Month: May 2007

Me and my bird!

Me and my bird!, originally uploaded by malyousif. Hanan took this picture yesterday at lunch by the pool, with Filbert, obviously, now traditionally comes out with us and his mother comes down to feed him. He also takes the opportunity to what seems like sharpening his beak and generally preen himself and muck around under …

Suicide pledge

Ehm, not to belittle the tragedy and the obvious cry for help, I just couldn’t help but burst out laughing when I read that last paragraph! This is a girl who attempted suicide who has had her stomach pumped and rather than try to understand the problem so they can resolve it, their idea of …

لا تبوگ و لا تخاف

He’s still unperturbed. Unrepentant. And completely without shame. Whatever. Another favourite idiom that comes to mind in addition to the above, which by the way translates to “don’t steal and don’t be afraid (of being caught)” is من أمن العقاب أساء الأدب which loosely translates to “if you secure immunity from punishment, you will do …

Hold the presses, Attiyatallah wants to be questioned!

عطية الله: لاتبوق ولا تخاف Here you go, he said it himself: “don’t steal, don’t be afraid” (of questioning). The honourable minister of cabinet affairs Ahmed Attiyatallah is not afraid of being questioned because he doesn’t have anything to hide. Well, give the man a biscuit, put him on stand and ask him the questions …