Eid Adha Mubarak 2011, Holiday To-Do Lists

'I wish you a Happy Eid'....

The to do list for Eid in Kuwait:

"Over an evening cup of coffee with a friend and a couple of acquaintances at Agave on Wednesday a question came up that got me to blog, and judging by the title of this blogpost you’d be able to say that the question was “Bloggers versus Journalists”, especially with the online scene where the blogger [...]"

"A frequent question I am asked is how can someone be helpful to a Saudi who is new to America. Naturally there are many answers to this question but one answer I wish to respond to now and a Saudi will very much appreciate is to help him or her with food selections. "

For the comic-minded, with a regional Israeli-Palestine theme:

"Eli Valley’s latest comic is up! And below is the man himself explaining his choice of equating 1950s horror comics with Israeli hasbara and the scare tactics of establishment fundraising. (Bnai Brith, he’s looking at you…)"

Autumn moved in on the Levant with great aplomb last week. No hesitation, no second thoughts. Just gusty winds and earth-shaking thunderstorms. So I thought I’d take a moment to celebrate the tail end of the summer sun just a couple of weeks ago.