Archive for the ‘Music’ Category

Asalah Nasri becomes a Bahraini citizen

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Syrian singer Asalah Nasri has taken Bahraini citizenship, granted to her by Bahraini King Hamad Bin Issa Al Khalifa. The singer was granted citizenship a few days after she [...]

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Checkpoint 303 Tunes

This item was filled under [ Culture, Good News, Music, Palestine, Sabbah ]

 I was delighted to hear this from MoCha; a member of CheckPoint 303:

we are “CheckPoint 303″, a new electro-oriental underground band, our music deals with the daily life of the Palestinian people, the struggle and hardship but also the beauty and the trivial aspects of life in Palestine, things that obviously don’t always [...]

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Wafa Bin Laden dumps her infamous title

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Update: Since you have come that far, this late, I think I know what you are looking for. The photos are here!
Osama Bin Ladin’s niece, is now called Wafar Dufour (yakhhh…). She said that she has been forced to change her name in the wake of constant taunts by people, about her family connection to [...]

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Where is Jerash Festival?

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Summer is the festival season in Arab countries, or at least in those countries where tourism represents a considerable percentage of national income, such as Lebanon, Egypt, Syria, some of the Gulf States, Tunisia and Morocco. A quick glance at the events scheduled in some of the Arab countries reveals, for example, that this summer [...]

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Marcel Khalifé named UNESCO Artist for Peace

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My favorite singer/musician:
Marcel Khalifé, the Lebanese musician and writer, was named UNESCO Artist for Peace on June 7 by UNESCO Director-General, Koïchiro Matsuura, at a ceremony at UNESCO Headquarters. Born in 1950 in Amchit, Mount Lebanon, Khalife first studied, then taught, the oud, or Arabic lute, at the Beirut National Conservatory. He began his career [...]

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Wafa: Bin Laden’s niece - A material girl, not Madonna

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Meet Wafa’a Bin Laden (or Wafah Binladin as she like to spell her name), niece of Osama bin Laden who wants to be an Arab version of Madonna. But a friend quoted in the New York Post said, “She wants to be a pop star but no record company will have her.”

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If You Watch Star Academy, You’re Banned

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I could not resist it, and I shall not be socially shamed into doing so. I have worked hard for many years so that one day, I could enjoy(?!#&^) the simple pleasure of watching other people make asses of themselves on TV. The trick to watching a show like Star Academy is to not be [...]

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Breast Suicide

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Are women who have plastic surgery more likely to commit suicide?
Some studies have found that women who have their breasts enlarged are more likely to commit suicide, but no one knows why exactly. Researchers in Denmark looked at whether women who had cosmetic breast implants were more likely than other women to commit suicide or [...]

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