Shahrazad

I have remembered that at university i studied a poem of a Jordanian poet and novelist called Tayseer Sabul. I like this poem titles Shahrazad, and i know it is very strong ... For those who are interested in reading this intersting poem please click this link

Khaldun Al-Qaysi

Dalida and Serge Lama in Je Suis Malade

I liked to post a link to the songs of Dalida Je suis malade and Gigi l'amoroso that i admire ...

Here is the song in French:
Je ne rêve plus
Je ne fume plus
Je n'ai même plus d'histoire
Je suis seul sans toi
Je suis laid sans toi
Je suis comme un orphelin dans un dortoir
Je n'ai plus envie
De vivre ma vie
Ma vie cesse quand tu pars
Je n'ai plus de vie
Et même mon lit
Se transforme en quai de gare quand tu t'en vas
Je suis malade
Complètement malade
Comme quand ma mère sortait le soir
Et qu'elle me laissait seul avec mon désespoir
Je suis malade
Parfaitement malade
T'arrives on ne sait jamais quand
Tu repars on ne sait jamais où
Et ça va faire bientôt deux ans
Que tu t'en fous
Comme à un rocher
Comme à un péché
Je suis accroché à toi
Je suis fatigué
Je suis épuisé
De faire semblant d'être heureux quand ils sont là
Je bois toutes les nuits
Mais tous les whiskys
Pour moi ont le même goût
Et tous les bateaux
Portent ton drapeau
Je ne sais plus où aller, tu es partout
Je suis malade
Complètement malade
Je verse mon sang dans ton corps
Et je suis comme un oiseau mort quand toi tu dors
Je suis malade
Parfaitement malade
Tu m'as privé de tous mes chants
Tu m'as vidé de tous mes mots
Pourtant, moi j'avais du talent
Avant ta peau
Cet amour me tue
Si ça continue
Je crèverai seul avec moi
Près de ma radio
Comme un gosse idiot
Ecoutant ma propre voix qui chantera...
Je suis malade
Complètement malade
Comme quand ma mère sortait le soir
Et qu'elle me laissait seul avec mon désespoir
Je suis malade
C'est ça, je suis malade
Tu m'as privé de tous mes chants
Tu m'as vidé de tous mes mots
Et j'ai le coeur complètement malade
Cerné de barricades
T'entends, je suis malade

Water is polluted in Jordan

In a village in Jordan, the press say that a number of citizens of a village northern Jordan (Mafraq governorate) have been infected because of polluted water. We are in 2007 and still the water gets polluted in Jordan?? The government should open serious investigation in this incident and take necessary steps against the officials who run the water network there. However, we suffer the shortage of water, imagine that we have plenty of water … we will not be able to manage it though!!.
Many questions now are raised in this regard:
-what is the role of ministries of health and water?
- Who will compensate the citizen?
- Will this happen again?


for more information for Arabic speakers please read here. I apologize for the English readers for lack of English sources that shed light on this issue.

A day of Impression

Yesterday, I took my car to the Agency hangar in order to have it checked, I bought it one month ago and I wanted to make sure that every thing is alright with the car.
One week ago, I went there and found a lot of people with their vehicles waiting their turn; it was a long queue of vehicles wait before the hanger. However, I was lucky yesterday as I did not find many people there because I went there early; the whole process took me no more than 10 minutes, and I went back home directly.

I entered the Agency’s maintenance workshop which was big and large, I saw many vehicles at check, and it was big work and wonderful human deed (work). Then I went to the reception office where I sat with the Filipino employee who was nice. I took a glance around in the reception hall, there was a TV screen showing publicity of the big Japanese car agency.
Here I was impressed by the technology and the human ability to create and manufacture. The production of a car is not easy job as some people think; yes it is so for the experienced specialists. I wondered what we should do in the Arab world, and how we may help the world and produce something useful to the remainder of the humanity. I know that we have the petrol (black gold) and we sell it to the rest of the world but at the same time we pay very high price in protecting it and ensuring its peaceful flow and transportation in the most proper ways.

