October 2004

Download Fahrenheit 9/11

by Haitham Sabbah October 31, 2004

“I do well enough already and I made this film because I want the world, to change. The more people who see it the better, so I’m happy this is happening.” Michael Moore And with that endorsement, here’s Fahrenheit 9/11, like it or leave it. Download link will be taken down after Nov. 2.

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Orkut Invitations Available (CLOSED)

by Haitham Sabbah October 30, 2004

UPDATE!! Sorry. I’m overwhelmed with requests. I can’t attend any more. Thanks for understanding. The world is going crazy after Gmail mail accounts, now the heat is up again for another Google service called Orkut. ####################### READ THIS IF U WANT AN INVITE ####################### When I invite someone to Orkut I do so by adding [...]

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Featured AraBlog reBlogger

by Haitham Sabbah October 29, 2004

I’m sure most of you can recognize this pic. It’s the picture that Roba selected to use at her blog. And why it’s here? You can guess! I’m very proud to announce that Roba was selected to be the first guest reBlogger at a AraBlog.net, and she will enrich the quality posts there. Please join [...]

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Google in Cairo

by Haitham Sabbah October 27, 2004
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U.S. of Internationalia Elections

by Haitham Sabbah October 26, 2004

An interesting website, BetaVote tabulates straw votes for Bush and Kerry from around the world. Though unscientific, and distorted in its U.S. section by Bush unlovers, it provides a good sample of world thinking about the election. The vision of a re-elected George W. Bush ruling the world does not sit well. Few non-Americans know [...]

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“Road to Kabul” , Censorship by Execution

by Haitham Sabbah October 25, 2004

Where did the “Road to Kabul” lead us? Let me start with a quote from Noam Chomsky (American Linguist and US Media and Foreign Policy Critic) “As long as people are marginalized and distracted [they] have no way to organize or articulate their sentiments, or even know that others have these sentiments. People assume that [...]

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Free World!

by Haitham Sabbah October 23, 2004
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Damn Links; damn U.S. Administration

by Haitham Sabbah October 22, 2004

Sorry Natasha, I couldn’t digest how you simplified the issue, and why you should feel ashamed! I really feel sorry when Arab (of all backgrounds and religions) fall under the bogus claims of U.S. “Terror Links”. Let us follow the links! It would be so much more convenient for the Bush Administration if all of [...]

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Make Your Own Garfield Cartoon

by Haitham Sabbah October 21, 2004

Now you can make him do your bidding, thanks to the NIH’s Star Sleeper Mission Z Gamepad. Whatever fiendish fantasy you’ve had in mind all these years, you can now bring to life. If you’re a fan of Garfield – and I know you are – then you’ll find even more stuff with which to [...]

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It’s A Rocky “Road To Kabul”

by Haitham Sabbah October 21, 2004

[via: PM] The TV soap opera, that is. “The Road To Kabul” is a joint Qatari-Jordanian serial about an Afghan girl who falls in love with a Palestinian boy while studying in the UK, only to return home to the indignities and misogynist oppression of Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. Apparently, the producers, directors, writers, and actors must [...]

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Qatar to use robots in camel races

by Haitham Sabbah October 20, 2004

Qatar is set to substitute robots for jockeys in camel races, a favorite sport in the oil-rich Gulf region which has faced widespread criticism over the use of child jockeys from the Indian subcontinent. But the sport’s supremo in Doha insists Qatar never abused child camel jockeys in the first place and that the plan [...]

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Globalvote 2004

by Haitham Sabbah October 19, 2004

Even if you are not a US citizen, the November 2 presidential election will have a huge impact on your life. The very idea of democracy requires that you should have a say in choosing who determines your destiny. This site therefore allows non-Americans to vote in the 2004 US presidential election.

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Why Women go to the Restroom in Pairs

by Haitham Sabbah October 19, 2004

I got this from a friend, I just couldn’t resist posting it here. Now I know why they go in pairs! [No offence ladies, just kidding ;-)] Only a woman will TRULY relate to the following, but it’s a “hoot” for all! My mother was a fanatic about public bathrooms. When I was a little [...]

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Bloggers Meetup!

by Haitham Sabbah October 18, 2004

Thanks Mahmood for spreading the word for the Bahrain Weblogger Meetup. I’m sure this is going to be fun and honor to meet with Bahrain blogger icons like you and Chan’ad. I encourage new members to this group to spread the word like you did either by a post or adding a link/icon which can [...]

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Woman uses Billboard to Find Husband

by Haitham Sabbah October 18, 2004

Australian Chinese woman Helen Zou has spent $5,000 to buy a billboard in Randwick for a month advertising for a husband. With the headline, Husband Wanted,” the copy lists her requirements for the ideal husband. Requirements include “good sense of humor, solid financial background, unencumbered and of Caucasian appearance and up to age 45.” Zou [...]

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