Latest posts by Haitham Sabbah from October, 2006
Palestine: Peaceful Demonstrations in Al Khadr
Last sunday a peaceful demonstration was organized in the village of Al Khadr located on the outskirts of Bethlehem. One of the main food items to be produced by Al...
Morocco: First woman governor in Morocco
In a further sign of the progress Morocco is making in gender reform, for the first time ever since Morocco's independence in 1956, a woman has been nominated governor of...
Bahrain: Just Bahraini!
While the elections fever is getting high in Bahrain, Mahmood is promoting anti-sectarianism online. He created some logos and calls everyone to display them. He said: “It doesn’t matter if...
Jordan: In Criticising Qatar!
As a Jordanian who claims to love his country and wish all success for its citizens in their hopes and aspirations, I felt angry by Qatar's refusal to vote for...
Palestine: Internal fighting
I've often said that those who are protesting in Gaza, the ones we read about in the paper and see on tv, are not protesting bcause they are hungry-they are...
United Arab Emirates: Girls walking in peace!
Dubai Sunshine grew up in the UAE. “It's kind of sad when you realise that most girls end up growing accustomed to getting stared at, no matter what they are...
Palestine: Urgent Appeal For Help From Palestinian Youth Organisations
It is the season to pick the olive crop. There is a race of time in Palestine as Israeli settlers and troops destroy the groves, making it impossible to harvest...
Algeria: Tamazight and French
Perhaps the single biggest problem of some branches (certainly not all) of the Tamazight (Berber) movement: they talk about developing Tamazight, but they talk and write and think in French,...
Arabic Gems
This blog is an attempt to present to the reader points of benefit concerning various aspects of the Arabic Language, with the aim of encouraging the non-Arabic speaker to embark...
Bahrain: Freedom of choice
“What is it about men not wanting or allowing their wives and such to be themselves? Is it that they want these women stupid? Is it control? Is it all...
Israel: Yom Kippur, Tel Aviv Style!
Yael went to the Kol Nidre service last night with some friends, but left after about an hour. It was so not happening. In New York, London, and anywhere else...
Jordan: Jordan is having rude awakening!
Hatem Abunimeh wonder whether the gripe by the federation of the labor unions is something that will have some grave consequences on the long run, or is it going to...
Oman: Keeping The Devil At Bay
It's said that during the Ramadhan period, that the Devil clan is chained up, sent to Hell behind locked doors until the end of the month. Literally looked at, it's...
Palestine: Internal Clashes
How bad is it going to be? Where is this heading? Naj explains some factors of the recent clashes between Hamas and Fatah.