The Arab world and the oil countries in particular pay the price the high price for possessing the oil, they became a target of the world influential powerful states especially the United States and Europe and a subject of conflicts, all this turmoil happens because they have the oil. However, we as Arabs benefited very much from the oil and our countries achieved prosperity and development thanks to this natural resource.
I do not know if I have shift from a subject to another in this article, but I mean what I say regarding my impression at what I see from technology made by other people in the world like Japanese. In fact, I am autodidact and proud to say that and I respect the creative peoples like Japanese people, who produce machines that ease the lives of others but at the same time. However, being autodidact does not mean denying the role of the teacher or parents.
We, in Arab world, are required more than ever before to exert more efforts to live up to the obligations of world of today, we have given a lot of things in terms of energy and thanks to Islam, which is a system of living and peace, we reached many parts of the world. My trip to the Agency in Doha city was one of many experiences that we go through everyday but they go unrecorded. We should think of everything [liberty of thinking] around us and try to find out who created it and for what purpose. We should recognize how far other nations improved and developed their potential. We should think seriously how we could be a productive nation.

A word: “Not every word should please the reader, but every word should give him a meaning” Khaldun

Palestinian Refugees In Lebanon

The refugees in every part of the world deserve attention as they are subject to torture and ill-treatment by most hosting countries. The UN has taken in charge to resolve or alleviate the plight of the refugees almost everywhere in the world. The history of refugees is long to tell in this page especially Palestinian refugees. In general, the refugee phenomenon extended along centuries.

The causes of this phenomenon are variant including natural disasters and human conflicts; the natural disasters are something that mankind can not control as it is by God’s will. However, the human conflicts either internal or international [between two countries or more] are the main reason behind refugees phenomenon. Nowadays in many parts of the world , there are armed conflicts and wars,in the Middle East, there is a conflict that lasted more than 50 years and it is still living until now and it is not resolved yet. Everyday there are people killed, innocent or armed; This is the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

The conflict between Israelis and Palestinians has forced more than four million Palestinians to quit their land which Palestine; now and after the occupation of the Arab lands in 1967, it is known as West Bank and Gaza. The wars between Arabs and Israelis over the land of Palestine are four in number; each war was forcing Palestinians to evacuate their land for the sake of peace and security. The neighboring countries: Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Iraq hosted Palestinian refugees and the UNRWA took in charge the responsibility to take care of them.

Today, we witness very clearly the Palestinian refugees' plight in Lebanon; they are paying the price of the international community silence on Israel’s continued occupation of their homeland and the ill-treatment of the Lebanese authorities against the Palestinian refugees in the camps over all the country. Refugees in Lebanon are victim of many discrimination policies practiced by the Lebanese authorities.

Today, the international community is invited more than ever before to address the problems of the refugees. It is not their guilt to live in Lebanon. Israelis should compensate them and the Lebanese authorities should stop its ill-treatment and harsh policies toward them.
So take care of the refugees everywhere, please...
Khaldun

This is a photo taken in front of a market in Doha, Qatar. it was very hot that day. I will publish very soon photos of "Waqif Suq" which is very popular and well built market in Doha.

Petra (Wonder of the World)

Dear Sirs,

Only 12 days separate us from the massive poll of the seven wonders of the world. Petra in Jordan is among the very famous world candidate monuments to this position (Seven Wonders of the World). It is one of the most "visited" places in the world.

A lot of tourists visit it yearly, they come from Europe and US as well as from the Far East countries. Petra is a handmade rose city. I have been there for several time, it is really a genuine wonderful city.

