tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34457772.post115892966926340842..comments2023-10-26T04:48:32.186-07:00Comments on Three Lives: On Speaking Out...The Usual Suspecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17217168765715088508noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34457772.post-1159188340920026652006-09-25T05:45:00.000-07:002006-09-25T05:45:00.000-07:00HossamCompletely agree with you there mate. The rh...Hossam<BR/>Completely agree with you there mate. The rhetoric from both sides is not helping those of us who want a different agenda.The Usual Suspecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17217168765715088508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34457772.post-1159116455113392122006-09-24T09:47:00.000-07:002006-09-24T09:47:00.000-07:00I'm born to a secular Sunni Egyptian family in Cai...I'm born to a secular Sunni Egyptian family in Cairo, but I'm secular, and firm believer in Internationalism rather than nationalism and flag waving. Funny enough, though, since 9/11 my identity which seems to be imposed on me is a "Muslim" one, thanks to the security procedures at airports and Western embassies (when I try to get a visa to travel somewhere). <BR/>This whole "war on terror" launced by the US seemed to forge the new modern "Muslim Umma" in a way that no Islamist could have ever dreamt of...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com