المحتوى العربي على الانترنت, مغارة علي بابا أم “كيس مسحر” ؟

حين تقبل - متفائلاً-  أكثر من مرة للبحث بالعربية في الانترنت ولا تجد ما يشبع حاجتك، تعرف أن المحتوى العربي يعاني نقصاً فظيعاً، خاصة أن استخدام العربية في الانترنت قد تضاعف من العام 2000 الى 2011م أكثر من 2300%، فهل نحن أمام المثل القائل “كل شي زاد بالمعنى نقص”

تعتبر اللغة العربية سادس لغة معترف بها على مستوى الأمم المتحدة، وأقدم اللغات في العالم (17 قرناً)، ومع ذلك فإن المحزن أنه لا يوجد حتى الآن محرك بحث عربي خالص القوام وفقاً لرؤية محركات البحث العالمية, وما زال المستخدم العربي يعيش صراعات القراءات المجانية والحشو الخالي من البلاغة أو الخالي حتى من أبسط قواعد اللغة العربية.

خط البداية :

 في جولة بسيطة على مقاهي الانترنت، استطعنا أن نرصد نقطة المعاناة الزمانية والعلمية في بحر الشتات العربي بين خيوط الشبكة العنكبوتية العالمية. وقفنا بالقرب من شاب لم يتجاوز الثالثة والعشرين من العمر، وهو يسعى بقليل من الملل والنقر بأصابعه على الطاولة بترقب مع نفثه لدخان سيجارته بسرعة وعصبية ” أحتاج الانترنيت من أجل مشاريع البحوث ورسائل التخرج، لكن لا أجد مثل هذه المعلومات بسهولة ووفرة في مواقع الجامعات العربية التي قد تكتفي بعرض معلومات عن تاريخ هذه الجامعات وهيكلها التدريسي والإداري.” قال خالد الزين طالب التعليم المفتوح مجيباً عن: لماذا هذا التوتر. وأضاف: ” أتمنى لو كنت أستطيع أن أجد فيها كل شيء يهم الطلاب بدءاً من نتائج الطلاب ومشاريعهم ومعلومات عن الكتب والمناهج التدريسية، مع العلم أنه يمكنك أن تجد هذه المعلومات في المنتديات، ولكن لا يمكنك ان تكون واثقاً من صدقيتها, فلا يوجد جهة رسمية مشرفة مثلاً على محتويات منتديات التعليم المفتوح في سورية، وبالتالي تتفاجأ حين تدخل إلى موقع التعليم المفتوح الرسمي بأنه لا يمثل الا موقعاً لمكتب إعلامي إعلاني فقط. أما بشكل عام، فتجد أن ما يزيد على 90% من المواقع التي تتضمن محتوى عربياً كثيفاً هي المواقع الخليجية. أما مواقعنا في سورية، فأنا أرى أنها فقط للتسلية أو للبيع أو للإعلانات والمواقع الإخبارية فقط، تنسخ ما يتم إصداره من ورقيات”. أيدته في ذلك ندى كنعان طالبة في كلية الهندسة: ” لا أستخدم مواقع الانترنيت العربية كثيراً، لأني أجد مباشرة ما أبحث عنه في المواقع الأجنبية بدقة أكثر وباللغة الانكليزية، حيث إن معظم المحتوى العربي في الانترنيت مترجم من هذه المواقع، وبالتالي قد تحصل أخطاء بالترجمة، يمكن أن تؤثر في المضمون؛ لذا بتصفحي المواقع الأجنبية الأصلية أوفر الوقت والعناء لأجد ما أريد”. كانت المقارنة التي فرضتها ندى مثيرة للاهتمام والبحث عن هل يمكن مقارنة المحتوى العربي بالمحتوى الأجنبي وأين تكمن نقاط الضعف والقوة ؟ أجابنا بكل لا مبالاة ويأس مصمم المواقع خالد الكركوتلي 30 عاماً ” شتان بين الثرى والثريا” وأردف ” لا أعتقد أن مواقع الانترنيت العربية قد بلغت مستوى جيداً مقارنة مع المواقع الأجنبية الأخرى، سواء من حيث المحتوى أو الشكل أو الخدمات، فمعظم هذه المواقع ذات محتوى مكرر ومقتبس من غيره، إن لم يكن منقولاً بحرفيته. أما بالنسبة للشكل، فيتم على الأغلب الاعتماد على المؤثرات الفلاشية المتحركة والتي قد تسبب تحميلاً زائداً وأخطاء كثيرة في الموقع، ونادراً ما تجد موقعاً متكاملاً يحوي جميع الخدمات التي قد يحتاج إليها مستخدم الانترنيت بينما طغت على المواقع الانكليزية أو الأجنبية بشكل عام فكرة التخصص؛ بمعنى آخر، لا تجد في المواقع الأمريكية أو الفرنسية فكرة الموقع الشامل لكل شيء وإن وجدت فإنها لا تشكل أكثر من 2% من مجمل المواقع. أما المواقع العربية، فهي مثل “كيس المسحر” تحتوي على كل ما يمكن للإنسان أن يفكر فيه دون أي سند علمي أو أصالة في المواد أو أية صدقية”

 

 

كف عدس

قرصان الانترنت، كما أحبًّ أن نعرّف عنه، قال: “أنا كمتخصص في علوم الحاسب، حاولت منذ فترة أن  أبحث عن معلومات عن “ترميز هوفمان” وهو خوارزمية ترميز مشهورة جداً في مجال علوم الحاسب .. وتستخدم لتقليل حجم (ضغط) الملفات النصية، فكان عدد النتائج في جوجل 790 وأغلبها إما استفسار دون جواب أو شرح بسيط غير مفصّل لكن عندما كتبت  (huffman coding) وجدت أن عدد النتائج كان 5.530.000 مع العلم بأن هذا المصطلح معروف في علوم الحاسب، لكن لو تعمقت في مصطلحات أدق، أشك أني سأجد أية نتائج عربية, فالعرب على الانترنت لا يجيدون سوى الإعلانات والأخبار المنقولة والشائعات. أنا أحب أن اسمي المحتوى العربي بثقافة النسخ واللصق فقط لا غير” عصبية هذا القرصان كانت تعبر أكثر من كلماته، فلقد اضطر على حد قوله إلى ” تعلم اللغة الروسية ” حتى يستطيع أن يطلع على بعض الدراسات ” التي خفت أن أنشرها بعد أن قمت بترجمتها حتى لا تتم سرقتها ونسخها ولصقها وتحويرها .”. التحوير آفة العلم؛ فهو يحول المعلومات المفيدة إلى خطرة وفي معظم الأحيان إلى قاتلة كما أفادنا طبيب الأسنان محمد يوسف: “أخطر ما في المحتوى العربي هو الاجتهادات الطبية التي يقوم بها الخبير وغير الخبير، فتجد أحدهم قد دوّن ما جرى معه في مرضه وكيف تم تشخيصه ثم يذكر اسم الدواء ويختم ما كتب بمقولة اسأل مجرب ولا تسأل حكيم, المحتوى العربي يعرض الكثير من المعلومات التي يمكن أن تفيد ويمكن أن تكون قاتلة، لايجب الركون إليها, خاصة في الحالات الطبية, طبعاً, أنا لا أتكلم عن مواقع الأطباء فالطبيب يعرف تماماً خطورة التشخيص وذكر اسم الأدوية المخصصة لكل مرض على الانترنت ولكن الكم الهائل من الارتجال والكلام غير التخصصي الموجود على الانترنت جدير بأخذه في الاعتبار والبدء جدياً بدراسة إمكانية السيطرة عليه وإيجاد جهات تخصصية للمراقبة أو للتوعية ضد الأخذ بمحتوى كهذا, فلا يمكن مثلاً علاج التهاب الأذن الوسطى بوضع زيت الزيتون الدافئ صباحاً ومساء لمدة عشرة أيام في الأذن ” ختم الطبيب قوله.

كل إناء ينضح بما فيه

السيد عمار زيتون محام ومهتم بالوضع المعلوماتي في سورية، كونه هاوي برمجة مواقع الانترنت، أبدى وجهة نظره بقضية القصور في المحتوى العربي: “لا تحتاج إلى جوجل أو غيره لإخبارك بأن نسبة 2% التي يمثلها المحتوى العربي من مجموع المحتوى على الإنترنت، نسبة ضئيلة جداً, والأمر المفاجئ أنه قد مرت سنوات منذ دخول الانترنت إلى سورية والوطن العربي لكن في كل فرصة يذكر فيها المحتوى العربي المجدي يتهم بأنه  بالكاد يمثل تلك النسبة الهزيلة، ولا شيء تغير طوال تلك السنوات.”

لم يكُ السيد عمار متفائلاً في حديثه عن مستقبل المحتوى العربي:  ” الكثير من الحبر سال حول الموضوع، وكثير من المؤتمرات انعقدت دون فائدة. المأساة أنك لو تتبعت تفاصيل تلك المؤتمرات التي تتحدث عن أزمة المحتوى العربي، لوجدت كل المتحدثين فيها يكتبون حول الموضوع بالانجليزية. ولا شك في أنك لو حاولت تبادل الحديث مع أحدهم، ولو في الشارع حول موضوع عام، لما وجدته قادراً على تركيب جملة عربية خالصة لا تدخلها كلمات إنجليزية -أو فرنسية- بمناسبة أو من دونها. تلك هي المشكلة الحقيقية، إنها أزمة هوية وليست  مشكلة محتوى, الانترنت بمحتواها العربي الحالي هي مثل شطيرة همبرغر تؤكل سريعاً ولا تعطي غير الدسم والكوليسترول والطعم الطيب الذي تعتقده مفيداً.”

بالعودة إلى مقاهي الانترنت. وبينما كنت أستأذن مالك أحد المقاهي لمقابلة الناس في مقهاه، استوقفني رجل ستيني كان يبحث عن أحد ليرسل له بريداً الكترونياً لابنه: ” نحن العرب “ما بيلبقلنا شي” لانعرف كيف نتعامل مع التكنولوجيا ولا مع أي شيء آخر, ماذا كانت نتيجة الانترنت بعد عقد كامل في سورية لا شيء غير الاحتجاجات والتخريب والتآمر. أنا أحدثك من خلال خبرتي كشيخ كار اعتدت على تعليم الشباب المهنة, لو أن الانترنت كانت مفيدة وترفد الناس بالثقافة الحقيقية والواقعية التي تخدم الانسان ( ما كنا وصلنا لهون ) هذه نتيجة العلم الذي لا فائدة منه, العلم الذي لا ينفع..

