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There Are Heroes.
by Hafiz » Wed Oct 11, 2017 5:21 pm
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When Om Kalthoum died in 1975 the country erupted in mourning. The truth of the matter is probably that her funeral was larger than Nasser’s – although ‘official records’ tell another story. Some say...
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Her Museum operates only an Arabic language website and may be administered by the Cairo government. Its not possible to know its opening hours and its Facebook page suggests that mainly locals go...
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Wed Oct 11, 2017 6:19 pm
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Why Are We Here?- A Doco.
by Hafiz » Thu Oct 05, 2017 3:56 pm
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Who knows. Maybe there is no reason.
Brian Cox did a TV doco on this issue in 2014. Its visually pretty, complex and hard to understand. The fact that its about the most important issues in the...
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I think the documentary you are referring to is part of Brian Cox's 'Human Universe' 5 Part series.
You can view Part 2 Why Are We Here at .....and the rest of the series as well if you so wish....
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Last post by newcastle
Thu Oct 05, 2017 10:20 pm
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Death of Prominent Egyptian Composer
by Hafiz » Wed Sep 27, 2017 7:22 am
.Halim El-Dabh, born Cairo died in the US aged 96 years.
He was a significant and prolific composer who combined traditional music themes with modern classical training and one of the first to...
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Last post by Hafiz
Wed Sep 27, 2017 7:22 am
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Viva Santana
by John Landon » Tue Sep 19, 2017 2:44 pm
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Enough said..... 8)
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The struggle is real Carrie
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Wed Sep 20, 2017 4:55 pm
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Grabbed by the Canticles
by Horus » Fri Sep 01, 2017 3:16 pm
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I have always liked this rendition by Simon & Garfunkel, especially the way the other words are woven into this canticle like rendition. Did you realise that these other words being sung are quite...
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As the prostitute said to the priest. :D
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Last post by Dusak
Sun Sep 17, 2017 7:31 am
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Tomb wall comes to life!
by newcastle » Fri Sep 15, 2017 6:58 am
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I thought this was cute :
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I dropped some acid once and it burned a hole in the floor :o
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Fri Sep 15, 2017 5:11 pm
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Tut
by newcastle » Fri Sep 08, 2017 6:52 pm
With some misgivings, and having nothing better to do, with the family away over Eid, I decided to give the American miniseries Tut a look. Thanks Dusak for the intro to 123Movies :up
The promo...
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Last post by newcastle
Fri Sep 08, 2017 6:52 pm
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Nawal El Saadawi
by newcastle » Sat Sep 02, 2017 10:51 am
Showing on BBC World News this weekend - a documentary on the remarkable Egyptian feminist Nawal El Saadawi. Ceaseless campaigner for womem's rights, abolition of FGM, and author of numerous highly...
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Last post by newcastle
Sat Sep 02, 2017 10:51 am
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Prince (RIP) A dead clever perfomance.
by John Landon » Fri Aug 25, 2017 1:33 am
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Prince it seems was determined to put a smile on Skeletors Tom Petty's face, and he succeeded.
Not too sure if Dahni knew what was going on, but I hope he did.. :up
Heavens gates open at 3:28...
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Now thats good music. :up
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Last post by Dusak
Wed Aug 30, 2017 7:24 am
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Jerry Lewis 'dies aged 91'
by Bombay » Sun Aug 20, 2017 7:06 pm
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Entertainer Jerry Lewis, one of Hollywood's most successful comedians, has died aged 91, US media report.
His 10-year partnership with Dean Martin saw them star in 16 films and achieve huge box...
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Yeah, but there are many good actors out there to replace them. :up
My Favourites at the moment are Chris Pratt, Ryan Reynolds and Robert Downey Jnr.
I know who I would rather be watching..... :cg
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Last post by John Landon
Tue Aug 22, 2017 7:55 am
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The jungle Book
by John Landon » Tue Aug 15, 2017 3:06 pm
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Has anyone seen the new film version of this great book ? is it worth a watch ?
I Loved the 1967 Cartoon version, My favourite character was of course Baloo.
Bill Murray ( one of my favourite...
