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Some Music from Siwa Oasis

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The Siwa Oasis ( Siwi : Isiwan/ⵉⵙⵉⵡⴰⵏ; Arabic : واحة سيوة ‎ Wāḥat Sīwah , IPA:  [ˈwæːħet ˈsiːwæ] ) is an oasis in Egypt , between the Qattara Depression and the Egyptian Sand Sea in the Libyan Desert , nearly 50 km (30 mi) east of the Libyan border, and 560 km (348 mi) from Cairo . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] About 80 km (50 mi) in length and 20 km (12 mi) wide, Siwa Oasis is one of Egypt's most isolated settlements, with 23,000 people, mostly Berbers who developed a unique culture and a distinct language of the Berber family called Siwi .  

Aho Dali Sar - Old Egyptian Song

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An old song written by the famous Egyptian writer and poet Badie Khairy and compsed by the famous Egyptian Musician Sayed Darwish . Aho Dali Sar means this is what happened. It discusses occupation, poverty, dispossesion, unity and the need to work together for a better future. This version is performed by Ali El Haggar : Lyrics in Arabic : أهو دا اللى صار و أدي اللي كان مالكش حق مالكش حق تلوم عليا تلوم عليا ازاي يا سيدنا و خير بلادنا ماهوش فى ادنا قولي عن أشياء تفدنا و بعدها بقى لوم عليا مصر يا ام العجايب شعبك اصيل و الخصم عايب خلي بالك م الحبايب دول أنصار القضية بدال ما يشمت فينا حاسد إيدك فى إيدي نقوم نجاهد واحنا نبقى الكل واحد والأيادي تصير قويه  English Translation : This is what happened, and this is what took place, you have no right to blame me. How can you blame us our master, when our country's resources are not in our hands? Give us some useful solutions, and blame us afterwards if we don't follo...

Satire is no joke for Egypt's Jon Stewart

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Classical Arabic Music from Kuwait - She came to Visit

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A beautiful performance. She came to vist while al of the night's stars are watching over her She is so charming and her whipsers are like magic  

Ibn Zaydun's Poetry in Arabic Calligraphy

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Ibn Zaydun's Poetry in Arabic Calligraphy :  "When you are absent, I cannot be consoled, but when you appear, all my troubles fly away, as If I have the whole humanity by my side"   "When you are absent, I cannot be consoled, but when you appear, all my troubles fly away, as If I have the whole humanity by my side" "When you are absent, I cannot be consoled"  

I Weep Over Syria - Cover

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A sad song for the suffering of Syria.  

The Forgotten UDHR

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The Forgotten Universal Declaration of Human Rights Eleanor Roosevelt with the Spanish version of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Article 1. All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.   Article 2. Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.   Article 3. Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person. ...