Author Archives: nikiloadian

Revolution

…or at least something similar. 5 students are on hunger strike now and many others are camping in front of the main entrance of the university. Each day since the 27.02.2012 we have demonstrations now on campus. The front between … Continue reading

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the event itself is not the problem, but the way it is dealt with

Egypt suffers one tragedy following the other. Safe part of the tragedy is death and sorrow. This is the part we see. The part we do not see but perceive if we want to is the way this tragedy is … Continue reading

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new prophet needed

Religion is as old as mankind. And there are different kind of believers. There are the ones who believe in God and his laws, given to us by the prophets. And there are the ones who believe in something bigger … Continue reading

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happy new year…

…Egypt. And of course as well to the rest of the world.We will see, what the year will bring. I do not expect any better than the last few thousand. The reason for this just left my office. I had … Continue reading

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in between…

while the elections are in progress and some of the muslim parties accuse each other of using the wrong strategies and the military announced that the result of the election is not what people wanted, live goes on. It remains … Continue reading

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Egypt votes…

…and the voice of egyptians is deliverd loud and clear: They want to be heard and they want to participate. This is one step in the right direction, a very small step indeed. Now we need someone to listen to … Continue reading

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not directly related to something… but somehow to everything…

I love reading books. And most often I read books which contain some knowledge about whatever. A Designer should be interested in everything, as I am used to tell my students. And the question which makes me really tick since … Continue reading

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the big black

Almost ten days of struggles and clashes between protesters and the police. Most of the clashes took place not on Midan Tahir but on a side street, leading to the interior ministry. Army and police say, that they just wanted … Continue reading

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absurd reality mixture

…things are developing to the worse at the moment. Although it feels somehow different than in January. The tension in the City is not as high as then and life is going on quite normal. Even in the discussions on … Continue reading

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back in Cairo…and everything is different…

…and back in a completely different world. The students are suspended from university due to accusations that a few would act in an offensice way against figures in relation to the university or its establishment itself. The teaching is suspended … Continue reading

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