صرخة ثورة تونسية

العمر ماشي بيا و عيلتي هي أكبر عائق قدامي و قدام أحلامي. العمر ماشي بيا و مازلت لا تعلمت العزف على الكمنجة، مازلت متعلمتش التصوير، مازلت مسافرتش لبرا، مازلت منجمش نمارس الصحافة على قاعدة و مازلت و مازلت و مازلت... تحب تكتب مقالات؟ هاني الأنترنت خوذ منها. علاه؟ فش قام تخرج وتشوف وتسال وتصور؟ مربين عزري احنا؟ خلي ناس تقول إلي إنت مش متربية، إلي إنت عيرود مسيب تعمل إلي تحب عليه ومايهمها حد. خالي تولي منعوتة بصبع وتبورلي وما يرضى بيك حد. علاه يامي؟ اش ريتني عملت؟ راني نحب نحضر حدث منظمتو جمعية وكهو. نحب نمشي نحوس مع صحابي أكهو. نحب نحضر إجتماع متع حزب نحب نشوفهم فش يحكيو. نحب ندبر خرجة لبرا. اه! ياسر تحلم إنت! شد بلاصتك وريض. كان مشيت غسلت لماعون خيرلك. كان مشيت سيقت الدار خيرلك. كان مشيت مسحت الغبرة خيرلك. باهي ماناش بش نمشو نصيف سنا؟ وين عندنا نصيفو؟ منعرش. وين يجي. لا لا. منخليش داري انا. يا ما نحب نتفرهد طرف قبل منرجع نقرا. هنو الأردنتور تفرهد بيه. نحط الاردنتور قدامي. نهار و طولو قدام الأردنتور؟؟!! قوم امسح و تعلم الطاطيب أنا في عمرك معرسا وجايبة زوز صغار. لميت طرف فلوس؟ هات نخبيهملك تتخطبش على غفلة. لا يامي! انا نتعب ونلم بش نشري مصورة، بش نشري كمنجة، بش ندخل نتعلم العزف مش بش نلم فلوس ونعرس! سكر فمك تو نشكي بيك لبوك! إنت ماعليك كان تقرا وتخدم وتاخو راجل. باهي ياما. هاني نقرا و تو نخدم و الرجل مهوش هارب. يرحم ربي. شنية؟ يرحم ربي؟ يامي راني نحب نعمل و نعمل و نعمل. بنتي، أعمل إلي تحب مع راجلك... كان خالاك. هههه. كان خلاني. لا نعرف ماهوش بش يخليني. على خاطر بش تختاروهولي كيفكم. فارغ و ميامنش بية و بأحلامي و بطموحي. العمر يجري بيا و أنا من حبس لحبس. من حبس دارنا لحبس الراجل لحبس الصغار. العمر واحد و مانيش حاسة روحي قاعدة نعيش فيه. العمر واحد و قاعد يجري بيا. فر فر. البارح بركة كنت 15. توا 23. 1999. 2007. 2012. 2019. 2030.... العمر هارب وخويا يعمل إلي يحب عليه و أنا ماعملت شي ميلي نحب عليه. يعمل إلي يحب على خاطر تولد ذكر و أنا أنثى. يعمل إلي يحب عليه على خاطر يشفو فينا مش كيفكيف. زوز صغارهم أما أها. ماناش كيفكيف. على خاطر يشوفني عورة و مفيبالهمش انهم في الحقيقة جابو ثورة.   

Autopsy Of Chaambi Murdered Soldiers Revised

The brutal murder of the eight commandos at the Chaambi Mount remains a mystery till this day. The autopsy proceeded by doctor Chedli Mafkoudi left some politicians, analysts and concerned citizens with tons of unanswered questions since they found it incompatible with any logical scenario.

A few hours following the bloody clash between anonymous terrorists and eight commandos of the Tunisian Army, Mr. Mafkoudi declared on the waves of ShemsFM that all of the eight dead soldiers were exposed to "very heavy shower of gunshots". He added that five of the eight corpses were slaughtered and stabbed with a sharp object after being shot. Official statements were later made by the army to the national television claiming that our soldiers did not even have the chance to fire their guns at their murderers.

