Comments on: ?????? ???? ????? ???? ???? ????? – ?????? 2006 http://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2006/12/01/doha-2006-no-arab/ We Still Hold The Key And Deed To Our Home In Palestine. We Will Return! Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:42:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: ???? » Blog Archive » ???:????????? http://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2006/12/01/doha-2006-no-arab/#comment-309142 ???? » Blog Archive » ???:????????? Mon, 11 Dec 2006 12:53:54 +0000 http://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2006/12/01/doha-2006-no-arab/#comment-309142 [...] ??????Haitham Sabbah????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????? [...] [...] ??????Haitham Sabbah????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????? [...]

]]> By: ????-??????????? » Blog Archive » ???:????????? http://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2006/12/01/doha-2006-no-arab/#comment-308902 ????-??????????? » Blog Archive » ???:????????? Fri, 08 Dec 2006 07:14:43 +0000 http://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2006/12/01/doha-2006-no-arab/#comment-308902 [...] ??????Haitham Sabbah????????????????????????????????????? “?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????” [...] [...] ??????Haitham Sabbah????????????????????????????????????? “?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????” [...]

]]> By: Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » Arabisc: Asian Games, Democracy and Models http://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2006/12/01/doha-2006-no-arab/#comment-308240 Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » Arabisc: Asian Games, Democracy and Models Mon, 04 Dec 2006 17:33:35 +0000 http://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2006/12/01/doha-2006-no-arab/#comment-308240 [...] Bahrain-based blogger Haitham Sabbah doesn’t seem to be so pleased with the Asian Games opening ceremony and wonders why the Qataris failed to include any representations of Arabs in it. ?????? ???? ?? ???? ?? ?????? ?????? ?? ??? ?????? ???? ??????? ???????? ??? ??? ??????? ????? ??? ???????. ???? ??? ?????? ?????? ??????? ?????? ??? ?? ?????? ?? ?? ?????????? ???????? ???????? ?????? ?????? ?? ?????. ??? ?????? ????? ???? ??????? ??????? ?????? ????? ???? ?????? ??? ????? ???! ??? ??? ????? ????? ?? ????? ????. ?????? ??: ??? ????? ?? ?? ?? ?????? ??? ???????? ???????? ??? ?????? ????? ??????? ??? ?????? ?????? ?????? ??????? ??????? ??? ?????? ????? ???????? ????? ????? ???????? ???????? ????? ?????????? ????? ??? ????? ?? ??? ????????? ???? ??? ?? ????? ?????? ?????? ??? ???????? ???????? ?? ?? ???? ?????? ??? ?????? ???????? ??????? ?????. ??? ???? ????? ?????? ?? ??????? ?? ??????? “It was a beautiful opening for the Asian games in Doha, the Qatari capital, but where were the Arabs? We saw the dhow (ship) and the sea, which was expected and similar to all the openings of sporting events in Gulf countries in particular. We also saw spectaculor folkloric shows which represented the civilisations of South East Asia alone! Yes, it seems that Qatar has omitted the Arabs from Asia in the Atlas. The question is: Where are the Arabs from all that was shown? Where are the Arab civilisations? Where is the Arab heritage and arts? Where are the civilisations of Jordan, Syria, Palestine and Lebanon? Where are the civilisations of Yemen and Iraq? Why did the Qatari organisers ignore the Arabs and their civilisation? Or is Asia restricted to its Eastern people only? Let’s forget the Arabs. What about Persia? Why was it ignored too?,” he wrote. [...] [...] Bahrain-based blogger Haitham Sabbah doesn’t seem to be so pleased with the Asian Games opening ceremony and wonders why the Qataris failed to include any representations of Arabs in it. ?????? ???? ?? ???? ?? ?????? ?????? ?? ??? ?????? ???? ??????? ???????? ??? ??? ??????? ????? ??? ???????. ???? ??? ?????? ?????? ??????? ?????? ??? ?? ?????? ?? ?? ?????????? ???????? ???????? ?????? ?????? ?? ?????. ??? ?????? ????? ???? ??????? ??????? ?????? ????? ???? ?????? ??? ????? ???! ??? ??? ????? ????? ?? ????? ????. ?????? ??: ??? ????? ?? ?? ?? ?????? ??? ???????? ???????? ??? ?????? ????? ??????? ??? ?????? ?????? ?????? ??????? ??????? ??? ?????? ????? ???????? ????? ????? ???????? ???????? ????? ?????????? ????? ??? ????? ?? ??? ????????? ???? ??? ?? ????? ?????? ?????? ??? ???????? ???????? ?? ?? ???? ?????? ??? ?????? ???????? ??????? ?????. ??? ???? ????? ?????? ?? ??????? ?? ??????? “It was a beautiful opening for the Asian games in Doha, the Qatari capital, but where were the Arabs? We saw the dhow (ship) and the sea, which was expected and similar to all the openings of sporting events in Gulf countries in particular. We also saw spectaculor folkloric shows which represented the civilisations of South East Asia alone! Yes, it seems that Qatar has omitted the Arabs from Asia in the Atlas. The question is: Where are the Arabs from all that was shown? Where are the Arab civilisations? Where is the Arab heritage and arts? Where are the civilisations of Jordan, Syria, Palestine and Lebanon? Where are the civilisations of Yemen and Iraq? Why did the Qatari organisers ignore the Arabs and their civilisation? Or is Asia restricted to its Eastern people only? Let’s forget the Arabs. What about Persia? Why was it ignored too?,” he wrote. [...]

