After almost 120 years, Bakdash ice cream leaves Damascus

Syrian Ice Cream maker Bakdash is the Ben and Jerry's of the Middle East.
As Syria Melts Down, Ice Cream Shop Sets Up In Jordan
When a Bakdash branch opened this week in Amman, Jordan, it was seen as another casualty of the Syrian war.
"It means there is no sense of security and safety in Damascus," says journalist Fahd al Kheytaan, "which forced the company to move some of its operation to Jordan.
"It means there is no sense of security and safety in Damascus," says journalist Fahd al Kheytaan, "which forced the company to move some of its operation to Jordan.
Source: NPR Blogs
Yemen youth take action
Past generations of Yemenis have watched as their country descended the ladder of gender equality. Luckily, Yemen’s young activists are stepping up and speaking out.
Source: Afrah Nasser
#Syria Vs. #Israel : People are now paying attention
'Personally I believe that these two strikes are Israel's gift to Al Assad , he needs those two strikes to maintain his fake resistance face against those bad revolutionaries/Islamists fighting with Israel against him !!'
Source: Egyptian Chronicles
On US Policy toward Egypt
The U.S. message to Morsi should no longer be “We’re with you, watch out for some details around the edges.”
Instead, Obama officials should be telling Egyptian leaders: We’re extremely concerned about your violations of core political and legal principles.
Instead, Obama officials should be telling Egyptian leaders: We’re extremely concerned about your violations of core political and legal principles.
Source: A Sense of Belonging
Syrian Refugee Clothing Drive
A community in Washington DC opened up their hearts, wallets and souls to help support a clothing drive (hosted out of homes, businesses, and cars!!) to send items to the thousands of Syrian Refugees in Refugee Camps in Lebanon.
Read on for more!
Read on for more!
Source: The Lebanese Expatriate


















