Videocast: Gaza and I

Posted: January 2nd, 2009 | Author: Moey | Filed under: Amman, Jordan | 20 Comments »

I’m out for breakfast

20 Comments on “Videocast: Gaza and I”

1 Heba Shehadeh said at 11:08 AM on January 2nd, 2009:
I wanted to comment on your previous post, but after hearing your description of your anonymous readers calling them SHIT, I really felt there is no use to exchange points of view, it is your blog and you can use whatever language you want to address others and they have the right to participate in the discussion or to refrain from reading your blog all together.

However, I expected more maturity out of someone who is a creative director, at least more sensitivity.

This comment is not intended as a personal attack.

Good luck to you.
2 Moey said at 11:43 AM on January 2nd, 2009:
Heba, it is not nice from anonymous readers to attack my family or cuss them, those acting smart are shit indeed.

What if I call you from a private number and give you a lecture then hang up? would you like it? be in my place with daily attacks and have more “maturity”.

I’m an art director not a creative director as well. thanks for the comment!
3 Heba Shehadeh said at 12:11 PM on January 2nd, 2009:
I understand and i agree about anonymous readers, but you have chosen to blog and make it public, so you have to expect all sorts of people making all sorts of comments on your blog. if they are unworthy and have no manners the best thing is to ignore them, do not give them the pleasure of answering them back or even acknowledging them.

You see, I may disagree with you on so many things, but I always look at myself before I allow my self to attack you.

On a separate note, allow me to comment on the issue of Gaza and canceling new year’s events. I know it will not change anything in reality, but at least it will make Gazans feel that as helpless as we are we have a morsel of decency left to sympathize with them.

I know you did your share, you donated, which might be more than I or many of your blog readers did, but sometimes showing sympathy to a person in need might have more value than giving materialistic support. Imagine if someone helps you without even looking you in the eye, it is like saying: Here, I did my part, now حلّ عني!

There is a verse in Quran, Surat Al Baqarah:
قول معروف ومغفرة خير من صدقة يتبعها أذى)

Again, I’m not lecturing or attacking, just sharing my point of view.

Thanks
4 Heba Shehadeh said at 12:20 PM on January 2nd, 2009:
And no, as a mother, I do not think I can have more “maturity” than you if someone verbally attacks my daughters. but then again this is why I do not dare start a blog
5 catalyst said at 1:20 PM on January 2nd, 2009:
Hi..

With all due respect, I don’t buy this argument, If you want to party, do it, but you don’t have to justify it, what I didn’t like particularly was the point about Amman bombings, I mean, there is no objectivity at all for all and any reason you might think of..

And you partying or not, its your personal freedom, nobody can stop you. But I don’t know why we have to know about it?!

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6 Nizars said at 1:42 PM on January 2nd, 2009:
Moey can u post video link, i cant see the video.
7 Rebellious Arab Girl said at 5:23 PM on January 2nd, 2009:
I like it when you video cast and be your self for the world to see. It pisses them off. You really didn’t have to justify your self to a bunch of teenagers.
8 Rebellious Arab Girl said at 5:32 PM on January 2nd, 2009:
Also.. if you think you guys can complain to Moey about this.. why not complain about all the New Year’s Eve parties that were televised on some Lebanese channels with all those singers? Seriously, you guys need to look at the bigger picture and not complain to this one person. But you do because it is easier and you can get a quick reaction from him.
9 Nizar said at 7:09 PM on January 2nd, 2009:
Very true, there are innocent people dying all over the world daily from terrorist attacks, serial killers, traffic accidents, diseases etc…

Thinking about the people of Gaza and ignoring the rest of the victims of war crimes around the world in other developing countries is not fair, they should all be treated equally.

We try our best to support, help and protect them yet we try our best to live on with our lives.
10 marcon said at 8:23 PM on January 2nd, 2009:
i keep telling you to wear a jacket !!!
11 Shadz said at 8:49 PM on January 2nd, 2009:
I totally agree with catalyst, he has a point. Your personal freedom and actions are none of our business. You can do whatever you want, and I’m sure none of the people that attended your party judged you for a second. But simply, since you’re a blogger and you have enough experience with hate comments, then you should have just known better than trying to justify what you did. You should have just done what you wanted to, not told us about it, and saved yourself the videocast and the post before it, and we could have all moved on with your lives. You have to know Moey that most Palestinians who live here are very passionate about their country, very defensive when they sense any disrespect to their homeland. Hence, and since I’m sure you’re an intelligent person, you should have just thought about those points. But then again, it’s a blog. It’s supposed to be controversial, it’s supposed to have hate posts, and it’s supposed to generate a buzz =D more bandwith, haha.
Anyway, on both sides of the argument, both positive and negative posters will continue to read your blog, trust me on that. Everyone’s waiting for what Moey’s going to post next.
12 Amjad said at 11:58 PM on January 2nd, 2009:
I didn’t follow the comments on your previous post, but seriously, I don’t get the point of not celebrating New Year’s or ANY other event in sympathy with people in Gazza. If you stop celebrating, will the people who died come back or what exactly?
13 Ali said at 10:15 PM on January 3rd, 2009:
u r the man ..
14 SXTZ said at 12:17 PM on January 4th, 2009:
Moey knows my opinion about a lot of things while I might not agree with him on a lot of things he’s still one of my friends.