A city sculpted in the red rockets. it is also called the rose-red city.
If you need to know more about Petra, there are a lot of information on Internet about this wonder (N.B. It is not yet officially declared a wonder,however, it is a candidate for this position and has a lot of chances to win).

please vote for Petra online

This is a poem of the late Arab pioneer poet Nazik al-Mala'ikah, she is very great Arab poet in the 20th century. She is Iraqi and passed out before yesterday in Cairo.

I loved to publish a poem titled "Foreigners" from her album for Arabic speakers surely, and i apologize in advance for non-Arabic speakers but there should be efforts to translate it, may be in future by translation institutions.

غرباء
أطفئ الشمعةَ واتركنا غريبَيْن هنا
نحنُ جُزءانِ من الليلِ فما معنى السنا؟
يسقطُ الضوءُ على وهمينِ في جَفن المساءْ
يسقطُ الضوءُ على بعضِ شطايا من رجاءْ
سُمّيتْ نحن وأدعوها أنا: مللاً
نحن هنا مثلُ الضياءْ

غُرباءْ
اللقاء الناهثُ الباردُ كاليوم المطير
كان قتلاً لأناشيدي وقَبراً لشعوري
دقّتِ الساعةُ في الظلمة تسعاً ثم عشراً
وأنا من ألمي أُصغي وأُحصي
كنت حَيرى أسألُ الساعةَ ما جَدْوى حبوري
إن نكن نقضي الأماسي، انتَ أدْري،

غُرباءْ
مرّتِ الساعات كالماضي يُغشّيها الذبولُ
كالغدِ المجهولِ لا أدري أفجرُُ أم أصيلُ
مرّتِ الساعات والصمتُ كأجواءِ الشتاءِ
خلتُهُ يخنق أنفاسي ويطغى في دمائي
خلتُهُ ينبِسُ في نفسي يقولُ
أنتما تحت أعاصير المساءِ

غُرباءْ
أطغئ الشمعةَ فالرُّوحانِ في ليلِِ كثيفِِ
يسقطُ البورُ على وجهين في لون الخريف
أو لا يُبْصرُ؟ عينانا ذبولُُ وبرودُُ
أو لا تسمعُ؟ قلبانا انطفاءُُ وخمودُ
صمتنا أصداءُ إنذار مخيفِ
ساخرُُ من أننا سوفَ نعودُ

غرباءْ
نحن من جاء بنا اليومَ؟ ومن أين بدأنا؟
لم يكن يَعرفُن الأمسُ رفيقين... فدعنا
يطفرُ الذكرى كأن لم تكُ يوما من صبانا
بعضُ حبِِّ نزفِِ طاف بنا ثم سلانا
آه لو نحنُ رجعنا حيثُ كنا
قبلَ أن نَفنَى وما زلنا كلانا
غُرباءْ


من ديوان شظايا ورماد

My uncle passed away

I am very sad today because i have been told that my Uncle died this morning at 03:00 AM ... i like him very much and we lost him

This is the political map of the world...

I am currently in Qatar and i work as translator from Arabic into English, and i love my job. In fact, it is very promising. Qatar is a very good country and the Qatari people are very nice. I have never been displeased because of any mistreatment. However, Qatar is one of the developing countries although it is an oil country, however, the life is not that complicated as in the West or in other parts of the developed world.

This is the first Arab country i reside in and i have been here for two years now. I arrived in Qatar on 12 April 2005 and i am still here enjoying my work. Gulf countries are very attracting countries because they witness everyday an economic boom thanks to oil resources.

By the way, cars here are very cheap comparative to other non-oil countries like Jordan. Qatar organized last year the 15ht Asian games and i participated in them as a volunteer.

I have a taken a lot of pictures here of the country and of myself in some places. living in Qatar is whatever very interesting nevertheless the country is small but there are many interesting things here, i have some friends who come to Qatar but they left after short stay ... and i do not know the reasons of that ... the most important thing is that the salary we find here is unlike anywhere.

Qatar is a very rich country and deserve to be honored ... i like it because it hosted me very generously.

SEE U

Let's kiss each other gently ...

