Latest posts by Jillian C. York from August, 2008
Morocco: I speak Darija!
Words for Change discusses the difference between standard Arabic and Moroccan darija, and stands up for her dialect.
Morocco: Passengers Set Fire to Plane
The View From Fez reports that angry Royal Air Maroc passengers set fire to their aircraft following over six hours of a delay. The pilot had to make an emergency landing in Barcelona.
MENA: Obama's Muslim Outreach Coordinator Resigns
Mazen Asbahi, the attorney who had volunteered as Barack Obama's outreach coordinator to Muslim and Arab-Americans, has resigned after accusations of ties to Jamal Said, an imam at a fundamentalist mosque in Illinois. Asbahi briefly sat on the board of Allied Assets Advisors Fund with Said in 2000. Bloggers from the Middle East react in this post from Jillian York.
Arabeyes: Mauritanian President Ousted in Military Coup d'état
Army commanders ousted Mauritania's first freely elected president in two decades, President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, in a military coup d'état Wednesday after political feuding over the firing of the country's four top generals. Jillian York sums up the reactions of bloggers in neighbouring Arab countries.
Lebanon: On Bulldozing and Israel's “Moral Superiority”
UrShalim discusses the role of the bulldozer as a weapon in Palestine and Israel.
Syria: Religious Ties
qunfuz remarks upon the complex origins of the Abrahamic religions.
Western Sahara: A Tribute to a Hero
Occidental - Sada Assahra al -Gharbiya [ar] has posted a poem entitled “Another Poem from the Occupied Territory: My Hero!”
Morocco: Burgeoning Mollywood
Morocco has long been a mecca for foreign filmmakers. Iconic films like The Last Temptation of Christ and Lawrence of Arabia, as well as more recent films Rendition and Black Hawk Down, use Morocco as their backdrop. Other films like Babel utilize more than Morocco's landscape, taking its culture and people into account as well. Morocco's film industry hasn't escaped the blogosphere, reports Jillian York, on Mollywood.
Morocco: The True Story of Andalusia
die blog van toons expresses frustration at an Al Jazeera documentary and clarifies the history of Andalusia.
Mideast Youth: Voices without Votes Podcast
Amira al Hussaini, GV's Middle East and North Africa editor, talks with Mideast Youth‘s Esra'a about GV- and Reuters-sponsored project Voices without Votes.
Palestine: No Peace for Ahmed Moussa in Life or Death
Mourners waited by the thousands for the funeral of Ahmed Moussa, the young boy killed early this week by Israeli soldiers during a protest in Nilin. A peaceful funeral for the young boy was not to be, however, and before the the day was over, another young man fell. Jillian York reviews the Palestinian blogosphere for reactions.
Morocco: Amazigh Weddings
Amazighblog [fr] writes about Amazigh wedding traditions.
Morocco: Direct Flights to Nigeria
The View from Fez reports that direct flights from Casablanca to Lagos will soon be available eight times per week.
Syria: Iraqi Prostitutes in Syria
Arabian Camel remarks on the plight of Iraqi women who, without the permits to work in Syria, turn to prostitution to make ends meet.
