http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ Cairo. London. en Vox Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:58:21 +0100 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AhmedsChunks/~3/370433211/snitching.html nobody@vox.com(Ahmed) http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/snitching.html?_c=feed-rss http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/snitching.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:58:21 +0100 Why is it that every communication I have with a colleague, or someone who does not have power over me, ends up with having my boss getting CC'ed in? It always starts innocently. No one else is CC'ed, just a straight-up email from the colleague ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/snitching.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e3989f590d000300fa969384820003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AhmedsChunks/~4/370433211" height="1" width="1"/> snitch snitching workplace boss email ettiquette cc http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/snitching.html?_c=feed-rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AhmedsChunks/~3/370350791/on-taking-decisions.html nobody@vox.com(Ahmed) http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/on-taking-decisions.html?_c=feed-rss http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/on-taking-decisions.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:56:38 +0100 I hate taking decisions. Some people would say I am undecisive. I agree. I am pretty decided on that. Psychologists say the typical reason for indecisiveness is because you are overwhelmed with choices. And if you ponder each one, each choice... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/on-taking-decisions.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e3989f590d000300fa9692e0970002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AhmedsChunks/~4/370350791" height="1" width="1"/> indecision indecisiveness decision decisiveness http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/on-taking-decisions.html?_c=feed-rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AhmedsChunks/~3/370284581/cartoons---peter-brookes-morland-nature-notes---times-online.html nobody@vox.com(Ahmed) http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/cartoons---peter-brookes-morland-nature-notes---times-online.html?_c=feed-rss http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/cartoons---peter-brookes-morland-nature-notes---times-online.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:29:04 +0100 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/link/6a00e3989f590d000300fa96937d3b0003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00e3989f590d000300fa96937d3b0003-50si" alt=" Cartoons - Peter Brookes, Morland, Nature Notes - Times Online " /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/cartoons---peter-brookes-morland-nature-notes---times-online.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e3989f590d000300fad6a5120c0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AhmedsChunks/~4/370284581" height="1" width="1"/> http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/cartoons---peter-brookes-morland-nature-notes---times-online.html?_c=feed-rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AhmedsChunks/~3/369589089/addicted-to-terror---whatever-that-means.html nobody@vox.com(Ahmed) http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/addicted-to-terror---whatever-that-means.html?_c=feed-rss http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/addicted-to-terror---whatever-that-means.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:36:38 +0100 Today, the London Metro free newspaper has as its front-page banner headline: "Addicted to terror from the age of 15". This is the news of the conviction of a boy, who is now aged 18, who had been preparing himself, via a mentor, for terror activ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/addicted-to-terror---whatever-that-means.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e3989f590d00030100a7f38754000e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AhmedsChunks/~4/369589089" height="1" width="1"/> terror terrorism suicide-bombing obsession addiction http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/addicted-to-terror---whatever-that-means.html?_c=feed-rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AhmedsChunks/~3/369589094/laugh-it-out-for-those-who-love-kids.html nobody@vox.com(Ahmed) http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/laugh-it-out-for-those-who-love-kids.html?_c=feed-rss http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/laugh-it-out-for-those-who-love-kids.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:12:36 +0100 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/link/6a00e3989f590d000300fae8d7283a000b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00e3989f590d000300fae8d7283a000b-50si" alt="Laugh IT Out: For Those Who Love Kids" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/laugh-it-out-for-those-who-love-kids.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e3989f590d000300fae8d7283b000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AhmedsChunks/~4/369589094" height="1" width="1"/> comedy funny humour kids children shopping mum mother http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/laugh-it-out-for-those-who-love-kids.html?_c=feed-rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AhmedsChunks/~3/367766972/travel-call-to-prayer-resonates-in-a-holy-historic-land-seattle-times-newspaper.html nobody@vox.com(Ahmed) http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/travel-call-to-prayer-resonates-in-a-holy-historic-land-seattle-times-newspaper.html?