Thursday, December 24, 2009
Republic Of The Sudan @ Tedx Seoul Party
Monday, November 30, 2009
Emmanual Jal , Most Famous Sudanese Artist
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Please Help us and sign this petition (The American scanction)
To: IEEE President and Board of DirectorsA Petition to the IEEE President and Board of Directors
We regretfully learned that under new interpretations of the U.S. Treasury Department regulations, IEEE has decided to suspend its activities, publication and contribution rights to any resident of Cuba, Iran, Libya, and Sudan, and will no longer provide membership privileges to residents of these countries. We have also learned that IEEE has deactivated the accounts of all paying members resident in these countries. More than 1800 IEEE
members are affected. Specifically, this decision results in the prevention of publication and contribution rights to all Professors and Students within these countries, they are no longer permitted by the new IEEE regulations to submit a single paper for publication in any IEEE publication.
As far as Iran is concerned, where this ban has had to most effect, Iranian Electrical and Electronics Professors have always played a positive and contributing role in IEEE publications and standards. Iranian Professors submit dozens of papers on an annual basis to IEEE publications and have actively participated in many IEEE events.
Their aspirations and enthusiasm towards IEEE created the solid foundation for the first IEEE Student Branch to be established in Iran in 1997. Since the establishment of the first Student Branch in 1997 in Iran, much effort has been made to introduce IEEE and its goals to the Iranian community. Iranian Student Branches have been very successful in organizing technical activities. More than 50 conferences, workshops, and short courses have been organized during the last few years, all of which are well attended by students and professionals. The International Millennium Seminar on Electrical Engineering and four editions of Iranian Student Conferences on Electrical Engineering, which attracts more than 2000 students each year, are just a few examples of their efforts. For such achievements, the Region 8 Exemplary Student Branch Award was given to the University of Tehran and Sharif University of Technology for two consecutive years of 1999 and 2000, respectively. Also, the prestigious Larry K. Wilson Award for Regional Students Activity was granted to Ali Shahrokni, the University of Tehran Student Branch Chair, in 1998. Iranian Branches were equally very successful in promoting the IEEE membership for which the University of Tehran Student Branch was recognized with the Region 8 Membership Growth Award in 2000. With great sorrow, the decision made by IEEE Head Quarter puts an end to all such efforts and any future activity.
It is also noteworthy to mention that Iranians as well as Cubans, Libyans and Sudanese have all made great contributions to the field of Electrical and Electronics Engineering as well as to IEEE standards and publications. I am sure that you are aware that almost every IEEE publication to date has at least one Iranian or person of Iranian orgin contributing to it.
Your decision to ban any form of publication, participation and contribution by Cuban, Iranian, Libyan and Sudanese Professors and Students is a source of disrespect to all of those from these countries who contribute to your standards and publications as well as the whole Academic Community in general and all Electrical and Electronics Engineers around the world.
This decision is clearly against Sec. I-104, Part 12 of IEEE Bylaws, Statement of Non-prejudice, which states that admission to membership in IEEE in any grade shall not be affected by the race, religion, nationally, or sex of the applicant. It is also in IEEE in any grade shall not be affected by the race, religion, nationality, or sex of the applicant. It is also in contrast with IEEE Codes of Ethics and its lifelong strives to seek a better life for all people in the world.
We understand that since IEEE is incorporated in the U.S., it should comply with the U.S. laws and regulations and we appreciate all efforts made by IEEE staff and officers to alleviate the harm of this situation on members and volunteer activities. However, we believe that IEEE should preserve its worldwide and independent character and take a stronger stand to save its own community against external pressures and stereotyping.
We would also like to mention that other International Academic and Engineering societies who are U.S. based and do indeed have Iranian members and contributors within Iran have yet to make any such "interpretations" of the law, neither have they allowed any such “interpretations” to effect their
publication, contribution, participation and membership laws and regulations. Just to mention a few are, American Geophysical Union, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, AAAS (publisher of Science).
We hereby:
1. Demand that any sanction or ban on contribution, publication, participation, branch student activity by the IEEE on any Professor or Student from Cuba, Iran, Libya and Sudan be lifted immediately without any precondition.
2. Demand the immediate re-activation of all Cuban, Iranian, Libyan and Sudanese member's email accounts as well as the frozen membership benefits.