 من بنى سورية اليوم, هم الناس الذين تعلموا من الكتب والورق ومشوا مسافات طويلة إلى مدارسهم وجامعاتهم وجلسوا أوقاتاً طويلة تحت ضوء الغرفة وعلى ضوء الشموع ليحفظوا العلم الذي أعطانا سورية اليوم. أما هذا الجيل (جيل الانترنت) فأنت تراه يخرب ويحرق ويدمر سورية, هذا ما تعطيه الانترنت !!! ”  

صوت الأرقام

إذا اعتبرنا أن الإنترنت – في ما يخص المحتوى- ليست سوى وسيط، مثله مثل الكتاب والتلفزيون، نجد أننا نظلم المحتوى العربي كثيراً؛ فإذا كان الإنتاج العربي للكتب لا يصل إلى 1.1% من الإنتاج العالمي، فمن البديهي أن يكون الأمر مشابهاً على الإنترنت. المشكلة الحقيقية ليست نقص المحتوى على الإنترنت

ذكرت دراسة للباحث (مؤمن النشرتي) عن واقع اللغة العربية في الانترنت إحصائية عن حجم المحتوى المتاح في الانترنت للعام 2010 أن اللغة العربية قد احتلت المرتبة السابعة من حيث اللغات المستخدمة على الانترنت بواقع 65 مليون مستخدم، واحتلت الانجليزية المرتبة الأولى بواقع 536 مليون مستخدم، وبعدها جاءت الصينية بواقع 445 مليون مستخدم، وبعدها مباشرة الإسبانية بواقع 153 مليون مستخدم، وبعدها اليابانية بواقع 99 مليون مستخدم، ثم البرتغالية 82 مليون مستخدم، فالألمانية 75 مليون مستخدم.
ويمكننا من خلال هذه الاحصائية تفحص الفرق في عدد المستخدمين بين الانكليزية والعربية! هذا إذا ما سلمنا أن نسبة استخدام العربية في النت لا تتعدى 3.3% من مجمل مستخدمي الانترنت في العالم! ولكن الذي يخفف من وطأة الصدمة أن العربية- إلى هذه اللحظة- أكثر استخداماً من الفرنسية التي يستخدمها حوالي 60 مليون مستخدم.

والعربية التي مازالت تشتكي من قلة المحتوى الرقمي في مجموعة المكتبة الرقمية العالمية، ومن ثم قلة المستخدمين لهذا المحتوى العربي في هذه المكتبة التي تعد موقعاً مهماً يجمع الإنتاج الفكري العالمي.

الرمق الاخير

نبيل الدبس، مشرف سابق على الفريق الوطني لصناعة المحتوى العربي الرقمي المنبثق عن اللجنة، لم يكن راضياً عن حال المحتوى الحالي: “المحتوى العربي ينمو كماً لا نوعاً، وكل الأرقام التي تذكر في الصحافة والموضوعات التي تعنى بهذا الشأن ما هي إلا حبر على ورق. العبرة في نوعية المادة المطروحة في المحتوى، والتي تعتبر فقيرة حتى الآن…” وذكر الدبس أنّ مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي (تويتر وفيسبوك) لا يمكن أن تندرج تحت اسم محتوى.

وعن الجهود المبذولة في سبيل تطويرالمحتوى العربي، يقول الدبس: ”سورية كانت من الدول السبّاقة في طرح مشكلة المحتوى العربي، حيث استضافت في العام 2009 المؤتمر الأول لصناعة المحتوى الرقمي العربي، الذي كان هدفه إنشاء صناعة للمعرفة. الأمر الذي سيساعد في تحقيق التنسيق العربي الشامل، ويضمن الرقي بالمحتوى الرقمي. وتمخض عن هذا المؤتمر لجنة باشرت العمل، وخرجت بثلاث مبادرات؛ المبادرة الأولى كانت حول تقييس المحتوى العربي، بمعنى “وضع الأسس الأولية التي تقاس من خلالها جودة المحتوى ومدى فاعليته”، والمبادرة الثانية هي كيفية صنع المحتوى التعليمي العربي لكل الناطقين بالعربية. أما المبادرة الثالثة، فكانت حول المحتوى المرئي والمسموع في سورية. كلّ هذه الجهود توقفت ـ يقول الدبس ـ ”بسبب الأحداث التي تمر بها سورية، حيث كان من المفترض إطلاق

الشهادة الوحيدة التي جاءت مؤيدة للمحتوى العربي على الانترنت، جاءت خجولة لتشي بأن الشيء المفيد أنك تستطيع أن تحقق حريتك وتعبر عن نفسك بشكل أكبر في الانترنت دون رقيب علمي . لكن هذه الحرية أصبحت من النوع الذي يجب التوقف عنده والتمعن به ملياً لمعرفة واكتشاف هل أصبح المحتوى العربي هو عشوائية العلم و مجموعة إرهاصات لعودة عصر الهرطقة العلمية والسفسطة، وقد قيل”نصف العلم أخطر من الجهل”؟! 

 نبيل الدبس، مشرف سابق على الفريق الوطني لصناعة المحتوى العربي الرقمي المنبثق عن اللجنة، لم يكن راضياً عن حال المحتوى الحالي: “المحتوى العربي ينمو كماً لا نوعاً، وكل الأرقام التي تذكر في الصحافة والموضوعات التي تعنى بهذا الشأن ما هي إلا حبر على ورق. العبرة في نوعية المادة المطروحة في المحتوى، والتي تعتبر فقيرة حتى الآن…” وذكر الدبس أنّ مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي (تويتر وفيسبوك) لا يمكن أن تندرج تحت اسم محتوى.

وعن الجهود المبذولة في سبيل تطويرالمحتوى العربي، يقول الدبس: ”سورية كانت من الدول السبّاقة في طرح مشكلة المحتوى العربي، حيث استضافت في العام 2009 المؤتمر الأول لصناعة المحتوى الرقمي العربي، الذي كان هدفه إنشاء صناعة للمعرفة. الأمر الذي سيساعد في تحقيق التنسيق العربي الشامل، ويضمن الرقي بالمحتوى الرقمي. وتمخض عن هذا المؤتمر لجنة باشرت العمل، وخرجت بثلاث مبادرات؛ المبادرة الأولى كانت حول تقييس المحتوى العربي، بمعنى “وضع الأسس الأولية التي تقاس من خلالها جودة المحتوى ومدى فاعليته”، والمبادرة الثانية هي كيفية صنع المحتوى التعليمي العربي لكل الناطقين بالعربية. أما المبادرة الثالثة، فكانت حول المحتوى المرئي والمسموع في سورية. كلّ هذه الجهود توقفت ـ يقول الدبس ـ ”بسبب الأحداث التي تمر بها سورية، حيث كان من المفترض إطلاق المؤتمر الثاني لصناعة المحتوى العربي لمتابعة ما تمّ إنجازه والبناء عليه، لكنّه تأجل إلى أجل غير مسمّى، والظروف الحالية منعت اللجنة من متابعة عملها، وتقلّص عدد أعضائها، كما انعدم التنسيق المشترك حتى بين الدول العربية”..

 

توقعات الابراج 2012

عام الفصل

اغرورقت عيناها بالدمع وأنهت المكالمة ” السنة الجاية عندي ارتباط” بينما الآخر طفق مسرعاً إلى بياع اليانصيب قائلاً ” إذا اشتريت ورقة بربح ” وغيرهم كثر ممن يوقفون حياتهم على جمل صغيرة ذات معان مدلهمة في بعض الأوقات وفي أكثرها تحمل الأمل والتشجيع وتكون أقرب إلى العلاج النفسي منها إلى الدقة العلمية … قد يدهش البعض ويقاطع متسائلاً: الدقة العلمية ؟ أجل … فمعرفة الأبراج وتوقع حوادث أو أحداث المستقبل بنيت منذ عصورعلى قواعد علمية صحيحة ومنطقية ونشأت منذ بدايتها في كنف طريقة علمية سليمة ومعترف بها وهي طريقة الاستدلال والملاحظة، ثم بنيت القواعد من خلال الملاحظة والاستدلال، فتشكل علم الأبراج الذي يدرس الكواكب وتأثيرها وحركة هذه الكواكب و الظواهر المرافقة لها، ثم يصيغ التوقعات المبنية أساساً على المقارنة والاستدلال بحدث وقع في الماضي  و الظواهر التي رافقته من تموضع للكواكب في قبة السماء، وهكذا… كان لابد من هذه المقدمة كتوطئة و محاباة للمشككين

صار الاستماع ومتابعة التوقعات – القراءات الفلكية – في وقتنا هاجساً لدى البعض وترفيهاً لآخرين ومصيراً للأكثرية. وحتى نرى بعض دموع الفرح تترقرق، و كثيراً من الشفاه ترسم نذكر العناوين الرئيسية للتوقعات لهذا العام:

الأبراج الغربية وعام 2012

يزاحم كوكب المشتري ونبتون برج الدلو في الوصول إلى برج الحوت وهذا يدفع الناس في العام القادم إلى الاهتمام أكثر بالعلوم والاتجاه نحو الموارد الطبيعية والاهتمام بالبيئة، سنلاحظ أن مواليد أبراج الأسد والحمل والقوس يتجهون نحو التخلي عن بعض الأفكار والثوابت التي اعتادوا عليها وسنشهد تغيرات ملحوظة لمواليد هذه الأبراج. 

الجدي والثور والعذراء من الأبراج التي سيعطيها بلوتو شيئاً من قدراته على تحديد الأهداف والاختيار الأفضل للأمور والنقاء الفكري.

أورانوس ببرج الحوت وهو ما سيوقظ الحوت والسرطان والعقرب ويوجههم نحو الاهتمامات الفنية والإبداعية.

أما الجوزاء، الدلو والميزان فأمامهم بعض العوائق فيما يتعلق بالأوراق الرسمية والجهات الرسمية.

أما بالنسبة لتفاصيل كل برج على حدا: 

الحمل 21 آذار ـ 20 نيسان

بحبوحة مالية

يمكن القول أن 2012 هو عام التغيير العاطفي للحمل، هذا التغيير يكون في منتصف العام ويستمر حتى نهايته، معظم عزاب برج الحمل لن يستمروا على عزوبيتهم حتى عام 2013
مساعدات كبيرة سيتلقاها الحمل من مقربين منه وهذه المساعدات على كافة المستويات الشخصية والعائلية والمهنية . صعوبات في العمل في الأشهر الأولى من هذا العام. خوف على أحد الأقارب أو المقربين سيكون له علاقة بالأمور الصحية , صفقات مالية جيدة حاول أن  تستغلها. الربع الرابع من العام سيحمل الأمل والارتباط أو مولود جديد

الثور 21 نيسان ـ 21 أيار

فرصة منعشة 

عام الاستقرار والزواج للعزاب وهو عام التعامل بجدية مع المحيط ورمي العلاقات المجانية جانباً. انقلاب عاطفي مهم سيواجهه الثور في الربع الثاني من هذا العام سيؤدي إلى إنهاء علاقة و بدء علاقة جديدة تنتهي بالزواج، فرص العمل والربح كثيرة لهذا البرج ولكن يجب التفكير ملياً قبل البدء بمشاريعك هذا العام. فرصة كبيرة للاستقلال بالعمل بين جنبات هذا العام. صحياً ستمر بوعكة صحية تشعرك ومن حولك بالقلق لكنها ستمر مر السحاب دون آثار جانبية.

الجوزاء 22 أيار ـ 21 حزيران

الاستعداد والتمهيد

ما ستقوم به من اختيارات في الشهور الأولى من 2012 سيعود عليك بالمكاسب العاطفية والتطورات الإيجابية على حياتك مع الشريك
عليك الاعتراف بأخطائك في السابق وعدم تكرارها بحق الشريك، ستتخلص من الكثير من العلاقات السطحية من مختلف الأبراج، منتصف العام 2012 سيكون وقت الحصاد لما قمت به في الأشهر الأولى فاستغل قدرتك على تحمل المسؤوليات، آخر العام سيكون مرضياً من الناحية المالية.

