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Arab in Worldwide Press Freedom Index 2007

by Haitham Sabbah October 17, 2007

It’s time of the year for Worldwide Press Freedom Index 2007. With all my reservations regarding Reporters Without Borders neutrality (having doubt after knowing that France is their financial supporter, although they are an NGO!), yet, their report was always a good indicator, if not the closest to reality – at least from my experiences [...]

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Miss Bahrain, Miss Arab World 2007 and Stereotypes

by Haitham Sabbah September 30, 2007

I admit I have missed the news when it was announced end of last July, but better late than never. Honored to be Bahraini by soul for living in Bahrain for the last four years, I am very happy to know that Wafaa Ganahi, a 23-year-old teacher from the Law Faculty of Bahrain University, won [...]

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World Walls

by sokari June 13, 2007

Iran is the latest country to sign up to “wall building” borders – in this case along the Iranian Pakistan border in the Baluchistan region. Iran’s justification for the wall is a familiar one. To prevent smuggling of drugs and guns and movement of illegal immigrants. Whilst the Apartheid wall being built by the Israelis [...]

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Worldwide Press Freedom Index 2006

by Haitham Sabbah November 2, 2006

In the fifth annual Reporters Without Borders Worldwide Press Freedom Index, in between 168 indexed countries, our beloved Arab countries makes sure to be among the worst. Here is the list in order from “best” to “worst”: Kuwait – 73 United Arab Emirates – 77 Mauritania – 77 Qatar – 80 Morocco – 97 Lebanon [...]

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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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A Mother from Morocco

by Haitham Sabbah April 24, 2006

It’s been a while since I posted because of several reasons, however, this one email I received ten days ago, I promised the sender (Mounira) to publish her email as soon as I’m back and get a chance to do so. It’s one of the rare-to-discuss-subjects. Maybe because we don’t have enough info about it [...]

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by Haitham Sabbah March 27, 2006

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Arab GDP Improving

by Haitham Sabbah January 11, 2006

According to the annual report of the Arab Economic Unity Council, the Arab GDP is improving. Her is the summery: Arab gross domestic product reached $860 billion in 2004 compared to 746.1 billion the year before. GDP growth ranged between 1.2 and 6.5 per cent while the GDP per capita rose to $2879 in 2004, [...]

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U.S. Ranks Sixth Among Countries Jailing Journalists

by Haitham Sabbah December 15, 2005

The United States has tied with Myanmar (the former Burma) for sixth place among countries that are holding the most journalists behind bars, according to a new report by the Committee to Protect Journalists. Each country is jailing five journalists. The United States is holding four Iraqi journalists in detention centers in Iraq and one [...]

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Arab nations suspicious of Bush’s “democracy”

by Haitham Sabbah December 3, 2005

In a recent poll conducted in six Arab countries in October, found 78 percent of respondents thought there was more terrorism because of the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, with four out of five saying the war had brought less peace to the region: Asked which countries posed the biggest threat to their nations, [...]

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Campaign to Free Moroccan Hostages

by Haitham Sabbah November 5, 2005

In solidarity with the two Moroccan embassy employees kidnapped last month in Iraq, the Moroccan blogsphere started a new blog that follows up on latest news and coordination campaigns to free the hostages (in Arabic and French).

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Terrorism Threat in Morocco

by Haitham Sabbah October 29, 2005

Foulla writes that Al-Salafiyah al-Jihadiyah in Morocco Declares Jihad on the Moroccan Government. They issued a statement, declaring that the time has come to announce the �jihad on the government of disbelieving and oppression,� for the heads of government have allegedly �sold the country to the infidels after they cleared the area from the real [...]

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Pew Global Survey Results and Jordan

by Haitham Sabbah July 20, 2005

The latest survey by the Pew Global Attitudes Project, called Islamic Extremism: Common Concern for Muslim and Western Publics and conducted among more than 17,000 people in 17 countries this spring, finds that while many Muslims believe that radical Islam poses a threat (to Americans and Westerns), there are differing opinions as to its causes. [...]

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Morocco explosives – for fishing!

by Haitham Sabbah June 23, 2005

Moroccan police had “recently” seized 200 sticks of dynamite and 115 detonators and arrested its 67-year-old driver in the Mediterranean port city of Nador. When they raided his house they found another 485 detonators. “The explosives were being used in traditional fishing and for digging wells.” So the terrorists list of valid excuses just grew [...]

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After Nanacy, no more Haifa in Morocco

by Haitham Sabbah June 16, 2005

Local Moroccan officials in Casablanca have refused to grant a permit to Lebanese singer Haifa Wahbi to hold a concert. The officials� decision came in response to a late request made by the Korean company LG, to organize the concert. The official�s decision was influenced by the recent chaos created by Lebanese singer Nancy Ajram�s [...]

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