June 2006

Arabisc: Arabic Bloggers Ken, War and Women Rights

by Haitham Sabbah June 30, 2006

The following is an abbreviated translation from some of the Arabic-language blogs. It was initially published at Global Voices… Summer holidays, women rights, war in Iraq and war in Palestine. These are some of the permanent scene in the Arabic language blogsphere these days. Here is some of what few bloggers said: The daily life [...]

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Letter to the UN on behalf of our people

by Haitham Sabbah June 30, 2006

This album is powered by BubbleShare – Add to my blog Sent by Lubna Hammad, I added our voice to hers. Please plan actions in your respective communities to defend the Palestinian people. Dear all, Please find below a letter to the UN Secretary General and the UN Security Council re the latest Israeli aggression [...]

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Israeli Terrorist Kidnap 8 Palestinian Minister and 20 PM

by Haitham Sabbah June 29, 2006

So now we are even… Oh wait, the Israeli Kidnaps are nothing but occupier settlers and terrorist solider, whereas the Palestinians Kidnaps are democratically elected parliament members and ministers!

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Operation Summer Bloody-Rain, and “We Kill Servers”!

by Haitham Sabbah June 28, 2006

This is from the battle felid: OTOH: [Source: ynetnews]: More than 750 Israeli websites hacked in recent hours. Among them: Soldier’s Treasury Bank, Rambam Hospital, and Globus Group ticket center. Hackers: You’re killing Palestinians, we’re killing servers. Hundreds of websites were damaged by hackers in recent hours, following IDF activity in the Gaza Strip. The [...]

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What can they do, kill us?

by Haitham Sabbah June 28, 2006

The Israeli terrorist army sent in troops and tanks, and bombarded bridges and a power station. More to come! And the new massacre began. Here is some of what Gazans are saying: “What can they do, kill us? What is the value of our lives if we cannot feed our children?” asked Ali Abu Khaled, [...]

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The only thing we have left in hope nothing more!

by Haitham Sabbah June 27, 2006

Hat tip: Gianluca Costantini

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The Death Angel, Knocking Gaza Doors

by Haitham Sabbah June 26, 2006

Let’s watch the new massacre. The new martyrdom count will begin soon in Palestine. The Israeli terrorist drum roll has begun, blood smell on the air, maybe tonight, maybe tomorrow, maybe anytime and God knows for how long it will go on. The reason is simple. Last night, Palestinian militiamen killed two Israeli terrorist soldiers [...]

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The Great Divide: How Westerners and Muslims View Each Other?

by Haitham Sabbah June 23, 2006

A MUST READ! Here is the summery of latest featured report by The Pew Global Attitudes Project. The report answers the question: “How Westerners and Muslims View Each Other.” [Hat tip: Robin] You can download the full report from here (PDF)! Introduction and Summary After a year marked by riots over cartoon portrayals of Muhammad, [...]

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Spinsters World & Women Rights in Arab Land

by Haitham Sabbah June 23, 2006

It’s women again! A report published by Khaleej Times said that a survey conducted by Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Planning reveals a shocking number of “spinsters” across Saudi Arabia. To be precise, the exact number of the unmarried females has been recorded at 1,529,418. Now from the last census I could find, Saudi population has [...]

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New Massacre in Palestine, June 21, 2006

by Haitham Sabbah June 21, 2006

And the Israeli terrorist air strikes continue for the second day. Photos are more that enough to tell the story of the terrorist state. The Israeli terrorist war crimes are becoming a daily meal for the blood suckers in Israel and their allies. The world is just watching, and it has become common for the [...]

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Alaa Released, Finaly!

by Haitham Sabbah June 20, 2006

Good news! Alaa’s wife, Manal, reports that her husband was finally released. He will be back home tomorrow morning or maximum by Thursday. Congratulations Alaa!

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Bahraini Girls’ school bars men from attending graduation fete

by Haitham Sabbah June 20, 2006

…Muharraq Girls’ School told their graduates that only female relatives could attend the end-of-year ceremony at the Education Hall. The decision was made to make the students and their families feel at ease, according to the school. But columnists Sawsan Al Shair, Ali Saleh and Saeed Al Hamad quickly dismissed the unprecedented call as a [...]

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The war on Palestinian children

by Haitham Sabbah June 17, 2006

The occupation spares nothing: land, trees, homes, children and donkeys. See the first news item below, then ask: What if it were Palestinians harassing Israeli children on their way to school? Then it would be a leading CNN story and the Bush would rush to the White House Rose Garden to denounce the act. The [...]

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Arabisc: The Arabic Bloggers Ken, Media, Anti-Blogging and the World Cup

by Haitham Sabbah June 16, 2006

The following is an abbreviated translation from some of the Arabic-language blogs. It was initially published at Global Voices… Arabic language and the Internet… Marwan, from Subzero Blue blog, writes in his Arabic blog about the new Google News service in Arabic. He seems have found something we all have missed for long time. Marwan [...]

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AOL-Netscape launches social news, Digg copy

by Haitham Sabbah June 15, 2006

Netscape, the brand that kick-started the dot-com boom only to lose the browser war to Microsoft, launched its latest reincarnation today with a portal focused on community-driven news. It�s not exactly a Digg clone. Submitted stories are voted on in much the same way, and the more votes a story gets the higher it appears [...]

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