السرطان 22 حزيران ـ 22 تموز

الانفتاح والمفاجآت

الأشهرالأولى من العام 2012 ستكون فيها مقر إعجاب الشريك ومركز اهتمامه، ولكن خلال شهري نيسان وأيار ستزداد حساسيتك وستخسر ثقتك بالكثير من الأشخاص من حولك، شعورك بالوحدة الفكرية سيزداد، وفرصة كبيرة لتغيير مجال العمل بعد منتصف العام

هذا العام سيحمل الكثير من التوتر العاطفي والاستعداد له واجب، المفاجآت على الصعيد المادي والاجتماعي ستخفف من وطأة التوتر العاطفي وسيمنحك القوة للحكم الصحيح على الآخرين

الأسد 23 تموز ـ 23 آب

تطورات ومسؤوليات

نزوع نحو الحرية والتحرر من كل ما يعيق خيالك الخصب، هكذا ستبدأ عامك ولكنك ما تلبث أن تعود إلى الواقع والشريك وتحاول حمايته. حزيران هو شهر العاطفة والمتعة بالنسبة لك وسيستمر هذا الاسترخاء العاطفي مع الشريك حتى ينتهي بالارتباط إن كنت أعزباً . سيتوجب عليك إظهار كل ما لديك بأحسن صورة عملياً وستلاقي نجاحات متعددة في الربع الثاني من العام . بعض مواليد الأسد قد يغيرون مجال عملهم إلى الأفضل.

العذراء 24 آب ـ 22 أيلول

علاقات وإشاعات

سنة القرارات الحاسمة والكبيرة، ستواجه مشاكل عاطفية في الربع الثاني من العام، وقد تكتشف بعض الخيانات والطعنات خلال السنة يجب أن تكون متيقظاً للمنافسة ممن تعتقد أنهم مقربون لك وستزداد المنافسة خلال شهر آب، عام 2012 يعتبر عاماً ناجحاً على مستوى العمل، حاول الابتعاد قدر الإمكان عمن يحيطك بأجواء الكآبة والغموض، هذا العام يحمل الكثير لك لكن يحتاج إلى بعض الصدق مع الذات والمصارحة بينك وبين الاخرين.

الميزان 23 أيلول ـ 22 تشرين1

كثرة المسؤوليات

عاطفياً ستشعر بالاستقرار العاطفي مع بداية العام، حاول تجنب المشاكل مع الشريك وابتعد عن عدم الاهتمام به حتى لا تكون ممن يفقدون شركاءهم في هذا العام، مع بداية حزيران الكثير من مواليد الميزان العزاب سيجدون الاستقرار والقفص الذهبي. عملياً أعباء كبيرة ستضاف إلى عملك لن تأثر على قدرتك على الإبداع والعطاء، وجوه كثيرة تعرفها جيداً سينكشف الطرف الآخر منها هذا العام.

لا تحاول التهرب من مسؤولياتك الاجتماعية والعملية في الربع الأول من العام فهي ستعطي ثمارها في النصف الثاني وسترفع أسهمك العملية بشكل جدي وكبير.

 

العقرب 23 تشرين1 ـ 22 تشرين 2

هموم وعقبات

لن تكون بداية جيدة للعقرب هذا العام فالمشاكل على مستوى الحب والعاطفة قد تستمر لبضعة اشهر, على مستوى العمل يستقر وضعك المهني كثيرا وسيكون امامك فرصة كبيرة لاختيار عمل جديد في بداية العام, الازدهار سيلاقيك في نهاية العام. يجب أن تتخلى عن عنادك هذا العام فصلابتك الفكرية وتبريراتك التي لا جدوى منها ستمنع عنك الانخراط في مجتمعات جديدة وبالتالي ستضيع منك فرص كثيرة بسبب اعتمادك على اسلوبك في رفض وقبول الفرص بالاعتماد على مزاجك فقط

القوس 22 تشرين ـ21 كانون 1

اهتمامات وهوايات

ارتباك عاطفي مع بداية العام سيكون نتيجة لسوء تفاهم مع الشريك، وستكون بحاجة إلى الكثير من الأصدقاء الذين اعتدت على  الاستماع لنصائحهم. إذا كنت ممن يفكرون بالبدء بالدراسة أو استئنافها فهذا العام هو عام النجاح الدراسي بالنسبة لك. اجتماعياً سيترتب عليك القيام بواجبين اجتماعيين أحدهما فرح والآخر حزن فكن صبوراً واعتمد على نصائح الاخرين، لا تصم أذنيك وتتكبر فالنصيحة أهم ما قد يساعدك هذا العام.

الجدي 22 كانون 1 ـ 20 كانون 2

حب

حاول أن تكون عاطفياً وشاعرياً في الأشهر الأولى من العام، واستعد لمواجهة اتهامات شريكك لك بعدم الاهتمام به، سيكون هذا العام عام القرارات والالتزامات فكن متأنياً في التفكير وفي اتخاذ القرارات. إذا كنت ممن يلعب على أكثر من حبل فهذا عام ظهور المرج بعد الثلج.

عملياً فرصة عملك خارج البلاد بانتظارك ودوام الاستقرار في العمل حتى شهرآب حيث تبدأ المشاكل التي يجب عليك حلها بسرعة كبيرة، وعدم إهمالها كالعادة. ابتعد عن الكذب هذا العام فشبح اكتشاف الناس لواحدة من قصصك الملفقة يلوح في الأفق، لا تعتمد على ذكائك في الحكم على الناس.

الدلو 21 كانون 2 ـ 19 شباط

نجاح

ستجد أنك مضطر لرؤية الجانب الإيجابي من الشريك دون الحاجة للتطرق إلى سلبيات تعامله معك، ستشعر بالإهمال من قبل الشريك بعد منتصف العام . على الصعيد العملي ستساعد الكثير من الناس في الحصول على عمل وفي أمور أخرى. لا تخف على مشاريعك في هذا العام فالنجاح مكتوب لها مهما كانت ولكن بتواجدك فيها فلا تشارك ولا تحاصص ولا تترك عملك لغيرك. نجاحك هذا العام مرتبط بك شخصياً.

الحوت 20 شباط ـ 20 آذار

اطمئنان

سيبدأ هذا العام بداية عاطفية رائعة وستشعر أنك مركز الكون والكثيرون ممن حولك سيطلبون ودك فكن مستعداً لعروض الحب. عزاب الحوت سيشعرون بالبهجة وستزداد شعبيتهم أما المتزوجون فسيشعرون ببعض الاضطرابات مع الشريك بعد منتصف العام . عملياً بعض التطورات الطفيفة .

 

- مع برج الحوت تنتهي الأبراج التي ينتظرها معظمنا كل صباح ليبدأ نهاره بها أو ليحكم على يومه بشكل كامل ، أو ليرسم يومه من البداية للنهاية.

أما بالنسبة للأبراج الصينية :

تعتمد نظرية الأبراج الصينية على أسماء الحيوانات وصفاتهم في ترتيبها وتصنيفها للبشر فكل سنة تنتمي لحيوان معين . تقول الأسطورة : أن بوذا (المعلم الصيني الأول) قد نادى في الأرض أن تجتمع كل الحيوانات لديه وكان في كل مرة يصل إليه حيوان يسمي سنة باسمه ويعطيها صفاته فكان أول الواصلين الجرذ وآخرهم الخنزير. لهذه النظرية الكثير من المتابعين والمترقبين.

حسب التقويم الصيني فإن العام 2012 هو عام التنين المائي  والتنين هو رمز السلطة والامبراطور في الصين وهو رمز القوة والاعتدال والماء هو كناية عن التغييرات والتبدلات الرئيسية والديناميكة، لذا فمن المتوقع أن يكون العام 2012 عام حل النزاعات.

الجرذ : مواليد العام 48-60-72-84-96
ستتوفر لهم الفرصة لإنجاز كل ما يتعلق بأعمالهم ومشاريعهم وهي سنة ناجحة جداً للقيام بالواجبات العملية الناجحة والمثمرة.

الثور: : مواليد 49-61-73-85-97-2009

سنة النجاح بعد الصبر ولكن هذا النجاح سيكون متعلقاً بالمقدار الكبير من الطاقة والجهد الواجب بذله في كافة المجالات. عاطفياً ارتباكات عابرة ومالياً الحذر من الوقوع ضحية للتحايل.

برج النمر: مواليد 50-62-74-86-98-2010

يعتمد النجاح في هذا العام 2012 على الدبلوماسية وأسلوب التعامل والتفكير اللامحدود و على التعاون مع المحيط، العلاقات العاطفية ممتازة في فصل الربيع، التفاؤل هو الحل.

برج الأرنب : مواليد 51-63-75-87-99-2011

يجب الالتزام بالقواعد الاجتماعية الأساسية والابتعاد عن الاتفاقات- تحت الطاولة – ابتعد عن العواطف المجانية وكن جدياً في كل أمورك، ستنجز الكثير من المشاريع والأمور التي تعتبرها عالقة.

برج التنين : مواليد 52-64-76-88-2000-2012

ستكون سيد نفسك وسيد حظك وستكون محط أنظار كل من سيطلب المساعدة، يجب استغلال كل لحظة في هذا العام لتطوير نفسك لتحصل على الارتباط الصحيح، جهز نفسك لقطف ثمار ما قد زرعته في السنة الماضية.

برج الأفعى : مواليد 53-65-77-89-2001

عام النجاح و العمل، قدرتك على استشفاف النتائج المستقبلية ستجعلك قادراً على إدراك جميع المعطيات من حولك قبل الآخرين ولكن احذر الانخراط في أي شيء يمكن أن يسبب لك التقلبات العاطفية والاكتئاب فأنت حساس جداً هذا العام، لا تتراجع واطرد التردد فستطرح عليك مهام عظيمة تطلب الكثير من العزم والحزم.

برج الحصان: مواليد 54-66-78-90-2002

صعوبات مهنية و حفنة من الأخطاء ستبدأ بها عامك الجديد لكن النجاح العاطفي سيخفف عنك وطأة المشاكل، السفر والترحال في هذا العام سيكون لهما الاثر الإيجابي الكبير في صقل مواهبك وزيادة ثقتك بنفسك.

برج العنزة : مواليد 55-67-79-91-2003

لا تدع القلق والشك يحكم عامك القادم وقررأن تواجه كل ما لا تريده، حاول أن تقول لا عندما تريد أن تقولها ولا تخجل لديك فرصة كبيرة لتعيد التفكير بالكثير من أخطائك الماضية وتصحيحها. الرومنسية هي الإطار العام لحياتك العاطفية في هذا العام فلا تسمح للأناينة التي اعتدت عليها أن تسيطر عليك وألق الأذن للفم الناصح، مفاجآت كبيرة يحملها لك هذا العام.

