November 2004

“The Pianist” of Palestine

by Haitham Sabbah November 30, 2004

In the film, when German soldiers forced Jewish musicians to play for them at a checkpoint, I thought to myself: “that’s one thing Israeli soldiers have not yet done to Palestinians.” I spoke too soon, it seems. Israel’s leading newspaper Ha’aretz reported last week that an Israeli human rights organization monitoring a daunting military roadblock near Nablus was able to videotape Israeli soldiers forcing a Palestinian violinist to play for them.

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Fatwa: Internet Haram For Women

by Haitham Sabbah November 30, 2004

… except in the presence of a male guardian. From Al-Qabas, via Kuwait Unplugged [via: AraBlog, Chan'ad]

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Jordan Crwon Prince Hamza, Out

by Haitham Sabbah November 28, 2004

Few minutes ago, on Jordan TV – 8:00 pm news, it was announced that King Abdulla of Jordan removed his brother, Prince Hamza from the Crown Prince position! Prince Hamza is the elder son of Queen Noor, wife of late King Hussain.

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Call to all lurkers

by Haitham Sabbah November 28, 2004

  [Chan'ad Bahraini wrote] The second Bahrain Bloggers Meetup will be held this Thursday, so I’m writing this to encourage more of you to show up. As we’ve said before, you don’t have to have your own blog to join us. Everyone in the Bahrain online community is invited, which includes all of you anonymous [...]

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AraBlog reBlog

by Haitham Sabbah November 26, 2004

AraBlog reBlog changes: Upgraded to reBlog 1.0 Changed the stylesheet to a clean tiny white & dark blue theme. Looking for a nice graphical logo that goes with the reBlog concept and theme. AraBlogger News: Installed a beta version of the In The News based on Google News. More to come soon!

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FREEDOM NOW! Campaign to Free Palestinian Child Political Prisoners

by Haitham Sabbah November 25, 2004

Genevieve Cora Fraser “The use of prison is central to the occupation,” Kay said. “Since1967 , Israel has detained more than600 , 000Palestinians. Since the intifada until 30June of this year,2 , 650children have been arrested and imprisoned.” Under Israeli jurisdiction, Palestinian children have no right to a lawyer nor are they permitted to know [...]

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When I Grow Up, I Wanna Spy on the Neighbors!

by Haitham Sabbah November 24, 2004

Imagine a world where Teletubbies pack heat and Spongebob goes undercover. That’s apparently what US government designers had in mind when they followed President Clinton’s 1997 order to add child-oriented Web pages to government sites. Today, the results are bizarre – cryptographic coloring books, drug-sniffing dog cartoons, and spy-satellite sing-alongs. Are they giant inside jokes? [...]

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Gladiators of Iraq

by Haitham Sabbah November 22, 2004

According to Lycos News: US Marines of the 1st Division dressed as gladiators try to control a horse and stage a chariot race reminiscent of the Charlton Heston movie–complete with confiscated Iraqi horses at their base outside Fallujah, Iraq, Saturday, Nov. 6 , 2004. For U.S. Marines tapped to lead an expected attack on insurgent-held [...]

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War correspondent Kevin Sites, in his own words about his Falluja shooting video

by Haitham Sabbah November 22, 2004

…I see an old man in a red kaffiyeh lying against the back wall. Another is face down next to him, his hand on the old man’s lap — as if he were trying to take cover. I squat beside them, inches away and begin to videotape them. Then I notice that the blood coming [...]

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Olive Tree peace project

by Haitham Sabbah November 21, 2004

Via Guardian Blog: Two students – one Israeli and one Palestinian – are writing diaries for EducationGuardian.co.uk. They’re part of the Olive Tree peace project, which has funded 14 students from Israel and the occupied territories to live and study together in London. Education reporter Polly Curtis more about the project here: Yael Litmanovitz and [...]

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Assault on Falluja

by Haitham Sabbah November 20, 2004
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Wanted: Bush supporter for fair, physical fight!

by Haitham Sabbah November 20, 2004

Found on Craigslist by Kelly Sue — “Straight male seeks Bush supporter for fair, physical fight – m4m”: I would like to fight a Bush supporter to vent my anger. If you are one, have a fiery streek, please contact me so we can meet and physically fight. I would like to beat the shit [...]

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U.S. Media Censorship

by Haitham Sabbah November 20, 2004

Google Censorship Abu Gharib Photos.
Fallujah Video has congressman calling for reporter ban.

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Don’t Say – Say Dictionary

by Haitham Sabbah November 19, 2004

Don’t say “Jewish Settlements” – say “Jewish Villages, Towns, or Communities.” Don’t say “Colonialism” – say “Return to the Homeland.” Don’t say “Palestinian Militants” – say “Palestinian Terrorist.” Don’t say “West Bank” – say “Judea and Samaria.” Don’t say “Resistance” – say “Terrorists, Fundamentalists, Insurgents.” Don’t say “Martyr” – say “Suicide Bombers.” You get the picture?

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The REAL Reason For The War

by Haitham Sabbah November 19, 2004

The REAL Reason For The War

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