The official version of the bloody incident goes as follows: The eight commandos were ambuscaded as they were on their way to secure the television broadcasting station which is located on the top of the Chaambi Mount. They were shot dead before they even had the chance to reach for their guns and fire back. The terrorists took off the soldiers' uniforms so that they would use them for similar future ambushes. This explains why the soldiers' corpses were "semi-naked" when they arrived to the hospital. Then, the murderers started  distorting the dead soldiers using sharp objects and slaughtered five of them in an attempt to morally and emotionally shake the rest of the Tunisian soldiers. When they were done, they took away all of their belongings: guns, uniforms, food, and different other equipment. The ambush was well organized since the terrorists planted a land mine on the way the soldiers took so that they would not be surprised by another petrol while they are busy killing and molesting the eight soldiers. Hearing the mine exploding was their cue to leave. This explains why the eight soldiers did not come across the mine and the petrol composed of three other soldiers, who went to check on their colleagues, did.

The plot of the crime is full of illogical happenings. First off, why would the terrorists take the soldiers' uniforms while the latter are loaded with the holes of the gunshots? Ruined uniforms would not benefit them in any sort of a way. On the contrary, wearing them while they are undercover during future operations will definitely cause suspicion, and thus, failure. Secondly, why slaughter only five of the soldiers and not all of the eight of them?

These couple of questions lead us to a whole different scenario. The terrorists ambushed the commandos in a way they could not reach for their guns. The former were probably wearing army uniforms to buy time and get as close to the commandos as to pointing their guns on their heads without having to shoot them. The terrorists made the soldiers take off their uniforms. They started slaughtering them one by one. They heard the mine they have already planted exploding. They figured out that they will not have enough time to finish slaughtering the rest of the soldiers. Therefore, they started shooting them randomly, both dead and alive. They took the uniforms, guns and food, and they took off leaving almost no trail behind them.

According to this analysis, this scenario happens to have more convincing answers to the questions above. However, why would the autopsy contradict with the logical assessment of the situation? Why could not the autopsy provide satisfying answers that would bring closure to the case? What is sure is that the doctor in charge did not make mistakes during the autopsy. The government either failed to find the good answers or they refuse to give them to the public for ulterior purposes.

Published on: http://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2013/08/100317/tunisia-autopsy-of-chaambi-murdered-soldiers-revised/

Tunisian National Football Championship: The Promised Day

Today, May 29, 2013, marks the final day of a long championship strewn with obstacles, sprawling with action-packed situations and full of thrills: a day that is still undecided and rejects all odds.

Two matches are scheduled between CSS, head of the pack, and CA, last on the ranking table on one side, and between EST and ESS ranked second with equal points.

The first of the four competing teams has to win the final coronation and remain number one on the competition especially that it had already upgraded its two direct competitors: ESS and EST. It is only by an improbable accident that the championship trophy would switch in favour of the winner of the other two competitors. In case of the defeat of CSS and parity in the second match, the three teams still involved in the title will have equal points (10) and will have to obey to the diktat of the famous article 22 (Sporting Regulations FTF).

The charming part of the play- off is the fact that the championship has not yet delivered any secrets concerning the champion and the team next in line. Both will be automatically qualified to participate in the Champions League. And the third team will be qualified to participate to the CAF Cup. Only the team classified last will play in the UAFA Club Cup.

The suspense is still hovering up to the final minutes of the two games scheduled in Sfax and Rades. It will certainly not displease the fans of the four competing teams as well as the athletes from all sides and lovers of football from all over the country.

The most important thing about football and sports in general is that everything must be conducted with compliance with the sporting ethics and fair play. The four competing teams are schools of probity and integrity and must keep in mind their prestigious image and notoriety to thwart any attempt to distort the games or final results; respect the arbitration decisions; and meet the sports charter.

After all, a football game is ninety minutes of fun, tense emotions, and bitterness or pleasure; depending on whether one is in the camp of the vanquished or of the winner. The suspense will last the time it takes. But, once the outcome of the competition comes out of the unknown, life must go back to normal and everything into order until the next 2013- 2014 version of the National Football Championship.