برج القرد: مواليد 56-68-80-92-2004

يجب عليك أن تبدأ بالتفكير الجدي والابتعاد عن الاستخفاف بالأمور. هذا العام يقدم لك الفرص الذهبية الكبيرة التي يمكنك أن تغتنمها بقليل من الصبر والتحمل،  إذا كنت تفكر بالقيام بعملية تجميل فهذا العام هو العام المناسب لذلك ولكن يجب الانتباه بشكل كبير على وضعك الصحي والبدني، إنقاص الوزن سيساعدك على تخطي المصاعب الصحية في هذا العام.

برج الديك: مواليد 57-69-81-93-2005

هذا العام سيكون الخطوة الأولى في التغيير، كن صبوراً و لا تعتمد على التعالي في التعامل مع الناس كأساس في حياتك، هذا العام سيتطلب منك مساعدة الآخرين لتحصل على ماتريد، فرص الارتباط كبيرة هذا العام والمنافسة ستكون على أشدها، جهز نفسك.

برج الكلب : مواليد 58-70-82-94-2006

ليس كل ما يلمع ذهباً وهذا سيكون حالك هذا العام، ترقبك أن تكون غنياً سيقابل بصدمة بسيطة فالممل سيحكم قدرتك على الإنجاز لذلك ابتعد عن الأعمال التي تتطلب وقتاً وتركيزاً كبيراً. بعض المشاكل مع مدرائك بسبب عدم مراقبتك للسانك وكلماتك ستحدد الكثير من التغييرات التي ستتفاجأ بها خلال العام.

برج الخنزير: 59-71-83-94-2006

العائلة هي العنوان الأول والأخير لهذا العام فنجاحك في الترتيب والتنسيق العائلي سينعكس على علاقاتك الاجتماعية خارج المنزل وعلى أسلوبك لإنجاز عملك وبالتالي إلى النجاح الباهر على كافة الأصعدة، هذا العام سيوفر لك فرص النجاح في كل أمورك ولا ينتظر منك سوى حسن التدبير والقدرة على التنسيق الناجح.

 

- نظرة عامة نحو العام 2012

إن بداية العام 2012 بيوم الأحد هو موشر على أن هذا العام سيحمل الكثير من الأحداث العسكرية والدامية في الربع الأول منه، و الكثير من الظواهر والكوارث الطبيعية من زلازل وبراكين في الربع الثاني من العام. الأحد هو يوم الشمس فالعام عام الشمس وهذا يعني سلطة الحكام وزهوة انتصاراتهم، انحسار الموت بين الأطفال عالمياً وانتشاره بين الشباب واليافعين، ظاهرة طبيعية تحير العلماء آخر العام وتستحوذ على الأخبار حول العالم. بعد انتهاء الربع الأول من العام بعض الدول ستشهد حروباً شعبية  تدمر الممتلكات الخاصة والعامة في أكثر من دولة حول العالم، الربع الثاني من العام سيكون فيه تبدل في التحالفات وظهور المفاجآت بين الدول وانقلابات تكتيكية عظيمة بين دولة وأخرى، وسيسيطر الارتجال السياسي على معظم رؤوساء العالم وبالتالي ردات الفعل ستكون أكثر من مستغربة وأقل من مقبولة، أصحاب السلطة ستزداد سلطتهم والتابعين سيزداد خضوعهم. الكثير من الاغتيالات السياسية والدينية. تبدل كلي للعلاقات السياسية حتى تصبح شبه سياسة دينية تتورط فيها دول بأكملها، في العام 2012 الشمس لا تعرف حلاً وسطاً فإما ليل وإما نهار، إما دفء وإما صقيع وهكذا ستكون الحال على أرض عالمنا، لا مجال للوسط وخاصة بعد الربع الثالث من هذا العام حيث سيحمل المفاجآت وسيخلط الأوراق بشكل هستيري بعد عدة اغتيالات سياسية وعسكرية مهمة حول العالم تقلب الطاولة على جميع المتحاورين. سيزداد التطرف والتشدد الديني بشكل كبير وسيتبع الناس قوالين وفصحاء دون تدبر أو تعقل. الانهيارات الاقتصادية ستزداد وبخاصة في دول مدار السرطان والجدي، الشمس ستعطي الأشياء ألواناً وتوهجاً أكثر مما ينبغي لذلك ستنتشر الإشاعات وسيختلط الحابل بالنابل عبر نشرات الأخبار وفي الصحف والمجلات حتى لا يستطيع المرء الوثوق بأي فكرة أو أي عنوان سيطرح. خسوف القمر في حزيران وفي تشرين الثاني سيؤشرإلى فضائح أو انهيارات مالية أو اشتعال لحروب غير محسوبة النتائج وخارجة عن القوانين .

- 2012 نهاية العالم :

تقويم المايا :وهي نبوءة وجدت مكتوبة على حجارة ورثها العالم من حضارة المايا وتتحدث عن أن نهاية العالم ستكون في 21-12-2012 عندما يصطدام جرم سماوي هائل بكوكب الارض.

عالم الفلك الفرنسي (نوستراداموس) (سنة 1890): حيث تنبأ بأن الكواكب التابعة للمجموعه الشمسية سوف تضطرب بنهاية الألفية الثانية وستسبب دمار الحياة بعد 12 عاماً فقط.

عالم الرياضيات الياباني(هايدو ايناكاوا )(1950): حيث تنبأ بأن كواكب المجموعة الشمسية سوف تصطف في خط واحد خلف الشمس- وأن هذه الظاهرة سوف تصاحب بتغيرات مناخية وخيمة تنهي الحياة على سطح الأرض بنهاية 2012 .

-علماء صينيون :بداية نهاية العالم ستكون في ديسمبر 21 من عام 2012 حيث يكون الكوكب المجهول في أقرب نقطة له من الارض وفي عام 2014 سيصل الى نقطة ينتهي فيها تأثيره على الأرض مكملاً مساره الشمسي حتى يعود مرة أخرى بعد 4100 سنة.

 

Important birds erea in Syria

 

Abu Zad: Site description An upland area at the southern end of the Jibal al-Sharqi (Anti-Lebanon) range, 50 km by road from Damascus, and centred on Abu Zad, a small village with small orchards and very small fields lying at 1,500 m above the resort village of Bludan. The nearby village of Halbun is at 1,700 m. To the west, vertical cliffs fall to Zabadani far below, and mountains to the north-east rise steeply to 2,462 m within c.10 km. The land above the village is open, with sparse grassland, scattered scrub and bare rock, and is snow-covered in winter.

Baath Lake: Site description A shallow, 10-km-long lake formed by a dam on the Euphrates (Al-Furat) at Mansurah, less than 10 km to the east of and below the main dam of Buhayrat al-Assad (Lake Assad) at Tabqa. The upper reaches are particularly shallow with a number of islands fringed by Phragmites reedbeds

Bahrat Homs: Site description A semi-artificial, eutrophic reservoir lying 15 km south-west of Homs and just west of Qattiné, formed by impoundment of the Nahr al-Asi (Orontes river). The banks of the north-eastern half are steep, while the very flat south-western shores, together with the influx of water from snow-melt in spring and subsequent evaporation during the summer, lead to the extent of open water varying from 3,000 ha in summer to 5,300 ha in winter; water depth is 4–8 m. There are some islands, but not suitable for breeding birds. The shores are generally bare mud, and the lake_s marginal and aquatic vegetation is very limited; bankside vegetation includes Tamarix, Salix, Nerium, Phragmites and Typha. The surroundings are very open, with no trees of any size but still generally green and verdant. To the south the land is fertile and cultivated, but to the north is a large area of lava flow. Villages are scattered around the lakeside; the main human activity is farming, though there is considerable fishing, plus large factories near Qattiné.

Buhayrat al-Assad: Site description Buhayrat al-Assad is a huge reservoir of more than 63,000 ha created by a dam on the River Euphrates (Al-Furat) near the town of Al-Thawra, and occupies c.80 km of the valley (north-west end at 36°18´N 38°10´E, south-east end at 35°49´N 38°28´E). The shores are mainly steep and rocky, and the water appears oligotrophic, being very clear and without sediment. Much of the surrounding area is dry, stony, and almost devoid of vegetation. However, the Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform has recently afforested large areas on the southern shore and around Al-Thawra with Olea, Cupressus, eucalyptus and Amygdalus, including an offshore island (Jazirat al-_Ayd or Jazirat al-Thawra) which is being established as a nature park with a tourist centre and a network of vehicle tracks. The island is linked to the mainland by a causeway with a gate. Sugar-cane and cereals are cultivated in the south-east. The dam is used for hydro-electric power generation. Jabbar Castle is a historical site on the east side of the lake near the dam.

Buhayrat al-Khatuniyah: Site description A mesotrophic, spring-fed, natural lake (its area is variously quoted as being from 50 ha to c.800 ha) together with the surrounding _clay_ desert, c.50 km east of Al-Hasakah and between the small settlements of Khatuniyah and Al-Hul (6 km from the international border). The mean depth of the lake is or was 8 m, and the vegetation includes Tamarix. The lake is used for fishing, hunting and recreation, and the surrounding area for grazing.

 

Buhayrat al-Laha: Site description The only remaining natural coastal wetland, south of Hamidiyah and only c.2 km north of the Lebanese border. The coast is low and predominantly sandy, with some permanent rivers; settlements are few and small.

Jabal Abdul Aziz: Site description A mountain range (up to 920 m) lying west of Al-Hasakah and running for c.50 km east–west. The southern slopes are gentle, but the northern slopes are a very steep, linear scarp with frequent cliffs. Numerous small wadis drain the slopes. The steppe vegetation includes Pistacia, Prunus and Rhamnus scrub, with extensive shrubs of Artemisia, Atriplex, Helianthemum and Teucrium. There is an extensive and ongoing afforestation project, planting Pistacia, Pinus brutia and P. halepensis

Euphrates valley: Site description The entire valley of the River Euphrates (Al-Furat), from its entry from Turkey at 36°49´N 38°02´E to its exit into Iraq at 34°29´N 40°56´E, apart from Buhayrat al-Assad (see site 007) and Baath Lake (see site 008). The valley lies 80–250 m below the surrounding plains, varying in width from 2 to 12 km. The river still flows in its original bed and is rich in islands, meanders, pools, oxbow lakes, alluvial cliffs, gravel pits and silted old water courses where the river has shifted, many of these being covered in Phragmites reedbeds. The water level used to flood 3–4 m higher in spring than in autumn, due to snow-melt in the Turkish uplands, but the completion during the last decade of several large dams in Turkey has now greatly reduced this annual flood. Natural vegetation includes riverine thickets of Populus euphratica, Tamarix, Salix and Typha. Intensive agriculture is carried out along its banks in _mazara_, vast areas of irrigated cotton and cereals with orchards and plantations of Populus and Pinus halepensis. The heavily cultivated steppe of the Jazirah region lies to the east and the Syrian Desert to the south-west. Gravel extraction occurs locally.

Jabal al-Bilas: Site description An isolated mountain (up to 1,105 m) lying c.70 km north-west of Tadmur (Palmyra). The landscape is eroded and the scant vegetation includes scattered trees/bushes of Pistacia, Prunus and Rhamnus, and shrubs of Artemisia, Atriplex, Salsola and Anabasis. There is some unspecified waterfowl habitat, presumably caused by winter flooding of depressions.

