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Yazan Badran

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About Yazan Badran

81 posts · joined 2006-02-9

Grew up in Latakia, Syria. and spending a lot of time between Homs, Damascus and Beirut…
With a huge crush on technology and computers in my early years, Struggling with Japanese, and trying to get my Bachelor in IT from NIT…
I'm obsessed with the overwhelming concept of “Humanity”… I'm obsessed with my beautiful Syria, and the possibilities for cultural, social and political change in Syria…
You can reach my personal blog here…
http://yazanbadran.com/blog/

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February 7th, 2010

Syria: Technology Wars

A small portrait of the translator Yazan Badran · 17:50 · Middle East & North Africa
Over the past year Google and Apple grew apart from allies to fierce competitors, climaxing with Google's release of Nexus One, the smart phone that is touted as the only real threat to Apple's iPhone. And the Syrian blogosphere joined in the bloggers war. 1 comment  · read »

February 3rd, 2010

Middle East & North Africa

Damascene Jasmin [AR] writes about Syria's first international marathon. Damascus marathon is planned for April 16, to commemorate Syria's independence day (April 17).

Syria: A Stroll Around the Blogosphere

A small portrait of the translator Yazan Badran · 06:54 · Middle East & North Africa
lingua → fr · es · bn
This week Yazan Badran takes a random walk around different blogs, and different topics in a maze that is little different than the random markets of Aleppo. 1 comment  · read »

Middle East & North Africa , Americas

Anas Qtiesh, shares some thoughts about his new life abroad and what homesickness is, among others.

November 1st, 2009

Middle East & North Africa , Western Europe

A Syrian Foodie in London gives us a Halloween special with a Syrian twist to it, Tahini Pumpkin.

Middle East & North Africa

Ehsani, an economist and contributor to Joshua Landis‘ Syria Comment, elaborates on the divisions between Syria's top economy decision makers. The Commission for State Planning published a rare report criticizing Abdulla Dardari's, Deputy PM for Economic Affairs, liberal economic policies.

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