Let us ensure that the end of the play- off will be celebrated with great joy, happiness and harmony as all teams are winners.

رسالة إلى من كانوا يوماً اصدقائي

رموني أنا في ثنايا النسيان

رموني ثم تخلو عني و نسوني

كما لو انني لم أكن.. حكموا علي بأن لا أكون..

نسوني..

تركوني أتخبط في زوايا النسيان.. على عفن الذكريات.. 

تركوني بلا وليد و لا رشيد 

أتصارع مع ثيران الإحتمالات...

تركوني أنزف دموعاً 

تشق طريقها بين تجاعيد الخيبات..

حكموا علي العيش في ظل الوحدة مدى الحياة

حكموا علي أن أعيش في واد النسيان بلا ذكرى.. بلا أمل.. 

ندى مرابط

ماذا أقول...?

ماذا أقول لطفلة لا تعرف معنى حنان الأم؟

هي ليست بيتمة أو عن أمها بعيدة.

بل انها.. انها..

اه! كيف لقلمي أن يعجز عن كتابتها

و للساني أن يعجز عن نطقها 

بل بالأحرى كيف لا يكون ذلك 

و قد عجز عقلي عن تقبلها. 

ضحية انت أيتها الطفلة!

ضحية انت لأم لم تستطع أن..

تكسيك حباً و ترضعك حنانا.

ضحية انت لأم جف ثدييها من صحراء الحياة القاحلة.

فما ذنبها؟ و ما ذنبك؟ 

ما ذنبك انت التي ولدتي من رحم 

سقته أمك حسرةً، بكاءً و لوعةً!

خضوع، فكبت، فإنفجار، فأنت. 

فاقرئي يا انت الفاتحة على ضريح طفولتك.

ندى مرابط

Smash Patriarchy!

Random Thoughts (3)

Long die Patriarchy!

When did I figure out that I am living in a patriarchal society? It's when I knew that my parents got pregnant with me with the hope that my mother was going to give birth to a baby boy. It's when I remembered how when I tease my little brother calling him a "girl" my father angers and my mother punishes me, and when he calls me a "boy" they laugh it off and move on. It's when my brother gets to do whatever he wants whenever he wants while at times I do not even get the chance to choose the color of the socks I want to wear. 

Emotional bla bla bla:

How dare some say that women are more fragile and emotional than men, when the latter keen no respect to the former's feelings once in for all? I can by no means figure out a sensible explanation for such a nonsensical way of thinking. If you believe that women are overly emotional, then the least thing to be done is to respect their feelings. Want to have a lesson in morality? Respect people so that they will respect you. 
And men, please stop using the "emotional creatures" argument every time you want to accuse a woman for being irrational. It's called "emotional intelligence"; something that men lack unless they are gay. Therefore, please get your dictionaries updated and your argument renewed. Scientific studies are starting to pick a side, and it's definitely not yours. 

Superiority bla bla bla:

If men ought to think that they are superior to women merely because God was referred to with a "He" and not with a "She", then you my male friends should bare in mind that you are no God; not even close. 
Some men never become religious until they mention how Eve was created after Adam and from his crooked rib to prove that men are both superior to and better than women. Yes, congratulations. You are holly, and you are going to heaven.  

Written by: Nada Mrabet

Truce or No Truce?

Palestine has been illegally occupied by Israel ever since the 1967 six- day war when the latter captured the territories of Gaza and the West Bank from former occupiers : Egypt and Jordan. Ever since that date, Palestine has been refered to as the Occupied Palestinian territories (OPT).

In this article, we will try so hardly not to put the blame on anyone for what happened in the recent events that took place on November, 2012 between Gaza and Israel. A part of this article will be written in memory of the martyrs, about whom Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Aylon said, « that most of the people that were hit in Gaza deserved it as they were just armed terrorists “.

His statement was in a complete contrast with the facts and figures provided by the Palestinian Center of Human Rights stating that up to the 2Oth of November, 91 of the 136 Palestinians killed were civilians (including 28 children) and 922 of the 941 wounded were civilians (including 258 children).

