vague!!.
> >
> > I'm really tempted to go back to working in the
> > government as i used to feel I was closer to making a
> > differnce,, though it was a great struggle and many
> > times gov. officials used to waste time, energy and
> > resources in really mundane issues (rediculous you
> > wouldn't believe it).. anyway still watching from a
> > distance.
> >
> > As for desert Safari!! Mohamed Mabrouk how can I join?
> > I want to enjoy the exotic things in Egypt. There is
> > so much beauty that locals don't experience...its
> > mostly advertised to the 'khawagas'.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Salam for now
> > I think pictures would be a great idea, afterall, the
> > Manchester people have only seen little of me (during
> > my one year stay)esp. in a city where students come
> > and go!!
> >
> > --- hatoon alfassi
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> > ---------------------------------
> >
> > Dear Zaid,
> >
> > It is good to hear from you. Hope things are going
> > well with you at the university in Malaysia. How about
> > your book? is it well distributed. You need to tell
> > the group about it in case any of them is interested.
> >
> > It seems that after four or five years of graduation
> > we might even forget some names of our colleauges. It
> > seems that we should think of adding a photo to each
> > name, what do you think? :)
> >
> > Sundus, Azz,
> >
> > It was a pleasure hearing from you both. Good luck
> > Azza with your new job. you may need to have a look at
> > some of our old correspondance that was made by mhmd
> > mabrouk on his saharasafaris group. you may be
> > interested in it since you are based in Cairo.
> >
> > Sundus, we need to know more about what you do at the
> > moment.
> >
> > Najla,
> >
> > I'm glad you attended the Gulf women conf in London.
> > Foziyah al Bakr is a good friend. I'm glad she had a
> > good presentation.
> >
> > I hope it was a representable occasion for our image
> > and mind.
> >
> > Salam,
> >
> > Hatoon
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "zaid ahmad"
> > Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 02:15:24 +0000
> > To: Mideast-Man@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: RE: [Mideast-Man] best wishes
> >
> >
> >
> > Assalamualaykum
> >
> > It's a great idea to know who is on the membership
> > list. Of course most of us still remember each other
> > but its difficult to identify merely through e mail
> > addresses. Some of us are not using their actual name,
> > like me....
> >
> > All good wishes to all friends and colleagues
> >
> > Zaid Ahmad (Malaysia)
> >
> > Ph.D graduated 1999
> >
> > Middle Eastern Studies
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >From:
> > Mideast-Man@yahoogroups.com >To:
> >
> > best wishes >Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 22:54:40 +0100 > >
> > > Dear all, > > Firstly I want to thank you Hatoon for
> > initiating this important group and >take this
> > opportunity to briefly introduce myself. > > I live in
> > Manchester and have a degree in IT, Masters in Middle
> > Eastern >Studies and just completed PhD on the
> > "Dynamics of Identity Construction: >The Case Study of
> > the Syrian Muslims of Manchester". I am originally
> > half >Syrian half Iraqi with roots back to Saudi ...
> > cocktail ;) > > I am extremely looking forward to the
> > developments of this group and read >with great
> > interest. I am not quite sure who is on the membership
> > list as >its still not accessible, nevertheless I am
> > sure that most of us know each >other. > > So wish
> > you all warm greetings and God willing this group will
> > flourish. > > Sunduss
> >
> >
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