Latest posts by Amira Al Hussaini from March, 2009
Kuwait: Keep your bug eyes sunglasses on
Kuwaiti Marzouq has a problem with “bug eyes” sunglasses and reflects: “There have been many a times where a woman has taken her sunglasses off and you get that reaction where you think she should have kept them on.”
Tunisia: New 50 Dinar Banknotes Soon
Tunisia will get new 50 Dinar banknotes, writes SubZero Blue, who calls for an end to the 30 Dinar notes saying: “now if they’d only kill that damn stupid 30 Dinar note! I mean, what the hell were they thinking?! Someone must’ve been seriously drunk the day they came up...
Jordan: 19-year-old woman killed by father and brothers
Kinzi reacts to news that a 19-year-old girl was killed in Jordan by her father and brothers for wearing make up and talking to men saying: “Better ban Maybelline from Zarqa, it gets girls in trouble. As does talking to strange men, of course.”
Jordan: Call to end Honour Killings
Jordanian Qwaider calls for an off and online campaign against the so called honour killings, in which women are killed by relatives for having relations with men. “Every year, over 20 women lose their lives on suspicion of infidelity in Jordan alone,” he notes.
Dubai: Not a Melting Pot
Dubai, UAE, is not a melting pot, writes Tunisian blogger Subzero Blue. Click on the link to find why many expats never feel at ‘home’ in the cosmopolitan city.
Bahrain: Come back to where you belong
Bahraini activist Esra'a argues why she chooses to stay home and work for her causes: “No government, no sole leader, no foreign interference will result in social change in any country of the Middle East – it comes from collective efforts. People like you. And if you’re living and working...
Jordan: Photographs from Damascus
Jordanian Ali Dahmash is back from Damascus, Syria, and shares photographs he has taken there in this post.
Saudi Arabia: Ordeals Facing Single Mothers
From Saudi Arabia, Rasha writes about the ordeals divorced mothers face in her country.
Egypt: Stop Oppressing Bloggers
“Joel Simon, Executive Director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, writes a letter to [Egyptian] President Hosni Mubarak condemning the state’s oppression against bloggers, noting Kareem amongst those abused by the government for their blogging,” reports Free Kareem, a site dedicated to campaigning for the release of jailed Egyptian blogger...
Egypt: Free Kareem Tweets
The Free Kareem campaign, calling for the release of Egyptian blogger Kareem Nabil Suliaman, is now available on Twitter, announced the site. Click on the link for more information on Kareem.
Egypt: Cabinet Reshuffle
Zeinobia, from Egypt, comments on recent changes in the Cabinet.
Egypt: Jaiku is now ‘useless
“Jaiku announced yesterday that they will support SMS to the US only …In short, Jaiku now is going to be pretty useless,” writes Moftasa, from Egypt.
Egypt: The Call for Prayer
“One of the things that I miss the most when I travel is the call to prayer that I hear five times a day here,” writes Maryanne Stroud Gabbani, from Egypt.
Bahrain: Poem to all Mothers
Bahraini Jinan [Ar] dedicates a poem to all the mothers in Palestine, Iraq, Bahrain and the world on the occasion of Mother's Day.
Bahrain: Poem to Daughter
From Bahrain, Randah Hamadah marks Mother's Day with a poem dedicated in the memory of her daughter Samar Al Ansari.
Bahrain: Reading Twilight
Hypnotic Verses from Bahrain is reading Twilight and shares her thoughts on the book in this post.
Algeria: Qadhafi and Africa
“The Africans are increasingly disappointed with Qadhafi’s performance as AU President,” writes Algerian The Moor Next Door about the Libyan leader's ‘adventures’ in Africa.
Morocco: On Poverty
A Moroccan About the world around him discusses poverty in his country in this post.”I discovered that indeed, twenty years ago, whole families in Morocco lived in caves; today, many more still do. It’s a reality most Moroccan city dwellers were unaware of,” he remarks.
Morocco: Casanegra
From Morocco, Cinema and Movies reviews Casanegra, a Moroccan-Norwegian production in this post.
Egypt: Petition for Gaza
Egyptian Chronicles urges her readers to sign an online international petition to the UN General Assembly to set up a special international penal court to try Israeli war crimes, notably in the Gaza Strip.
Qatar: Thoughts on the Fourth Al Jazeera Forum
bint battuta in bahrain attended the Fourth Al Jazeera Forum in Doha, Qatar, and registers her impressions in this post.
