Friday, February 11

A Victory In Egypt

Today the Egyptian people demonstrated what is possible if we stand together against injustice.  Tunisians and Yemenis have won equally impressive battles.  May we all gain strength and and be emboldened by their efforts. There is much more to do, but every victory is worth celebrating for as long as we can remember to celebrate.

My good buddy Sandman once toured with an Arab-American songwriter and activist named Stephen Said. His first album is released under the name "Stephen Smith" because the label said he "could never have a career in the U.S. with an Arabic name" - until he showed them how wrong they were.  He has recently recorded classic Egyptian civil rights anthem "Aheb Aisht Al Huriyah," (I Love the Life of Freedom) with words from Egyptian poet-laureate Ahmed Shawki, first put to music in the 1930's by great Egyptian composer Mohamed Abdel Wahab.  Here it is, enjoy.


To download the mp3, right click here and select "download linked file".

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  1. I posted this link to said's wall, fyi! he "liked" it. : )

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