3. Demand that immediate re-authorization and sponsorship of all student branch activities within Cuba, Iran, Libya and the Sudan without any precondition.
4. are aware of Mr. Adler's open letter (http://www.ieee.org/openletter) in regards to this issue and we refuse to accept the “interpretation” of the law that IEEE has taken into place.
5. Extend our support to any effort aimed at keeping the IEEE a nonpolitical organization and promoting its Codes of Ethics for all individuals regardless of their citizenships, nationality, location and race.Sincerely,
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Vancouver Peace Summit ( the Charter for Compassion)- I was there!
What's amazing event that had been attended by (xxxxx) people.
It's a unique experience to me...I used to watch succor games online, watch movies online, watch Tv online, I never attended a peace summit online.
& even if I've done so before, I never have friends (Care takers) after the event.
We are from different nations, colors, religious views, and etc...but we shared/share one thing then, is that we are committed to Peace and prosperity of Humanity.
I think there are a lot of things we can write about this unique event, how our world globalises , How technology let us close to each other, and etc...
I love you all...and wish you all the best and Peace in your entire life. and I wish to get to know more and more...for the sake of Peace.
Thanks to Ted.com , my first place where I knew about this event.
Thanks to Facebook, enables us to communicate and socialise easily.
Thanks to your hearts: give you the trust of other people.
Best regards,
Anwar Dafa-Alla , Sudanese guy lives in South Korea for study.
(Korea Local Time) Monday , September 28, 2009,
Just after the first session of Vancouver Peace Summit
( the Charter for Compassion).
Friday, September 4, 2009
انور دفع الله في تدوينة فيديو : يا حكومة البشير لن ننسي
انور دفع الله في تدوينة فيديو : يا حكومة البشير لن ننسي
كتب عبدالعظيم محمد احمد
يعتبر انور دفع الله من المدونين السودانيين الذين استخدموا تدوينات/الفيديو للتعبير عن رأئهم السياسي وغير السياسي وهم قليلين حدا في السودان وهو أكثرهم اصراراً و اشهرهم علي الاطلاق في هذا المجال وقد قدم عدة نماذج من التدوينات بالفيديو ونشرها علي نطاق واسع نختار لكم احدي تدويناته علي هذا الرابط والتي تناول من خلالها خبر ازمة البنوك السودانية ومطالبة بنك السودان لقائمة من رجال الاعمال بمليارات الدولارات المقترضة من النظام المصرفي وقارن تساهل الدولة مع ناهبي البنوك ( المتعسرين في سداد قروضهم ) رغم ضخامة وارتفاع قيمة ما تحصلوا عليه من قروض ( مليارات لا تحصي ولا تعد ) .. ولماذا فقظ فعل (التلويح بكشف اسماؤهم ) ؟؟ هل هي اقسي عقوبة يمكن التلويح بها ( كشفهم وفضحهم ) .. وفعلاً يا لها من مفارقة حينما يقارن ذلك بالذي حدث من جرائم ارتكبتها حكومة الانقاذ في بداية التسعينات باعدام ثلاثة مواطنين لحيازتهم دولارات .. حينها كانت ( حفنة ) الدولارات هي ملكهم وحر مالهم لم يسرقوها و لم ينهبوها من دولة او من احد ! حقاً يا لها من مفارقات.. تعليقات انور بهذا الخصوص داخل التدوينة الفيديو هنا .
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Emmanuel Jal: The music of a war child
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Saturday, April 18, 2009
U.S. Policy on Sudan: The Current Debate
From May 1, 2001 to January 12, 2006, Andrew Natsios served as Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) the lead US government agency doing international economic development and humanitarian assistance. During this period he managed USAID’s reconstruction programs in Afghanistan, Iraq, Sudan which totaled more than $14 billion over four years. President Bush also appointed him Special Coordinator for International Disaster Assistance and Special Humanitarian Coordinator for the Sudan.
Monday, April 13, 2009
Eric Schmidt at the NAA من يملك مفاتيح إنقاذ الصحافة الورقية في أمريكا؟
Eric Schmidt speaks at the Newspaper Association of America on April 7, 2009 in San Diego.