]]> By: Sadra http://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2006/12/01/doha-2006-no-arab/#comment-308159 Sadra Mon, 04 Dec 2006 05:30:09 +0000 http://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2006/12/01/doha-2006-no-arab/#comment-308159 The opening ceremony was throughly a for all Middle Easterners, Persians, and Arabs. Good for you Qatar, you pleased the Asian Olympic committee, you will get to host the event later again! good for you! But was it so important for you to host the game that you lost all your culture and reduced yourself to dust! And all other Middle Easterners?!! Next time you want to do it just be Qatar, don't be middle east. If you don't have a culture, and a heritage you are proud of, we do. And next time when you reduce your self to dirt, don't take from us Iranians to raise yourself again. How was Abu Ali Sina from Qatar?!! and Farabi!!? and Abu Rayhan Biruni?!! I was shocked!!! what shocked me even more was that Ahmadinejad stayed there and listened to that, and didn't make a move out of frustration and anger. The opening ceremony was throughly a for all Middle Easterners, Persians, and Arabs.
Good for you Qatar, you pleased the Asian Olympic committee, you will get to host the event later again! good for you!
But was it so important for you to host the game that you lost all your culture and reduced yourself to dust! And all other Middle Easterners?!!
Next time you want to do it just be Qatar, don’t be middle east. If you don’t have a culture, and a heritage you are proud of, we do. And next time when you reduce your self to dirt, don’t take from us Iranians to raise yourself again. How was Abu Ali Sina from Qatar?!! and Farabi!!? and Abu Rayhan Biruni?!!
I was shocked!!!
what shocked me even more was that Ahmadinejad stayed there and listened to that, and didn’t make a move out of frustration and anger.

]]> By: Haitham http://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2006/12/01/doha-2006-no-arab/#comment-308025 Haitham Sat, 02 Dec 2006 19:58:35 +0000 http://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2006/12/01/doha-2006-no-arab/#comment-308025 Hello Ahmad, Who said it is Arab Games? All what I'm saying is that Asia INCLUDES Arab, and if they have space to show all the East Asians culture, then, why not Arab too? That is fair to ask, I think! I'm not going to Argue the Astrolabe thing, but that does not make Beironi an Arab, thus what he invented is not Arab too. If the games were "Muslim Games," then Beironi would have been a good choice. As I said, the opening was brilliant and exciting, but missed a chance to show part of the Arab heritage and culture (among other Asians)... anyway... Hello Ahmad,

Who said it is Arab Games? All what I’m saying is that Asia INCLUDES Arab, and if they have space to show all the East Asians culture, then, why not Arab too? That is fair to ask, I think!

I’m not going to Argue the Astrolabe thing, but that does not make Beironi an Arab, thus what he invented is not Arab too. If the games were “Muslim Games,” then Beironi would have been a good choice.

As I said, the opening was brilliant and exciting, but missed a chance to show part of the Arab heritage and culture (among other Asians)… anyway…

]]> By: Ahmad Humeid http://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2006/12/01/doha-2006-no-arab/#comment-308024 Ahmad Humeid Sat, 02 Dec 2006 19:28:10 +0000 http://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2006/12/01/doha-2006-no-arab/#comment-308024 Haitham my friend.. Please! They are the ASIAN games not the Arab games. Plus, what about all the display of scientific achievements by the Arabs. THe whole Astrolabe concept was Arab.. and final stunt to light the flame was very Arab. I really think that you are misjudging the situation. When are we going to get over this infatuation with an inflated Arab identity. Haitham my friend.. Please!

They are the ASIAN games not the Arab games.

Plus, what about all the display of scientific achievements by the Arabs. THe whole Astrolabe concept was Arab.. and final stunt to light the flame was very Arab.

I really think that you are misjudging the situation.

