Islam 101: the FBI's 'guide' to Muslims is Medieval!

A 'simple' perception of what it is to be Muslim by the FBI who depict Muslims as 'medieval'; Do Lebanese live spontaneously, or do they fork out tons of money & time to be able to 'enjoy' life? Kuwait, a small nation, tip of the Arabian peninsula, made 'largest' kite; Sizing up cars in Jordan? Kuwaiti blogs under the Wiki-spotlight; and Jordan's Friday gang demand a new constitution.

Islam, through the US's FBI authority's eyes, is reduced to bunch of generalizations and 'medieval' stereotypes, that could fuel
'ignorance and suspicion' says blogger.

Occupied Palestine [2]

FBI ‘Islam 101′ Guide Depicted Muslims as 7th-Century Simpletons

All you need to know about 'Muslims': "As recently as January 2009, the FBI thought its agents ought to know the following crucial information about Muslims: They engage in a “circumcision ritual” More than 9,000 of them are in the U.S. military Their religion “transforms [a] country’s culture into 7th-century Arabian ways.” "

From Beirut with Funk [3]

Future cities, spontaneous Lebanese on rooftop bars

This care-free partying cannot comes at a considerable cost, actually. "We Lebanese, we don't care! After watching this video by CNN (oh joy), the only thing that came to my mind is how can we be labelled as people who live for the moment, while at the age of 22-23, the young Lebanese is compelled to think about buying an overly expensive house which he/she has to pay in installments for, for 20 or 30 years, and that is in order to secure their future with a future partner. This is in Lebanon, where the minimum wage does not cover one table reservation in Skybar (minimum charge 150$ per person, and 8 minimum per table), White Beirut or the likes."

Two Forty Eight AM [4]

A new kite record for Kuwait?

"In case you didn’t know the current world’s large kite is actually in the design of the Kuwaiti flag".

A Tale of Three Beans [5]

Supersizing the American Car… Will It Happen Here Too?

"So lately I’ve been thinking about the problems the US faces with emissions and large cars. Energy guzzlers like SUVs (and even minivans) are exceptionally commonplace in the US." "Here in Jordan, there are far fewer SUVs, minivans, and other large vehicles and far more wee ones. The family sedan (midsize) is most popular."

Jordan Events [6]

Jordanians demand new constitution

Are things hotting up again in Jordan- considered at this time one of the safe-havens or placid points of the Middle East? "Witnesses say protest rallies were held in several cities, including the southern city of Tafileh, following the Friday Prayers. Chanting anti-government slogans, the demonstrators called for the replacement of country's constitution with the Muslim holy book, the Qur'an. Protesters have also demanded an end to corruption in the country. They have named this Friday as "Friday of Resolve.""

His and Hers Q8 [7]

More Cables About Kuwaiti Blogs

Kuwaiti blogs in the spotlight: "After the cable that showed how the embassy talked about the old blogs. Now I found out more cables have been released about various topics and reactions from blogs:"