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January 2006
Issue # 95
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The King of Them All

KONG!
EXCLUSIVE
Interview with the full cast

Sports Maniacs
Booklet

All About African cup
Of Nations

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Ahmed Raafat
Alaa Jalal
Ali Nasser
Amr Reda
Dina Wahba
Doaa Samy
Esraa Hegazy
Ingy Yehia
Jean Piere
Kareem AbdelMoniem
Mahi Ahmed
Maggie Balbaa
Mai Ibrahim
MennatAllah Ahmed
Mohamed Bahar
Mohamed Khater
Nahla Salam
Noha Samara
Omar Mostafa
Radwa Nour
Rasha El Komy
Reem Ahmed
Sadeem El Nahas
Shady Sadat
Simon Adly
Sondos Shabayek
Yasser Abbas

Hi TS,

I liked the December issue a lot and I
wanted to give some feedback on some
articles.
1. Aregica: It’s just great :) I'd like it
to get more and more involved in local
politics in the same sarcastic way!
2. FlashBack: It’s amazing! Maybe you
can merge the history/political part
into it...I think that would be cooler.
3. The Egypt Like You Have Never Seen
section by Tarek Rakha...the pics are
very nice...though the article was kind
of an advertisement-like
article...anyway, my regards to him.
4. The Scorpions coverage was lovely.
I suggest you interview more Hey Teen Stuff,
rockmetal Egyptian bands like you did
with 4 Sticks for example. I guess this This is the third issue I've read up to now. I used to hear about
will enrich Egyptian rockmetal Teen Stuff magazine everywhere but I had never read it. When
music...and you can sponsor their gigs I did, I really found that it's a fantastic magazine! I'd like to
somehow if they get that famous. thank all the staff for their efforts in writing and forming
My regards to all the staff, this magazine and all the ideas they come up with. I bet I
Yours faithfully, missed wonderful issues but I hope the coming ones will be
Mohamed more and more exciting! Thank you all and keep it up!!

Dear Mohamed, Islam Sherif, 16

Thank you so much for your feedback. Dear Islam,
I’m sure you’ve thrilled many teens
with your comments on their sections. It’s always great to have new friends. We’re so pleased you
We’re glad that the magazine has like the magazine and we hope you keep on mailing us and
gained your praise. As for interviewing helping with your feedback. If you’d like to get any of the
Egyptian rock bands, we promise that previous issues you missed then don’t miss our booth in the
you’ll find it soon in the magazine. Cairo Book Fair; you’ll find all the back issues with amazing
Thanks again and keep your mail prices. Thanks for your kind feedback and welcome aboard.
coming.

Hi Teen Stuff, real champion, but everyone is Dear Roshan,
saying that I’m too old for that, but
First, I want to thank you for your I’m a really talented teenager. I was Thank you dear for your sweet
nice work. This is my first time to depressed and upset all day and words and I’m sure Abdel Bary will
write to you and also to buy and night because of this. Nobody can be happy to read your comment on
read your wonderful magazine. I feel me; nobody believes that one his article. As for your problem, if
never bought it before but I promise day I can be a great glory…'c9 you truly believe in your talent then
to be your FAITHFUL READER! maybe after only two years and this you shouldn’t listen to what others
Second, I’d like to introduce myself. is my only dream in life. But the say. Do your best to pursue your
My name’s Roshan El Boghdady. worst thing that happened was when dream by any means possible and
Don’t be astonished coz it simply my mother insisted that I don’t play even if it doesn’t work out, you still
means ‘small angel’; it’s Turkish and during studies. It seems that I’ll would have gained the honor of
I’m Moslem. On January 1st, I’ll be repeat this year in my faculty coz trying and practicing a sport that
18 so you have to tell me ‘Happy I stopped studying coz I’m really you really love. However, you
Birthday’ and ‘Happy New Year’ at upset. shouldn’t let your trials affect your
the same time. Finally, it would be really great to studies because that would make
I really want to thank Mohamed see my email published as my your mum insist more on her
Abdul Bary for his exciting article birthday present day! I’ll be waiting attitude. You should first try to work
coz I felt that he was talking about for your reply. things out about your studies and
me. I started playing tennis when Bye teens! grades then talk with your mother
I was 17 and I know this is too late, Roshan, 17 openly and try making her
but to tell you the truth, I have the understand how important this
fitness required and my level of dream is so she would allow you to
concentration is very high. I really continue your passion for tennis. I
love tennis more than myself even wish you all the best and hope you
and I have the willingness to be a get all that your heart desires.

December 2005 . TeenStuff

Rules of
the Game
It’s no doubt that we’re gifted with
a country that is and has always
been more unique than others in
everyway. In this land, you
experience wonders that you might
never even think of in other places.
Together we’ll review a few of those
wonders or if others might like to
call them ‘downsides’ in hope of
finding some way to reform
ourselves and along with our
country.
Welcome to our exclusive recount
of the marvels of the Mother of all
lands… EGYPT!

Golden Rules of the 4- Steal cows and goats from
your counterpart and slaughter
neighborhood.
Parliamentary them on Friday after prayers 6- When choosing the
Elections: and distribute the meat in the
neighborhood.
neighborhood, pick one where
most of the people are
1- Go register your name in illiterate; the rest hungry and
the Parliamentary elections like 5- Print the dollar picture on the remaining stoned.
the citizen Sa Sa. several notes
“Men3’er da3aya wala e3lanat of paper and
Sa Sa 7ay7’aleeko te3eesho distribute it to
fe tabat we nabat” – without families, shop
publicity or ads Sa Sa will make keepers and
you live happily ever after… store owners
in the
2- After you register your
name, buy a small van and get
one of those common singers
with a deep husky voice and
ask him to chant your slogan
in your neighborhood “ya welad
ya welad tente7’boo meen 3am
amin men3’er seen wala geem”
and “Mimo 7abeeb el malayeen
7aykebloko la7ma ya 7elween.”

3- Ask your singer to greet the
officers of the Ministry of
Interior and thank them for
their efforts in providing the
Egyptian people with peace
and security.

