Arabisc: An Arab in Toronto and Arabs and Civilisation  · Global Voices
Amira Al Hussaini

Emirati blogger Osama is in North America..a place he never imagined he would ever travel to  as long as George W Bush is the president of the US.
However, a business trip now lands him in Toronto, Canada, where he is learning how to enjoy a cosmopolitan society and cope with the cold winter.
From a trip to Canada, we move to a walk across part of an Egyptian town to a bloggers’ meeting, which gave Shamseddeen the opportunity to see up, close and personal the sorry state of roads and the woman's prayer quarters in mosques.
According to the directions she got, Shamseddeen and another blogger had to take the metro and then catch a bus to the venue.
But it wasn't a smooth walk as the road conditions she described were “unsuitable for human beings or even cars.”
On the way, they stopped by a mosque to perform prayers, and the women's prayer room didn't score brownie points with her too.
Meanwhile, Tunisian blogger Mohammed Marwan Maddah posts an insightful entry on how he views today's Arabs, along with his advice to them.
According to Maddah, Arabs fall into several categories such as those still living in the glory of previous eras, those who despise their type and others who are totally Westernised, to name a few.
After criticising all the other categories, Maddah reserves his special praise to the group which prefers to work in silence.
And our last stop is with Talasim, from Jordan, which posts a hilarious sign posts, banners or pictures daily. Today's pick is a picture of an advertisement which reads: “For Sale: A rocket, 70s model, classic, champagne colour, leather seats and automatic windows.”
Sad to say, there wasn't a price tag for that fancy rocket!