March 2005

Who is protecting bloggers? Jewish?

by Haitham Sabbah March 6, 2005

I don’t remember why I decided to visit Committee to Protect Bloggers (committeetoprotectbloggers.blogspot.com) today, but I did. The last post titled “CPB IN ARABIC AND FARSI”, sounds interesting. They are asking volunteers to start an Arabic branch of CPB and are offering their help to get you started as they say. So far cool! But [...]

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The Syrian Blog Shock!

by Haitham Sabbah March 5, 2005

On average, there is a new one or two blogs added to Arablogger.com directory a day. However, suddenly today I received a notification that there is 16 new blogs added. Well, first I thought of spam somehow, but when I went to check them out, to my surprise I discovered that there are 16 new [...]

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Cyclorama

by Haitham Sabbah March 5, 2005

From around the web… Cloaked Galaxy: The astronomy boffins at Cardiff University in Wales have discovered an object that behaves like a galaxy but which is composed entirely of dark matter. If that doesn’t start you wondering about a cosmology that requires dark matter to work, well then you need a new sense of wonder. [...]

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Al Qaeda group said to post online magazine

by Haitham Sabbah March 5, 2005

From AP: A new online magazine purportedly posted by al-Qaida’s affiliate in Iraq has launched an effort to recruit Muslims to rid Iraq of infidels and apostates — its names for Americans and their Iraqi partners. The colorful, well-designed magazine is named Zurwat al-Sanam, Arabic for “The Tip of the Camel’s Hump” — a reference [...]

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Husband of free Italian journalist declares she was ambushed because of information she possesses that the US doesn’t want to see the light of day.

by Haitham Sabbah March 5, 2005

Pier Scolari, the husband of the Italian journalist released yesterday in Iraq after a month of kidnapping and that was wounded by U.S. army shot being in the car in which she was transferred, has assured that “there are indications to think that it has been an ambush”. Giuliana, that has arrived at Rome, has [...]

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Supper Star Academy Khaliji Washing Machine

by Haitham Sabbah March 5, 2005

With so many new born “Stars” lighting our skies (Supper Star, Star Academy, khaleeji Star, etc…), this is their story… One Star-Washing-Polishing-Diet-Machine makes them all. Wonder no more!

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Unacceptable Occupation!

by Haitham Sabbah March 4, 2005

[Mahjoob]

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Internet Mapping Project

by Haitham Sabbah March 4, 2005

[source] Part of the foundation of Lumeta has been a long-term research project to collect routing data on the Internet. The project consists of frequent path probes, one to each registered Internet entity. From this, trees are built showing the paths to most of the networks on the Internet. These paths change over time, as [...]

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Muslim Schoolgirl Wins Right to Wear “Jilbab” (gown)

by Haitham Sabbah March 4, 2005

“British girl wins battle over Muslim clothing: “I’m happy that I did this. I feel that I have given hope and strength to other Muslim women,” by Dilpazier Aslam, The Globe and Mail, 3 March 2005. Yes, this is not “Hijab” battle in French schools; this time it is “Jilbab” battle in UK. And the [...]

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Sabbah.biz, BahrainBlogs.com and Arablog.net Featured in Al Hayat and Al Wasat Newspapers

by Haitham Sabbah March 2, 2005

The article appeared in Al Wasat and Al Hayat news papers on 24/02/05. Titled: “Personal Diaries Threatening The Written Media: Young Bloggers Bridging Between Arab And The Virtual World.”

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Coffee, Tea or Energy?

by Haitham Sabbah March 1, 2005

Coca-Cola Central Japan has installed something called the “eKOsystem,” a methane fermentation system which uses the coffee grounds and tea leaves left over from the manufacturing of coffee and tea-based drinks to provide heat and energy for the plant. Relying on a waste to energy scheme should lower the company’s operating costs by reducing waste [...]

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