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10- Distribute the elections, by 24 hours, hire
pictures of some stout men and order
televisions and them to pass by each house
refrigerators to and threaten their inhabitants
people in the that if they don’t vote for you,
neighborhood and they’ll never eat meat or see
promise them the their children married.
real thing after the
elections. 18- On the day of the elections,
leave your Porsche in the
garage and ride the public bus
11- Buy thousands and wait in line for bread and
of sand sacks and beans and as soon as you reach
mix them with rotten the neighborhood, loudly
flour and tell your announce “ana men el sha3eb!”
beloved people that
you have imported 19- Assign boys to bribe citizens
wheat from the land before they reach the boxes
of dreams. with money (the printed
dollars).
12- Provide young
men, who are unable 20- Replace one of the boxes
to marry, with adult with another…and you know
dolls called “ El Arosa the rest.
eli bebalash” to solve
the marriage 21- When you win, forget about
problem. all the promises you made
along with those 22 Golden
13- Convince Rules ‘we kol ente7’abat we
the spinsters ento tayebeen!’

After you
that God has
chosen to
assign them a Sondos, my conscience doesn’t

win, forget about
noble role in allow me to fool you. I’m now
life; to serve 20 awaiting your sympathies
their country at…info@teenstuffonline.com

the promises
and its people
and offer them Sondos Shabayek, 20
jobs in your

you made
new shopping
mall. Leave your Porsche in
the garage and ride the
14- Invent public bus and wait in line for
education pills; bread and
pills for each beans and as soon
syllabus that students can take as you reach the neighborhood,
7- Build a soft drink factory and instead of taking private loudly announce
tell your people that you have lessons. “ana men el sha3eb!”
invested your money in a
developmental project that will 15- Put the name ‘American’ in
help improve the country’s the middle of every State-run
economy and provide 20000 school to
work positions for fresh show the
graduates. people how
you have
8- Build another American fast introduced
food chain and create a the modern
campaign ‘3alashnek ya baladi’ system of
to encourage Egyptian products education.
and services.
16-
9- For the sake of the Distribute
‘3alashanek ya baladi’ cook books
campaign, encourage more to all
Chinese traders to sell their housewives
products in Egypt by providing and
them with free accommodation husbands.
and selling outlets.
17- Before

www.teenstuffonline.com TeenStuff . January 2006

Do You Remember January 1960?
It’s the swingin’ sixties baby, yeah!
to continue the project alone and
use the revenues coming from the
Suez Canal to help pay for
construction. But in the struggle
for influence in Africa, the USSR
stepped in, in 1958 and possibly
one third of the cost of the dam
was paid for as a gift. They also
provided technicians, heavy
machinery, and supplied designs
From Slavery to Legendary for the dam. Construction began
January 9th, 1960, with the first
The Sixties stage wrapping up in 1964. The
latest reservoir began filling in 1964
Fashion while the dam was still under
construction and first reached
Trends was not in its water capacity in 1976.
preservation/drought
combat/ or power The Aswan High Dam is 3,600m
production in length, 980m wide at the base,
functionality, but 40m wide at the crest and 111m
rather in what it high. It contains of material. At
symbolized as an act maximum, 11,000 m•'5f of water
of defiance against can pass through the dam every
two superpowers, second. There are further
the US and UK and emergency spillways for an extra
its significance is 5000 m•'5f per second and the
proof that Egypt is Toshka Canal links the reservoir
still standing on its to the Toshka Depression. The
feet and has reservoir, named , is 480 km long
managed to survive and 16km at its widest with a
a turbulent era in its surface area of 6,000 km•'5f and
long politically holds 150 to 165 km•'5f. With
The charged history. hydroelectric output of 2.1
importance gigawatts, the dam holds twelve
of the Aswan Initially to be financed with the generators each rated at 175
High Dam to help of the US and the UK with a megawatts. Power generation
Egyptians loan of $270 million, both nations began in 1967. When the dam first
living in backed off in July 1956 for reached peak output it produced
Egypt during undisclosed reason, although an around half of Egypt's entire
the 1960s arms deal between Egypt and the electricity production (about
and 1970s USSR, which was in the middle of 15percent by 1998) and allowed
a post WWII Cold War with the US for the connection of most
back then, and Egypt’s recognition Egyptian villages to electricity for
of the Communist People’s the first time. The effects of
Republic of China, are cited as dangerous floods in 1964 and 1973
reasons. In an attempt to restore and of threatening droughts in
Egyptian morale and secure his 1972–73 and 1983–84 were
new regime's position, Nasser mitigated.
nationalized the Suez Canal , with
the intention of using tolls to

1960 Film
subsidize the High Dam project.
The controversial move sparked
negative reactions from many
nations and shortly after Britain
and France had signed a treaty to
Releases:
(Information from boxofficereport.com)
hand over the Suez Canal to Egypt,
they formed a coalition that 1. Swiss Family Robinson (Disney)
attacked Egypt and occupied the 2. Psycho (Paramount/Universal)
Suez Canal, precipitating the Suez 3. Spartacus (Universal)
crisis , in 1956. The , US and USSR 4. Exodus (United Artists)
forced the invaders to withdraw 5. The Alamo (United Artists)
and the canal was left in Egyptian
hands. * It is nearly impossible to obtain
box office charts for specific
The Egyptian government intended


Maertens injured his foot during
a skiing holiday in Bavaria, little
did he know that the Orthopaedic
shoe he designed for himself
would not only still be going until
today, but also become a trend
setter, let alone be an archetypal
boot of rebellion. While
recuperating, Dr. Maertens
designed improvements to the
boots. He designed a shoe that
was made of soft and softer, air-
padding. In 1958, the Grigg family
acquired rights to the air
months for years cushioned sole and started making footwear manufacturer and still
before 1986. Apologies for the boots at their factory in Wollaston, represent what seems to be a
inconvenience. England. The first boot was never dying fashion trend.
produced on April 1st, 1960, and

January 1960
so was christened the 1460. The
1460, in black and later cherry Beatnik
red, was popular with postmen
and policemen, who were on their You have probably seen a few
feet for many hours a day. By the over the years, with flat shoes,
early 60s , Doc Martens were sandals, and berets- fashion items
ubiquitous among the rising British that were not from an expensive
rock stars. Sid Vicious was among fashion house; the message of
the first to wear DM's. Soon, it the beatniks was loud and clear
seemed all punk fans were - ‘Be Cool, Man!’ A beatnik is a
wearing them. Doc Martens boots member of the ‘Beat’ generation
were no longer the footwear of who is nonconformist in dress and
the working class; they were the behaviour. A carry over of the late
footwear of rebel youth and the 50's and a big hit through out the
addition of steely toecaps- and 1960s, the beatnik fashion wave
the grievously bodily harm they has, ironically, inspired fashion
Music Charts
(Information from 1050chum.com)
inflicted- cemented the footwear’s
notorious reputation. DMs are now
houses like Christian Dior to
design what they had fondly
labelled as, ‘beatwear’.
almost a compulsory kit in the
music industry, worn by rock
1. Running Bear by Johnny veterans and boy bands alike. The
Preston air cushioned sole and steely
2. You Got What it Takes by Mary toecaps have, over the years,
Johnson been adopted by almost every
3. Way Down Yonder in New Ahmed Raafat
Orleans by Freddy Canon
4. ElPaso by Marty Robbins
5. Go Jimmy Go by Jimmy Clanton

