Latest posts by Amira Al Hussaini from February, 2008
Bahrain: New Restriction on Media
Bahraini blogger Mahmood Al Yousif lashes out at a new “restriction’ on media in the Arab world.
Lebanon: Escalations Continue
“Hizballah and Amal continue to pit the Lebanese Shiite community against the rest of their compatriots in an effort to satisfy the agendas of their regional allies,” remarks Blacksmith Jade, who also links to videos of the latest political situation in Lebanon.
Syria: The Eighth Gate
Sasa, from Syria, writes about Damascus’ new eighth gate.. and you only thought there were seven.
Saudi Arabia: No Coffee for Women
From Saudi Arabia, Lalla Mona posts two pictures of signs: one from 1931 America which says “Public Swimming Pool: Whites Only” and the second from modern day Saudi Arabia which says “Following the directives of The Commission for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, offering coffee to women in...
Morocco: Fun Day at the Fair
From Morocco, Maryam takes her little one to the fair – and shares some pictures with us.
Jordan: Injaz Al Arab
Mohammad alQaq, from Jordan, draws our attention to Injaz Al Arab – which aims to empower one million Arab students annually by 2018.
Bahrain: Stupid Blogs
Bahraini Mohammed Al Maskati rants about stupid blogs in this post.
Jordan: Traffic Woes
Saleem Ayoub Quna writes about Jordan's traffic woes.
Qatar: Who Speaks for Muslims?
PM, from Qatar, shares with us a digest of a talk she attended entitled Who Speaks for Muslims.
Palestine: Internet is Racist
“So, someone sets up a blog about things white people like one month ago, and already it is getting more hits than our blog, which is basically about what Arabs like. It just lists anti-white stereotypes such as their supposed affinity for natural medicine (which the Arabs invented), recycling, and...
Abu Dhabi: Picture of Development
Tom Gara shares a view from his window in Abu Dhabi.
Bahrain: Songs Exchanged between Saudis and Egyptians
From Bahrain, Silly Bahraini Girl posts two videos – one showing a rap song by Saudis targeted against Egyptians and the other containing a response for the first video.
Abu Dhabi: Site Blocked
Tom Gara, who usually lives in Cairo, was in for a rude awakening in Abu Dhabi – where he discovered that Flickr was blocked.
Iraq: Jordan Pardons Overstaying Iraqis
“The Jordanian street is today boiling after the lifting the subsidiaries off the economy, which sent prices to the roof ; meanwhile, after ranting about the cost of Iraqi refugees here, the Jordanian government has supposedly forgiven the cumbersome 1.5 JD a day fines from 360 thousand “illegally staying” Iraqis,...
Palestine: Oldest Woman Alive
Kabobfest draws our attention to the oldest woman alive – a Palestinian woman, born in 1888, who lives in Israel.
Kuwait: Knee Problems
Kuwaiti blogger Marzouq complains about knee problems in this post.
Egypt: Kudos to Al Jazeera
“Kudos to Jazeera for condemning the recently announced “ethical charter” for Arab satellite stations,” writes The Arabist from Egypt.
Egypt: When Violence Against Women is Acceptable
“Here is the typical misogynist argument we have to fight against everyday. Human rights and feminist NGOs aim at destroying family morality because they want women to report their abusive family members to the police!!” writes a cynical Hatshepsut from Egypt.
Egypt: Free Moroccan Fouad Mourtada
“The arrest and brutal treatment of Fouad Mourtada, the young man who create a fake Facebook profile of Morocco’s Prince Moulay Rachid, is a sad testimony to the fact that things have not changed as much as the regime would like you to believe in Morocco,” notes The Arabist, from...
Bahrain: Ouch!
Bahraini blogger Mahmood Al Yousif writes about a bizarre medical case here. You will have carefully examine the X-rays to believe your eyes. ***WARNING: Not for the faint of heart.
Egypt: Free Kareem Rallies Planned
Worldwide rallies to protest the jailing of Egyptian blogger Kareem Nabil Sulieman are being lined up for February 22, announces Free Kareem.
