Blogs Roundup

March 22, 2011

Another birthday in power: An angry birthday celebration by Yemen's people
Happy Birthday Yemen's Ali Abdullah Saleh!
14:12 GMT
Birthday greetings delivered with a bitter twist to a leader who has had one birthday too many in power, suggest the people's 'party' of protest, Jordan dates, plus a student suicidal incident report.
Satire on an ugly phenomenon that doesn't often result in laughter
Islamophobia: Manufacturing the Muslim Menace
10:17 GMT
Some healthy satire in a period of intense frustration in the region, and a miscellaneous mix of hating on tyrants to a burgeoning anti-sectarian movement, to educating hiring companies in etiquette.

March 20, 2011

Contagious: All Arab leaders seem prone to the change-fever coming over the people, none are immune. Even al Assad.
It couldn't happen in Syria: now Syria gets Serious
20:13 GMT
She seemed to be biding her time, now Syria has crossed the line of no return, seemingly. The dormancy period is over as the revolution bug erupts in all its rebellious glory. Is the Levant next?
Cupcakes, chicks and brains: Lebanese writer Dania el-Kadi enjoys her moment of booksigning in Dubai.
Chick-Lit and Cupcakes in the City: A Lebanese author attracts a crowd for newly launched book, Summer Blast
14:36 GMT
Kitsch cupcakes in celebration of a new Lebanese-authored novel, more in female publishing with the release of new Al-Qaeda spawned lady's mag, A presage for Libya, and Dietary Digest of tips.

March 19, 2011

Syria's a different kettle of fish in the Arab protesting world
The Syrian Question, Quandary and Dilemma
06:52 GMT
The quandary for Syrians wanting progress; Preserving the Arabic Language,Politicians of Lebanon for all their other shortcomings, certainly know how to throw a wedding! Palestine,&other perversities.

March 17, 2011

TEDxRamallah will follow bias-free programming of speakers, away from any commercial, religious or political agendas.
TEDxRamallah: Taking Palestinian “Ideas worth Spreading” Around the World
16:17 GMT
TEDx in Ramallah, an introduction to Twitter, opinions on Saudi protests and a film review.
Banning smoking in public space is not enough, it’s not even a solution in a country where traffic lights are year-long-Christmas-ornaments. Strict measures must be imposed.
It comes in a Coffin
09:25 GMT
Alarming rates of smokers in Lebanon, the 8th anniversary of Rachel Corrie's stand in Gaza, some progress in Jordan and harassment in the streets of Beirut.

March 16, 2011

Birthright to a baby? The case of the 3- year-old alcoholic raises questions of rights to parent.
Parenting Badly
13:00 GMT
Even non-parents voice their opinions on the case of the British 3-year-old alcoholic, Great expectations for Palestine- will they be realized, Looking back a great monument and a great 9th chapter...
In perspective: natural disaster taking our gaze momentarily at least away from the region's stormy climate
Putting things in perspective: Looking at Japan from the Middle East
09:09 GMT
Japan's tragic post-Tsunami turmoil: from a region raging with discontent, to a region raging against the cruel elements that visited destruction on an unimaginable scale, &looking at Lebanon's image.

March 15, 2011

Intelligence in a woman as rare as a species of gorilla? Well, at least this gorilla not yet extinct!
Comparison of smart women to rare type of Gorilla
15:00 GMT
Gorillas and women, Job motivation not related to money, and Libyan residents of Morocco being rejected by Italy.
Jews and Arabs- why are their lives weighed differently by the media and arguably people's subliminal thoughts?
A young Palestinian kills a 'trespassing' family
12:39 GMT
The value of Arab and Jewish life discrepancy addressed; Lebanese complaining about Lebanese and Arabs commenting on Arab anger.

March 14, 2011

The U.S. and Israel - proponents of democracy- recoil at this Arab brand of democracy that could threaten Israel's future.
Arab empowerment could equal doomsday for Israel
22:06 GMT
Israel is not thrilled by the empowerment of its Arab neighbors, A Blackberry joke in the Arab world, Taking love for Syria seriously, playing in Dubai, and documenting U.S misinformation on Palestine
March 14 heralds more protests for Lebanon as this one of March 13 ahead of the main affair.
Lebanon Protest week: Does a picture tell us the numbers? Or just a thousand words.
14:58 GMT
Lebanon is getting warmed up to protest on charged dates to rally crowds and show the political divide lines (between March 8&March 14 camps), Digital Arabic font innovation, Reviewing the Revolution.

March 13, 2011

Nuclear UAE
Dabke dance in Beirut airport promotes Lebanon
16:00 GMT
Dancing regional airports, more JO, Considering the UAE is finalizing a deal to build nuclear reactors for peaceful purposes and especially since it is situated on a fault line, isn't Japan a warning?
Celebrating Jordan: sweet pastries and knafeh- some of the things people miss when away.
Blog for Jordan Day: hashtag on twitter #B4JO
11:21 GMT
Jordan voices converge on blog for JO day.The usual suspects honor their home blog turf &(mostly)wax lyrical on loving JO. Lebanon blog voices aggregated in criticism over the latest tourism campaign.