Blogs Roundup

January 2, 2011

“In one drop of water are found all the secrets of all the oceans.” ~ Kahlil Gibran
Rain drops in Damascus
09:26 GMT
A girl watches the rain fall, while blood stains a Church door in Alexandria - blogs today.

January 1, 2011

Crowds look at fireworks bursting around Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, marking the New Year at midnight on January 1, 2011 in the Gulf emirate of Dubai.
2010: Reflections from across the Middle East
09:03 GMT
Bloggers from across the Middle East share their personal reflections on 2010.

December 30, 2010

"Persian ice cream in Baghdad? What will those fiendish Iranians do next?" asks the Angry Arab News Service.
Persian Ice cream in Baghdad
09:11 GMT
A girl swallows a pin, a women is forced to drive to save her husband in Saudi, the New York Times writes about Lebanon's Al-Akhbar and Persian ice cream gets sold outside the US embassy in Baghdad...

December 29, 2010

Gutterpoetry attends a women's empowerment forum in Beirut... and is not impressed.
Cat walk feminism
09:53 GMT
Today's blogs: Genetically modified food & the Vatican, infanticide in Abu Dhabi, one blogger pours scorn on a 'women's empowerment forum' in Beirut, and isn't being a parent great...

December 28, 2010

Hollywood’s hottest couple, US actress Scarlett Johansson and Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds filed for divorce on 23rd December. Were they “snooping” too?
Don't be a "Snoop..."
10:20 GMT
Are you naive, looking for love in all the wrong places, or checking a loved ones email? Do you read, like corporate greeting cards or live in Kuwait? If so, this roundup is for you...

December 27, 2010

Qatari women and members of the armed forces take part in a military parade during National Day celebrations in Doha on December 18, 2010
The Qatar military celebrates National Day... in the sky, on the sea, and in Porsche's...
09:48 GMT
The author of "Mornings in Jenin" responds to the charge of 'antisemitism', a look back on a year for Muslims in America, on Jordan's Parliament, and is 'Halal' meat necessary?

December 26, 2010

According to Kabobfest, Lebanese actresses have an edge over their Egyptian counterparts
Lebanese actresses vs. Egyptian... who's hotter?
11:20 GMT
Entering the rubicon, a father chooses a divisive name for his daughter, a writer goes from awards to homelessness, fear and anxiety, medicine in Saudi and who's hotter - Egyptians or Lebanese?

December 24, 2010

A nun prays at the Church of the Nativity, believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem on December 24, 2010 as the Holy Land prepares to mark Christmas
Christmas in Iraq
16:35 GMT
Jordanians sing the '12 Days of Christmas', the Church of Scientology operates in Morocco, 'Syria as it used to be' part 3, Beirut lights, and spare a thought for Christians in Iraq...

December 23, 2010

Taxi woes...
Taxi's and Christmas Trees
12:30 GMT
The worlds tallest building becomes the worlds tallest Christmas tree, taxi's in Lebanon, theater in Kuwait, and have you read the work of this famous Islamic writer?

December 22, 2010

Kuwait today
Kuwait in 1962
08:51 GMT
Today's Blogs: archived video footage of Kuwait in 1962, child birth in KSA and USA, driving in the UAE, the world's hottest chilli pepper is revealed and is sport 'unladylike'?

December 21, 2010

A picture taken in New York shows the moon in the early stages of a lunar eclipse on December 21, 2010. This eclipse is notable because it takes place just hours before the December solstice, which marks the beginning of northern winter and southern summer.
The Winter solstice and a rare eclipse
08:10 GMT
The Arab League vows to boycott Steven Spielberg, childhood memories from a small village, on why some things in Lebanon are better than the States, and a rare winter solstice.

December 20, 2010

Capitol Hill - the US Senate voted to overturn a policy of 'don't ask don't tell', which banned openly gay service personnel from serving in the military, by 65-31.
Gay Lebanese blogger: "Don't ask don't tell" sounds good to me!
09:13 GMT
A drunk Serbian kills the shark in Sharm El Sheikh, 7iber on Jordan's response to wikileaks, video of dubai, eating out in Lebanon while one blogger asks if "don't ask don't tell" is all that bad?

December 19, 2010

Christmas used to be a humbler affair according to one blogger.
The inevitable letter to Santa. With a twist.
08:54 GMT
Memories from a harder Christmas past, royal knickers, from dubai (with funk) and according to the Guardian and wikileaks Sudan's President has $9 tucked away in the UK...

December 17, 2010

An Emirati man walks past an 11-million-dollar Christmas tree at the Emirates Palace hotel in the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi on December 15, 2010.
The 11 million dollar Christmas Tree.
20:30 GMT
An 11 million dollar Christmas tree, art and wine in Amman, the little town of Bethlehem, pictures from Aleppo, and do advertisements imitate life?

December 16, 2010

An Afghan Shiite Muslim man beats himself with chains and blades during a Muslim ritual on the last day of Ashura celebrations in the streets of Kabul on December 16, 2010.
Ahsura: Bad PR?
12:56 GMT
Car's than move sideways, TV in Saudi, tragedy off the coast of Australia, the beauty of the Qur'an, and one blogger asks if donating blood on Ahsura would be better than spilling it?