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Ayesha Saldanha

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About Ayesha Saldanha

468 posts · joined 2007-02-23

I am a translator and writer, so I live with words; nothing makes me happier than learning a new language! I was born in India, grew up in Britain, but feel most at home in the Arab world. I have spent time in various countries in the Middle East, including Egypt, Lebanon and Palestine. These days I live in Bahrain, which may be tiny but is an incredibly complex and interesting place. I blog at bint battuta in bahrain.

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January 28th, 2010

Korea: Translating The Tweets Of Novelist Lee Oisoo

Lee Oisoo is a Korean novelist and artist who has been described as "an eccentric, a genius and a lunatic". When he set up a Twitter account last year he quickly amassed thousands of followers. Now his tweets are being translated into English in order to reach a wider audience. But how did a Bahraini blogger get involved?

January 27th, 2010

Palestine: The Commodification Of Gaza

Exiled is a blogger who recently left Gaza - and he is in no hurry to return. In this translation of a recent post of his, we hear his opinions about political propaganda and self-interest, the tunnels to Egypt and the planned steel fence, and the nature of the outside world's concern for the Gaza Strip.

January 22nd, 2010

Global Screening Of Gaza War Documentary “To Shoot An Elephant”Video post

To Shoot An Elephant is a documentary by Alberto Arce and Mohammad Rujailah, filmed in Gaza during the war a year ago. To mark the first anniversary of the end of the war, the film, released under a Creative Commons licence, was shown at special screenings around the world.

January 12th, 2010

Saudi Arabia: Honouring The Pakistani Hero Of The Jeddah Floods

At the end of November Saudi Arabia's second largest city, Jeddah, was hit by heavy floods, blamed on poor infrastructure and mismanagement of city works construction. Many lives were lost, and even more people would have died had it not been for acts of heroism such as that of Pakistani Farman Ali Khan.

January 6th, 2010

Jordan: Teaching Jordanians To Laugh At Themselves?

The second Amman Stand-Up Comedy Festival was held in December, with comics mostly from North America. The New York Times published an article about the festival entitled "Jordanians Can Take a Joke, Comics Find" – but some bloggers did not appreciate its tone.

December 27th, 2009

Palestine: Gaza's Bloggers Remember The WarVideo post

It is one year since Israel launched its attack on the Gaza Strip. In this post, Gaza's bloggers remember the war.