Blogs Roundup

May 7, 2012

There is nothing like spring time like in Egypt
Celebrating a 4,000 Year Old Holiday Shamm El-Nessim
09:42 GMT
Spring in Egypt couldn't get any better; Spider man's back folks! The double standards of homosexuality portrayed in a Lebanese cartoon.

May 6, 2012

How do you talk to someone who just doesn't like gay people?
Lebanese bloggers share 'How to talk to a Homophobe'
16:23 GMT
With all blogs from Lebanon: A straight Beiruti shares how to talk to a homophobic; Ivy warns mothers of the poisonous women itching for their sons, and a movie review
Palestinian remember the hunger striking prisoners during their times of prayer
American Professors Speak Out for the Palestinian Hunger Strikers
10:23 GMT
Juan Cole give a great summary with linking articles of the strikers; Falk laments the lack of coverage by most reputable media sources; and the Egyptian delegation to Saudi is a bit over the top
Sky News is to launch its Arabic channel
The Sky's the Limit: Sky News Goes Arabic
02:18 GMT
Sky news joins the global news networks to have gone the Arabic way as BBC, launching its 24-hour Arabic news channel; Job-hunting as one Arab blog-ess abroad observes is driving job seekers to desperate measures; Since Bin Laden's Death; And social rites of passage using speedos.

May 3, 2012

A Glimpse into the best Call of Duty yet leaves fans excited.
Black Ops 2 announces their Call of Duty
12:06 GMT
Famished Call of Duty fans get a taste of first blood; A guide on how to adjust one's negative attitude; and in Egypt, there will be blood this evening
A scene much like this one developed in the streets of Saudi Arabia
An Eclectic Bunch: Ostriches, Legos and Saudi Women on Mt. Everest
06:38 GMT
A giant duck runs amuck in KSA, replacing old bricks with plastic colored ones in Beirut, and 11 Saudi women climb for a cause

May 2, 2012

These guys scored 20 out of 20 on the computer programmer list. How about you?
20 Clues People See You as a Geek; See Batman Soon; Women See Hope
12:41 GMT
A computer programer shares how to spot his kind; Dark Knight to hit theaters in July. See the trailer! The Winds of Change blow into Lebanon.
A Moroccan tries to sell some sex toys but does not make it far
Sex Toys for Women Illegal but Women as Sex Toys Still Legal
07:02 GMT
As quickly as it went up, a kinky shop was shut down in Morocco, many Jordanian bloggers speak out against the abuse of women, and the abuse of Hebron is still heavy on one bloggers heart

May 1, 2012

The Egypt Necrophilia Law a bigger hoax than Bigfoot
Egyptian Necrophilia Law was a Hoax, Bloggers Track the Story
10:06 GMT
A collective sigh of relief from the blogosphere as it turns out the Egyptian Necrophilia law was not real. Our bloggers explain how it happened and one blogger defends the law.
Many Jordanians are shamed by the lack of justice for a 14 year old rape victim
Is Rape PC in Jordan? 10,000 Egyptians Get PCs; Lebanon's Internet Creeps
07:51 GMT
An article in Jordanian Law allowed a rape to go unpunished, Egyptian college students may get computers, and Lebanon still lags in Internet speed.

April 30, 2012

If you're single and you mingle in Saudi, you'll be imprisoned
Jail-time for Saudi Romeos; Smoking No-Nos; A Benz for Los Chicos
09:42 GMT
No more picking up ladies at the mall for Saudis, imagining a smoke-free America, and giving away the new Mercedes Benz SL Sting to unsuspecting Spainard
The list of hunger strikers is striking with at least 2000 on strike
2000 Hunger Strikers; 2 Changing Governments; 2500 Write Arabic Dictionary
06:59 GMT
Over 2000 Palestinian prisoners on hunger strikes, the ever-changing parliaments of Jordan and Egypt, and a new social media dictionary in Arabic

April 29, 2012

CBS Blames Israeli policies for the exodus of Christians from Palestine
Christians Exit Christ's Homeland: CBS Blames the Jews, Controversy Ensues
10:04 GMT
After CBS blames Israelis for the exodus of Christians, one Orthodox Jew calls it a ruse, others call it truths, and a Palestinian Christian keeps the blame squarely on the Jews.
Has fatigue set in for the media when reporting on Syrian casualties?
Governments: Syria's Does Not Relent; None is Better; Libya's Growing Pains
08:45 GMT
Who will finally stand down in Syria; Can't stand your government? Try this!; Libya's new rules of governance are explosive.

April 28, 2012

The Gender Wars Unleashed in the Middle East. Image used for illustrative purposes:Website Under Fire For Profiling Men Women Should Not Date
Girls who hate boys, who hate girls! The Middle East Gender Conflict
13:39 GMT
Who started it anyway? A girl hates back! Haters gonna hate when Jordanian blogger shares her man-hatred, diving female neck deep into the gender wars unleashed by Mona Eltahawy asking Why 'They' Hate Us; Flirting with the debate on misogyny; and catching up with Syria's cloudy conflict.