Egypt

Harry C. Alford  |   OW Guest Contributor
May 16 2013

Beyond the Rhetoric

The congressional hearings on May 8 may become the beginning of the end for Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Three credible eyewitnesses of the Benghazi consulate assault last Sept. 11, 2012, finally got to give their accounting of it. They had been kept from the FBI, all committees of Congress—Senate and House, media and anyone else in the world. It was through the Whistleblower Program that they came to tell the real story.

Mar 25 2013

Rituals vary in different cultures

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Passover, which celebrates what the Hebrew Bible describes as God’s deliverance of the Israelites from bondage, begins at sundown today.

Jews of all denominations and traditions will gather for a ritual meal called a Seder, which means order.

It features six symbolic foods, including matzo, a cracker-like unleavened bread symbolizing the Exodus from ancient Egypt when there was not enough time to let the bread rise.

Dec 6 2012

The U.N. ambassador is on the hot seat

The attack on the U.S. Embassy in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept. 11 followed a violent protest at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, Egypt, over a low-budget anti-Muslim film made in the United States. It initially appeared to the intelligence community around the world that the assault on the Benghazi consulate was another spontaneous response to that film, since Islamic individuals worldwide were screaming for revenge.

David L. Horne, Ph.D.  |   OW Contributing Columnist
Jul 12 2012

Practical Politics

In 2012, Africa is getting primary attention, to be sure. Egypt is in Africa, as are Libya and Tunisia—three countries prominent in the Arab Spring dynamics. Mali, a major challenge now, partially because of the availability of NATO and French-supplied arms in Libya, is becoming a huge headache, and Somalia remains a serious problem. Senegal rather quietly had a major election that smoothly transitioned from one administration to another.

Oct 13 2011

“Back Door Channels: The Price of Peace”

Entertainment executive, lawyer, and former NAACP board member Andrew Tollin debuts his first feature film, a documentary on the 1979 Camp David Peace Accords and Treaty between Egypt and Israel. It opens tomorrow at the Laemmle Music Hall 3 theater in Beverly Hills and screens through Oct. 20. “Back Door Channels: The Price of Peace” is the true story of the men who brought an unprecedented period of peace to the Middle East. Tollin is releasing the film through his Channel Productions Films. 

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.

California
San Diego college students and volunteers will carry out their sixth home restoration project on Wednesday, July 10 through Sunday, July 14. as part of the “Healing our Heroes’ Homes” (H3) program created by the nonprofit Embrace. The five-day effort will take place at the home of medically retired Marine Corps Capt. Sarah Bettencourt. Bettencourt served with many different units across the country during the Global War on Terrorism and developed a rare neurological disorder in 2008. With a focus to restore the homes of disabled veteran homeowners, H3 falls in line with Embrace’s mission to mobilize college-student volunteers and community members to serve less fortunate members of civilian and veteran communities. The project for the Bettencourts’ home includes kitchen and bathroom remodeling, building ADA-compliant disability ramps, widening their driveway to ADA standards, widening doorways and landscaping.
 
District of Columbia
The 2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival will showcase its five-year community research project on African American identity with the program “The Will to Adorn: African American Diversity, Style, and Identity.” This multicity collaboration examines the history and culture of the aesthetics of African Americans. The festival will be held June 26-30 and July 3-7, outdoors on the National Mall between Seventh and 14th streets. “Whether we realize it or not, we are all dress artists. The way we compose our look is a creative expression of our ideas about who we are and who we aspire to be,” said Diana N’Diaye, program curator. “This program explores the diversity of African American traditions of style, but also teaches young people the importance of documenting their own culture and saving that information for themselves and future generations.”