_c=feed-rss http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/travel-call-to-prayer-resonates-in-a-holy-historic-land-seattle-times-newspaper.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:14:23 +0100 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/link/6a00e3989f590d00030100a7f2ffb1000e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00e3989f590d00030100a7f2ffb1000e-50si" alt="Travel | Call to prayer resonates in a holy, historic land | Seattle Times Newspaper" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Having recently arrived from Seattle, it is nice to read someone from there reflecting on her trip to Egypt. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/travel-call-to-prayer-resonates-in-a-holy-historic-land-seattle-times-newspaper.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e3989f590d00030100a7f2ffb2000e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AhmedsChunks/~4/367766972" height="1" width="1"/> seattle-times egypt islam prayers travel http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/travel-call-to-prayer-resonates-in-a-holy-historic-land-seattle-times-newspaper.html?_c=feed-rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AhmedsChunks/~3/367555811/ahmeds-daydreams.html nobody@vox.com(Ahmed) http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/ahmeds-daydreams.html?_c=feed-rss http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/ahmeds-daydreams.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 16 Aug 2008 17:36:32 +0100 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/video/6a00e3989f590d000300fa9691b95f0002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00e3989f590d000300fa9691b95f0002-50si" alt="Arrested Development - Everyday People (1992)" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Oh gorgeous joy, oh African rhythms, oh hip-hop, oh American, Black American, culture, oh sweet, bittersweet, twisting, joy that comes from this song. "The moral of the story is": A classic of my lifetime - hit it! <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/ahmeds-daydreams.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e3989f590d000300fa96919edc0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AhmedsChunks/~4/367555811" height="1" width="1"/> arrested-development music hip-hop everyday-people http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/ahmeds-daydreams.html?_c=feed-rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AhmedsChunks/~3/363876580/grope.html nobody@vox.com(Ahmed) http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/grope.html?_c=feed-rss http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/grope.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 13 Aug 2008 04:27:35 +0100 I have been unable to get regular sleep. I am all over the place in my flat. I hardly take any calls, or reply to mail. I am in limbo. What do I want, and why - these are questions I still cannot answer. I am 37. Any tips? <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/grope.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e3989f590d000300fad6a2d4790005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AhmedsChunks/~4/363876580" height="1" width="1"/> http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/grope.html?_c=feed-rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AhmedsChunks/~3/363876581/bbc-news-middle-east-spotlight-on-egypts-marriage-crisis.html nobody@vox.com(Ahmed) http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/bbc-news-middle-east-spotlight-on-egypts-marriage-crisis.html?_c=feed-rss http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/bbc-news-middle-east-spotlight-on-egypts-marriage-crisis.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:05:40 +0100 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/link/6a00e3989f590d00030100a7f17c40000e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00e3989f590d00030100a7f17c40000e-50si" alt="BBC NEWS | Middle East | Spotlight on Egypt&#39;s marriage crisis" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Possibly another Persepolis in the making. I don't know if they will make a good sitcom out of it, but I can see a film treatment finding an "appreciative" audience in the West. It's great the author is a hijabi. It is great she confronts the... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/bbc-news-middle-east-spotlight-on-egypts-marriage-crisis.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e3989f590d000300fa969078a70002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AhmedsChunks/~4/363876581" height="1" width="1"/> http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/bbc-news-middle-east-spotlight-on-egypts-marriage-crisis.html?_c=feed-rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AhmedsChunks/~3/362998140/nyjing.html nobody@vox.com(Ahmed) http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/nyjing.html?_c=feed-rss http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/nyjing.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 11 Aug 2008 03:24:09 +0100 Shehab proposed that Beijing is on its way to becoming the world's new New York. Between old New York and new New York, he asks, where is today's New York? New York became what it is because of the large number of immigrants (some very skilled) ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/nyjing.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e3989f590d00030100a7f10527000e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AhmedsChunks/~4/362998140" height="1" width="1"/> beijing new york superpower usa uk china http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/nyjing.html?_c=feed-rss