Posts Tagged ‘UNESCO’

Al Anbat Under Attack

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Honestly, I never heard of the Jordanian - Al Anbat daily newspaper (Arabic) before. Howevere, while going through Jordan Times online edition, I read that Al Anbat was attacked by anonymous assailants yesterday.
An investigation is currently under way by the security services into a complaint by Al Anbat daily newspaper that it was attacked [...]

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Ricky Martin in Jordan

This item was filled under [ Arab, Good News, Human Rights, Jordan, Middle East, Palestine ]

Pop singer and a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Ricky Martin during his visit to the Art Center of the Noor al-Hussein Foundation in Amman - Jordan (July 24, 2005). Martin, who was a guest-of-honour at the Arab Children Congress, met participants from the Arab Children Congress and toured creative workshops.

Photo: A Palestinian girl puts a Palestinian [...]

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Marcel Khalifé named UNESCO Artist for Peace

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

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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Can SESAME become an oasis of peace in the Middle East?

Here’s some good news from the Jordan: Israel, Iran, Syria, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Palestine Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Algeria, Jordan and many other countries from around the globe (click below graph for a list of other countries), need no “Open SESAME magic” to be able to cooperate on an advanced scientific project.
In [...]

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Arab Discriminates Against Women. Why Is That So?

Last week, Guardian-organised event at which more than 100 young British Muslims were brought together at University College London. The delegates came from all walks of life, and held a wide range of views.
The one thing that came across very clearly was that the media are often wrong to refer to “the Muslim community”, when [...]

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