When are we going to get over this infatuation with an inflated Arab identity.

]]> By: Robin http://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2006/12/01/doha-2006-no-arab/#comment-308014 Robin Sat, 02 Dec 2006 17:51:03 +0000 http://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2006/12/01/doha-2006-no-arab/#comment-308014 Kimmy, For future situations use this to translate http://translate.google.com/translate_t Copy the Arabic text (in this case the above), paste it into the translate box (at the google language tool page), where it says "Spanish to English" click the check, then hit Arabic to English BETA then click translate. Sometimes the translation is poor and hard to understand but you can at the least get the general idea of what the article is saying. Hope that helps. (And shukran to Haitham for telling me about this months ago :) ) Kimmy,
For future situations use this to translate http://translate.google.com/translate_t
Copy the Arabic text (in this case the above), paste it into the translate box (at the google language tool page), where it says “Spanish to English” click the check, then hit Arabic to English BETA then click translate.
Sometimes the translation is poor and hard to understand but you can at the least get the general idea of what the article is saying.
Hope that helps.
(And shukran to Haitham for telling me about this months ago :) )

]]> By: lammoush http://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2006/12/01/doha-2006-no-arab/#comment-307964 lammoush Sat, 02 Dec 2006 06:37:56 +0000 http://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2006/12/01/doha-2006-no-arab/#comment-307964 the whole concept of the ceremoney was based on the gulf heritage that the sailors of the gulf used to go get their food and treasures from the sea, while the arabic sailor went looking for goods he lost his way and was found in the beautiful and rich land of asia, then he came back 2 the women who (as known in the culture of the gulf) used to sing for the sea to return their loved ones. the man returns home with the treasures of asia and then they have a big wedding where dancers from various countries join the celebration(the ones with the main attention on the main stage are arabs, and there were many doing dabkeh down along with the asians) the men with the drums all around the athletes were dressed in the traditional clothes of arabs, and the torch bearers are all arabs this is not to say that these are (arabic games) because they are not, they are the asian games and cannot ignore the enormous asian cultures and shouldnt, it should unite and have a bit of all, as for the rabic part it had alot. it is sad to sea that while the whole world was pleased and impressed with the ceremony (asians along with the rest of the world) you find arabs who can do nothing but critisize and hate eatch other, and in this case for a reason that doesnt exist!!! theer was alot of parts of the show inspired by arabic culture, and yes nice parts from asia, its the asian games isnt it??!! the whole concept of the ceremoney was based on the gulf heritage that the sailors of the gulf used to go get their food and treasures from the sea, while the arabic sailor went looking for goods he lost his way and was found in the beautiful and rich land of asia, then he came back 2 the women who (as known in the culture of the gulf) used to sing for the sea to return their loved ones. the man returns home with the treasures of asia and then they have a big wedding where dancers from various countries join the celebration(the ones with the main attention on the main stage are arabs, and there were many doing dabkeh down along with the asians)
the men with the drums all around the athletes were dressed in the traditional clothes of arabs, and the torch bearers are all arabs
this is not to say that these are (arabic games) because they are not, they are the asian games and cannot ignore the enormous asian cultures and shouldnt, it should unite and have a bit of all, as for the rabic part it had alot.
it is sad to sea that while the whole world was pleased and impressed with the ceremony (asians along with the rest of the world) you find arabs who can do nothing but critisize and hate eatch other, and in this case for a reason that doesnt exist!!! theer was alot of parts of the show inspired by arabic culture, and yes nice parts from asia, its the asian games isnt it??!!

]]> By: kimmy http://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2006/12/01/doha-2006-no-arab/#comment-307944 kimmy Sat, 02 Dec 2006 00:52:56 +0000 http://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2006/12/01/doha-2006-no-arab/#comment-307944 Is there an english translation for this? Is there an english translation for this?

]]> By: Danah http://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2006/12/01/doha-2006-no-arab/#comment-307939 Danah Fri, 01 Dec 2006 23:26:17 +0000 http://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2006/12/01/doha-2006-no-arab/#comment-307939 You spoke my thoughts loud Haitham .. I did not relate to this as an Arabic event. The whole show felt Asian and far Asian .. those only scattered scenes of a men wearing an arabic dress , along with that "Wedding" were the only arabic things .. but as you said , there is a lot more to show to the world about the arabic and even the gulf Asia.. You spoke my thoughts loud Haitham .. I did not relate to this as an Arabic event. The whole show felt Asian and far Asian .. those only scattered scenes of a men wearing an arabic dress , along with that “Wedding” were the only arabic things .. but as you said , there is a lot more to show to the world about the arabic and even the gulf Asia..

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