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August 19th, 2008

North Africa: Bringing Home the Medals 

a small portrait of this author 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 · »»

May 21st, 2008

Saudi Arabia: Dhahran Under Siege 

a small portrait of this author Amira Al Hussaini · 22:13
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Saudi Arabia hosted the Gulf Cooperation Council's Summit in its Eastern province, bringing the leaders of Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and the UAE under one roof - and holding the residents of Dhahran and Dammam hostage for the duration of their meeting as all the main highways leading to and from the city were shut. 1 comment · »»

April 15th, 2008

UAE: Thousands of Sites Blocked in New Crackdown 

a small portrait of this author Amira Al Hussaini · 18:39
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The UAE blogging community is slowly absorbing a new clampdown on the Internet, following the blocking of thousands of websites en masse after objections on their content. While some bloggers are welcoming the move to filter sexually explicit and "unacceptable" material, others are not so happy with the crackdown. 2 comments · »»

April 2nd, 2008

Arabeyes: April Fool's Day 

a small portrait of this author Amira Al Hussaini · 23:23
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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 · »»

March 19th, 2008

UAE: Death and Destruction in 200-Car Crash 

a small portrait of this author Amira Al Hussaini · 18:31
Driving standards in the Middle East have come under the scrutiny of bloggers after several people were killed and 350 injured in a 200-car pile up in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. While one blogger compared the carnage to what we see in the news about Iraq, others said that it was inevitable. 3 comments · »»

February 15th, 2008

Middle East: Protesting Love 

a small portrait of this author Amira Al Hussaini · 21:56
Valentine's Day has come and gone, but in the Middle East, the debate still continues on whether it is an occasion which should be celebrated or shunned. With both Saudi Arabia and Kuwait warning against Valentine's Day celebrations, bloggers had a lot to talk about. 2 comments · »»

February 12th, 2008

National Sports: unique expressions of countrywide pride. This is a Video post

a small portrait of this author Juliana Rincón Parra · 21:27
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sample image for this postWhether by government decree or by popularity, national sports are part of the cultural makeup of every country. People from many walks of life come together to participate, watch or root for their favorite athletes or teams. Check out which unique national sports Colombia, Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Qatar and United Arab Emirates have. 2 comments · »»

February 1st, 2008

Middle East: Internet Outage Enrages Bloggers 

a small portrait of this author Amira Al Hussaini · 17:07
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What is a blogger without access to the Internet? This was the dilemma facing tens of thousands of bloggers in parts of the Middle East and Asia, after an optical cable in the Mediterranean was damaged, crippling millions of Internet users. No surprise, some of the region's bloggers were fuming especially when they realised that it could take up to two weeks to fix the damage. 5 comments · »»

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