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I remember The Sweeny and The Professionals, back in the mid to late 70's and sometimes the so called bad guy got away with it... :up
I never fell for all that mind control stuff, along with the...
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Last post by John Landon
Thu Aug 17, 2017 9:47 am
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Wed Aug 02, 2017 12:31 pm
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How to do a Travel Doco, Lumley & India
by Hafiz » Tue Aug 01, 2017 3:47 pm
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Joanna Lumley India.
Infectious, frank, (occasionally) silly, informative, diverting, spontaneous, sad and beautifully photographed its all you would want from a well produced middle brow...
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Couldn't watch the video seemed such a waste of time, two days in Cairo on your way to Japan? Where is he coming from?
Oh....I'd forgotten that bit!
Yes..Cairo and maybe Hurghada as hubs for a...
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Last post by newcastle
Tue Aug 01, 2017 8:59 pm
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Egypt Changed World Music Part 1
by Hafiz » Thu Jul 27, 2017 4:16 pm
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Well maybe.
Egypt had an influence on western popular music, and jazz in particular - but probably not quite what you would think. There have also been influences the other way and there was also a...
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The bits I've had time for are great so far. More gems to come as I get time. Thanks Hafiz! :wi
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Fri Jul 28, 2017 12:34 am
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The History of Africa
by newcastle » Mon Jul 10, 2017 6:59 am
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The BBC is running a 9 part series on this subject.
It's on BBC World..and available in Egypt. Presumably any missed episodes can be viewed on iPlayer (not in Egypt of course)
The first and...
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The third instalment... Gift of the Nile featuring Egypt is on BBC World News at 17.10 (Egypt time) today (15th July)
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Last post by newcastle
Sat Jul 15, 2017 3:36 pm
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The Mughals
by newcastle » Sun Jul 09, 2017 9:16 pm
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I managed to leave my Kindle in London and am bereft of reading matter until my next visit. The 3 John Grishams I picked up at the airport will only last a few days. Accordingly I have been turning...
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Maybe so, but you can't help but marvel at today's technology, no matter how its used. An interesting observation using such tech was the discovery the other day that a trillion tonnes iceberg had...
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Last post by Dusak
Thu Jul 13, 2017 10:12 am
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Sir Ian McKellen on "Hardtalk"
by newcastle » Tue Apr 04, 2017 10:11 am
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One of my favourite programmes to watch on the limited TV available in Egypt is BBC's Hardtalk .....at least when Stephen Sackur's in the seat. He's streets ahead of some of the other presenters....
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Sackur is the most insistent and forensic interviewer I know of. He has none of the usual BBC circumlocutory airs and graces and keeps his own ego out it. I’d love to hear him with some dignitaries...
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Last post by Hafiz
Fri Jun 30, 2017 4:58 pm
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Tribute Bands
by Major Thom » Fri Jun 30, 2017 4:44 am
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Just got home from watching Fleetwood Bac tribute go the music of Fleetwood Mac, absolutely brilliant the craft of the musicians and the voices of the two girls Stevie Nicks and Chrissy McViegh were...
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Just got home from watching Fleetwood Bac tribute go the music of Fleetwood Mac, absolutely brilliant the craft of the musicians and the voices of the two girls Stevie Nicks and Chrissy McViegh were...
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Last post by Moonstone
Fri Jun 30, 2017 2:29 pm
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Actor dies
by Horus » Wed Jun 28, 2017 11:18 am
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Sadly the Swedish actor Michael Nyqvist has died at only 56 years old, he was probably best known for his roles as Mikael Blomkvist a magazine editor in the film and book trilogy ‘The Girl with the...
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All good atmospheric films. And let us not forget that Michael Bond, the creator of that lovable bear Paddington, has died at 91. RIP all.
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Last post by Dusak
Thu Jun 29, 2017 10:32 am
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The Mummy 2017
by Horus » Sat Jun 03, 2017 12:54 pm
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Here's one for the conspiracy theorists on here, coming soon on June 9th ;)
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Even better still, just increase the kerb height as they have done in many airport entrances to stop a vehicle mounting it easily, but I note that Egypt (Luxor in particular) have already adopted...
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Mon Jun 05, 2017 11:09 am
