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Khalid M. Baheyeldin
Submitted by Khalid on Sun, 2002/12/01 - 21:00My name is Khalid Baheyeldin, and I am originally from Alexandria, Egypt, now living in Ontario, Canada.
With more than two decades of experience in the Information Technology field, I am the co-founder and Managing Partner of 2bits.com, Inc, which specializes in Drupal web content management consulting, including installation, development and customization. As a permanent member of the Drupal Association, I am on the General Assembly which elects the board of directors.
On occasions, I am in the top 2 or top 10 contributors to Drupal.
You can read my resume online.
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Internet scams: claiming to be law enforcement (police, FBI), and verifying other frauds
Submitted by Khalid on Fri, 2009/06/26 - 11:06As the scammers get more seasoned, they also become bolder, and more "creative".
Here is a set of emails that were sent to me by various scam attempt recepients.
They claim that they are law enforcement, from Metropolitan Police in the UK, to the FBI, and others.
They all warn the prospective victims of all the scams on the internet and then proceed to vouch for the very scam they have sent earlier to the same person, giving him a false sense of verification and validation.
From: Police Metropolitan
Internet loan fraud: claiming to refer to reputable loan firms
Submitted by Khalid on Fri, 2009/06/26 - 10:59Here is another twist on fraud on the internet. This fraudster claims to be a private "consultant" and offers to refer you to a reputable firm.
Has all the markings of West African fraud: introduces himself as "Madam", has a last name of Smith, and uses a free web email address.
Loan Consultant(HELP THE WORLD FIGHT INTERNET FRAUDSTERS)
HELP THE WORLD FIGHT INTERNET FRAUDSTERS
Good day everybody,
My name is Madam Sandra Smith a private consultant.
Should the Egyptian Military stage another coupe?
Submitted by Khalid on Tue, 2009/06/23 - 15:33The BBC has an article on how the Military in Egypt is still seen as a savior and hopes for it to intervene. This even comes from educated classes and intellectuals, not just the general populace.
If the "hereditary scenario" plays out, where Gamal Mubarak being installed as president in a "charade dressed up as a democratic vote", some are hoping for the army to interfere and prevent such a thing from happening.
Egyptians most pessimistic, despite optimism being universal: Gallup Poll
Submitted by Khalid on Sun, 2009/05/31 - 00:17Optimism — the expectation of a better tomorrow — is universal, according to a new worldwide Gallup poll. Around the world, 95 percent of people expect their lives in five years to be as good as or better than they were five years ago.
Notable by the pessimism of its people is Egypt. Joining Egypt are Bulgaria, Haiti and Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe and Haiti are understandable, the former having witnessed severe economic and political strife recently. The latter is the poorest nation in the Western hemisphere.
DUG Waterloo: Stephane Corlosquet on Drupal, the Semantic Web and RDF
Submitted by Khalid on Wed, 2009/05/20 - 09:40Stephane Corlosquet (scor) is back from the RDF in Drupal 7 code sprint.
He has kindly agreed to present to the Waterloo Region Drupal Users Group. He will tell us about the exciting things that were done in Drupal 7, and how this can change the landscape on the web.
More info at: Drupal, the Semantic Web and RDF.
Mistaken Identity: BMW car company, new name for BMW
Submitted by Khalid on Tue, 2009/05/19 - 09:50As a side effect of publishing lots of fraud emails on my site, people often mistake my site for the alleged lottery winning for that company/entity
This is the first time though that I get an email mistaking my site for one of those companies, but not related to lottery winnings.
The company in question is BMW, and someone says that they have a new name for the new series from BMW.
From: Ms. L M [name withheld] Subject: New Name for new series of BMW's I have a name I think would be very suitable for a car of the BMW magnitude.
Car for sale fraud: selling a car much lower than market value
Submitted by Khalid on Sun, 2009/05/17 - 13:08Here is another fraud attempt. The scammer advertises a desirable car for much less than market value, then claiming that the car will be shipped.
The car in question in this case is the fuel efficient hybrid Toyota Prius. While it sells for $19,000 used for 2004, this scammer said he is selling a 2007 for $5,400.
Here is an email chain about this.
From: me To: Lorraine ThompsonHello I saw your ad for a Prius: 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS , 40000 kms, $5400, Pre-owned, 2007 Toyota Prius with option package 2.
Swine Flu, social networks and media spreading misinformation
Submitted by Khalid on Tue, 2009/04/28 - 23:32Two recent articles from Al-Jazeera show the misinformation that is widespread about Swine Flu.
The first was an article lamenting how some Arab countries has imported pork meat, including Egypt, Bahrain, and the UAE. The article implies a connection between consuming pork, and catching swine flu. An avalanche of equally uninformed comments from visitors as response to the article. Many of the comments are focusing on the Islamic ban on consuming pork.
The other article is about Egypt's parliament considering discontinuing pig farms, with the approval of the Coptic Orthodox Church. At issue are the jobs affected by that, including the garbage collectors and recyclers providing feed for the pigs.
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Ahmad Mattar, Obama and Arabs
Submitted by Khalid on Wed, 2009/04/22 - 18:25- Culture |
- Literature |
- Politics |
- USA
The Iraqi poet Ahmad Mattar has always been a vocal critic of the Arab rulers and the silence of the Arab populace, with witty sarcasm and brilliant literary creativity. In a previous article, we gave a few examples, of his criticism of Saddam and the general downfall of Arab contemporary state of affairs.
He has a new poem on Obama, which is given below with an English translation. Even though it is titled Obama, it is really an inward looking poem lamenting the state of the Arabs.
This is not the first time Obama appears in Arab poetry. There is the Shaaban Abdel Rahim song about Obama where the song writer is dismissive of Obama, and also stresses the importance of Arabs standing up for themselves and not relying on external factors.




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