January 1960
News
Headlines
Construction of Aswan High Dam
Begins in Egypt
Cameroon Gains its Independence
Reserve Bank and Commonwealth
Bank are Created
State of Emergency is Lifted in
Kenya as Mau-Mau Rebellion is
Officially Over

1960 Fashion
Trends:
Doc Martens
When German medic Dr. Klaus


Be Optimistic!
Innovative!
Hunt Clouds!
I bet I can see your eyes already widening in wit amazement at such a striking
hobby. Exciting and interesting as it may sound, I actually can’t brainstorm to
find a device to do it with, but how about ‘hunting clouds’ using your brains?
I was brought up in a ‘frequent traveler’ family and to be on a plane, overlooking
a glorious white blanket of clouds is a regular sight.

To stress this, my brother, Tarek, else do you want to learn to be of questions that must be floating
was on holiday visiting my parents responsible? Unfortunately, as a in your mind at this point, if by any
in Kuwait and that left a very lonely working student, running my own chance you’re thinking on the right
me in the vast, welcoming country small business, I’m afraid to say track and I’m proving any kind of
of Egypt. that after college is actually too success.
late! We go on and about saying ‘Hunting clouds’ is a hobby, actually
Another point was about my very things like, ‘we can’t live’; ‘we can’t a MUST in everyone’s life, where
closest, Suzan. Strangely enough, get married’; ‘we can’t… we can’t!’ clouds success is the only thing
she too was away on that exact YES … Because it’s too late. you’ll be looking up to, and proudly
same week and was only contacting Hopelessly I took a deep breath, “hang” in front of you like our
me every now and then via mobile strong enough to take me out of ancestors used to hang the heads
style and that was undoubtedly here for some time to glare at a of deers and foxes. You too have
very out of time because this was magical sky where I was startled to modernly show-off your
surely when I wanted her to be to notice the clouds, with varying everlasting successes in various
close. But nevertheless, she really shapes and sizes, racing each other fields of life. So simply take some
did her best! Suzan, I’m telling the in an open-ended sky and time to optimistically observe the
world I’m proud of you. surprisingly, clouds that went and clouds in the sky and realize the
never came back! speed at which this planet rotates
Moving on, here’s the theory I’m Why don’t we utilize chances? Why and the volatility of your current
really talking about; my ‘out-of’ don’t we listen? Why can’t I ‘hunt’ status whatever it is. You’ll then
theory that I sense in people around that chunky, beautiful cloud and have the agility to go about
here in Egypt. Everyone is either keep it, so I can get to see it when changing this positively and envy
out of money, out of the mood or I feel like? What do we need to each ‘hunter’ who is ‘out of’ the
out of temper or even out of change so we can get that falcon expedition with a bulkier, more
hodomhom! In such a steamy time sense of chances to success? elegant ‘cloud’ than yours – if any
of year and that obviously is leaving actually.
behind a very confusing and vague Let me present a personal That’s the positive, challenging
blur to everything in this society experience, that doesn’t have to attitude you must acquire. I’m
which is why psychologically, be any means obligatory to anyone sarcastically, out of words and
everything just doesn’t seem in the but we need to take time out to try hoping your eagerness for clouds
right place or doesn’t even seem to vaguely plan mini-strategies for is keeping you ‘out of’ time to spend
right in the first place! a vivid, bright future. Teens need anymore listening to me before you
Talking to a couple of teens during to try spiritual thinking and so-like go about re-adjusting your powers
that very empty week just to derivatives to try and calm down and heading for a change in life. A
exercise my tongue muscles, I and integrate into themselves and change – as simple as it may be,
noticed some were confidently progress in this large society. Yoga will always be one on the right
optimistic while others very might be a practical answer as it track.
shockingly, were out of words to helps understanding powers and But remember, personal
talk about the color black as they controls and helps people to stop assessment is a vital part of all this.
see in the future, or simply say coming up with problems from ‘out DON’T lie to yourself! Your
anything out of the top of their of’ the blue and it may be positive calmness and control will always
heads, sounding so out of mind! enough to solve existing matters. judge the rest of the powers you
It’s mind blowing how we go about You must clearly decide on what have to excel. I’m now out of here
fighting for freedom and Democracy you have got and what you don’t wishing you the best of luck in your
and the right to rule, when simply have yet, and what you’ll be future and hoping to see or hear
they can’t ‘rule’ down the heading to, if you’re planning to about your ‘clouds’ soon.
framework for a successful future. get anywhere with your life.
Why do teens here find it out of Confidence is a talent you’ll acquire. Sherif Ibrahim Mohamed, 20
Mars to work during college? When That, I guess will answer a couple


Think Green Government...
A +ve Version
We know that our beloved country is racing to reach somewhere. We’re doing our best
not to be called a ‘Third-World’ country anymore. But are we really pushing forward? This
month, an optimistic January 2006 drives us to think positive. There’s no perfection - all
of us believe - yet, we can sometimes think that we live a hard life while stressing on the
negatives. However, we can also figure out how it’s worth it to live life with its ups and
downs on one condition; if we think in a positive way.Green Club brings you Think Green
Government this month. Each member is elected to be the Minister of a certain Ministry,
where he/she is required to supply new plans for that Ministry. We’re actually trying to
think positive! First of all, congratulate every single member of the club for becoming the
Minister of a certain ministry! _ Now, you’re most welcome to
check out what our new thoughts for the New Year are.
Doaa Samy, 18
Head of Think Green Club