That said, I agree with a few comments that it none of anyones business how and what he does, if you think that stopping parties are the way so be it, and if you don’t so be it…. People its called “Free-Will” & “Personal Choice” if yo chose not to celebrate fine but don’t rain down hate on people who did. I went to a private party, which was fine and iwasn’t because all of a sudden I developed a “Moral” conscience, I just didn’t feel right about going to a huge party and being drunk and silly, I preferred the more intimate setting which is how I personally wished to celebrate, good food, drink and friends around me.
Moey did the same, the thing that really gets me are the hypocrites who all of a sudden discovered or re-discovered the “Cause”, Please come down from the moral highground you have no right to be there. None at all.
Moey has donated clothes & money which is much more then I can say for all you haters out there, so chill and take a good look at yourselves before you start bitching others, cause trust me if you really looked at yourselve dispassionatrely you’ll find 2 things, the first you aren’t a “good” person, the second you are liars and troublemakers just wanting to be smartarsed and bitch at someone.
Moey is “Free” to do what he feels like as long as he’s not hurting anyone else.
15 Dareen said at 1:43 PM on January 4th, 2009:
Donating ur blood is definitly NOT a sacrifice (unless you’re a pregnant woman), donating ur jacket is OF COURSE NOT a sacrifice (unless you don’t have enough money to buy another one !!), and donating ur money is NOT either a sacrifice..

Those thing are the LEEEEEEAST that u can do, and still you can do a lot more, you can help us and join our voice so everyone can hear it clearly -STOP THE WAR- , common man el dabbabat m7awtah el safarah el esra2elieh fe 3amman as if hadol 7abayebna, badal ma ne7mi 5wanna el moslemeen w el 3arab 3m ne7mi a3da2na??!!!!
besides, elnas e7taflat be el halloween wa2t tafjeerat 3amman 7atta tfarje enno lessa ma3naweyatna 3alyeh, w e7na el ordoneyyeen elli e7tafalna ya3ni we initiated it w kman ba3d ma WA22AF el 2atel, mesh lessa w el nas 3m tet2attal!!! plz 5alli nazarak shway ab3ad & look at the big picture..
ppl like you homme elli be5allo sotna yowta w 7amasna yehda
do something 3ashan ma yejo wladak yom yes2alook 7arb ‘3azza sarat 3a wa2tak, sho sawwet enta?? 7at2olhom tbarra3et bel damm? ballah ma bte5jal 3a 7alak??
allah yehdeek enta welli metlak..

P.S. I’m not anonymous, and im brave enuf to say my words, no offense ment for you anyways.
16 Ensa said at 2:19 PM on January 5th, 2009:
Man, I really believe that… (Man?! Sorry)

Hey,

I really believe that Gaza and its people are not waiting anything from you or anyone who is like you or think like you! how do you dare to say such thing? aint you ashamed of yourself?! 3aib 3alaik, wallahi 3aib!
17 amr said at 9:23 PM on January 5th, 2009:
party moey party as hard as u can
im sure ‘moey’ is not the one we need to free palestines
18 Dee said at 3:05 AM on January 6th, 2009:
min il a5er moey il mawdoo3 7asas kteer kteer! aktar min ma bi7ayatak ra7 titsawar.. w i7na bi mar7aleh i believe all of us are simply mad at everything thats going on..ya3ni right now mish bas we hate israelis we hate ourselves for being so useless and we hate the fact that our leaders cant seem to make up their mind weather they are arab or not! so no matter what u say nos il mamlakeh ra7 tinzal feek w tfish ‘3olha! w hala2 tal3eenli bi modet jordan first ka2ino iza il wa7ad 5ayef 3a gaza bido ykon bikrah jordan! ya3ni min il a5er we’re going crazy over this and all we want is to find people around us with similar beliefs and opinions..wila la2??
19 EKOVA said at 9:21 AM on January 7th, 2009:
3ala 6ary el partyZz yoom el khamees msawett khosh party ma3zomeen yajma3a o el laka oel shaaaay

3aash moey malk shghl feehom
20 Faisal Mohammad said at 1:57 PM on January 7th, 2009:
Dee you’re right..its all weird…
stay calm guys…inshAllah everything would be fine…