June 2005

Ten Most Harmful Books of the 19th and 20th Centuries

by Haitham Sabbah June 4, 2005

In case you missed it, this is the list of the “Ten Most Harmful Books of the 19th and 20th Centuries”, you should really take a look. Of course, the list was compiled by “a panel of 15 conservative scholars and public policy leaders.”If anyone hasn’t already read any of these (like me) add them [...]

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Sabbah Fulminates

by Haitham Sabbah June 4, 2005

Slate, a division of Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive, a subsidiary of The Washington Post Company, say that “Criticizing the U.S. media for ignoring this story, Sabbah’s Blog’s Haitham Sabbah, a Jordanian of Palestinian origin, fulminates…” while referring to my post: “Ask your (USA) media why they are silent on the AIPAC espionage story.” Well, God Bless you, [...]

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Boosting Science in the Region

by Haitham Sabbah June 2, 2005

Two good news from the M.E.: The first one is related to Israeli-Palestinian scientific cooperation which got boost by UNESCO, which has pledged US$100,000 to allow the Israeli-Palestinian Science Organization (IPSO) to begin implementing 30 new research projects involving both Palestinian and Israeli scientists. However, IPSO will need US$2.5 million each year if it is [...]

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Ayatollah Fatwa Online!

by Haitham Sabbah June 2, 2005

Want to have breast implants but worried they may not be so pleasing to God? Wondering if the marketing campaign devised to boost your business is spiritually sound? If you are a Shia looking for guidance, what you may find useful is your very own online ayatollah – a sort of electronic agony aunt with [...]

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