Ministry of Transport: I believe the problem
that most citizens really face in their lives
other place that is transportation and crowded streets that
attracts tourists. make people miss appointments and students
These guides will be skip classes, which also harms the economy.
responsible for We’ll start by supplying new buses and
guiding the metros that are similar to those in the civilized
tourists, telling world…where would I get the money from?
them about the I’d increase the role of the private sector
good places that that can invest in transportation by having
they could go to their own transportation companies and also
and preventing posting advertisements in public buses,
them from being metros and at the stations. This would
abused by taxi increase competition and provide people
drivers and people with convenient means of transportation.
selling them stuff for Through this, people will lessen the use of
triple the price. I have their own cars, which will be one step towards
other plans that I can’t solving the traffic problem. Followed by that,
reveal in the will be coordination with the local governors
meantime, to keep to pave roads and reconstruct roads up to
them safe from being standards because that would be much
stolen (by other cheaper than paying money each year for
Ministers) until the fixing the same roads (the problem is that
Ministry of Tourism: My name is Blah plans are well studied. certain people can’t get this point). What
Blah and I’m the new Minister of Tourism. That’s all. should come next is measuring the efficiency
It’s a funny story why I decided to run His Excellency, of the Ministry and applying modern
for this position. It was two months ago Omar Mohamed, 19 managerial techniques that should focus on
when I was with some German friends progress and development. More decisions
of mine at the Pyramids. We suddenly to be taken soon ------- keep updated!
found a group of kids who were selling
souvenirs. They insisted on selling my
friends some postcards for any price His Excellency, Yasser Abbas, 18
although my friends didn’t want any. So
one of them opened his wallet but only
had L.E.5 and a couple of hundred pound
notes. My friend offered him the L.E.5
but of course the little kid refused. I
told the kid to go away as he had no
change at all, so the kid, knowing that
I’m Egyptian, offered me a deal. He told
me, “Let him give me a hundred and
I’ll split it with you.” Of course what he
told me drove me nuts and I almost hit
the boy. Dreadfully, the people here who
deal with any kind of tourists think that
they’re dealing with tourists from other
planets; they think that these tourists
come to places like Egypt just to be
made fools of. It’s like, “Oh, foreigners!
Let’s take their money.”
By God’s will, I’ll use my position to
change this way of thinking forever. I’m
planning to put tour guides, who work
for the government, in airports, malls,
museums, at the monuments and every


Ministry of Culture: In today’s world being a civilized
and educated person isn’t only measured by college
degrees. In any country, being accustomed to art in
its various kinds refines the quality of its people. Ministry of Information: Ladies and
Exchanging ideas and cultural values will allow the Gentlemen, it’s an honor to be the Minister
people of the world to open the borders of their of Information, especially that I spent
creativity so that they can think together to reach my whole career as a writer, a poet,
solutions for the eternal question, “how to make the sometimes a journalist and also a
world a better place?” television announcer. I believe in the
The mission statement of the Egyptian Ministry of majestic message that all means of media
Culture is: “Implement programs and projects that present. The press, the television, and
serve our goal which is to provide - not only Egypt - the radio are the elements that I consider
but also the whole world with educated, civilized and most effective in everyone’s life.
refined people who’ll help in making today’s world Accordingly, I thought of some new things
better.” The plan I intend to implement as a Minister that’ll probably help make best use of
of Culture includes three main projects: those mentioned elements. SIS (State
- Before we encourage the people to read, we should Information Service) has a big role in the
educate them first. As a way to help eradicate illiteracy development as well. Through the press,
I suggest a program for youth similar to that of a everyone’s totally free to express one’s
summer internship. For an amount of money, which opinion as long as he/she is quite sure
will be set later, they’ll tour the governorates of Egypt of the information published; otherwise,
in order to teach the illiterate adults. They’ll teach there’ll be stiff penalties for those who
them a special syllabus as such the trainees will be just want to have fun. I’ll also give the
given a special training courses in. They’ll also be opportunity to school and university
required to organize awareness programs regarding students. Special newspapers will be
various issues. established to let them discuss the topics
- I’ll also contemplate about a scholarship program they feel like discussing and are most
for undergraduates that’ll enable them to continue concerned with. Television and the radio
their education in leading American and European are somewhat related, because they
universities. present almost the same content, yet,
- A chain of libraries across the country is essential the television is wider viewed no doubt.
for the Egyptian society; libraries which don’t offer I’ll do my best to expand the local
books only but also seminars and activities for various television channels. All the television
age groups. I’m optimistic, what about you? speakers and announcers will have
technical workshops under the supervision
Her Excellency, Dina Wahba, 19 of foreign specialists who already
succeeded in that. I myself will supervise
the aired programs and see if they’re
worthwhile. On the other hand, new
creative programs will be shown.
Children’s agenda will be richer and more
open minded. Nonetheless, important
talk shows will definitely be aired as well
as dramatic soap operas, comic shows
and movies. I won’t forget of course self
help and programs to awaken awareness.
What I want to end with is actually
thanking God that we have such a Ministry
that a lot of countries don’t really have
(Trusted Information!)
Her Excellency, Doaa Samy, 18

Exchanging ideas and cultural
values will allow the people
of the world to open the
borders of their creativity


Today’s students have trouble
adjusting
to college because they’re not used to
being independent
Ministiry of Education and Higher Education: As the
new assigned Minister of Education and Higher Education,
I hereby grant a permanent vacation to all schools and
universities... (Just kidding! But I’ve always wanted to say
that or at least have this said to me. Wouldn’t it feel great?)
I feel that education here in Egypt deeply needs reformation.
The first order of business is to alter and modify school
curriculums. Also, schools aren’t going to be just for learning.
They’re going to be fun facilities that a student looks forward
to go to each day. By achieving this, the student won’t be
locked up in a classroom eight hours a day listening to
teachers. NO! Forty percent of the curriculum should be
activities (research, creative assignments, group
projects…etc.). Today’s students have trouble adjusting to
college because they’re not used to being independent.
But certain courses and programs will be set in their last
year to prepare them for their university life. New educational
systems will be established especially in areas where poverty
prevails. Like the educational system organized by UNICEF
that depends on the idea of self-teaching with no teachers
- just observers to help guide them. They participate in all
activities and attend conferences. It’s quite a successful Ministry of Agriculture: Since the
system; all it needs is to be spread in Egypt. ancient Egyptians, Egypt has been
Concerning teachers, every teacher, before applying to a known to be a perfect region for
new school, will go through a training program that agriculture. But as I said... that was in
introduces new and creative teaching techniques. These ancient Egypt! We have the perfect
techniques will create the new drastic change known as fertile soil that any agricultural
the ‘fun learning experience.’ Extra supervision will be set environment would need. But,
in each school to observe how this plan is being implemented. unfortunately, we’re going for the
Winning the fight against private lessons isn’t just by chemicals which damage our land’s
declaring it but by actually trying to fix what goes on in fertility. We’re also able to farm any
schools rather than outside. The facilities also need to be kind of fruit, vegetable or even raw
fixed. If the government is having financial problems, then material like cotton during any time of
fundraisers like huge dinner parties or concerts will be held the year which actually results in a
to help dozens of schools that really need to be improved. different taste or smell! Again, in the
In order to cut back on expenses, the government won’t old days people used to know the
produce millions of textbooks each year nor will parents different taste and the smell of any fruit
pay hundreds of pounds on books. The books will already or vegetable upon entering the house!
be the property of the school; each student will return his Are you aware of what has happened?!
book at the end of the year to be later used by other Now as for the coming years, I’ll stop
students. But certain fees will be paid to compensate any replacing fertile land with built areas.
damaged books. And this will help to bring back the old
Last but not least, as the Minister for Higher Education quality of agriculture. I’ll also start
also, I hereby declare the opening of dozens of private exporting goods that we have in our
universities each year. Next year I’m proud to announce land instead of importing many goods,
the opening of SUC (Sudan University in Cairo), PIUT in other words, we’ll encourage our
(Private International University in Tanta), MPCA (Misr industry. Farmers will have their own
Public College in Alexandria), CAA (The Contemporary lands again. Factories will be established
Academy in Assuit) and most importantly the AGM (A7la remote areas as a means of making
Gam3a fe Masr College) Good luck in your exams! use of the wide empty desert and also
to avoid pollution. Specialists will look
Her Excellency, Esraa Hegazy, 18 into the lands which have been treated
with chemicals and start treating them
and refreshing them to start farming in
a normal way again.
Farmers who’ve been forced to leave
their lands and go to the city will be
rewarded to come back and will be paid
by the government. This will lessen the
unemployment rate and improve our
agriculture. We’ll build more green
houses, to supply an even better
environment for plants and greenery.
Monthly inspectors will pass by all lands,
checking and reporting any problems.
These inspectors are employed in each
area. As the Minister of Agriculture, I’ll
assure you healthy fruits and vegetables
by the end of the coming five years…I,
myself, miss that pure taste!
Her Excellency, Reem Ahmed, 15


