Amira Al Hussaini · December, 2009

Latest posts by Amira Al Hussaini from December, 2009

Saudi Arabia: The Jeddah Floodings on Video

People are still talking about the Jeddah floods and their aftermath, almost three weeks after torrential rain and flooding brought life to a standstill in the western Saudi Arabian city. Internet users are exchanging links to YouTube, showing the extent of the damage, via email. Here are some of the videos taken.

17 December 2009

Iraq: Smelling Danger

Alaa, The Mesopotamian, from Iraq, smells danger in the air. “Nowadays, I have this premonition of danger. I am compelled to spell out my fears,” he writes.

15 December 2009

Iraq: An Iraqi Prayer

Writing at Mideast Youth, Iraqi Wamith Al-Kassab says: “After the last explosions in Baghdad on the 8th of December where two cars exploded in Baghdad and killed more than 127...

15 December 2009

Algerian Jews

Alle, at the Maghreb Politics Review, discusses Algerian Jews from a historical perspective in this post.

15 December 2009