Americans Giving the Syrian Resistance Sabotage 101

Sabotage is one way to get what you want, but should the Syrian resistance be using such tactics? ; Sometimes leaving is the only way to keep loving your homeland; Two Jordanian bloggers reflects on that heartbreaking subject, coming of age; Are the standards around monogamy too high?

Could sabotage procedures against the Syrian regime put the U.S. and the Syrian resistance in hot water?

Lebanon Spring [2]

Americans teaching sabotage to Syrians

It is an ongoing trend in history that U.S. foreign policy has the following concept down: the enemy of my enemy is my friend. So let's give them weapons! Since this has backfired before, are both the U.S and the Syrian resistance set to lose if they keep down this road of sabotage? "I think Syrians need to be careful of not using the regime tactics, and alienating the fence-sitters, with the fact that economic sanctions are biting now, economy is shrinking, and unemployment is increasing. The main strength of the Syrian regime are the cohesion of its inner family circle, and the apparent support within minorities communities."

Life with Subtitles [3]

The currency of hope

Since we are in the market of clichés, the saying goes that if you love something, see it free. In the case of this Lebanese blogger, staying away from Lebanon is the only way to step out of the shadow of sectarian hatred looming over Lebanon. "You have to leave, or you have to find a new source of hope. Anything else, and you’re doomed. I used to say 'Lebanon is the best place to be Lebanese'.. I think I might have been wrong."

The Black-Iris [4]

It’s Time (Seven Years Later And Other Thoughts)

Starting a blog is akin to having a baby in some ways- minus the responsibility and crying, pooping bundle of 'joy'. So, this Jordanian blogger reflects on the year that has passed and what it has meant with all the revolutions and changes in the region. "Today, this blog finishes its seventh year. It was perhaps the most dramatic and turbulent years in the country’s recent history, and I think a great deal of what I’ve written these past 12 months is a reflection of that. I usually take this time, this day, this post, to reflect on the past."

And Far Away [5]

And We Grow Older: A Facebook Pictures Experimentation

The Internet makes growing up a very strange process. Liking looking through a family album, Roba from Jordan looks back on the past 10 years or so via Facebook. "You know what’s worse though? Going through my own life and the lives of my friends, as told by Facebook. Facebook does, after all, conveniently display pictures in chronological order: your life, passing by, as quickly as the pictures load. Sagging smiles, thinning hair, eyes whose brightness has dimmed."

Devil's Mind [6]

Dissecting The Concept of Monogamy

"Monogamy can be interpreted in two contexts. The common context relates monogamy to romantic love, and the other relates monogamy to marriage. In this post, I am addressing monogamy in the context of romantic love. The concept of monogamy has two common views. The first one is usually called "strict monogamy", the other is usually called "serial monogamy" Before we open a can of worms, what do you think of monogamy?