Jabal al-Bishri: Site description An isolated mountain in the semi-desert 80 km west of Dayr al-Zawr, rising to 851 m. There are occasional cliffs. The vegetation includes trees and bushes of Pistacia, Rhamnus, Prunus and Amygdalus, and is presumably a sparse steppe-woodland.

Jabal al-Shuah: Site description The eastern slope of the Jibal al-Nusayriyah range is a very steep scarp, lining the western edge of the Al-Ghab basin. A 1977 map based on surveys in the 1940s suggests that c.20,000 ha of woodland existed along the scarp at that time. The current extent of woodland is unknown but is still likely to be sizeable, since the steep slopes have presumably inhibited clearance for agriculture or other uses. The woodland is dominated by Abies cilicica, with Carpinus orientalis and Ostrya carpinifolia.

Jabal Sis: Site description A huge, extinct volcanic crater, the largest of many within a huge basalt lava field which covers much of southern Syria and northern Jordan. Jabal Sis (Sies) lies near the eastern edge of the basalt, 100 km east-south-east of Damascus and 55 km south of the main road running east from Damascus to Iraq. The volcano rises about 100 m above the surrounding plain. Spring rain lies in small lakes and pools in scattered pans of impermeable clay, and there is a rain-fed lake at the foot of Jabal Sis itself. Vegetation is sparse. The terrain is impassable to vehicles except along tracks, of which there are few. Nomadic pastoralists graze large flocks in the area in spring and early summer.

Jabal Slenfeh: Site description A relatively well-wooded mountain area, centred on the village of Slenfeh c.20 km north-east of Al-Ladhiqiyah (Lattakia), on the western slopes of the Jibal al-Nusayriyah range. The woodland is dominated by Abies and Cedrus. The area is generally densely populated with small settlements.

Ras al-Ayn: Site description A vast area of steppe around the border settlement of Ras al-Ayn, through which the seasonal Khabur river flows in winter and spring, north-west of Al-Hasakah. Much of the steppe along the Khabur valley is now under irrigated cultivation of wheat and cotton. Trees and scrub occur along the Khabur river, especially at Ras al-Ayn where there is a patch of c.100 ha of dense Salix bushes, fed by a very powerful, sulphurous hot spring.

Reference

www.ecotourismsyria.com

 

Beyond the smell, Onion and garlic

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The onion and garlic plants are related to each other and originated in Asia. A variety of types exist of each of these vegetable, including small garlic and elephant garlic, red onions and yellow onions. Garlic and onions contribute flavor and texture to culinary dishes and medicinal compounds to herbal remedies. Ancient cultures utilized these vegetables for their benefits as we do today.

 

 

Active Components

 

The primary active compound in garlic is allicin, which gives the bulb its characteristic odor along with many of its healing benefits. Before garlic is crushed, it contains the odorless sulfur-containing chemical alliin, which converts to allicin upon crushing. Onions activate sulfur-containing compounds, mainly thiosulfinates including allicin, when they are processed, such as being minced or crushed via the enzyme alliinase. Onions also contain the flavonoid quercertin, which is found in a higher concentration in onions than any other fruit or vegetable.

 

 

Mechanism of Action

 

Allicin and other antioxidant compounds in garlic boost health by helping to neutralize free radicals. Free radicals damage your cells and are believed to contribute to numerous health conditions including heart disease and cancer, as well as the aging process, according to University of Maryland Medical Center. Antioxidants might prevent or reduce some of the damage by free radicals that is caused over time. Onions also boost health by helping to neutralize free radicals and contain flavonoids like quercertin that provide strong antioxidant action. Depending on the variety, onions also can contain the flavonoids kaempferol, found in leeks, and anthocyanins, found in red onions.

 

 

Garlic Research

 

Clinical research on garlic is promising in three main areas, according to University of Maryland Medical Center. The first is decreasing the progression of cardiovascular disease by helping reduce blood pressure and cholesterol. Garlic also strengthens the immune system, which might help your body fight off disease and protect against cancer. Garlic also might help prevent the onset of the common cold. Garlic also is being studied for properties that might help protect against parasites like roundworm; antiviral, antifungal and antibacterial uses; and combating fatigue.

 

 

Onion Research

 

The top uses for onions supported by clinical data are preventing appetite loss and age-related changes in your blood vessels, such as with potential cholesterol-lowering effects, according to the World Health Organization. Clinical studies also demonstrate possible antihyperglycaemic effects, which might help you manage diabetes, but more research is needed, according to WHO. Onion also has been studied for use as a diuretic, treating bacterial infections like dysentery, treating ulcers, as an asthma aid, and promoting healing of wounds.

 

 

Cancer Prevention

 

The sulfur compounds found in onions and garlic protect cells from developing cancer, according to a 2004 study by researchers from the University of Naples. The study found the compounds may be particularly effective for preventing prostate cancer. Researchers said the results warranted further research, particularly because garlic and onions are frequently consumed vegetables that cause no side effects.

 

 

Immune System Support

 

The active compounds in garlic, onions and ginger enhance immune function, according to herbalist Susan Mead. She recommends adding them to culinary dishes daily to improve overall health. Fresh herbs contain more of the active compounds, and all three consumed together is more beneficial than consuming them individually, according to Mead.

 

 

Relieves Gastritis

 

Garlic and onion destroy a bacteria called Helicobacter pylori, which causes gastritis, an inflammation of the stomach lining that causes stomach pain, indigestion, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting. The active compounds responsible for the health benefit are flavonoids, a type of antioxidant, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center.

 

 

Improves Cardiovascular Health

 

Garlic and onions inhibit platelet aggregation, improving blood flow and overall cardiovascular health, according to a 1999 study by researchers from the Faculty of Science in Kuwait. The study found that while both vegetables decrease blood clotting, only garlic’s effectiveness increases as higher levels of the herb are administered. Garlic reduces platelet aggregation by as much as 50 percent. Both vegetables produced more significant results in the raw form.

 

So go have some onion and garlic, eat them fast and forget about the smell, because you will wish you have borne the smell all day instead  of the bearing  the pain of falling sick.

 

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Baladna

The onion and garlic plants are related to each other and originated in Asia. A variety of types exist of each of these vegetable, including small garlic and elephant garlic, red onions and yellow onions. Garlic and onions contribute flavor and texture to culinary dishes and medicinal compounds to herbal remedies. Ancient cultures utilized these vegetables for their benefits as we do today.

Active Components

The primary active compound in garlic is allicin, which gives the bulb its characteristic odor along with many of its healing benefits. Before garlic is crushed, it contains the odorless sulfur-containing chemical alliin, which converts to allicin upon crushing. Onions activate sulfur-containing compounds, mainly thiosulfinates including allicin, when they are processed, such as being minced or crushed via the enzyme alliinase. Onions also contain the flavonoid quercertin, which is found in a higher concentration in onions than any other fruit or vegetable.

Mechanism of Action

Allicin and other antioxidant compounds in garlic boost health by helping to neutralize free radicals. Free radicals damage your cells and are believed to contribute to numerous health conditions including heart disease and cancer, as well as the aging process, according to University of Maryland Medical Center. Antioxidants might prevent or reduce some of the damage by free radicals that is caused over time. Onions also boost health by helping to neutralize free radicals and contain flavonoids like quercertin that provide strong antioxidant action. Depending on the variety, onions also can contain the flavonoids kaempferol, found in leeks, and anthocyanins, found in red onions.

Garlic Research

Clinical research on garlic is promising in three main areas, according to University of Maryland Medical Center. The first is decreasing the progression of cardiovascular disease by helping reduce blood pressure and cholesterol. Garlic also strengthens the immune system, which might help your body fight off disease and protect against cancer. Garlic also might help prevent the onset of the common cold. Garlic also is being studied for properties that might help protect against parasites like roundworm; antiviral, antifungal and antibacterial uses; and combating fatigue.

Onion Research

The top uses for onions supported by clinical data are preventing appetite loss and age-related changes in your blood vessels, such as with potential cholesterol-lowering effects, according to the World Health Organization. Clinical studies also demonstrate possible antihyperglycaemic effects, which might help you manage diabetes, but more research is needed, according to WHO. Onion also has been studied for use as a diuretic, treating bacterial infections like dysentery, treating ulcers, as an asthma aid, and promoting healing of wounds.

Cancer Prevention

The sulfur compounds found in onions and garlic protect cells from developing cancer, according to a 2004 study by researchers from the University of Naples. The study found the compounds may be particularly effective for preventing prostate cancer. Researchers said the results warranted further research, particularly because garlic and onions are frequently consumed vegetables that cause no side effects.

Immune System Support

The active compounds in garlic, onions and ginger enhance immune function, according to herbalist Susan Mead. She recommends adding them to culinary dishes daily to improve overall health. Fresh herbs contain more of the active compounds, and all three consumed together is more beneficial than consuming them individually, according to Mead.

Relieves Gastritis

Garlic and onion destroy a bacteria called Helicobacter pylori, which causes gastritis, an inflammation of the stomach lining that causes stomach pain, indigestion, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting. The active compounds responsible for the health benefit are flavonoids, a type of antioxidant, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center.

Improves Cardiovascular Health

Garlic and onions inhibit platelet aggregation, improving blood flow and overall cardiovascular health, according to a 1999 study by researchers from the Faculty of Science in Kuwait. The study found that while both vegetables decrease blood clotting, only garlic’s effectiveness increases as higher levels of the herb are administered. Garlic reduces platelet aggregation by as much as 50 percent. Both vegetables produced more significant results in the raw form.

So go have some onion and garlic, eat them fast and forget about the smell, because you will wish you have borne the smell all day instead  of the bearing  the pain of falling sick.

 

The Observers’ crisis

 

Isn’t it wrong to give the one you claim to be doing very dangerous crimes the chance to wash his traces? Is it logical for the observers to be led by the ones they should observe?!

On the other hand, isn’t it right that each stat has its sovereignty that it should fight for? Isn’t it wrong for the enemy to become the judge? How could Syria accept a protocol that has been made by the ones it accuses of being behind its current crisis?

Syria has come up with some amendments to the Arab League protocol in order to make it acceptable but the Arab League on Sunday announced its rejection of the amendments proposed by Syria to the draft protocol regarding sending observers to Syria.

The AL General Secretariat claimed in its statement that the amendments and changes proposed to the protocol by the Syrian side “would affect the core of the document and would radically change the nature of the mission which is to oversee the implementation of the Arab initiative to end the crisis in Syria and protect Syrian civilians.”

The statement said that the AL decision came “following consultations between the AL Secretary General Nabeel al-Arabi and Chief and members of the Arab ministerial committee in charge of the Syrian issue.”

Official Syrians Sources said that the changes proposed by Syria were designed to protect the country’s sovereignty and dignity.

Syrian officials do not want it to be called an observing mission, but prefer calling it an Arab League mission in order to be acceptable. Such changes, the sources added, do not affect the spirit of the mission.

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem said on Sunday that some phrases of the Arab League’s monitoring protocol were “unattainable” and reflected “unbalanced stances.”

Al-Moallem said that the protocol, submitted to the Syrian government by the AL to permit observers into the country to verify whether it has taken measures to protect civilians, fully ignored the Syrian sovereignty: “The protocol includes broad phrases, some of them are unattainable” the Foreign Minister said, adding that the protocol should come as a result of a negotiations between two parties and shouldn’t be dictated from one party on the other.

