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Gladiators of Iraq

by Haitham Sabbah November 22, 2004

According to Lycos News: US Marines of the 1st Division dressed as gladiators try to control a horse and stage a chariot race reminiscent of the Charlton Heston movie–complete with confiscated Iraqi horses at their base outside Fallujah, Iraq, Saturday, Nov. 6 , 2004. For U.S. Marines tapped to lead an expected attack on insurgent-held [...]

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U.S. Media Censorship

by Haitham Sabbah November 20, 2004

Google Censorship Abu Gharib Photos.
Fallujah Video has congressman calling for reporter ban.

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Arofish Hits Iraq, the West Bank, and Gaza

by Haitham Sabbah November 18, 2004

arofish is a graffiti artist living in London who recently went into Iraq, the West Bank, and Gaza “vandalising the already ruined walls – painting over bullet scars.” We were blown away by arofish’s work in the Middle East. For us, the work that he does is incredibly haunting. The people he paints seem to come off the wall and into your soul.

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US Marine Filmed Killing Unarmed Iraqi

by Haitham Sabbah November 16, 2004

Several TV stations aired a video showing a U.S. marine shooting an unarmed wounded Iraqi man in the head inside a Fallujah mosque as he was laying down next to the wall.

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Yasser Arafat: Photo Album

by Haitham Sabbah November 11, 2004

Yasser Arafat: “I come bearing an olive branch in one hand, and the freedom fighter’s gun in the other. Do not let the olive branch fall from my hand.” – Speech to the United Nations General Assembly, New York, November 13, 1974 Please help in compiling a photo album of this brave man. Send any [...]

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1st Bahrain Blogger Meetup

by Haitham Sabbah November 5, 2004

Last night; PeacfulMuslimah, Mahmood, Chan’ad, Tariq, Ali, Scorpio, Stravinsky and I, 8 out of 9 who initially RSVPed attended. That is great number of attendees for the first Bahrain Weblogger Meetup. We were extremely pleased to have peacfulmuslimah coming down all the way from Doha to attend the meeting (Natasha, you should meet her), and [...]

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Google in Cairo

by Haitham Sabbah October 27, 2004

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Hado: Messages From Water

by Haitham Sabbah October 10, 2004

The Japanese researcher Dr. Masaru Emoto, is the author of many books concerning the phenomenon of ‘ Hado’. The two ideograms comprising this expression Hado (pronounced hadou to rhyme with shadow) literally mean “wave” and “move”. This following definition is how Dr. Emoto himself describes the phenomenon, which led him to a series of remarkable [...]

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International Museum of Toilets

by Haitham Sabbah October 5, 2004

If that peculiar question ever crossed your mind-seek professional help ! But if you really want to know, you can visit Sulabh in New Delhi, India or just browse this website where they brings the museum onto your screens, virtually. Photo: King Louis XIII and Louis the XIV used to give audience while using the [...]

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Topobo

by Haitham Sabbah October 2, 2004

Topobo is a 3D constructive assembly system embedded with kinetic memory, the ability to record and playback physical motion. Unique among modeling systems is Topobo’s coincident physical input and output behaviors. By snapping together a combination of Passive (static) and Active (motorized) components, people can quickly assemble dynamic biomorphic forms like animals and skeletons with [...]

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Hijab Chic (Warning: 358 Astaghfirullahs Required)

by Haitham Sabbah October 1, 2004

This is hijab-in-fashion week. Armani thinks the headscarf (also known as Islam’s 6th-fard-for-women-only) is cool and in-fashion. And indeed, in Beirut’s annual Fashion Week, being held this week, the hijab made some appearances (see photos on this page) in designs by Egyptian Hani Buhiari and Saudi Amina Al Jassem. However, some of the designs lacked [...]

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When Nerds Protest

by Haitham Sabbah September 6, 2004

{Protest Sign in NYC, originally uploaded by topgold} Whoever this person is with the sign, I you.

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US media and Israeli “Gaza pullout” charade

by Haitham Sabbah July 7, 2004

A Palestinian youth, bearing signs of physical violence, is seen in an undated picture which was shown in a Jerusalem court by the Israel Justice Ministry, June 1, 2004 at the start of a trial against three Israeli border policemen. The policemen were arrested this week for allegedly abusing two 17-year old Palestinians about a [...]

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Physicists reveal first “nanoflowers”

by Haitham Sabbah June 26, 2004

Would You Like a Bouquet of Nanoflowers? Today the Institute of Physics releases some of the most beautiful science images of the year so far, a collection of photomicrographs of tiny “flowers” and “trees” less than one thousandth the width of a human hair. The images are published in the Institute journal Nanotechnology. These stunning [...]

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