Ministry of Youth and Sports: Qad Qam al
captain Lotfy be shar7 barnamgho!
All the clubs will be under the supervision of our
Ministry. No club manager will have the right to
go on TV and insult millions of people. There’ll
be a committee called The Supports Committee.
This committee will be there to help all new clubs
that are still growing or current clubs that have
financial or managerial problems to solve those
problems. The goal of this committee is to create
fair competition between all clubs for the whole
season, so as not to have the league’s winner
determined after the first week; so the competition
will not only be between Ahly and Zamalak.
There’ll be more concern about individual sports,
which have proven to get better results than
team sports.
So it is obvious, that we’re having the phenomena
of free riding in teams, which is having each
member depend on his colleague and not doing
his work well. And for the first time in the history
of Egyptian matches, fans will be treated as
humans in football matches and all other matches
as well. They’ll have the right not to be hit on
their heads, nor strip naked in the inspection
area when they enter. You’ll also be able to watch
the matches on your own TV. You won’t have to
go to the cafeteria, to watch a match and buy a
cup of tea for L.E.5 and some ‘tasaly (leb w
sodany)’ for another L.E. 4 plus the 10 percent
tax which makes a total of L.E.10 but you’ll have
to leave the rest of the L.E.20 you paid anyway
because this is the minimum charge. More courts Ministry of Finance: Everybody knows,
and fields will be built for all amateurs to play the Ministry of Finance is at the end of
in, rather than the streets. We’ll be doing our a recession. So we took it as our liberty
best to arrange World Cup 3010; I guarantee to oppose and come up with the new tax
that it’ll be either held in Egypt or it won’t be return policies. We’ve spent much on
held at all! We’ll be looking forward to have advertising so please pay up. You’ve seen
healthier youth with healthy bodies. We’ll do our our advertisement on television more
best to make our children set sports as one of than once so that proves we’re using
their highest priorities in their daily lives because your money in the right way and you
of its huge importance. For healthier bodies …Let’s shouldn’t lose confidence in our institution.
play sports! We’ve explained on our website
http://www.salestax.gov.eg/ the whole
His Excellency, Mohamed Bahar, 19 process but in a certain way for you just
not to understand, so please just co-
operate and pay us more money.
What you read above may be pinpointing
some negatives. On the other hand, you
might not be concerned with anything
except some words like ‘pay up’ and ‘pay
us more money.’ Anyway…let’s see what
can be done for improvement.
We have also developed a plan for the
average Egyptian to become a millionaire
and get a second chance in life. The plan
goes as follows: Each Egyptian will pay
one (1) Egyptian pound everyday. A
lottery will then be held, bearing in mind
that the lottery tickets hold the name of
every Egyptian citizen, and one citizen
will be chosen as the winner of the lottery
- after excluding taxes of course – and
takes the whole sum. This program is
guaranteed 100 percent to get everyone
in the country rich by the year 22666,
when Egypt becomes a world power and
proves for once and for all that we were
right all along and that our government
We have also developed system has no flaws what so ever! No
Comment!
a plan for
the average Egyptian to His Excellency, Mohamed Khater, 19

become a
millionaire and get a second
chance in life

Ministry of Foreign Affairs:, I’d like to ZOOMing in on the Arabic music scene is a very
express my happiness and honor in being voguish, trendy,and innovative channel, "ZOOM".
among you and to be your representative. Brought to you by the creators of Mazzika TV,
My forthcoming plans are going to be Mohsen and Mostafa Gaber. ZOOM will be uncovering
necessarily held with your contribution. As the latest gossip, news, and releases in the Arabic
the Prophet Muhammad [PBUH] said, that music business through interesting ,exciting and
in order to gain security and freedom in interactive programming. On zoom, tune in to the
your country, you should settle things up hottest, and hippest programs, talk shows, events
and reconcile with other countries so that
will be my first plan. I’ll be endeavored to and concerts in the music industry. Get it now on
this truce through organizing an annual Nile sat at Frequency: 11900 Ghz
festival for peace. It’ll take place at the Polarization: vertical
Pyramids in which I’ll invite all the presidents, Symbol Rate: 27500
kings and queens in addition to prime and
foreign ministers all over the world. My next FEC: 3/4
step will be to interact youth who are well-
acquainted with the various problems in ZOOM….. "Arabic music exposed"
their countries and introduce these problems
to the other country and then put a strategy
which can be followed to solve these
problems and send another alternative youth
group from the hosted country to apply the
strategy. This swap will promote our intention
in peace and increase the prevailed
production rate in the economical, agricultural
and educational field. Besides that, political
affairs will be adjusted and smoothened and
terrorism will be annihilated. I’ll also cry out
to reduce the number of youth who have
immigrated abroad for work because they
should serve their country and be proud of
it. Finally, I’ll ask for every country’s aid to
compose one international peace anthem
so that we’ll be one hand and in the same
range and sphere. May God grant me
success!
Her Excellency, Mahie Ahmed, 20

After going through our different thoughts and
plans for the New Year,
we hope we delivered our purpose which is to let
you, dear readers,
to always to keep in mind the negative points but
think in a different way that will help improve
them.
Don’t say, “I don’t like such and such” but instead,
you’d better say, “I have an idea to improve such
and such!”
Doaa Samy, 18
Head of Think Green Club
Best Wishes for the New Year

January 2006 . TeenStuff

EGYPT, LIKE YOU’VE NEVER SEEN...