من يملك مفاتيح إنقاذ الصحافة الورقية في أمريكا؟
http://www.taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=1236
Sunday, March 22, 2009
الرئيس السوداني عمر البشير يقول للمحكمه الجنائيه تحت جزمتي
الرئيس السوداني عمر البشير يقول للمحكمه الجنائيه تحت جزمتي
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Monday, March 16, 2009
Monday, March 2, 2009
Save Sudanese Rights to Use FACEBOOK (the American Scanction on Sudan Con's again)
US Embargo : is it a new Faschism ? |
Since the Clinton era, Sudan has been suffering the severe consequences of US sanctions imposed on the IT sector. The sanctions prohibit all companies that are subject to the U.S. Export Administration Laws and Regulations from exporting software and hardware to Sudan. These restrictions apply to most of the major software and hardware producers such as Adobe, Apple, Corel, IBM, Intel, Macromedia, Microsoft, Oracle and SUN Microsystems. By these regulations, Sudanese citizens are barred from purchasing, downloading, and importing essential computer software in use in offices all around the world, such as all Microsoft office products (Word, Excel, Access, etc), Acrobat Reader, Photoshop, Freehand, Corel Draw, Oracle database software, and many many more. The sanctions extend to companies and learning centers offering IT courses and certificate programs. Learning centers such as New Horizons or Prometric are not allowed to include Sudanese citizens in any of their training programs, which include most of the familiar certificates like all the Microsoft certifications (MCP, MCSA, MCSE, MCSD, MCDBA, MOUS), Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) or Certified Lotus Professional (CLP). By these two types of restrictions, Sudanese citizens and with them the country of the Sudan as a whole are hindered from technological progress. These sanctions supposed to be directed to Sudan government seems to be hurting the people of Sudan, and never the government. |
1- Clause 4.3 contradicts Clause 10 of the Facebook Principles:
"4.3 You will not use Facebook if you are located in a country embargoed by the U.S., or are on the U.S. Treasury Department’s list of Specially Designated Nationals."
"10. One World. The Facebook Service should transcend geographic and national boundaries and be available to everyone in the world."2- 4.3. is a damned outrage. Racist censorship.3- Of course- the thought that the US is embargoing any nation is stupid.4- Does this mean that because their governments are run by dictators, Cuban, Iranian, and Burmese students are no longer able to use Facebook? That sucks.5- Why should someone be excluded from using Facebook just because their government doesn't bow to the US.6- The facebook principles blabber about making the world a more transparent place. if facebook legally bound to keep people from embargoed countries from using the service? this should DEFINITELY be clarified. seems to be at odds with a lot of facebook's "principles"7- This is discrimination. Why should you void the right of communication and self-expression over the free and open medium of the Internet through facebook for people located in countries for which the US government thought it will be OK to forbid trading with the rest of the world?8- That is surely illegal? To alienate an entire nation of people from a supposedly 'open' social networking site (who, I might add, promote people to join the site with "Anyone can sign up") because the United States Government doesn't agree with their Politics. That is essentially racism, it is certainly a form of persecution.9- This is completely contradictory of Facebook Principle 10 which states “The Facebook Service should transcend geographic and national boundaries and be available to everyone in the world.” Therefore, as the principles have been presented as the foundation of these so-called “Rights and Responsibilities” it is clear that 4.3 needs to be amended.10- If FB has to abide by US law due to location of servers etc. I'd have to make a personal decision based on my political opinions as to whether to continue using FB once the T&C have been implemented.11- 4.3 Why can't we use Facebook if we're located in the Balkans, Belarus, Myanmar (formerly Burma), Cote d’Ivoire, Cuba, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Liberia, North Korea, the Palestinian Authority, Syria, Sudan and Zimbabwe???12- In 4.3, Facebook is taking a specifically political stance on an issue that should not concern them. Furthermore, the facebook Principles say that Facebook should be GLOBAL, and 4.3 is in direct contravention of this principle.Saying one thing should be done while continuing to do the opposite is the sincirest and most depressing form of hypocrisy.13- Does this rule violate the spirit of the "One World" provision in the Proposed Facebook Principles? I do not see why citizens of countries embargoed by the United States should be denied access to Facebook, particularly given its goal of creating more communication and transparency. About a year ago, Cuban students made