April 2005

Israeli-Palestinian Peace song

by Haitham Sabbah April 6, 2005

A special musical event took place in Israel last Sunday, when David Broza, an Israeli pop star and Wisam Murad, a Palestinian musician, performed a beautiful, simple peace song that they co-wrote, In My Heart (B’Libi). The song was played for the first time simultaneously on Galei Tzahal, the Israeli Army Radio and Voice of [...]

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What Men Wants?

by Haitham Sabbah April 6, 2005

Kara0303 says: Dear all eligible, dateworthy single men, what the hell is wrong with you? Where are you? I have several absolutely beautiful friends that are all single and I have NO IDEA why. Let me give you a run down of just a few… Betty says: Let’s face it, girls, we’re here for them! [...]

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Blogger @ Bahrain Grand Prix 2005 – Final

by Haitham Sabbah April 3, 2005

Fernando Alonso won the third round of the championship this afternoon in Bahrain to extend his championship lead over Jarno Trulli, who finished second again for Toyota today. What follows is some race photos from the Bahrain Grand Prix 2005: Last but not least: And guess who was there too? The famous Bahraini Blogger, my [...]

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“Habemus Papam”: The Process to Mourn the Pope and Elect His Successor

by Haitham Sabbah April 2, 2005

This is very interesting article published today by The Associated Press, which shows some traditions hardly anyone knows about (or at least I didn’t know). Worth reading for general knowledge: A look at the expected events in the days following a papal death. DEATH: A pronouncement is made in Latin that the pope is dead [...]

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April Fools Day!

by Haitham Sabbah April 1, 2005

History: The origins of April Fool’s Day are unknown, although various theories have been proposed. It is considered to be related to the festival of the vernal equinox, which occurs on March 21. Prior to the adoption of the Gregorian calendar in 1564, it was observed as New Year’s Day by cultures as far apart [...]

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