This is a photo taken from the kuwaiti newspaper al-rai al-aam, it admired me and i decided to post it today. In fact, this picture does not encourage the stopping of smoking...

I hope that the plight of the palestinian brothers ends very soon, it is a call for the entire world to mobilize for the sake of saving the palestinian people, who pay the high price.

For those who believe in freedom, liberty and democracy, i urge you to help the palestinian people in Lebanon and Gaza ...

peace should be the only way to recover the occupied territories and we should provide Israel the necessary guarantees within the limits.

The clashes in Gaza and elswhere

It is really very disappointing to see the Palestinian factions fight each other, although their efforts should be directed to end the occupation of the Arab and palestinian lands occupied by Israel since 1967. However, if the main protagonist of the cause is dispersing the efforts so what do you think of others? What can Arab states do in light of the latest tragic developments in Gaza and the West Bank? the answer is nothing, but they will try to bring the Palestinians to the table of negotiation for the sake of reconciliation.

Saudi Arabia succeeded few months ago to bring the Palestinians together and they signed a reconciliation accord which then was called "Mecca Accord". I think that Syria can play greater role in any future agreement between the Palestinian factions, since Syria harbor HAMAS political leaders like Khalid Mash'al and others.
Syria should work for the interest of the Arab world and stop meddle in Lebanon's internal affairs. Syria should permit its citizen to freely express themselves and stop chasing the free voices that emerge from time to time. I think Syrian people have very great potentials if they are given the opportunity to that.

Palestinians should focus at ending the Israeli occupation and reconstructing their country. they should not suspend much hopes on Arabs since every Arab state has its own interests and view, the Arab world is not united enough to support itself, however, the world look at us as Arab as one people and it treats us on this basis but we do not want but be divided, i have been to France in 1998 and i noticed this fact.

I have studied a curricula at university about the Palestinian cause and then the government abolished this course at university because we (Jordan) signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1994 which stipulated the change of curricula in Jordan.

I would not hide my pleasure over the signature of peace treaty with Israel and i urge my country to demand more and more from Israel to implement all the clauses of the treaty as i heard that Israel does not respect the treaty as it was agreed. in fact, peace is a necessity for the Middle East because we should not ignore Israel for long time or for ever but at the same time we should be strong enough to oppose any attempt to dictate on us their will. we could express our opposition in a democratic way and i do not think they will resort to violence.

The Israeli withdrawal from the Arab lands invaded in 1967 is a must for any peace in the region, and this is very clear. Palestinians should listen to the voice of reason and put their guns down before each other as nobody likes to see these tragic and sad scenes at TV.

I hope that we will one day get up the morning and hear nothing but peace news.
God bless you

something to say

Dear Readers,
I have said before that i wish to write more about some issues or anything, just to write. However, i am writing these words now offhand although i do not like to make people read something written in a hurry, but unfortunately, i do not have enough time to write.

Some days ago, i sat down at my appartment and started to write on the exploitation of workers in some companies in an Arab state, but this article is not ready yet because one more time i need it to be very clear and up-to-date. Any way, i was very pleased to read some extracts from the US 2007 report on the trafficking of persons since i think issues related to human rights are very important. However, i hope that this report will not be employed for political purposes especially in the case of Saudia Arabia where human rights are largely neglected under the pretext of applying the Shari'a [Islamic code].

In Saudia Arabia the so called Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice has some incomprehensible behaviors like offending and humiliating people. In fact, i have ever never been to Saudia Arabia and i did not personally witnessed any of what i hear of extremist measures of patrol of that commission, but i am more than sure that the situation of human rights in Saudia Arabia is deplorable and needs international intervention by practising political pressure on the Saudi government to comply with international standards in dealing with the residents there.

The above mentioned report is in any way important and sheds light on a critical issue and the most important question here is: will US government as a superpower proceed to repair the damages occurred to the persons victims of trafficking by advising or even punishing the countries where the violations take place and when and how?

