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Like she never left: Oum Kalthoum fills concert halls once again

Published January 14th, 2013 - 05:00 GMT

With the power of hologram, Arabs can attend a live concert and Egyptian great Ooum Kathoum will sing just for them; French websites hacked due to Mali; No end in sight for Syrian battleground; and iceskating the Arab world!
Oum Kalthoum: She's back and live in a concert hall near you!
© 2013 Al Bawaba (www.albawaba.com [1])
Uum Kulthoom Hologram [2]
The Arabist [3]
LINKS 6-12 JANUARY 2013
Above, a recent performance by an Umm Kulthoum hologram in front of a live audience. Quite remarkable. I'd go if they did this with the historical concerts.
Arab Crunch [4]
In light of the French Crusader Campaign in Mali: Jihadi Hackers Bring Down the Website of the French Defense Ministry
Islamist hackers don't like France in Mali so they hacked their website.
Al Jazeera Blogs [5]
No end in sight for Syrian battleground
Short on weapons and tired of waiting the west deliver military aid, Syrian rebels say they will take their destiny into their own hands. But that means a protracted conflict with more casualties and more destruction.
American Bedu [6]
Saudi Arabia: Have the Regulations REALLY Changed for a Saudi Student to Marry a Foreigner?
Not all Saudi students are bad guys. However, a foreign woman really needs to search deep within her heart AND logic on what is the right action for her. She may be confident that she knows her Saudi but most of the Saudi students are different in their actions and lifestyle when they are in Saudi Arabia as compared to elsewhere.
Sietske in Beirut [7]
Beirut on Ice
If you don’t want to go skiing, you can go ice-skating in Beirut.
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[1] http://www.albawaba.com
[2] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2-ZsB4Va9A
[3] http://www.arabist.net/blog/2013/1/13/links-6-12-january-2013.html
[4] http://arabcrunch.com/2013/01/in-light-of-the-french-crusader-campaign-in-mali-jihadi-hackers-bring-down-the-website-of-the-french-defense-ministry.html
[5] http://blogs.aljazeera.com/blog/middle-east/no-end-sight-syrian-battleground
[6] http://americanbedu.com/2013/01/13/saudi-arabia-have-the-regulations-really-changed-for-a-saudi-student-to-marry-a-foreigner/
[7] http://sietske-in-beiroet.blogspot.com/2013/01/beirut-on-ice.html