Comments for CU Abroad - Maurice Chammah http://blogs.cornell.edu/cua_mac249 A Cornell Abroad Blog Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:37:03 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on Mt. Sinai and the “Bedouins” by Kim http://blogs.cornell.edu/cua_mac249/2009/03/22/mt-sinai-and-the-bedouins/#comment-8 Kim Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:37:03 +0000 http://blogs.cornell.edu/cua_mac249/?p=38#comment-8 I have spent a good deal of time in the Mid East but never been to Mt. Sinai .. that is a dream of mine. Lucky you! I have spent a good deal of time in the Mid East but never been to Mt. Sinai .. that is a dream of mine. Lucky you!

]]> Comment on Happy Birthday by susan http://blogs.cornell.edu/cua_mac249/2009/03/10/happy-birthday/#comment-7 susan Sun, 15 Mar 2009 22:32:46 +0000 http://blogs.cornell.edu/cua_mac249/?p=36#comment-7 The Egyptian girls climbing the fence intriqued me. Perhaps you could tell us more. What is it like to be women in Cairo? The Egyptian girls climbing the fence intriqued me. Perhaps you could tell us more. What is it like to be women in Cairo?

]]> Comment on About Maurice by Elaine Walsh (Guzzio) http://blogs.cornell.edu/cua_mac249/about/#comment-6 Elaine Walsh (Guzzio) Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:26:12 +0000 #comment-6 Hi Maurice: I was reading your blog today and enjoyed it. My niece,Megan Byrne , is a 1st year law student at Seton Hall Law School and she is going to be in Cairo taking a class this June. I shared your blog with her. Someday maybe you two will get to compare notes. Stay safe. How to see you soon. Love, Elaine Hi Maurice: I was reading your blog today and enjoyed it. My niece,Megan Byrne , is a 1st year law student at Seton Hall Law School and she is going to be in Cairo taking a class this June. I shared your blog with her. Someday maybe you two will get to compare notes.
Stay safe. How to see you soon. Love, Elaine

]]> Comment on Philip Rizk and The American University in Cairo by cua_mac249 http://blogs.cornell.edu/cua_mac249/2009/02/09/philip-rizk-and-the-american-university-in-cairo/#comment-5 cua_mac249 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 22:29:38 +0000 http://blogs.cornell.edu/cua_mac249/?p=25#comment-5 I did not mean to give that impression, so perhaps I need to be more clear. The difference between Egypt and America is that in the former, human rights abuses are openly committed at home, and in the latter, they are supported in a more veiled way abroad, (as in the examples you mention). The reason many want to see America as this "shining example" is that within the country, a certain amount of "freedom" exists, and yet we are directly responsible for such reprehensible deeds abroad. This is what I meant by my ambivalence...we have the freedom to speak in America, but not the freedom to be listened to. How, then, do we engage critically with what our government supports abroad in Egypt, Latin America, and most directly, Iraq? I did not mean to give that impression, so perhaps I need to be more clear. The difference between Egypt and America is that in the former, human rights abuses are openly committed at home, and in the latter, they are supported in a more veiled way abroad, (as in the examples you mention). The reason many want to see America as this “shining example” is that within the country, a certain amount of “freedom” exists, and yet we are directly responsible for such reprehensible deeds abroad. This is what I meant by my ambivalence…we have the freedom to speak in America, but not the freedom to be listened to. How, then, do we engage critically with what our government supports abroad in Egypt, Latin America, and most directly, Iraq?

]]> Comment on Philip Rizk and The American University in Cairo by susan http://blogs.cornell.edu/cua_mac249/2009/02/09/philip-rizk-and-the-american-university-in-cairo/#comment-4 susan Sun, 15 Feb 2009 05:15:00 +0000 http://blogs.cornell.edu/cua_mac249/?p=25#comment-4 How is this any different than our government sponsoring The School of the Americas in Georgia where we teach Latin American militants and then send them home where they tortre, maim and kill? How is this any different from our Army killing so many innocent victims in Iraq? You say we have freedom in the United States, but I say we take away not only freedom but life from others in this world. Yes it is terrible what the Egyptians are doing to this Phillip. But please do not hold our country up as a shining example. How is this any different than our government sponsoring The School of the Americas in Georgia where we teach Latin American militants and then send them home where they tortre, maim and kill? How is this any different from our Army killing so many innocent victims in Iraq?
You say we have freedom in the United States, but I say we take away not only freedom but life from others in this world. Yes it is terrible what the Egyptians are doing to this Phillip. But please do not hold our country up as a shining example.

]]> Comment on Three Moments by Deblina http://blogs.cornell.edu/cua_mac249/2009/01/28/three-moments/#comment-3 Deblina Fri, 30 Jan 2009 06:06:53 +0000 http://blogs.cornell.edu/cua_mac249/?p=19#comment-3 What is "foreign" is so often kept at arm's length that people don't ever want to view money as "foreign". Languages seem to have evolved to minimize the names for money. As far as I know, "Baksheesh" has the same meaning in Bengali, Hindi and Urdu as well; essentially a monetary gain (tip). What is “foreign” is so often kept at arm’s length that people don’t ever want to view money as “foreign”. Languages seem to have evolved to minimize the names for money. As far as I know, “Baksheesh” has the same meaning in Bengali, Hindi and Urdu as well; essentially a monetary gain (tip).

]]> Comment on The 52nd American State by michael jenis http://blogs.cornell.edu/cua_mac249/2009/01/19/the-52nd-american-state/#comment-2 michael jenis Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:25:11 +0000 http://blogs.cornell.edu/cua_mac249/?p=13#comment-2 Maurice, Thanks for the initial insights...quite intriguing. Hope all is well. Michael Maurice,

Thanks for the initial insights…quite intriguing. Hope all is well.

Michael

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