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These Arabs are known among the Palestinian wider Arab world of 'stereotyping', but are not usually articulated in this explicit fashion like every unspoken reality in the region. Israel does not hold the monopoly on moral bankruptcy as Greece steps in tow; keeping it local with a blogger's mid-blog-life crisis? confessiosn of sexual harassment; stepping outside of our region to Haiti;

Excitement mounts for the Arab Idol Finale and the gloves are off as two ladies vouch for the top spot; Shortlisted titles for the 2012 International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF)- with excerpts; Springtime in Jordan!

Viva Forever - the Spice Girls proved that even as 30-something-year-old women, they still have enough heat to light up a stadium as they rocked the Olympic closing ceremony last night. Elsewhere, westerners get a skewed idea of the babes of Beirut. One blogger takes a look at Michel Samaha's legal troubles, while another wonders what to do in Cairo when the lights go down.