A Tour in My Mind

Omar Samra (born 11 August 1978) is an adventurer, mountaineer, entrepreneur, inspirational speaker and future astronaut. He is the first Egyptian and youngest Arab to climb Mount Everest . He reached the summit at 9:49 am Nepal time (roughly 7:19 am Egyptian time) on 17 May 2007. He is also the first Egyptian to complete the 7 Summits challenge on 31 May 2013, climbing the highest mountain on all 7 continents. On 5 December 2013, he was chosen to be an astronaut to become the first Egyptian in space sometime in 2015. On the 28th of December 2014, he also became the first Egyptian and youngest Arab to Ski to the Geographic South Pole. Omar Samra is the First Egyptian to complete the explorere's Grand Slam! after he successfully reached the North Pole at 5am on the 21st of April. Omar posted the completion of the Explorer’s Grand Slam at the North Pole ! 36 year old Samra is considered to be one of  The 100 Most Powerful Arabs Under 40 With this achievement, Omar Samra 

Passover song in Arabic from Yemen. Who Knows?! Who knows One?......One is our God, the creator of the heavens & the Earth. Two are our masters Musa (Moses) & Haroon (Aron).  Three are our fathers. Four are our Mothers. Five are the parts of our Torah. Six are our orders of the Mishna. Seven is the Seventh Day, the Sabbath. Eight is the day on which a boy is circumcised. Nine are the months of our creation ( months of pregnancy). Ten are our Ten Commandments literally "Ten Utterances". Eleven are our stars ( the stars from Joseph's Peace be upon him dream). Twelve are our tribes.

Samih Al Qasim - "I'm sorry" poem Samih Al Qasim  (1939 - August 19, 2014) was a Palestinian Druze poet whose Arabic poetry is well known throughout the Arab World. His poetry is influenced by two primary periods of his life: Before and after the Six-Day War. He joined the Communist Hadash political party in 1967. Al-Qasim has published several volumes and collections of poetry.  Some of his famous poems include: Slit Lips Sons of War Confession at Midday Travel Tickets Bats Abandoning The Story of a City Conversation between Ear of Corn and Jerusalem Rose Thorn How I became an Article Story of the Unknown Man End of a Discussion with a Jailer The Will of a Man Dying in Exile The Boring Orbit The Clock on the Wall Al-Qasim died on August 19, 2014, after a long battle with cancer. His funeral was held on, August 21, 2014, in Rameh. “I don’t like you, death” — Samih al-Qasim’s final poem  

Khuza'a (Arabic:  خزاعة ‎) is a Palestinian town in the Khan Yunis Governorate in the southern  Gaza Strip . According to the  Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , Khuza'a had a population of 9,700 inhabitants. In southern Gaza, Khuza'a was attacked and then besieged for ten days. The town of Khuza'a is around 500 metres from the border with Israel.  

Not Numbers... Not statistics... But precious innocent human stories that should be told & remembered. More than 373 children have died in the recent Gaza conflict in 2014, graphic and heartbreaking images of those dead or injured have become a staple of news reports from the area. "The children who survive Operation Protective Edge will emerge to find their previous lives almost unrecognizable, as the families, schools, hospitals and mosques that framed their world are systematically destroyed, " Olivia Watson   in +972 Magazine. Displaced Palestinian children play at Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City where they have taken refuge on July 31. A Palestinian boy carries a mattress he recovered from his family's damaged apartment in Gaza City on July 22. Jon Snow's return from Gaza,: http:// youtu.be/mR1LGoNg5p4                 

Omar Khairat  (born November 11, 1948)  is a composer, pianist, founder and conductor of "Omar Khairat's Group".  Born in  Cairo , he was raised in a family of musicians. His uncle  Abu Bakr Khairat , the great Egyptian composer and architect, established the  Cairo Conservatoire  and enriched Arab music with great symphonic pieces. Influenced by this legacy, Omar Khairat discovered new musical dimensions in the emotions and memories of the Egyptian and Arab personality.  Omar Khairat shaped his musical identity as a professional independent composer achieving new musical visions characterized with deepness and richness. His debut performing in film music was The Night of Arresting Fatma in 1983. According to music experts and critics, Omar Khairat's music bridges contemporary Arab music and Western music reflecting genuine maturity. Khairat understands Arab emotions and music which helps him attract a large audience spanning the Arab region. He has regularly p