Courts and gardens in El Sehaymi were designed
environmentally, to adapt to the climate changes in
Egypt and also provide a pleasant place to live.

"Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people
who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no help at all."
Dale Carnegie

El Darb El Asfar
Most of you who are Economic and Social Development;
a grant of approximately four
Khrasaty. Sehaymi is the biggest.
It was built in 1648 with additions
reading this, do not million US dollars. in 1796, designed to give
know about this alley The Governor aided the project of
importance to Islamic social
patterns and family values.
and the treasures that restoring the alley and decided that Strongly adapted to its surrounding
it will be restricted to pedestrians environment, the house is
it hosts. But do not only and the streets to be paved considered one of Cairo’s historical
blame yourself, people in stone. The local residents shared
in this event and helped in the
valued treasures. Its restoration
program started in January 1994
who were born there pavement process and also all the and the amount of garbage
do not know too! main piping systems were either
changed or restored. All the
It is true! Youth actually did not building facades were studied and
know about the history that this developed to be evolved into a
alley has yet to unfold for them, harmonious exterior for the place,
as they only knew about haunted bonding the local community with
houses and garbage dumps. Until their context, and understanding
Dr.Asa’ad Nadim, owner of El the historic value of their alley. So,
Mashrabeya Institute in Cairo, what does this alley hold for them?
undertook the responsibility of
documentation, restoration and The alley has a historical well called
conservation of the alley using a Ketas and three important historical
grant offered by The Arab Fund for houses: El Sehaymi, Ga’far and El
Plumbing and re-wiring the whole alley
was done with aid of the local residents
making the process easier and smoother.


The alley before and after.

El Sehaymi is now a tourist attraction and even
more a cultural center for children. Children are
seen drawing details of rooms in the house as
part of their art class.

it was done and restoration problems tackled
were from weak bearing walls to plumbing
removed from it was issues.
The entrance to the court of the restored equivalent to the
El Sehaymi looks beautiful. This was capacity of a hundred The project was completed on June 26, 2000.
housing in old Cairo for a family; this trucks! A booklet of recommendations was handed
was us in the past. on how to preserve the area, but alas! Nothing
El Khrasaty, however, of what was recommended has been done
is not considered a and maintenance had to be taken care of
heritage house, every six month under the supervision of Dr.
because it was Asa’ad and a book is currently being written
modified drastically. about the whole restoration process.
But the restoration ‘Restoration’ as a concept is really a debatable
program was one. Do people love the way they lived before?
concerned with the Is replacing old windows with new ones the
value beyond that. It solution? Is restoring only meant for tourist
was joined to other attraction and its benefits? All these questions
houses and its are left for you to decide but visiting such a
removal would have place will teach you, not just about its history,
strongly endangered but about a community that learned to work
the other houses. Plus with each other, sacrifice and give efforts for
there were many their cause. If each alley, street and area
other problems to be bonds this way, what would be the result?
faced. The house was
actually homing more Tarek Rakha, 20
than 20 families! This
was a problem but
was solved through
offerings and
successful
negotiations with its
residents. It took a
long time to convince
them to move out but

Paving of the roads


Woo Woooo Woooooooo!! freely move but have upper and
Oh my God, lower limits. We also would visit all
Oh my God, the world countries. Not to worry,
OH MY GOD!! nobody would stop you to ask for
I remember the last time I went a passport simply because he
to Dream Park about two or wouldn’t be able to keep standing
three years ago. Never mind still on the country’s border! He’d
about how the day was, even be moving and traveling himself.
though it was marvelous! When Consequently, we wouldn’t need
I went back home after a airplanes. We can manage going
physically tiring day, I was anywhere that might otherwise
eager to get to sleep after take us a life-time; as we’d be
having a quick shower. Pretty moving in slow motion. Never mind,
normal I think! the most important thing is to arrive
I lost consciousness as soon I anyway no matter when! And all
placed my head on the comfy people would be able to practice
pillow. Now, tell me, what do ballet and gymnastics. We’d badly
you expect then? Ummm, come need that to move properly and in
on…it’s not that complicated. all directions.
Ok, stop now. I’ll tell you myself
what happened. But Thursday Oh gravity! …is it really that
first…make sure that you’re by meeting significant?
fond of treacherous around the flying tree over there Sometimes we’re not aware of the
adventures! to get ready for ‘winging’ to the gifts we’re given until they vanish!
club at night, hehe!” (I wonder True. 100 percent true! At least we
I was walking, walking strangely, what they could do there;) never happen to think about those
actually! I don’t know how. To take All what we know about gravity are gifts or even consider them as
a step forward, you must have one the moves an astronaut makes gifts...
foot on the floor while picking up while on a spaceship. We see how
the other one, moving it slightly funny it is to be hung in air, moving Have you ever tried mixing honey
upwards, then finally situating it everywhere always! I’m really with lemon before? I personally
Logical enough? I think so! But eager to explore a new non-gravity live to do that I love eating -or
what if you have BOTH legs life. Let’s think together. whatever verb you choose- honey
upwards at once? with squeezed lemon. What I want
A normal person would probably How would we walk around, excuse to mention is the process itself.
say, “I’d sure be jumping!” me, I mean ‘move around’ lol! What When you try it (cause, you must!)
Well…maybe! about cars…you know what? I think you’ll have to wait a while to let
If I come again and tell you to that would help solve the traffic the lemon juice particles interact
knock out that jumping option off problem!! Yeah, believe me, if your with the honey’s. If you leave it for
your estimations, what would you way is stuck, just move under the a while after you mix them, you
say? car in front of you or even above find them separating again. Honey
I’m now certain that you all know it; it’s your choice! But you got to at the bottom and the lemon juice
what’s going on in my mind! Again, take most care not to hit anything on top. I’m using conditional if
if I’m walking with both feet not doing the same action however. “zero type-present simple” as it is
touching the ground and not Then we’d find cars with four sided- a true fact!
jumping either...flying? uh-huh mirrors; two on both sides, one
guys! But I wasn’t pushing reflecting top ways, and another Back to our subject, to mix living
upwards. I was doing nothing at reflecting bottom ways, human beings with their place of
all---I suddenly found myself nonetheless, I have no idea how living, GRAVITY is the magical
caught in the middle in between can those top/bottom ones solution!
the ground and the sky…'c9can’t function? Hey you guys, studying
get down nor investigate above. engineering over there…think about Really had fun writing this, hope
Moving my hand was a big deal. I it and tell me! you had fun reading it as well!
felt like I was swimming in an Waiting for your sweet comments
everlasting box full of water. You When it comes to sleeping, tell me and usual feedbacks at
know that feeling when water lifts please what’s your preferred info@teenstuffonline.com
you up? Exactly! But what actually position? You can sleep standing, Wishing you a very Happy New
differs is that you, when swimming with your back bent, curled up on Year for 2006, willingly. Take care
wherever, can simply get out of your legs, stretching your arms till I see you next month (My special
the sea when you feel like doing upwards, upside down or even month where I celebrate my
so but it’s not the case here yet. horizontally!! There’s a big smile birthday!)
You can’t get out of your whole on my face now just imagining
universe if it lacks GRAVITY! anybody sleeping horizontally and Faithfully,
going on like that between people! Doaa Samy, 18
My sister was studying in the same Don’t forget that nothing can stop
room while I was writing this article. them. (It’s the last time I’ll write 18 beside
She told me a funny comment that my name. I’ll convert that eight
I’d like to share. “If there was no We wouldn’t have a place to live into nine on the first day next
gravity,” she said, “my friends and in, except if we were locked in a month)
I would likely hangout on a typical room or a home where we could


