Daily Notations From the Grid: on #Egypt; #Daesh & #Islam

We here @ #Outsider commented on the plight of Alaa Abdel-Fattah back in October 2014 as we assessed the latest out of the Middle East.    It is with great sorrow as we report that he has been sentenced to five years in Prison by an Egyptian Court.     This roll-back of Democracy and the ideals that led to the downfall of Mubarak seems to be dissipating by the minute in Egypt.   What was so inspiring was to see how their entire family has been at the forefront of Democratic Change in Egypt for over 30 years.

As Democracy is in retreat in Egypt and around the World, tyranny and repression seems to be the order of the day.   The horrific scenes from Syria yet again underscores the challenge faced by the World Community as the new US Defense Secretary convenyed a summitt in Kuwait on the Daesh/Dayesh Threat.     One horrific example was this that was reported by Al Arabiya over Twitter this morning:

ویدیو.. اسرای کرد در دستان داعش همچون خلبان اردنی در قفس http://t.co/oEwyzwD9xG pic.twitter.com/82FhlA4kAm
— العربیہ فارسیہ (@AlArabiya_Fa) February 23, 2015

This shows the Dayesh/Daesh merchants of death parading Kurdish Peshmerga Fighters.    It was of great pleasure as our founder signed this open letter to the so-called "Caliph" initiated by leading Islamic Scholars all around the World:

it was a pleasure to add my name so that these merchants of Deaths' true nature is known: http://t.co/ElD9Kj4WZA @baghdadiletter
— Mike Pouraryan (@mikepouraryan) February 23, 2015

The World Shall Overcome....

On the Eve of a New Week: Brief Thoughts On Staying Weird & Different..and a Good Day....

The Oscars are on and earlier tonight the "Daily Update" featured the winners courtesy of the the team @ Mashable.     There is one statement that in some ways epitomizes the idea behind #Outsiders and the quest at hand:

“Stay weird, stay different.” - Graham Moore, Best Adapted Screenplay for “The Imitation Game."
— Mashable (@mashable) February 23, 2015

It is with this that our new week begins here in #Outsiders with this Musical Interlude as we here @ #Outsiders will all the very best of weeks--May all days be a "Good Day":

An #Outsiders Newsflash: Love and Compassion in Full Force in Oslo, Norway

We here @ #Outsiders were gratified as we saw the plans by Muslims in Oslo Norway to undertake this act of Brotherly love for their Jewish Brothers and Sisters.    This beautiful scene is courtesy of Haaretz as more than 1,000 Muslims form 'peace ring' around Oslo synagogue (Photo: AFP)

|http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/jewish-world-news/1.643521

May we all be witness to such acts of love, courage and brotherhood....