Children’s books hardly fairy-tales of war and revolution

"The cover of the children’s book is illustrated with a smiling child – but attached to his chest is a bomb, with 58 seconds remaining.

It is not a typical image to find on a title aimed at youngsters. But Egyptian children’s author Ahmed Zaghloul, who used it for the front of a book of short stories dealing with the brutal realities of the Arab-Israeli conflict, is now producing a similarly jarring series on his country’s revolution."

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"Our movie industry is a disaster. In the 21st century, we’re not capable of producing more that 1 or 2 movies a year… and 95% of them remain local… while in the 70’s we had one of the best movies industry in the middle east.
It’s very weird actually… especially that Lebanese people are born actors. Our society teaches us acting since our childhood."

"The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees and the Frontiers Ruwad Association urged the Lebanese government Thursday to act on issues concerning stateless people in the country, at the close of a media roundtable on the topic."

"12 Palestinian bloggers where invited to attend the 3rd Arab bloggers meeting in Tunisia. They will NOT make it, after denied entry visa by the Tunisian embassy. This is an insult to the Arab Spring."

"Also on Friday, the American ambassador to Syria, Robert S. Ford, said that an attack on his convoy by government supporters on Thursday was more violent than had been reported. He said one man jumped on the hood of one vehicle and tried to kick in the windshield while another clung to the vehicle’s side, trying to smash a window. Others threw concrete blocks and attacked the vehicles with metal rods."

"People use tablets for many reasons, looking cool and trendy is perhaps one of these reasons, but many people found in tablets as astonishing alternative to the traditional reading experience, the medium itself is richer than ever, a magazine is not just a dull set of colorful pages magazine, in the time of tablets publications can combine video, audio and interactive components that will revolutionize the way you consume media."

See the illustrations for maximum appreciation of Roba's disgust.

"Annoying: A person who eats things in a way that does not maximize enjoyment and utilize design."