What Would Edward Said Think of Palestinian Re-Birth?

“My argument is that history is made by men and women, just as it can also be unmade and rewritten, always with various silence and elisions, always with shapes imposed and disfigurements tolerated.” – Edward Said

Yesterday marked the 8th anniversary of the passing of Edward Said, the Palestinian literary theorist, the esteemed University Professor of English and comparative literature, and most importantly the advocate for Palestinian rights, and the most powerful political voice Palestinians had.

Granted!

"On Sunday, 25 September, King Abdullah announced that women will be allowed to stand for election and be able to vote. This is a significant step towards allowing more rights and opportunities for women in the conservative Kingdom. King Abdullah has demonstrated he is willing to stand up to conservative clerics who seek to marginalize the rights and role of women in Saudi Arabia."

"I’ve been British Ambassador in Syria for the last four years. Last weekend I decided to start this blog after Syria passed a terrible milestone. The Syrians have now endured six months of unrest and violent suppression of mostly peaceful protests."

7 years of Amman's treasured Roba:

"September marks the seventh anniversary of AndFarAway, which is kind of crazy. So many different phases of my life, so many different incidents, so many different memories."

"So as many of you know.. i am pregnant and with pregnancy comes a BIG APPETITE! I can't really explain this to people who are not pregnant or to those don't appreciate good food. Its just suddenly all i wanna do IS EAT and even when i am eating i am thinking of what i will eat in the next meal! I sometimes get up from bed when im lazy just because i am motivated but what i will wake up to EAT! i better watch out because my last pregnancy i gained around 30 KG if not MORE!"

"Ever wonder if you had to limit your self to 5 items that you can’t live without what would you pick? Honestly speaking if I REALLY had to narrow down my options, I’d have to go for …"