Khaled Mattawa poem - After 42 Years

Salafis have a sense of humor and a comedic self-perception to share: A conference to announce female membership to the party involves all male audience; Egypt, Libya, and Israel-Palestine- something from the hot-spots of the region.

Shroud in wedding gowns and walking through the souk with signs calling for peace is apparently enough to make the Assad regime remove you from public eye; double standards on Free Speech; and Google shuts down Motorola in MENA.

When Ukrainians protest they do things a little differently from the Arab Spring - for a start there's no hijabs (or much other garments) in sight! Topless women say no to Olympic Islamic entries; Assad's Twitter death rumors; Egypt's new Sinai crisis.