In Memory of the “armed terrorists"

I would like to list some of the names of the martyrs who died during the recent events, provided by the Palestinian Blogger Shahd Abusalama. Ladies and Gentlemen, meet some of the “armed terrorists”:

Ahmad Al-Ja’bary, 52 years old; Rinan Arafat, 7 years old; Walid Al-Abalda, 2 years old; Hanin Tafesh, 10 months old; Gumana Salamah Abu Sufyan, 1 year old; Tasneem Zuheir Al-Nahhal, 13 years old; Eyad Abu Khusa, 18 months old; Nawal Abdelaal, 52 years old; Tahani Al-Dalou, 50 years old; Ameina Matar Al-Mzanner, 83 years old; Rama Al-Shandi, 1 year old; Suhaib Fo’ad Hjazi, 2 years old…

Rumor Has it!

Rumour has it that the bloody reaction undertaken by Israel was simply an attempt to restore the fear of the Arab Muslim world of it. That way Benjamin Netanyahu would gain more popularity among the Israeli voters by the time he makes it to the upcoming elections of January 2013. Nevertheless, as I have already said, they are just rumors, and I guess that the real reasons laying behind the actions committed by Israel will always be buried under  hills of lies and pretense.

Where does America stand in all of this?

Israelis have been playing a very important role in funding US campaigns and crafting US law making policy.  What does the US government do in return? It gives it 3 billion dollars in military aid on an annual basis, while the US Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 states that “…no security assistance may be provided to any country the government of which engages in a consistent pattern of gross violations of internationally recognized human rights.” Does this mean that the US government is violating one of its Acts or does it mean that it doesn't consider Israel as a country who is engaged “ in a consistent pattern of gross violations…”?

I would rather leave this question unanswered.

And then, US President Barrack Obama said, as a response for the Israeli actions, that Israel had “every right to defend itself”. In this case, I would like to adopt Noam Chomsky’s words when he said “When Israelis in the occupied territories now claim that they have to defend themselves, they are defending themselves in the sense that any military occupier has to defend itself against the population they are crushing. You can't defend yourself when you're militarily occupying someone else's land. That's not defense. Call it what you like, it's not defense."

Unity between Fatah and Hamas?

On the 22^nd of November, leaders of Fatah, Hamas and other Palestinian factions gathered to celebrate the end of the 8- day war on Gaza. This picture gave such hope, not only to the Palestinians but also to many Arabs and Muslims around the world, of a united Palestine.

The Sovereign State of Palestine:

According to the Reuters, the United Nations General Assembly announces that 138 countries voted for the Palestinian bid to recognize it as a Sovereign State, while 9 countries were against and 41 countries abstained. We congratulate the Palestinian people; however, is the Sovereign State of Palestine just Gaza and the West Bank? Or did we just forget the Palestinian borders on the original map? Should Palestinians take the new status or leave it and ask for more? I would leave those questions unanswered too.

            

Written by:  Nada Mrabet

On The Second Anniversary of the Tunisian Revolution

I am X.
I require many features
That restrict me
From many other Xs, and Ys.

I require a [+HUMAN] feature;
I am a human being.

I require a [+ FEMALE] feature;
I am a woman.

I require a [+ TUNISIAN] feature;
I am Tunisian.

I require a [+MULTIDIALECT] feature; 
I say "yahbeni".
I say "ha guelly".
I say " yahchouchoo".
I say "yahchoumy". 

I require a [+MULTILINGUAL] feature;
I say "Oh my God".
I say "Oh mon Dieu".

I require a [+FREEDOM] feature;
I need to be free. 
In case of violation;
In case I end up with a [-FREEDOM] feature;
I require a [+REVOLUTION] feature.
I revolt.
I revolutionize. 
And I get back my [+FREEDOM] feature. 

I require a [+PRIDE] feature;
The adjective "proud" is attached to me
Just like bound morphemes need 
To be attached to other morphemes. 

I am X.
I am a human being. 
I am a woman.
I am "multidialectal". 
I am multilingual. 
I am free. 
I revolt. 
And most of all,
I am proud to be X! 

Written by: Nada Mrabet

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