What Do You Know
about Political Parties?
One of the things that you, share, to a great extent, similar - Arab Democratic Nasserist
ideas. The only difference is that Party or Nasserist Party
as an Egyptian citizen, political parties aim at obtaining - Liberal Party (Hizb al-
should be fully aware of is power. The formal definition is: A Ahrar)
the political system of your political party is a political - Tomorrow Party (Hizb al-
organization subscribing to a certain Ghad)
country. How does the ideology or formed around very - Solidarity Party
government work? One special issues with the aim to - Democratic Union Party
important aspect of the participate in power, usually by - Umma Party
participating in elections. - National Concord Party
government is ‘political - Egypt 2000 Party
parties.’ We asked teens Political parties in Egypt: - Constitutional Party
what do they know about After the revolution in 1952, the - Egyptian Arab Socialist
revolutionary regime had dissolved Party
them and these were their all political parties in January of the - Pride Party(Hizb al-
answers: following year. Gamal Abdel Nasser Karama) - Isn't granted or
introduced a new political system full-licensed yet
•Actually I have never attended one. that was named Arab socialism, with
•Hahaha! Obviously I know there a one-party system. Nasser's
successor, Anwar El
Sadat, carried out a
limited political
liberalization and an
economic and diplomatic
‘infitah’ (open door
policy) to the West.
Nowadays, Egypt is a
Big Words
one party dominant
state. The National
Democratic Party (Al-
Hizb Al-Watany Al-
EthnoCentrism
Demoqraty) is the
current ruling political
vs.
party in Egypt, led by Cultural Relativism
President Hosni
Mubarak. Its political
ideology is Socialism; Ethnocentrism. "The
Social Democracy. tendency to view one's own
Opposition parties are culture as best and to judge the
allowed but are widely behavior and beliefs of people
in other societies by one's own
considered to have no standards." Many claim that
real chance of gaining ethnocentrism occurs in every
power. The political system is based society; ironically, ethnocentrism
are a lot of political parties. But I on a multi-party system. According may be something that all
am not interested in politics. to the Egyptian Constitution, political cultures have in common. Within
• When a group of politicians gather parties are allowed to exist but this context, individuals will
under the umbrella of joined religious political parties are banned judge other groups in relation
interests from a rally to express from being formed in Egypt. Also to their own particular ethnic
their views in it. banned are political parties that group or culture, especially with
• Political parties are the places encourage militia formations or that concern to language, behavior,
where you can go to and talk freely have an agenda that is contradictory customs, and religion.
about politics with NO limits or to the Constitution or threaten the
barriers!! country's stability, such as the Cultural relativism. The idea
• I know that the main man of one national unity between Muslims and that one should try to evaluate
of the parties is Tony Blair and he the Coptic sect in Egypt. Presently, and understand another
is the Prime Minister of England. there are 18 political parties in Egypt. culture/society on its own terms
There are three main parties in and relative to its own values
England, each one represents a and beliefs. According to this
belief, in studying another
different class of people. For
example, the Labor party represents
The Parties: culture we need to suspend
the working class. judgment, empathize and try
and understand the way that
• Maybe it is when people meet in - National Democratic Party particular culture sees the world.
a place and begin talking about (Hizb al Dimuqratiyah al
politics and other stuff about it! Wataniyah)
- New Wafd Party (Hizb al-
Wafd-al-Jadid)
Political parties are just like any - Progressive National
other groupings as in your school Unionist Party (Hizb al
or college. They are groups of people Tajamaa al Wataniyah al Dina Wahba, 19
who have similar interests and Tagadamm al Wahdwa)