“We have nothing at all to hide,” he said, adding that all that Syria has asked for is to be informed of the places the AL ministerial committee plans to head to.

Syria has offered amendments to the protocol that don’t interfere with the nature or the details of the mission of the AL observers, al-Moallem said, adding that the amendments aim to facilitate the work of the AL mission in a perfect way.

He went further saying that the amendments came from Syria’s keenness on the national sovereignty and the government’s role in preserving its people’s security.

The AL issued on the 16^th of the month in Rabat, Morocco a draft deal on the Arab mission of 500 observers to Syria and gave the Syrian government three days to sign it after the regional group suspended Syria’s membership.

On Thursday, al-Moallem suggested modifications on the AL deal. However, the AL rejected on Sunday Syria’s proposed modifications on the mission, saying that the proposed modifications introduce “radical changes” to the mission of the observers.

Syrian Views

These Ping-Pong media massages put us in front of big questions, the answers of which we tried to get from the people of Syria themselves.

Joumana. Na, 28 years old woman said: “As long as the observers keep their observations to themselves and the security forces can continue butchering civilian people, then they will agree to the League’s deal.”

Ammar. Ah, 24 years old, said: “The Arabs have been observing mass-murders among their people for at least 1000 years; now they want front row seats?! This is a fake protocol; they have put it only to be rejected so they can execute the American agenda.”

Iman. KA, 49 years old, woman said: “I can’t find any logic in the amendments, I can’t believe that our government is asking the AL to do such amendments, because it is clear that they are trying to fool everybody! When you have a war you cannot talk about sovereignty, the blood is covering the streets in Hama and Homes and they are talking about changing the title of the protocol! They are not serious, I was optimistic about the protocol and that it will save the Syrian blood from both sides (the protesters and the army) but the government had destroyed all my hopes in a new start that saves the Syrian blood.”

Nour. Sh, 36 years old, said: “We have seen the result of western interference in the Middle East: Chaos everywhere. I am sure that they-the regime-will agree. They have no choice; they will remain the leaders of the nation and bring changes. The nation will settle down. I suspect that the US and Israel, who have alternative motives could make the AL present such a protocol. This protocol could open the door wildly in front of the enemy, Mr. al-Moallem and his assistants had made the right choice by giving such amendments.”

“This revolution is a little about democracy and a lot about settling old scores.” Ghada. SH, 36, woman said. She added: “It was started by freedom and reform seeking Syrians. Now, its momentum is maintained by Muslim Brotherhood activists, and supported by Sunni regional powers, currently in a state of cold war with Iran, in addition to anti-Syrian regime Lebanese who have lost their beloved ones during the years where the Syrian army was in Lebanon. So, such amendments have been put to impede the observers, no one asks for such amendments unless he wants to hide something. The AL has made the right decision by refusing the amendments, they don’t want to be unfair with the Syrians, they are practical and they are working for the good of the Syrian people.”

Moulham. Za, 39 years old, male said: “Supporting a revolution for the sake of supporting a revolution is insane. Gaddafi came to power through a revolution. In 1979, young Iranians were chanting for ‘freedom and democracy’; look at the great example of freedom and democracy in Iran that resulted from that revolution! So, what the AL seeks is to implement the American agenda in Syria and to destroy the last standing country against Israel and the American imperial project in the Middle East. As for the amendments, I agree with Mr. al-Moualem, he is the man whom we should rely on to save Syria from the conspiracies.”

Ghofran. AS, 46 years old, man said: “About one third of the casualties in the current conflict were Syrian soldiers and pro-regime civilians. These numbers are provided by anti-regime activists. Out of the remaining two thirds there is a percentage of innocent protesters killed by savage murderers. There is also a percentage made of armed insurgents. This is confirmed by countless reports from Syrian family members and friends in addition to YouTube videos. And the government is still asking for amendments?! What the hell, I don’t believe the way they use to gain time, this protocol will help to save Syria from the coming war, but what I can’t understand is how did the Syrian officials manage to put more than 18 amendments to a protocol of two and a half pages, I have heard that they asked the AL to change the title! I can’t believe how cheap the Syrian blood has become!”
Ahmad. So, 36 years old, male said: “The rejection of the amendments is the proof that this league and committee is nothing but toys in the hands of America. All what they need is to force Syria to kneel in front of the enemy, but they will never see us kneeling. The protocol is a flagrant violation to the sovereignty of Syria, 500 observers to walk and move in Syria freely?! No one can accept that, they want to send their agents to Syria, Syrians can solve their problems, to hell with the AL.”
Farhan. Ka, 48 years old, man said: “With a regime tightly controlled by a sprawling military/intelligence apparatus, and its members armed to the teeth and fearful for their lives, supporting a weak revolution that has little chance of toppling that regime by force (with the unlikely possibility of military intervention in Syria) is only going to lead to more blood and innocent deaths. A more logical approach is to pressure both sides to sit down and negotiate a peaceful resolution.”

Samaoa`l Ja, 46 years old, said: “This protocol is the passport for external intervention, it will lead to nothing but more misunderstanding. I refuse the protocol and admire the government because they are awake and have open eyes that can discover the hidden plans and intentions behind it. The government is protecting our history and shaping the future of Syria and the Syrians.”

Hanna. AH, 34 years old, housewife said: “What a waste of time! Anything proposed by the west, is used as means of intelligence for future attacks.  Don’t do it Syria, they are not on your side.  Just go and finish your civil war. Russia, Iran, and China have your back.  Don’t fall to al-Qaeda and western pressure. They are trying to defeat you, to destroy the last reluctance castle against Israel and imperialism, this protocol is a trap, but they-in Syria-are awake and know what is going on around them, so Syria will be fine and will never bow in front of anyone, or under any circumstances.”

Global points of view

“World powers will do as much as they can to turn up the heat on the Syrian government”, British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Monday, calling President Bashar al-Assad’s so called crackdown on eight months of protests “appalling and unacceptable.”

Hague was speaking before a meeting in London with representatives of Syrian opposition groups, in an intensification of British contacts with Assad’s opponents.

 

“We will increase the pressure on the Syrian regime,” he said, adding that he had spoken to the Arab League after Syrian government ignored its Saturday deadline to pull the military out of urban centres, free political prisoners and start a dialogue.

“The behaviour of that regime is appalling and unacceptable and of course we will do what we can to support democracy in Syria in the future,” Hague said.

Hague said international pressure had already been ratcheted up on Syria, pointing to European Union sanctions on Syria’s oil exports. “We are working this week on a further round of sanctions which I hope we can agree next week,” Hague added.

In turn, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the West was urging regime’s opponents not to seek compromise.

“We see a situation in which the Arab League is calling for an end to violence and the start of talks, while absolutely contradictory calls are coming from Western capitals and the capitals of some regional countries,” he said.

 

Those nations, which Lavrov did not name, are “directly recommending that the opposition not enter dialogue with the regime”, he said, according to Interfax. “This is like a political provocation on an international scale.”

 

Opposition’s views

 

Inside Syria, Syrian opposition members said that Syria’s stance was just a stalling tactic: “We have warned in the past and we warn again that these are the methods of the regime to waste time,” said Omar Idilbi, a Beirut-based member of the Syrian National Council, an umbrella group of regime opponents. “This is just an attempt by the regime to gain more time.”
Syrian activists called the protests after weekly Muslim prayers on Friday to urge countries around the world to expel Syrian ambassadors, a move they hope will isolate the regime. The protests led to more than 20 being killed on Friday alone.

Syrian authorities blame the violence on foreign-backed armed groups which they say have killed some 1,100 troops and police. According to a United Nations account, more than 3,500 people, mostly civilians, have been killed in the unrest.

 

The protocol, the amendments, and the sanctions are the recent dilemma in Syria, no one knows what will happen for sure, but all what they know is that Syria should  escape this bad period and shape the new bright future as soon as possible.

 

The Syrian opposition as seen by Syrians

After decades of being in the shadow the Syrian opposition members are now in the spot light and are facing the tough mission of standing before the Syrian people to be judged and evaluated. Are they going to be accepted by the people? Would they be able to gain their trust, or would they remain the victims of pre-judgments and suspicions?

Are they really capable of bringing true change and development to the country while maintaining its unique social fabric or are they carrying a sectarian agenda that can destroy that fabric once and forever?

In this long and 2-parts report we will try to sum up the most known figures of the Syrian opposition and see what Syrians from different backgrounds have to say about them. Please always remember that getting a Syrian citizen to say his opinion is a much tougher job if he is pro-opposition than it is if he is a pro-regime. Therefore, the percentage of negative opinions against positive ones does not reflect in anyway the true balance of power in the Syrian society.

Dr. Burhan Ghalioun

President of the Syrian National Council

Born in 1945, in Syria, Dr. Burhan Ghalioun is a Syrian (Also carries a French passport) political scientist and professor of political sociology at ‘Universite de Paris-Sorbonne’, and, as of August the 29^th, the president of the Syrian National Council, the main body of the current Syrian opposition.

One of the common accusations pro-regimers always make about Syrian opposition figures is being Islamists or members of the ‘Muslims Brotherhood’. An accusation that cannot be used against Dr. Ghalioun, who is known to be one of the most famous theorists for secularism in the Arab world or even on global level.

Burhan Ghalion is also the director of the ‘Centre d’études de l’Orient Contemporain’ and professor of Arabic civilization at the ‘Sorbonne-Nouvelle-Paris-III’ University. He is the author of numerous books, dealing with sociological and political issues of the Islamic world, most written in Arabic with several of them translated to French.

H.M, 32 years, teacher said: “This man is nothing but a tool in the hands of the western monsters, he is implementing the famous agenda of imperialism, and I don’t care whether he is a political scientist or a fisherman. He is not human; he leads the massacre in Syria by leading the SNC. We kicked him out of Syria before because his attitudes were not acceptable in Syria, so now he is trying to take revenge on the regime, so he is not thinking about any kind of reforms, he simply seeks revenge. I will never trust such a man and will never live in Syria if he and his gang ruled it.”

Maher.O, 35 years old, said: “I have heard and read about him, actually I respect educated people, and he is very educated, but to lead Syria, I don’t think so! Because to lead Syria you have to have the proper experience that allows you to manage the problems and to give the proper solutions, he doesn’t have such an experience. Besides that, he can’t make any step forward without being led by foreign powers. As a human I respect him because he is a very educated man, but I don’t want him to be an official in Syria, he is leading the opposition who has caused free killing of the citizens. He should forget Syria and, as for me, I will never vote for him under any circumstances.”

“Of course I support him” KH.S, 50 years old, engineer said, “He is the man who will fulfill the demands of the free people in Syria, he is the new hope; a very educated man who knows what he is doing and understands the needs of free Syrians. I trust him because he has suffered enough to be ready to come up with the right plans regarding how to rule Syria and lead it to the free and respectable life. He is good enough for me and for everyone else to lead the reforms. He has the experience to lead the development process in Syria. Of course I will vote for him and will support him to the end. By the way, I don’t believe that he is being led by the super powers in the west; he was one of the poor people in Syria. At least he will be working in his graduating filed.”

