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Family,
It turned out that we created our first Blog last year in June... Unfortunately, I forgot the password at that time after publishing one or two message..... couple of weeks ago I found the password (which I misplaced it again!) and logged on and found these two messages, which i was planning to share with you during the family Retreat in Maine. I just wanted to state this for the record as one of the first Blogs on the internet (definitly the first blog in Sudan).
regards
Mohamed Elgadi
Monday, July 05, 2004
Hello family..Please add to our agenda of fun in Maine the following items:
1. Hawash 'family tree'I will bring copies of the one I created last year, to look at when we listen to the cassette tape recorded with alwalida.
2. Algadi family foundation: an idea to think about to expand our role in the communities we live in (Sudan, UK, USA)and how we become more involved in the progressive global movement.
3. Algadi Family in the new era of the internet: creating our own media outlet in theinternet.
4. Any ore fun issues...See you there in maine..
Mohamed Elgadi
posted by Darfur at 11:43 AM 0 comments
Activists,Sudanese American communities on the East Coast of the US celebrated the Independence Day (aka the 4th of July Day)of their new adopted country in a different way this year. The Annual Soccer Tournament took place this year in Philadelphia, last weekend on July 2nd and 3rd (Sat-Sun)with participation of six teams from six states (NY, OH, PA, VA, NC, MD). Two more teams from NYC and NJ could not make it for some logistic problems.
All teams were hosted at the Knights Inn in Suburbs of Philadelphia (participants appreciated the good management and logistics of the whole event).Philadelphia team proved to be the shining star of this tournament not only because they won the Cup but because of their vision of Soccer in the New Sudan era.
Ten players of their first team are from the Southern Sudan (formerly known as the Lost Boys). Thanks to the vision of some Northern Sudanese who believed in Soccer as way to help in the peace process and social justice (especially the team coach Siddiq A. Hadi and his assistants Hassan Siddiq and Essam Mahdi Himat). The Philadelphia team consisted of: Hisham Abulgasim (goalkeeper), Haitham Mosaab, M. Siddiq, Adam M. Adam, Ghazi Hamouda, Osman Germa, Omer Hamza, Haitham Mahgoub, Mamoun alSir, A.Aziz Amin, Mabiour Ajak, Abraham Yak (won best Player trophy of the tournament), James Ker, Anyar Alair, Majok Chol, and on the reserve seats: Kwal Peter, David Gajan, Danial Agaito.
The scorer (Haddaf) of the Tournament this year was Osman Germa from Philadelphia team.
One of the important scenes that represented the new multi-religions Sudan during this Tournament was when Mabior Ajak demonstrated the Holy Trinity Prayer sign before scoring a Penalty shot.
The mostly Northern Moslem audience received this in a very normal way like many other players they watched on TV (Moslems, Christians or animists).
"Playing together is not only just to have fun, but I think it has helped integrated the Sudanese Community in Philadelphia as one" said Majok Chol, one of the best playesr in the team, in an article he wrote for "Ana Al Sudan" the newsletter of the Sudanese Community in Philadelphia.
There was a big social event at the end of the Tournament with participation of a lot of Sudanese artists, which I don't have the details to report on right now.regards
Mohamed Elgadi
posted by Darfur at 3:07 PM 0 comments
It turned out that we created our first Blog last year in June... Unfortunately, I forgot the password at that time after publishing one or two message..... couple of weeks ago I found the password (which I misplaced it again!) and logged on and found these two messages, which i was planning to share with you during the family Retreat in Maine. I just wanted to state this for the record as one of the first Blogs on the internet (definitly the first blog in Sudan).
regards
Mohamed Elgadi
Monday, July 05, 2004
Hello family..Please add to our agenda of fun in Maine the following items:
1. Hawash 'family tree'I will bring copies of the one I created last year, to look at when we listen to the cassette tape recorded with alwalida.
2. Algadi family foundation: an idea to think about to expand our role in the communities we live in (Sudan, UK, USA)and how we become more involved in the progressive global movement.
3. Algadi Family in the new era of the internet: creating our own media outlet in theinternet.
4. Any ore fun issues...See you there in maine..
Mohamed Elgadi
posted by Darfur at 11:43 AM 0 comments
Monday, July 05, 2004
Soccer Tournament in Philadelphia
Activists,Sudanese American communities on the East Coast of the US celebrated the Independence Day (aka the 4th of July Day)of their new adopted country in a different way this year. The Annual Soccer Tournament took place this year in Philadelphia, last weekend on July 2nd and 3rd (Sat-Sun)with participation of six teams from six states (NY, OH, PA, VA, NC, MD). Two more teams from NYC and NJ could not make it for some logistic problems.
All teams were hosted at the Knights Inn in Suburbs of Philadelphia (participants appreciated the good management and logistics of the whole event).Philadelphia team proved to be the shining star of this tournament not only because they won the Cup but because of their vision of Soccer in the New Sudan era.
Ten players of their first team are from the Southern Sudan (formerly known as the Lost Boys). Thanks to the vision of some Northern Sudanese who believed in Soccer as way to help in the peace process and social justice (especially the team coach Siddiq A. Hadi and his assistants Hassan Siddiq and Essam Mahdi Himat). The Philadelphia team consisted of: Hisham Abulgasim (goalkeeper), Haitham Mosaab, M. Siddiq, Adam M. Adam, Ghazi Hamouda, Osman Germa, Omer Hamza, Haitham Mahgoub, Mamoun alSir, A.Aziz Amin, Mabiour Ajak, Abraham Yak (won best Player trophy of the tournament), James Ker, Anyar Alair, Majok Chol, and on the reserve seats: Kwal Peter, David Gajan, Danial Agaito.
The scorer (Haddaf) of the Tournament this year was Osman Germa from Philadelphia team.
One of the important scenes that represented the new multi-religions Sudan during this Tournament was when Mabior Ajak demonstrated the Holy Trinity Prayer sign before scoring a Penalty shot.
The mostly Northern Moslem audience received this in a very normal way like many other players they watched on TV (Moslems, Christians or animists).
"Playing together is not only just to have fun, but I think it has helped integrated the Sudanese Community in Philadelphia as one" said Majok Chol, one of the best playesr in the team, in an article he wrote for "Ana Al Sudan" the newsletter of the Sudanese Community in Philadelphia.
There was a big social event at the end of the Tournament with participation of a lot of Sudanese artists, which I don't have the details to report on right now.regards
Mohamed Elgadi
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