Remember this photo? Nothing new, IOF does it again and again…
IOF Uses Brother of Murdered Victim As Human Shield
by: umkahlil
On Thursday at dawn, 29 September 2005, IOF killed 3 Palestinians in two separate incidents in Jenin. Two of the victims were killed in Bourqin village, while the third was killed in the old town of [...]
Pollution, Apartheid and Protest in Occupied Palestine
by: Ethan Ganor
From the Jordan River Valley and Dead Sea Basin, through the central highlands comprising the West Bank's populated core to the fertile western hills bordering Israel, recent reports from occupied Palestine reveal a worsening environmental crisis. A labyrinth of settlements, industrial zones, dumps, military camps, fortified roads, [...]
Honestly, I never heard of the Jordanian – Al Anbat daily newspaper (Arabic) before. Howevere, while going through Jordan Times online edition, I read that Al Anbat was attacked by anonymous assailants yesterday.
An investigation is currently under way by the security services into a complaint by Al Anbat daily newspaper that it was attacked [...]
Over a month ago, I wrote about the "Cooked Iraqi" photos in the forum which is providing free access to its pornographic content in exchange for pictures of war in Iraq and Afghanistan. The "Cooked Iraqi" photo(s) finally reached the US Army officials. Thanks to the power of blogging.
Today, NYTimes (credit to cecile for the [...]
The Ban:
Officials at the Kuwaiti Information Ministry have confirmed that its �Censorship Department� has refused a request for a concert during the Muslim holiday Eid Al Fitr for Lebanese singer Nancy Ajram.
A committee member stated that Nancy should not be allowed to sing at public celebrations in Kuwait and supported the Ministry�s decision to [...]
Marwa from Lebanon is considered as one of the most famous Arabic pop music artists in the Middle East, characterized by an exceptional appearance on stage and on our Arab Music TV channels!!! (pic via Waleg)
In an unexpected move from within Dubai, Lt-Gen. Dhahi Khalfan (Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police) inaugurating an awareness campaign [...]
Tagged Dubai, Music, Spam, TVGood news for Arab woman. It seems that the Kuwaiti women activists, who demonstrated outside parliament to grant women political rights until they got it are moving in the right direct:
Women politicians from 15 Arab countries are in Kuwait learning how to campaign for elected office. A special campaign school opened (in Kuwait) Sunday, focusing [...]
Zed al-Rifai, the first Arab to climb and reach the summit of Mount Everest is now officially the first Arab to climb and reach the summit of Cho Oyo Mountain. Rifai, announced last Thursday at 1:50 p.m. Beijing time his successful climb to mount Cho Oyo from altitude 8,201 meters.
Rifai is a Kuwaiti national [...]