bold to challenge their government's restrictions on internet access in a public forum - their ability to connect with other students around the world should not be limited from this end.14- [4.3] is clearly unacceptable: it infringes people rights and freedom15- That doesn't make any sense and is pretty nationalistic.16- 4.3 suggests that it is primarily a US community, and discriminates against certain countries.17- Facebook Servers must be moved out of USA if it will block people according to the US regulations18- I can understand sex offenders and kids under 13 years of age, but nations embargoed by the U.S.? That is just ridiculous. Politics have no role in controlling the internet because the internet is governed by us the users, not corporations, not companies, and certainly not by government.19- I'm researching about protecting/preserving Individual's privacy in the Database and Data Mining ... Why should I help humanity in protecting their privacy, while my Humanity is not protected!20- There are already profiles on this site whether they are real or not (and if not I refer to point 4.3) of prolific sex offenders from the UK and I would suggest these are removed!21- 4.3 contradicts the one world principle, although I suppose it's probably required to adhere to US law. Shame.22- [4.3] Doesn't affect me, but it seems to clash with [Principle 10].23- For making the world more open and transparent [4.3] must be removed.24- Either 4.3 should be removed entirely or, what is probably more likely, is that facebook's claim to be "globally unified" needs to change to something more like:"Facebook wishes to transcend national and geographic boundaries as long as you are not an enemy of the US."
Section 4.3 goes against everything that these new terms and principles seem to be aiming at.25- 4.3- Not sure. So facebook is only available to people in U.S. friendly countries? If that is the case, I highly disagree. Does this apply to users under different law, say in France?26- [4.3] This conflicts rather obviously with Facebook Principle #10: One WorldThe Facebook Service should transcend geographic and national boundaries and be available to everyone in the world.
I suppose it's too much for me to ask that Facebook ignore US law, but some thoughtful peaceful protest might be in order here. Would it be appropriate to ask Facebook to take a political position here (i.e. Facebook will comply with the embargo, but doesn't like it)?27- It's inconsistent to the principle of equal treatment.28- Why should Facebook be an agent for implementing US foreign policy? Would Facebook be breaking any US regulations by providing their free service to people of a country under embargo?29- Section 4.3 is contradictory to Facebook's stated intent to provide means for global interaction. How awful to deny convenient means to organize and share information to those who may need it most. Is Facebook legally not able to allow an account to residents of countries embargoed by the U.S. ? If so, what an ignorant and outdated restriction.30- [4.3] This section needs to be removed! It directly conflicts with the proposed principle #10.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Monday, February 16, 2009
EXCLUSIVE Omar Al-Bashier Interviewed Pt 1 - Explains the definition of
Are they "Stable"?
Oh My God...
Friday, February 13, 2009
Supermodel Alek Wek witnesses the impact of the Sudanese war - BBC
Supermodel Alek Wek witnesses the impact of the Sudanese war - BBC
Really Touching
Thursday, February 5, 2009
The Party: a Sudanese torture story
Sudanese people will never forget the torture stories that happened in the "Ghost houses" of that Government!
Friday, January 30, 2009
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Who is AnwarKing Anyway?
1. Elementary:
2. Intermediate: Al
3. Secondary:
I joined Computer man
I started AnwarKing.com site in 2001 under the theme: "If the Internet holds Terabytes, then let's make one of them Sudanese", Thanks GOD that I could acheive that several times since then.
In 2002, I co-founded Sudan Developers Association
Just before I led
In the same year of 2002, I was the first Sudanese to participate in the 14th International Olympiad in Informatics, held in Yong-In, Korea
In December 2002 my mother (Egbal Mamoun) has passed away, while I was in
So, I Graduated with a Bachelor's of Science in Computer Engineering in February 2003., Arab Academy for Science & Technology,
2003 was an exicted year for me...since I worked as a part-time lecturer in my home town, Port Sudan for two colleges, and I established my own small company in the Capital city of Khartoum, just before I come to Korea and join the Master course in Chungbuk National University,CheongJu, Chungbuk, Korea.
Also 2003 was the year of acheivements for Sudan Developers Association, where we established two books libraries among other great activities (summary on above link).
In 2003 also I received : The Earth Summit Award in
Since late 2004-early 2005 I joined the executive office for the Sudanese Community in