The IDF's Facebook guy posts blackface pic of Obama

Covering one's face in Dead Sea mud and calling oneself 'President Obama' reeks of ignorance, overt racism or both; even Lebanese doctors can be homophobic; 5 reasons to keep the Ministry of Environment in Jordan; and 'She's Menstruating. Now What?'

Sacha Dratwa is the IDF's social media guru but definitely not their PR guy.

Al Akhbar Blog [2]

Israeli Army Social Media Guru Poses as Obama in Brownface

A photo uploaded on September 29 to the Facebook profile of the head of the IDF’s social media unit depicts the lieutenant posing with brown mud on his face under the caption: “Obama style.”

State of Mind [3]

My Bout With Homophobia at AUB

And this a specimen of Lebanon’s future doctors: homophobic people with an obvious lack of sportsmanship. Then I remembered when an acquaintance who happens to be involved in the medical field said to me once: if I ever had a homosexual patient, I’d stop treating them. I asked: what if they die? The acquaintance replied: it would be for the better. That acquaintance was a nurse.

Arab Environment Watch [4]

Five Reasons for saving the Ministry of Environment in Jordan

This article is a modest contribution to this justified effort and explains why dissolving the Ministry of Environment is a bad decision:

American Bedu [5]

Saudi Arabia: She’s Menstruating. Now What?

I wrote an earlier post this week on the subject of how Saudi Arabia will still legally allow child brides. The post continues to generate a number of comments and considerable discussion on what factors or features determine a young girl to be of marriageable age in Saudi Arabia.