Mach Zay Gazma*: World Humanitarian Day via Save Darfur blog

*Mach zay Gazma = Brains like a Shoe

The creation of this blog has given me the opportunity to add "mach zay gazma" to the archives of the internet. A google search demonstrates that no one has ever transliterated this Egyptian Colloquial Arabic expression into English in the same way that I have. The term literally means "brains like a shoe" and in Egypt it is a derogatory term used to describe someone who is extremely stubborn. The role of intransigence and the dearth of creativity for new solutions should be clear to all those who track developments in the Horn of Africa and the Middle East. This blog intends to comment regularly on these politics and the role of an often sadly, stale America foreign policy in supporting peacekmaking, state-building, and economic development in these closely linked and volatile regions.

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