I reiterate my hopes that this report will be really used to help the victims and practise pressure on the condemned governments.

Excuse me again dear readers on the language but i tell you i will work hard to always clarify my message and let everyone particularly those who do not know yet about this blog hear very well my message and very loudly articulated.
khaldun Qaysi

Arab Pioneer Novelist

Arab Pioneer Novelist
From time to time one feels the need for writing especially when need arises. Today I have read about an Arab great novelist who is Abd-al-Rahman Munif, in fact, I already heard about this intellectual man from one of works’ colleagues in Qatar who loved to read Munif’s novels.
The interest calls me to google about the great Arab creative artist Munif, this was after I have read an Arabic news website where it is mentioned that Munif’s tomb was profaned by unknown people.
This has pushed me more to search the web about this figure and I found a lot of very good information about him, though he was critic to Arab oil countries, when he was deprived from his Saudi citizeship.
He traveled very much because he was rebel and did not accept but the truth and justice. This revolutionist is unique in our Arab world because rarely we find people like him. He traveled very much, he was official in Arab governments, I can say that he is a man of high profile very experienced and wise.
The most interesting thing about private life is that his father is Saudi, his mother is Iraqi, he was born in Jordan in 1933, studied in Iraq and died in Syria in 2004… etc.
He wrote a lot of novels like most predominant of his works and of the century the six-chapter novel called “cities of salt” where he described how the oil has deep rooted impacts on the Gulf States, and he criticized Arab tyrant regimes in that times.
khaldun Al-Qaysi
07 JUN 07
To continue on other subject maybe…

هوية الفرد فى المجتمع الإنسان

the identity of individuals in human society
هوية الفرد فى المجتمع الإنسان
For Arabic speakers only ...

Lebanon… the unstable

Lebanon… the unstable

Lebanon has become to the scene of politics these recent few years after several seriuos events starting from the killing of its Prime Minister Hariri passing by the Syrian withdrawal, and not ending by the current political deadlock the country experiences these days. The door is still wide open for more surprises, troubles and chaos in the Lebanese street, since the declaration of opposition about its strong intent to topple existing government led by Siniora and other predominant figures of the Lebanese politics.

Lebanon’s problems derived from its sectarian based society, which is divided into several sects. The loyalty and belongingness to the sect in Lebanon is strongly if not completely predominant. Sectarian based societies have along the history proved fatal and unproductive. If a very strong government does not take office regardless who governs and to what minority he belongs, the country will remain in chaos.


Lebanese Christians have claimed and they still repeat it that they are not Arabs but Phoenicians, and according to my experience and as I have colleagues at work sons of this Lebanese sect, I would emphasize the fact that they are well somethingelse but not Arab. They, for most of the time, like to aloofness and keep away from frequenting not only their counterparts but also their colleagues from other Arab nations. In fact, the Lebanese dialect has been distinguished all the way in and everybody hears it can notice its unique tone, another factor contributing further to supporting the conclusion about their false attribution to Arabs.

All the way in, we can conclude that Lebanon cannot survive its current crisis, unless Lebanese people revolt against the existence of sectarian mentality in their daily life. They should appreciate the dialog and mutual respect, which in its turn will undoubtedly lead to mutual understanding and reconciliation. Religious parties should keep away from politics and let people live normally without coercion or repression to believe their slogans and undeclared intentions, Separation of religion from politics is a very essential element if this country aspires to stability.

However, religion does not have that influence in decision-making process but the conflict with Israel fuels the sentiments of political Shiite parties and youth among them. The finding of solution to the aforementioned conflict could help very much in the region, however, this is not the case, the 15-years old war that has ravaged the country contradicts the saying that Israel is behind Lebanon’s instability. Hence, the people itself are becoming the source of chaos.

Finally, I wish all good and security for all the people of the world especially those in Middle East.

Please do not hesitate to post your comment if you have any