Radwan Ziadeh

Member of the Syrian National Council

A Visiting Scholar at ‘The Institute for Middle East Studies (IMES)’ at ‘Elliot School of International Affairs’ at George Washington University.

He is most recently a Prins Global Fellow at Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies at New York University and Visiting Scholar at The Center for Contemporary Arab Studies (CCAS) at Georgetown University.

Before that he was Reagan-Fascell Fellow at National Endowment for Democracy (NED) at Washington DC and Visiting Scholar at the Center for the Study of Human Rights at Columbia University in New York City. He was also a Visiting Fellow at Chatham House (The Royal Institute of International Affairs) in London and a visiting scholar at Carr Center for Human Rights at Harvard University (2008-2009). In 2007-2008 he was a Senior Fellow at United States Institute of Peace (USIP) in Washington, DC.

Basheer. Ba, 36 years old, male said: “Do you call him a man?! Do you imagine him talking on behalf of the Syrian people?! I can’t accept dealing with this butcher, how the hell do you ask me about considering him as an official? OMG, he has the voice that everybody on earth hates, I will kill him myself. He doesn’t know anything about politics, he doesn’t have the respectable appearance that could make you proud of in front of the world. I know his past, he is nothing but a boy who used to reject everything and theorize everything. He is not suitable for Syria the land of lions and eagles, the land that fights the most dangerous enemy on earth; Israel. He is a childish, he is a toy in the American hands, I don’t know how the Americans think! Do they really believe that Syrians will follow such a boy?! Is he a Syrian at all?! I have never heard that he works in politics before. I will not allow anyone to lead Syria or let’s say destroy Syria while he is sleeping in the lap of the Americans!”

Khozama. Na, 38 years old, female said: “I think he belongs to a specific group of people in Syria, even though, this group of people refuses him as the rest of the Syrians do. I don’t believe that there is one Syrian who could support such a man, who tends to allow the external intervention in Syria. He is begging for external intervention, he and the rest of the gang (SNC). Anyway, I don’t respect him and I will never accept him as a Syrian citizen, I have many suspicions that he bought his certificate from American universities, he should forget what he is doing and stay home.”

Riad Seif

Born on 25 November 1946, Seif is a Syrian political dissident, formerly a member of the Syrian Parliament and a prominent businessman, who founded and led the Forum for National Dialogue. Seif was elected to parliament in 1994 as an independent and again in 1998. He is also a businessman who, for many years, held the rights for Adidas trademark in Syria.

According to Seif, his career in industry started with a workshop for manufacturing shirts in 1963, and in 1993 he began building the new ‘Adidas’ workshops in Syria, the first of their kind.

Ehssan Re, 45 years old, male said: “I used to respect this man, he was a hard working man, but I don’t know what happened to him, he lost his mind, he denied all what the Syrian regime offered him and all the facilities he had got to build his career! He is a thankless man, and I don’t respect or nor trust him anymore, he bit the hand that offered fed him, and he doesn’t have the experience that allows him to be a neutral and good official in Syria. Syria is facing a war because of his and his fellows’ attitudes.”

Mouna Hu ,36 years old, female said: “He is a merchant, so, Syria is just a deal for him, he is trying to win, he will not pay all this time and money just for the sake of the Syrians. We all know the greed of the merchants and how they think. He used to be a member of the parliament, he tried to take advantage of his position, but when the regime out-casted him, he turned against it. He is not a good Syrian citizen; I will never support him ever.”

Mounaf. Ya, 45 years old, male said: “I respect him and I will support him. I’m sure that he knows what is he doing, he doesn’t want to destroy Syria, he is trying to shape a new future for Syria, he is a good Syrian citizen and his family has its history in serving Syria through the hard times. He loves Syria and plans with his fellows to create the chance for the Syrians to choose the way they want to live the future. He is a very ambitious man and he is trying to rescue Syria.”

 

Riad Shakfeh

Secretary General of the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood

Born in Hama 1944 and married with 6 kids. He used to work in the ‘Syrian Company of Irrigation Constructions’. He was a military leader in the Muslim Brotherhood.

He was involved with the Muslim brotherhood when he was very young, he once heard his father praising the teachings of Imam Hassan al-Banna (founder of the Muslim Brotherhood’s ideology), and so he was eager to join the Muslim Brotherhood. He started attending the open meetings of the Muslim brotherhood in Albahssa mosque in Hama in 1956.

Shakfeh is currently the Secretary General of the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood.

Ena’am Mo, 41 years old, female said: “Are you serious?! Is that what they -the protesters-need?! The Muslim brotherhood again?! The killers of the innocent people! Do you really know who this man is? He is responsible for the bloodiest massacres in the history of Syria, he is a very dangerous, and malicious man. I have read a lot about him, I don’t trust him and I haven’t met anyone who trusts him or wish to deal with him, he is not open minded. He is cunning and he will destroy peaceful coexistence in Syria. I can’t imagine that there is anyone who will or could support this man or his movement.”

Tareq Sa, 25 years old, male said: “Actually I am a protestor, but I will never support him, I believe in secularism and I don’t want any kind of religious ideas or slogans to participate  in shaping the future of Syria. This man represents the fanatic Islam so he is not suitable at all to join the reforming plans. We all know the history of this man and the bad events related to his name. I don’t care if he is an educated man or a good political person; I refuse his attitudes and directions.”

Moukhtar Ba, 49 years old, man said: “Are you kidding me? AL-Shakfeh! He is not the one who will build the new Syria; do you like to replace the cars with camels?! He belongs to a very dangerous movement that has tried to destroy Syria in the past; I have heard that he, himself, had committed many crimes against humanity in Syria. I have many suspicions about his new supporters. I will never trust him or his party.”

Mohamed. Da, 40 years old, said: “Syria needs new blood, new minds and ideas, this man is too old for new Syria or even for being a candidate for any small position in Syria, I will fight against this man, he is not suitable because of his admitted crimes and his frozen mind. He belongs to the fanatic Islam which could destroy any society in the world; here in Syria we need open-minded people not criminals.”

To be continued

 

fun

Well, heroism is a relative thing!

“To fight against your own people till you die is not heroism; it is cowardice. If you want to see someone who has fought until death against his own people, just look at Nazi Germany, just look at Hitler, at Mussolini, at Nicolae Ceausescu in Romania.”

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan

 

Stopping a train by puffing!

“Today we have responded resolutely by introducing a set of new sanctions that prohibit all business with Iranian banks.”

British Foreign Secretary William Hague

 

Around Yemen in 90 days!

Yemen has been the scene of violent protests for months as his opponents demand he leave power after 33 years in office. Last week, Saleh told France 24 television that he would leave office “within 90 days” of an agreement with the council.

Cnn.com

 

Beginning of an end or End of a beginning

After a long and agonizing trip between Cairo and Damascus, the Arab League has come up with a solution for the Syrian dilemma that could potentially destroy Syria’s society, infrastructure and its strategic stock. This solution was to suspend Syria’s membership in the Arab league effective from November the 16^th and to giving the Syrian government no more than 4 days (ended yesterday) to execute the now well-known Arab initiative, an initiative that has been officially accepted by the Syrian government, but “they did nothing on the ground to help executing it” according to the Arab committee.

The Arab committee also threatened to impose diplomatic and economic sanctions on the Syrian government and regime. The Syrian government and refused these “pre-fabricated decisions” and explained that the Arab committee is nothing but a tool in the hands of the colonial powers used to destroy Syria, the first and only country that fights against Israel and the greed of the imperialism.

Tareq Neman, Baladna

Mr. Youssef Al-Ahmad the Syrian ambassador to the Arab league announced that “The Arab League today-the day of the meeting-turned into a tool for executing foreign agendas against a fellow Arab country. We tell them: You will be defeated. Syria will emerge stronger under the leadership of President Bashar al-Assad. We tell them: You made a bad bet, a losing bet and Syria will win, no matter what the deceptive channels say. The decision that was issued today does directly or remotely concern us. Syria had commitments in the Arab League initiative but the other countries should’ve also stopped their media incitement. We lost confidence in those cheap tools who were not faithful to their own mission. I have an obligation to say everything with full transparency.” he added. “Those who drafted this decision will be punished”.

 

Will be punished!!!!

This phrase holds many dangerous meanings and leads to more dangerous results. So how the Syrians understand this phrase? And what do they expect now that the 4 have all but run out?

Some answered on the streets…

Many Syrians (pro-regimers) rushed to the streets immediately after the meeting of the committee to express their anger against every Arab country that has approved the final decisions of the committee, accusing them with being agents to Israel and the Zionism. They attacked the embassies of Qatar and KSA, and followed that by attacking the Turkish embassy, all of this is claimed to be out of spontaneous anger.

Ahmad, 25 years old pro-regimer said: “This is an unfortunate step taken by the Arab League. This obsolete League has done nothing but promote the interest of the enemy of Arabs. If Syria can be punished for such actions then why does the Arab League not condemn the Western power, operating in the Middle East, who killed millions of people in Iraq and Libya? Why don’t other members of the League like Qatar give democracy to its own people? This dualism should be stopped. Today they suspend Syria’s membership at the time of crisis, and if Syria falls in the hands of Israel and America because of the actions of the Arab League members then who will be safe? So we should not tear our ranks and through ourselves into the hands of our enemies.”

Zafer Quadry, 48 years old said: “What happened to people’s rights in Syria. Syria has strong military and its role should be to protect against external enemies not to use the Syrian tax payers’ money to kill Syrian people. Wake up regime, learn from Libya and Egypt. Allah is watching over Syrian people. I agree with the decisions, all of them, let it burn.”

Azzam Safi, 35 years old explained why he hates the Arab League: “The Arab League consists of
1, Saudi Arabia, A US gas station and a good happy customer of US weapons producers.
2, UAE, a money transit center for US and western banks and money laundry center for low level criminal like drug smugglers in the Middle East and with minor tropical tourist attractions. Also a good happy customer of US weapons producers.
3, Bahrain, a US Navy base and a good happy customer of US weapons producers.
4, Qatar, a US air craft carrier that does not move and a good happy customer of US weapons producers.
5, Oman, a Trust fund for bailing out US criminals in the Middle East, whether they are mercenaries shooting people in broad daylight in Pakistan or Hikers in Iran.
6, Iraq, a country full of business opportunities for companies like Halliburton, Exxon Mobil, Xe Services (previously Black Water). For US citizens they can proceed there with no caution, feel free to shoot, kill, mutilate, torture, rape or do whatever you want, they can’t do anything to stop you.
7, Egypt, a revolted country which has overthrown former US puppet Mubarak, but pretty much nothing has changed over there.
8, Jordan, a complete joke as an Arab country.
9, Libya, a country that has recently overthrown its dictator and still has more than 200 billion worth of assets frozen and will be forever frozen in European countries. Also, the terrorists there who have been financed, armed and trained by Americans and Europeans won’t accept to lay their weapons down.
Seriously, these people want to criticize Syria? Or just want to destroy it? We have a very wise leadership that can stand against this conspiracy. There will be no war, our president is a diplomatic man he will never choose the war as an answer.”

