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August 24th, 2008

Arabeyes: The Olympics, Pride, Equality and Hope

Amira Al Hussaini · 19:26

lingua → fr · es

Millions around the world were glued to their television screens watching their favourite athletes at this year's Beijing Olympics, which just closed. What did Arab bloggers have to say about the world's premier sporting event and their country teams? Following are a few reactions. 3 comments · »»

August 19th, 2008

North Africa: Bringing Home the Medals

Jillian York · 16:40

In the run up to the 2008 Olympic Games, there was much speculation on how the Middle East and North Africa would fare. Although Turkey is the only Middle Eastern country to medal thus far (in athletics, weightlifting, and Greco-Roman wrestling), North Africa is enjoying great success. So far, Egypt's Hesham Mesbah and Algeria's Soraya Haddad and Amar Benikhlef have all medaled in Judo (bronze, bronze, and silver, respectively), Morocco's Hasna Benhassi took home a bronze in the women's 800m dash, and Tunisian swimmer Oussama Mellouli scored gold in the men's 1500m freestyle. 2 comments · »»

July 26th, 2008

Sudan: Who's Next After Al Bashir on the US Hit List?

Amira Al Hussaini · 23:13

The International Criminal Court Prosecutor has requested an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir for his ”criminal responsibility in relation to 10 counts of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.” A Sudanese blogger writing in Arabic wonders who will be next on the United States' hit list which targets Arab leaders. 6 comments · »»

July 9th, 2008

Touring Libyan Blogs: Summer, Diplomacy, Data Protection and the Right to Privacy

Fozia Mohamed · 13:22

The sprawling summer days in Libya have kicked in fast bringing with them the beach season, which for me carries wafts of childhood holiday memories and funnily enough watermelons. As expected there were a few summer related posts on the Libyan blogosphere. After all with approximately 2000 km of coastline ... 9 comments · »»

April 29th, 2008

Touring Libyan Blogs: Pride, Patriotism, Nationalism and Chastity

Fozia Mohamed · 00:14

There obviously is a link between patriotism, nationalism and pride but where do the women figure in this equation? If you are curious, bear with me and let's dissect the situation that has brought all this out on the Libyan blogs, writes Fozia Mohamed, who connects the dots in this article. 7 comments · »»

April 2nd, 2008

Arabeyes: April Fool's Day

Amira Al Hussaini · 23:23

lingua → es

Pranks were in the air across the Arab world this April Fool's Day. Ranging from an Israeli withdrawal from Palestine, to the sale of Mars to Dubai and the construction of a pipeline to supply the red planet with water from the Arabian Gulf, to the plight of a baby camel in Cairo, readers were left scratching their heads in disbelief. 1 comment · »»

January 27th, 2008

MENA: Brrrrrrrrrrrrrr…It's Freezing

Amira Al Hussaini · 18:52

lingua → de · bn · es

Brrrr... It's freezing in the Middle East is the message that has been popping up on blogs recently. Here's a round up of what some of the region's bloggers had to say about the cold spell, in the otherwise warm and sometimes explosive hotspot of the world. 1 comment · »»

January 24th, 2008

Touring Libyan Blogs: broken hearts country

Fozia Mohamed · 00:38

lingua → zht · zhs · es

If I were superstitious, I would have said that the evil eye has hit the Libyan bloggers. A month before Valentine's Day, a larger than usual number has caught the heartbreak bug, and the bigger than life problems' caravan. It's a bullet train sweeping everything in its path, men and women being equally affected, writes Fozia Mohamed. 1 comment · »»

Links about Libya

July 30th, 2008

Libya holds number one and six of the world's seven most beautiful oases on a website, reports Anglo Libyan. Check out the post to see the pictures.

July 18th, 2008

“I think fruit is the ONLY reason I tolerate summer at all here,” writes Khadija Teri, from Libya.

June 15th, 2008

Anglo-Libyan, who lives in the UK, celebrated Father's Day today. “Today in Britain we celebrate Father's Day,while I think everyday should be fathers & mothers day but still it is nice to have a special day dedicated to all the dads out there who usually have to put up with being in the back ground,” he explains.

May 25th, 2008

From Libya, Abaalhasan [Ar] objects to the police's inaction against a group of gays who were standing outside a bar and disturbing passers-by and asks: why does the government crackdown on any voice of opposition but not on those who go against the norms of society? It is not clear from the context of the blog post where this incident took place.

May 20th, 2008

Libyan blogger Highlander writes: “Once upon a time I was a prolific blogger, but I found myself to have drastically cut down in the last twelve months or so. I am not sure what it is exactly. A mild disillusion, a little weariness perhaps or has the novelty passed.”

In 1996, Khadija Teri took seeds of a Florida tree to her new home in Libya. “I planted two of them in my garden and they overhang in the street in front of my house offering the only respite from the harsh north African sun on my block. People fight to park their cars in the cool shade, oftentimes I am left with my car in the sun,” she explains.

April 24th, 2008

“Lately I have been wasting huge amounts of time driving around town looking for roads that are not blocked due to all the demolition and roadwork. It's becoming extremely frustrating,” admits Khadija Teri, from Tripoli, Libya.

March 29th, 2008

From Libya, Khadija Teri takes us along with her to a wedding in Tripoli - where she discovers a new way to kill time.