Music

Haifa’s WaWa

by Haitham Sabbah May 17, 2006

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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Bush Was Right?!

by Haitham Sabbah April 3, 2006

To my pro-Bush friends, you will like this: (Embedded player not working for ya? Watch it at Youtube .)

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Michael Jackson shops in Bahrain disguised as woman!

by Haitham Sabbah January 25, 2006

This one made up my day: Reuters – Michael Jackson went shopping in Bahrain on Wednesday disguised as a traditional Arab woman, but if it was an attempt by the pop star to avoid attention, it failed. A Reuters photographer saw him in a popular shopping mall in the center of the capital Manama all [...]

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Michael Jackson Seeks Job in Bahrain!

by Haitham Sabbah January 17, 2006

Michael Jackson is negotiating a position as a consultant with a Bahrain-based company that plans to set up theme parks and music academies in the Middle East. Bahraini businessman Ahmed Abu Bakr Janahi, said it wanted to hire the 47-year-old Jackson to give advice on setting up entertainment businesses. [Hat Tip: El-Oso]

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SMS’ing Star Academy is Haram

by Haitham Sabbah December 30, 2005

Saudi mobile phone company Mobily has barred users from text message voting in the pan-Arab version of Star Academy, after an earlier religious edict deemed the show immoral. The program is carried by the Lebanese channel LBC and was very popular in its first two seasons. [Source: Reuters] Business decision based on funny Fatwa (religious [...]

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Asalah Nasri becomes a Bahraini citizen

by Haitham Sabbah December 29, 2005

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 gave a spectacular performance in the operetta “Love and Loyalty” in celebration of Bahrain’s Independence Day. [Source: Al-Bawaba] Wish I had a nice voice :-(

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Checkpoint 303 Tunes

by Haitham Sabbah November 28, 2005

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 make [...]

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Wafa Bin Laden dumps her infamous title

by Haitham Sabbah July 17, 2005

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 [...]

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Where is Jerash Festival?

by Haitham Sabbah July 7, 2005

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

by Haitham Sabbah June 9, 2005

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 [...]

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

by Haitham Sabbah April 18, 2005

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

by Haitham Sabbah January 22, 2005

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

by Haitham Sabbah January 20, 2005

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 [...]

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