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Out Of The Cage Print E-mail
Tarek Refaat
Written by Tarek Refaat   
Wednesday, 06 August 2008

ImageFor many years, perhaps centuries, the human mind is always being tested and challenged by other human minds. But the main challenge which remains is concerning the ability to discuss, share and explain thoughts and concerns. Throughout history it was found that those who would listen to those with concerns are a very small fraction than those who oppress them.

The trend of life has become let people live under your rule, not because they find in you the wisdom and wit to lead them but rather from the iron fist you possess. Including those nations who have liberty and freedom of speech.

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Blindness of Rights Print E-mail
Tarek Refaat
Written by Tarek Refaat   
Thursday, 24 July 2008

ImageRights? What are rights? Is it the list of things, items, beliefs and many more things that each one of us (assumes he/she’s) entitled to? Well currently this would fit the definition. However rights is a very displacing word since a lot of people, nations and governments have conflicts on who has the rights for what?

How do we define rights? Each and every single human being tries to define his own rights and what he/she’s allowed to do and what they’re not allowed. However people tend time and again to be blinded by their needs, greed and hunger for more and forget that they end up trespassing on other people’s rights.

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Condemned to Arabian-ism Print E-mail
Tarek Refaat
Written by Tarek Refaat   
Friday, 04 July 2008

ImageToday and within this article and for the very first time I will discuss something I have always wanted to tackle and discuss but it never floated to the top of my mind. As well as my disappointment in how the world handles the matter.

Today I will discuss about “our” condemnation of being “Arabs” in general and “Muslims “in specific. To get to the bottom of this the world as we know it now as now calling out for “Globalization” which is the merge of all races, religions and ethnicities to become one small village where everyone lives happily, then can someone tell me how can this be done when no one can accept the other or even the differences between them.

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Power and Responsibility Print E-mail
Tarek Refaat
Written by Tarek Refaat   
Thursday, 03 July 2008

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Stan Lee
“With great power comes great responsibility” quoted from Stan Lee. What is power and what is responsibility?

Is power the physical? Mind ? Psychological? Or just pure energy? The power in itself comes in many forms and shapes and grades that are blended within the human soul with a combination of all the above but in different amounts and quantities.

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A Drop of Organization in a Sea of Chaos Print E-mail
Tarek Refaat
Written by Tarek Refaat   
Monday, 23 June 2008

ImageThe definition of the word – Organization; and I do not mean by organization as the set of people who work together at a company but I mean by it the fact of having an organized method of life. Organization originates from the verb organizing which means arranging.

We are living in a world and nation that lacks not just the organization of mind, but perfects the art of demolishing any sort of organization. We are unable to work with a process - from my experience in my jobs which part of them was putting workflows and processes people are supposed to follow, but for some reason instead of someone coming up to you to negotiate, suggest or even discuss your process they just go on trying to find ways to overcome it, work around it, destroy it and many other wonderful ideas.

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Understanding and Communication Print E-mail
Tarek Refaat
Written by Tarek Refaat   
Friday, 20 June 2008

ImageUnderstanding and communication are invaluable words that we today use too much but unfortunately we neglect them completely when it comes to actually implementing what they mean. 

Understanding is the action of trying to comprehend someone or something or an action or a fact. To know how it works, what makes it tick and how that it functions. It is trying to actually see what is beyond the obvious. Understanding is a very important factor in any relationship which many fail to see.

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