Latest posts by Ahmed Al-Omran
Lone Wolf
Lone Wolf says he was expecting to read in detail about the historical events that happen in Sudan now but he did not find any posts about that.
Is it a Muslim Problem?
After the London blasts, Jeff Jarvis said he is not sure if the Western world is dealing with the problem of terrorism directly. However, he thinks that Tom Friedman has made it clearer when he said, “it's a Muslim problem, it needs a Muslim solution.” Humoud Abu-Talib, writing for Al-Watan...
Comments from the Arabic-language Blogosphere on London Blasts
Searching the Arabic-language blogosphere for commentary on the London bombings, I found several brief comments from some bloggers in Egypt and Syria. Mohammed from Egypt has decided to translate the words of Michael Henning, an eyewitness from Liverpool St. who talked to the BBC website. Also from Egypt, Lone Wolf,...
Syrian online journalist jailed two years in inhuman conditions
During the second year of his journalism studies, Massud Hamed, a 29-year-old Syrian student, had posted photos of a peaceful Kurdish demonstration in front of the UNICEF headquarters in Damascus in a Kurdish website. On 24 July 2003, during an exam at Damascus University, the local police arrested him, and...
Serdal: Arabic Pioneer Blogger from UAE
For the next few weeks, we'll be offering profiles of bloggers nominated for the Reporters Sans Frontières weblog awards. This profile is part of the series. Please visit the RSF voting page and vote for your favorite blogs. – Your friendly editors Abdullah Al-Muhairi is one of the pioneer Arab...
Saudi Arabia's Municipal Elections
When Saudi Arabia announced it will held municipal elections last year, the world was anticipating what would come out of the first ever elections at the conservative kingdom. Some observers, as well as some Saudis, were disappointed that half members of the new councils would be installed by the government,...
