Blogs Roundup
March 18, 2012
08:41 GMT
From trying to cover up the Assad E-mails to sexualizing the revolution, for what should Syria prepare itself? ; The Coptic Church is already discussing whose next to take over after Pope Shenouda III; More on Lebanon's rotten meats situation.
March 17, 2012
20:19 GMT
Lent can be colored with a tint of sorrow this year. A man of both religion and politics, the death of Pope Shenouda III has caused a sense of mourning across Egypt in the Middle East. As a defender of Palestinian rights and a believer in religious coexistence, he receives a blogging ovation.
March 15, 2012
21:35 GMT
Although Syria's revolutions turns 1 today, all everyone can talk about where those Assad E-mails; Blogger ponder the fate of printed books as Encyclopedia Britannica is set to go out of print; Babe bombing- the most fun a girl can have at Salafi rally.
10:18 GMT
Scandal broke when The Guardian sent shockwaves around the world causing a real-life 'Assad-Gate' after getting its hands on thousands of leaked E-mails from the Middle East's least favorite presidential couple Bashar and Asma Assad. From jocular E-mails to shopping sprees, the Assads' already damaged PR image is beyond repair.
March 14, 2012
12:35 GMT
Just when you thought Lebanon had enough problems, the Lebanese government is proposing the Lebanese Internet Regulation Act (LIRA). As #StopLira is trending, here's everything you need to know about this new law. Could such Internet regulation laws start trending in the Middle East?
08:41 GMT
Who said Twitter killed the literary art of conversation? Here are 25 Arab authors who are active and creative Twitter users; The show must go on- Yes, we're talking about Egypt's Presidential elections; Politics dampen the groundbreaking Iranian Oscar win; One woman's declaration of independence!
March 13, 2012
14:02 GMT
Raw footage broke out on the Lebanese channel Al-Jadeed of warehouses that supply Lebanese restaurants and hotels filled with rotten meats and products; Interview with Anthony Shadid's widow, Nada Bakri; Tajikistan brings Facebook back; A clash of opinions over Kaffiyah Day at Israel's universities.
09:11 GMT
Hacker group 'Anonymous' is targeting Salafists via their 'emails, bank accounts and transactions'; Lebanon's history book ad libs- Insert history into the blanks; Grief over the virginity test verdict; McDonald's gets sexist; Arab uprisings Star Wars-style.
March 12, 2012
19:16 GMT
The Middle Eastern blogosphere is opinionated at best. Not ones to take 'outsider' causes, here are the visceral reactions among some Arab bloggers; Israel tries to maintain its PR image to the Christian community; A Zionist Christian preacher comes to Egypt to spread his message.
09:31 GMT
Samira Ibrahim's crusade for women's rights ends in tears, as the doctor who performed the virginity tests on female protesters is set free; Mohammad Mahmoud Street- an ode to the revolution; Is Egypt's LGBT movement fizzling out? ; A Quran-ripping art performance raises questions about Western liberals.
02:00 GMT
Saudi female students in Abha took to protesting against their university's "learning environment", resulting in extreme violence; Updates on Bahrain- the little revolution that couldn't; A discussion of child abuse in Jordan; Lebanon just says no to Israeli sponsors and artists, except Natalie Portman apparently.
March 11, 2012
19:46 GMT
Israel has used two Arab Palestinian women to promote it as an egalitarian democracy in public forums around the world; The 2012 Palestine Festival of Literature is taking place in Gaza for the first time; Start-up accelerators move Lebanon forward in the entrepreneur scene; A double parked pink Hummer is a crime against humanity.
March 10, 2012
08:00 GMT
A video of an Ethiopian domestic worker being beaten up in front of her embassy by her Lebanese employer has sent shock waves in the blogsphere, sparking much debate on many fronts; The best of the rest and what we missed from International Women's Day.
March 8, 2012
11:14 GMT
Saudi journalist Hamza Kashgari is expected to walk free again in a few weeks; Eloquence, thy name is not Netanyahu, as portrayed by his "duck" metaphor at the AIPAC conference; A mural is worth a thousand words; Paris Hilton visits Lebanon.
09:00 GMT
International Women's Day is gaining much attention in the region, as more and more women are standing up for their rights. The Middle Eastern blogosphere wasn't silent on this issue either. Today, topics range from the hurdles ahead for women to the Palestinian hunger striker Hana Shalabi.
