April 2006

The truth!

by Haitham Sabbah April 30, 2006

It is impossible to satisfy everyone. But who said that I write here to satisfy anyone? It is what spins in my head. Call it crazy sometimes! Someone once said: The truth is: My truth, your truth, and the truth. So it does not matter which side you are, for we have to be different. [...]

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To dress and undress!

by Haitham Sabbah April 30, 2006

Good news first. Islamic fashion comes this time from… Nike…and the United Nations. What does the UN has to do with this? Don’t ask me, read on: Recently Muslim women living in a Somali refugee camp in Kenya were given unique new volleyball uniforms. Designed through a partnership between Nike and the United Nations, the [...]

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Confessions of a Jewish refugee

by Haitham Sabbah April 28, 2006

Nobody likes to talk about it. In fact, there is nothing that enemies hate more, than to be told that they are alike. But just this once … “It was the experience of exile that forged the Jews and the Palestinians both”, writes Bradley Burston. “We are who we are, in no small part, because [...]

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The art of Racism!

by Haitham Sabbah April 27, 2006

In deviantART, the Palestinian artists simply cannot select their country from the dA country list. “Free-Palestine” community asked deviantART to add “Palestinian territories” to the country list. The answer was: “deviantART does not tolerate Mob like mentality…”. dA then banned “Free-Palestine” members, and deleted all of their content. Members are seeking your help!

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Prostitution is now official and religiously condoned in Arab land

by Haitham Sabbah April 27, 2006

Warning: For adults only! Well, it’s only turning bad news from Saudi. And unfortunately, it is about woman, again. But this time it’s on a larger scale. It is called; “destruction of all family values.” I was not shocked when I heard that Misyar marriage is now officially blessed by the highest rank Mullah’s of [...]

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Pakistani woman, jailed for being raped in Saudi Arabia, deported

by Haitham Sabbah April 26, 2006

[Source] Sixteen-year-old Isma Mahmood was deported to Pakistan last month after serving six months in shackles and handcuffs in a prison in Saudi Arabia. Her crime: being raped by a Saudi man. “It’s difficult for me to talk about what happened to me, from rape to prison and from prison to deportation,” Isma said in [...]

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A Mother from Morocco

by Haitham Sabbah April 24, 2006

It’s been a while since I posted because of several reasons, however, this one email I received ten days ago, I promised the sender (Mounira) to publish her email as soon as I’m back and get a chance to do so. It’s one of the rare-to-discuss-subjects. Maybe because we don’t have enough info about it [...]

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Roger Waters Refuses to be Another Brick in Israel’s Wall

by Haitham Sabbah April 20, 2006

Why do I love Roger Waters? Why do I respect him more now… Update: Roger Waters has moved his summer concert from Tel Aviv to the joint Jewish-Arab village of Neve Shalom. PACBI April 18, 2006 Ramallah — Reiterating his opposition to the Israeli occupation and expressing his support for the Palestinian people in “their [...]

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Who is a terrorist?

by Haitham Sabbah April 17, 2006

My condolences and sympathies for the family and friends of the people that were killed today due to today’s suicide bombing in Tel Aviv. Unfortunately, this is not everything. This is not the end of all the violence. I got this from Sam today, and I think it summaries the situation real well. Dear friends, [...]

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News that don’t make news!

by Haitham Sabbah April 16, 2006

News that don’t make News, at least not for the newsmakers of the West. Here is some for your weekend reading. I wish I can say “enjoy reading” but honestly, nothing joyful in what they report! NEW YORK TIMES AD, Sunday, April 16th, 2006 1. The Council for the National Interest Foundation putting full page [...]

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Miss Iraq quits ‘cuz of death threats

by Haitham Sabbah April 13, 2006

What is the second hardest to find after a “prime minister” in Iraq? It is to find a “Beauty Queen”. Tamar Goregian, 23, stepped down after four days as “Iraqi Queen of Beauty” following threats. On April 9, Tamar Goregian, a Christian woman, made history as the first Armenian Iraqi to be crowned Miss Iraq. [...]

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No Rules, No Limits

by Haitham Sabbah April 11, 2006

Sexual assaults and fabrication of cases against journalists and activists: Police authorities in most Arab countries have wide experience in torture and fabricating political cases and physical assaults as a result of training and the large budgets that these authorities receive. However, because these methods are occasionally insufficient in deterring some political and human rights [...]

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Film-maker ‘murdered’ by IOF

by Haitham Sabbah April 11, 2006

British journalist James Miller was killed by a single shot in May 2003 in Gaza while making a documentary about the suffering of Palestinian children. Two years after James Miller was shot dead (shot three years ago – 2 May, 2003) while making a documentary on the region (for the American cable giant HBO), his [...]

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8-yrs old at home! What would you do?

by Haitham Sabbah April 10, 2006

Kill them of course… Ha’aretz – PHOTO CAPTION: Palestinian men carrying young children wounded by IDF artillery fire that hit their home in the northern Gaza Strip on Monday. (Reuters) No… not you, that’s Israel only. Here are three of the TERRORIST they target (on the right, two who were lucky to have a chance [...]

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Another wall for security!

by Haitham Sabbah April 10, 2006

Saudis plan to fence off border with chaos Via: Times online Just what Iraq’s need. Saudis Arabia plan to fence off Iraq. They have invited bids for the construction of a security fence (isn’t that the same name used for what is called the Israeli Apartheid Wall?) along the entire length of its 900km (560mile) [...]

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