Mark Twain's Biting Humor could solve a Chunk of the Middle East

Mark Twain, known by his famous pen-name, may have aged to the ripe age of 176 (posthumously) but his works will never
date and an find contemporary applicability in today's confused world.
Google Doodle Celebrates Mark Twain`s Birthday
State leaders like Benjamin Netanyahu have quote Mark Twain-isms during international meetings, to play down the Palestinian 'right' or inheritance based on the Ottoman rule that existed at his time. Let's consider his biting humor and universal acerbically witty way of looking at things.
"Google celebrates another occasion with a doodle today. It is Mark Twain’s 176th birthday. He was a famous American author. The doodle shows the visuals from his notable novel, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, where Tom Sawyer is painting the fence."
"Google celebrates another occasion with a doodle today. It is Mark Twain’s 176th birthday. He was a famous American author. The doodle shows the visuals from his notable novel, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, where Tom Sawyer is painting the fence."
Source: Latest Web Crunch
Kuwait: The Paradox of Sustained Instability
The key to the Kuwait Problem....according to a Kuwait residing blogger.
"After the events on Wednesday November 16, 2011 in which Kuwaiti protestors stormed and occupied the Abdullah Al-Salem Hall at the National Assembly, many commentators were quick to characterize this incident solely under the paradigm of the regional uprisings that have been on-going since December 2010."
"After the events on Wednesday November 16, 2011 in which Kuwaiti protestors stormed and occupied the Abdullah Al-Salem Hall at the National Assembly, many commentators were quick to characterize this incident solely under the paradigm of the regional uprisings that have been on-going since December 2010."
Source: Muftaah
ISRAEL BLAMING THE VICTIM FOR ITS OWN CRIMES
A study into the shortcomings of historical perspective and historiography: “Refugee camps in Israel gave birth to thriving towns and cities. Refugee camps in Arab Countries gave birth to more Palestinian refugees.”
Source: Desert Peace
The FP Top 100 Global Thinkers
"All revolutionaries want their stories told to the world, and no one has conveyed the hopes and dreams of Egyptians more vividly than Alaa Al Aswany. The dentist turned author rose to fame with his 2002 novel, The Yacoubian Building, which charted Egypt's cultural upheaval and gradual dilapidation since throwing off its colonial shackles."
Source: FP:
When in LOVE Part 2 (Excuse the naughtiness)
"Oh Rafi Rafi Rafi…In public man? Seriously?
By the way, if you’re in Lebanon or Lebanese, some of you might recognize the area I was attempting to draw."
By the way, if you’re in Lebanon or Lebanese, some of you might recognize the area I was attempting to draw."
Source: Ink on the Side
Zain Buying Out Mada
"Zain originally has a 40% or 60% stake in Mada Communications, and it seems they are in the works to make it 100% at this stage. Mada has gotten a lot of good press for their WiMax services which they launch just before summer and the turbulent times of the Data Caps."
Source: ZDistrict
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