Another man agreed with Azzam saying: “What is the worth of this organization? It is a group comprised of a bunch of US puppets and stooges and as expected they took no time to respond to the dictates of their masters. The greatest joke is that two of the countries in this group are Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, the two who acted together as hand and glove to carry out the most brutal suppression of their Shiite population. What right do these morons have to suspend Syria’s membership? Americans seem to be unable to learn any lessons. All countries in the world act according to their interests except USA which sees everything especially in ME from the perspective of the interests of the Zionist Regime. It is ready to sacrifice its interests to make sure that the Zionist regime continues to survive. It influenced the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to come out with a fraudulent document against Iran, it coaxed the Arab League to suspend Syria’s membership and it is sabotaging a democratically elected government in Lebanon through its local puppet Hariri.”

What will happen?

According to the current situation in Syria, after the sanctions by the United States, France and UK, many political analysts seem to be sure that Syria will follow the Libyan path:

“I think there will be a wide war in the ME, I believe that Syria does not have the same natural resources as Libya, but Syria is important for its strategic geographic position.” Somar.Ha said in an attempt to analyze the near future of the ME and Syria, “If the West launches a war on Syria, they will probably have to pay a price that is much higher than the price they in the Libyan War. The war probably will even turn into a blasting fuse and lead the entire Middle East to an irremediable chaos. Therefore, it is a gamble for the West to launch a war in Syria, and it is uncertain whether the West will win or not. Syria has a far stronger military than Libya. Syria’s military is probably the strongest in the Arab world. If Assad resolves to fight to the end, the Syrian war will be much more crueler than the Libya war, with more deaths and longer duration.” Somar ended.

Amal.Ko, 28 years old, refused the possibility of the war: “I don’t think there will be a war, no one can afford it after the war of Libya and the chaotic situation in USA and UK, they are trying to push Syria to the end and force it to comply with the Arab League decisions. No war will take place in Syria and Israel will not give Iran the chance to hit it with a nuclear weapon.”

As another opinion; “From the West’s viewpoint, the Arab League is mainly seen as an alliance of dictators; however, expulsion from the ‘club’ will have diplomatically damaging consequences for Syrian regime. This is to be welcomed, for it will be the first diplomatic step on the path to the removal of the tyrant; it will also be the first official Arabic condemnation of al-Assad’s regime. So they will do whatever it takes to get rid of this regime , there will be a great war, the mother of all wars, USA and other countries will exploit it to take revenge from Iran, Israel will take the chance to end its enemies in Palestine and Lebanon. If a war in Syria occurs, blood, violence, and chaos will again become key buzzwords in the Middle East and North Africa. Under current circumstances, a Syrian war would cost Western powers dearly, and it would be an unwise move and a risky gamble to launch such a war.” Aktham.F, 48 years old said.

Nadia IsHak, 50 years old, said: “I believe that the president will never let it go to war, he is a wise man and he will step down if he surely concludes that there will be a war. But, as I think, what will happen is the following: The Arabs will discover that Syrians are doing the right thing, and they are ready to do more to avoid the Libyan scenario, so the Arab League will give the regime another chance to re-write the future and to end everything in a very peaceful way, otherwise, Syria will get rid of the Arabian nationality and will join the Persian alliance.”

Syrian only Republic, no Arab

“I know that the Baath party will not agree with what is going on and will take the decision that Syria will not belong to the Arab nationality any more, actually the Arab nationality is a big lie. Syria is too civilized to be part of the Arab nationality. I believe that Syria will get rid of the League and its crazy people and will start a new future far from their-the Arabs- ignorance and cheats. Syria is fine, and nothing is going on the streets, all the army forces are in camps and the protesters are becoming fewer more and more.” Huda Ahmar,23 years old said.

Many people have agreed with Huda in changing the name of Syria from Syrian Arabic Republic to Syrian Republic, and they all agreed that there will never be a war in Syria, too.

Omar Houmaid, 35 years old said: “There will be no war, if Western powers launch a war against Syria, al-Assad may fire missiles on Israel, which will plunge the entire Middle East into an even greater chaos. Not long ago, al-Assad said during a meeting with the Turkish Foreign Minister that he would shower Israel with missiles if NATO or the United States attacks Syria. They are sure of that now, so there will be no war against Syria, but I believe that there will be a war among the Syrians themselves and it will be bloody and long. If you think that the situation in Syria will settle then you are wrong, the war will take place and last till 2014 the year of the presidential election. It is very difficult, if not impossible, to see a repeat of the Libyan scenario in Syria for many reasons, be it Syria’s strategic location or its important political role in regional stability.”

Kollet. GH, 39 years old female said: “Everything is possible; the Syrian regime has lost many of its supporters, even if this has not been openly declared out of fear of repression and arrests. If the Syrian regime guarantees the right to protest and commits to protect protesters or at least not to attack them, which is highly unlikely, we will certainly witness huge protests that will probably outnumber the pro-regime demonstrations.  The regime is going through a crisis which might lead to divisions within its ranks in the coming few days. Its structure does not allow it to exist except in the way it did before the outbreak of the Syrian uprising on 15 March. It will collapse because it will lose China and Russia and will stand alone and lost between the inside protesters and outside threats”

A man who refused to mention his name said: “The fog is overwhelming the ends, no one can expect what will happen in Syria even the most educated diplomats can’t Speculate the future of the Syrian dilemma. But all what we can say is that it could be better only if the reactions of both sides were logic and humane. Whatever the results are, Syrian people are waiting and expecting the worse because they have been a subject to a very dangers brain washing tactics to plant the idea of sectarian war and the new holocaust for some sects in Syria. So, it will be a massacre, the end of Syrian society is coming”

The final decisions of the Arab Committee are supposed to be declared late after this issue of Baladna is printed, and no matter what these decisions are; they will have a dramatic effect on the way the situation in Syria develops. This will be the subject of our upcoming report in the next issue of Baladna.

 

Nabil AL-Arabi General Secretary of the Arab League

Short rectangular face:

He is a patient man, he has the ability to think in two things at the same time, he is thankful, generous and he gives more when he believes he should.

Wide forehead:

He is an executive man, he can do everything he is supposed to do, he is not as social as he looks, he likes being alone and thinking alone but he cannot make the right decision at the right time.

Round circular eyes:

He is not talkative, he is a good and smart man, he has a big fear of making mistakes and he refuses to admit his faults, he is not good in confessing others with his point of view, he likes to be leaded rather than being a leader.

Small nose:

He likes to stand in the shadow and think rather than being in the center of the events.

Small mouth:

He doesn’t like to get involved with long term negotiations, he likes to open his heart and to speak about his feelings more than talking about practices, and he is an emotional man.

Small chin:

He likes to be spoiled, he likes to have the time to express himself emotionally and physically. He is good at evaluating people and pre-judging others according to his personal knowledge.

 

Congratulation, you are pregnant!

This is the word you’ve been always waiting to hear, you’ll become a mom…

But, have you considered the sequences of this pregnancy? It’s a wonderful period of the woman’s life not doubt, yet it’s not going to be an easy journey.

 

In addition to the physical changes and fatigue during pregnancy, there are bigger and more important issues for pregnant women to deal with.

Under the pressures we have in our life one can only ask how does the psychological state of a pregnant affect her baby?

Actually, most women put their psychological state at the end of their concerns list when they are pregnant; they only care about the situation of the fetus, place and date of birth and the necessary equipments to receive it.

Usually gynecologists don’t interfere in psychological details and don’t ask or give the pregnant  any psychological advises and instructions in this difficult period, so if you are a pregnant woman you should get some psychological information through reading or perhaps through watching TV programs related to this topic if you can’t ask psychiatrist.

Recent Researches now prove that not only genetic factors determine the tempers and mood of the child, but more important is the environment provided by the mother to her fetus while still in her womb, so in addition to a balanced diet that contains all the nutrients and vitamins needed by the mother and her unborn child, and doing appropriate sport such as walking or before birth exercises, the pregnant woman also needs to pay attention to her psychological state.

Exposure to a lot of pressure leads to the secretion of certain hormones which pass to the fetus through the placenta, of course the last thing the mother wants is that her baby would get anxiety and stress.

Researchers said that severe emotional and psychological stress experienced by women during pregnancy and even before, could be a factor in the emergence of fetal deformity, as studies has indicated that strong psychological pressure during pregnancy, such as job loss, divorce or separation between spouses, or grief over a dead person can lead to abnormalities and malformations in the fetus, because stress causes the rise in the hormone Cortisone, which leads to increase the level of sugar in blood, and reduces the proportion of oxygen in the tissues, which are main factors in causing birth defects to the fetus and premature placental abruption, while emotional stability of the pregnant causes the regularity of the functions of her organs such as the heart, liver, kidneys and metabolism, blood flow and regularity of the hormone system and many more, which helps the body to do its duty towards the fetus (the new guest) and gives him food and oxygen through the placenta.

The positivity and passivity in the psychological condition of the pregnant can be determined by how she looks to the pregnancy itself, some women deal with their pregnancy as a normal physiological event, they simply interact with it and live all its stages with utmost happiness, other women believe in some false beliefs and fears that are related to the period of pregnancy, which makes them live this stage with a lot of fear, tension, anxiety and panic, which affects them and the fetus and so the husband.

Mothers who have competitive work atmosphere and quick performance behaviors, and have the determination to overcome the problems, their children often have the same mental state, it means they are sharp, alert children and have very strong reactions towards the environment they live in, but it does not necessarily mean that they are frequent crying and hard to calm them down.

When the mother has an emotional stress, anxiety or depression, the movement of the fetus becomes more active and less stable, and the greater the psychological pressure the less stable the movement of the fetus, because instead of enjoying quiet and safe sleep, the hormones that enter through the uterus cause inconvenience to the fetus, and if these pressures were constant, probably the baby would be nervous, doesn’t sleep easily, and perhaps suffers from excessive activity, also from bouts of colic which happens because that the baby is unable to regulate his crying as he is overly sensitive to the environment surrounding him, and reacts to its changes through crying. On other hand, as the period of pregnancy is difficult for the wife, it’s also difficult for the husband, as every psychological and physiological changes happen to the wife it will affect the husbands in one way or another, he will not pretend that he understands this change in his the wife behavior very well, but a husband who can afford to deal with his wife, he will be happy at the beginning then as the symptoms of pregnancy increase his patience began to run out, and feels as if this woman is not who he married.

 

Enjoy the pregnancy!
Life in any place is nothing but a challenge, but despite the crowds of people, crowded cars, and the many tasks carried out by the mother under the time constraints, you can enjoy your pregnancy. Keep in mind the following tips:

* The anxiety about your pregnancy or your baby will increase your blood pressure psychological; ask your doctor about all what is going on in your mind of questions.

* Read as much as possible, reading will help you to relax.

* Practice sport, sport will not only benefit the circulatory system and muscle (particularly the pelvic area that is supposed to be strengthened to facilitate birth), but sport also helps to lift your mood. Yoga Sport is nice, it does not only help you to relax, but also it relieves back pain.

* Tell your husband about your feelings especially the feelings of anger or distress, this moral support will help you psychologically.

* write your diary, it helps you to write the daily activities that you have done and to express your feelings, especially if you find it very difficult to revel.

* If people around you are trying to entertain you let them do so, you deserve it.

* The most important thing is that you should be happy! The happier you are, the you’re stronger your immunity system will get. Take the opportunity of happiness and enjoy it.