Terrorism:
In Search for a Definition
Though the word itself is very "The roots of the Abu Gharib prison
familiar, still, its meaning remains scandal lie not in the criminal
vague. Up till now the world's inclinations of a few army reservists
greatest politicians and leaders but in a decision, approved by former
cannot find an exact meaning for it. Secretary of Defense Donald
And as this word is becoming of Rumsfeld, to expand a highly secret
great importance in today's world, operation, which had been focused
then we should dig deeper and try on the hunt for Al Qaeda, to the
to find out what does this intriguing interrogation of prisoners in Iraq."
word mean. The New Yorker Magazine.
By definition ‘terrorism’ is: US Apache helicopters were reported
1. A terrorizing use of terror and to be attacking civilian neighborhoods
violence to intimidate, subjugate, in Falloujah. (FSRN, April 6) On April
etc., especially as a political weapon 7,US forces in Falloujah were
or policy. reported to be bombing a mosque.
2. Intimidation and subjugation so Local hospital officials now report
produced (from Webster's New 280 dead, with many hastily buried
Universal Unabridged Dictionary). A in the town's soccer field as residents
terrorist is a person who uses were barred by the military siege
violence for political purposes. from reaching the cemetery.
“The name of today's military
These are the linguistic definitions. operation is Enduring Freedom. We
Let's have a closer look and view result of the invasion.” defend not only our precious
some of the applications of this word From a study published in The Lancet freedoms, but also the freedom of
in the real world through the one dated October 30th people everywhere to live and raise
person who- if I may call him- is the their children free from fear.”
most frequent user of this word “The oppressed people of Afghanistan George W. Bush
today, George W. Bush. Maybe then will know the generosity of America
we will understand why a simple and our allies. The United States of
word such as ‘terrorism’ can cause America is a friend to the Afghan Does that mean that it is true that
so much confusion. The following people." ‘one man's freedom is another man's
are extractions from journals, reports Bush's Treaty Room statement. freedom fighter?’ The meaning of
and statements from President Bush: the word so simple and obvious and
“US forces in Afghanistan have the only problem is that it is severely
"America and our friends and allies arbitrarily detained civilians, used misused!
join with those who want peace and excessive force during arrests of non I hope you are not as confused as I
security in the world, and we stand combatants and mistreated am. And after I have stated all the
together to win the war against detainees.” This concludes that the facts, I will let you decide on what
‘TERRORISM.’ US-administered system of arrest the meaning of terrorism is and who
Bush in his Address to the Nation and detention in Afghanistan is the ‘real terrorist.’
speech. functions outside the rule of law.
Human Rights Watch new report. Dina Wahba, 19
"We know that the war was not just
illegal and unnecessary but is turning
into the bloodiest war involving
Britain for a long time. Most of the
deaths are from air strikes, which
puts the action of the US and British
governments in the category of war
Shockingly True
crimes, on a par with the deliberate
targeting of civilians at Guernica in A UN ‘peacekeeping’ mission in
1937 and at Dresden in 1944." the Congo in 1961 included the
Lindsey German, convener of the bombing of hospitals and many
UK's Stop the War Coalition, as she other defenseless civilian
told the Weekly. targets.
Since the UN - man's best hope
"The Iraqi people are meeting for peace - was founded in 1945
hardships and challenges like every there have been over 140 wars.
nation that has set out on the path Josef Stalin, the leader of the
of democracy. Yet their future USSR was from Georgia.
promises lives of dignity and freedom Adolph Hitler was Austrian.
and that is a world away from the The first Secretary General of
squalid, vicious tyranny they have the UN was a U.S. citizen who
known. Across Iraq, life is being was also Soviet spy.
improved by liberty." Of the first 14 UN
George W. Bush Undersecretaries who controlled
the UN's military, all 14 of them were Communists.
“The findings of the first scientific
study of civilian casualties in Iraq Yasser Abbas, 18
reveal that at least 100,000 Iraqi
civilians, mostly women and children,
have died in only 17 months as a


Check Out Our Latest ‘Movie’ Review:
“Syria at a Crossroad…will it be in the affairs of other countries There was no evidence of any urgent
another Iraq?” claiming the need for saving the threat to peace.
world from terrorism and evil states There had been no complaint from
– as they like to call them. This the country whose integrity and
Syria is under the spotlight! French eye found the need for security is threatened as the
developing the situation into a thriller, resolution claims. On the contrary,
All of a sudden the whole a movie that millions all over the the Lebanese representatives had
world media has shifted its world would watch and one that will communicated to the Council their
focus onto a small country bring in magnificent profit! opposition to consideration of the
in the Middle East called Resolution.
Syria. Everyone is suddenly The movie starts in 2004 with a Besides, the text was addressing the
sudden French concern over Lebanon wrong threat. If there was a threat
concerned with the and the realization of the need for to Lebanon, that was well known, it
internal affairs of Syria and Syrian troops to withdraw from did not arise from Syria.
its relation with Lebanon; Lebanon, as they were of no use
explosions, then. Also realizing the threat of Secretary-General of the Ministry of
Hezbollah, there was a call then for Foreign Affairs of Lebanon, Mohamed
demonstrations, disarming it and turning it from being Issa, rejected the other part of the
assassination, revolutions, a military group to a normal political Resolution by saying that there were
threats and more. It is a party with no arms or weapons. no militias in Lebanon. There was
breath catching package The second actor then - which is the only the National Lebanese
that is coming to a theater U.S - appears and agrees with France Resistance, which appeared after
that the Syrian troops are of threat the Israeli occupation and which
near you…maybe to your to peace and security and should would remain so long as Israel
own theater. But who leave Lebanon immediately. remained.
(Although the movie shows you that More importantly, the United Nations
a few months back, had never interfered in such a matter
French/American relations were with regard to any other state. There
tense as France opposed the U.S. was no justification for the
led war against Iraq!) Resolution, which constituted
The two then (France and America) interference in the internal affairs of
go to the rest of the characters and a member state of the United
talk about the situation when they Nations.
propose that the whole group will
ask Syria formally to withdraw from This, in short proves that such a
Lebanon which results in a United Resolution was not enough. Here, is
Nations Security Council Resolution introduced the rule of the director
(1559) that calls upon all remaining of the movie, where he thinks of
‘FOREIGN’ forces to withdraw from accelerating the events by having a
Lebanon. (Caring to protect Syrian peak that will change the path of
feelings and not mentioning Syria events, resulting in more thrilling
knows when? by name). incidents where actors can have the
freedom to use their rules and
The origins of this movie go back to The first episode of the movie was release their talents.
the 70’s, when Syria sent its troops not a success because not many
to engage in the Lebanese civil war people paid attention to it, as it was
that arose then. Syria intervened to not strong and had some mistakes;
save the lives of the Maronite particularly a Security Council
Christians whose existence was resolution that cannot exist in the
deeply threatened. real and just world that we had
Although the civil war was over, hoped to be living in.
Syrian troops and intelligence bodies
stayed in Lebanon and did not return UNSC Resolution 1559:
back which raised doubt over Syrian
interests in Lebanon that were, By a vote of nine in favor to none
actually, many. against, with six abstentions (those
After the Israeli invasion of Lebanon who refused to vote) Resolution 1559
in 1982, Hezbollah was formed to passed in the Security Council
fight Israel and to free Lebanese focusing mainly on the withdrawal
territories from occupation, till they of all foreign forces from Lebanon
eventually reached this target in (referring to Syria) and disarmament
2000 when Israel withdrew from the of Lebanese and non-Lebanese That was in the beginnings of 2005,
occupied Southern Lebanon. militias (referring to Hezbollah). so what was this peak?
The problems with the Resolution If you have an idea about it, share
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