A Sense of Belonging

Egyptian Jeans under the Patronage of the Muslim Brotherhood

From Ahram Online, discussing Qualified Industrial Zones (QIZ) with Israel: On 9 December, 2004, a report that was published on the Muslim Brotherhood’s website Ikhwan Online titled: “Muslim Brotherhood MPs: QIZ threatens Egypt’s security”, sa [read more] [get feed]

And Far Away...

The Sun Came Again

You feel it on your arms, the back of your neck, the bridge of your nose. The warm ticklish sensation of the heat, of the sun, of the warmth. It’s hot and beautiful, it fills up your soul. Up. Up. Up. Some people are like the sun. You might not know [read more] [get feed]

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More parodies on the Orthodox law video

These two videos are made by Ali Zaraket, Yehya Jaber, and Hussein Ghourayyeb. [read more] [get feed]

Egyptian Chronicles

A Series of Unfortunate events : Fire in #GizaZoo

This is this second part of the "A series of Unfortunate events" in Egypt. We are starting the week with another disaster. There is a fire now in G [read more] [get feed]

The Moor Next Door

Early Perspectives on the Mali Crisis from a Jihadist Forum (II)

Since the beginning of France’s intervention in northern Mali (Operation SERVAL), users of the Ansar al-Mujahideen forum have posted continuous news updates on the situation in northern Mali. During much of 2012, forum users have seen Mali as an unqualifi [read more] [get feed]

And Far Away...

Jadal’s latest: ElMakina جدل – الماكينه

So, after quite a long wait, Jordanian band Jadal are coming back on the 29th with a new album. Today, they released the first single, “ElMakina”. I have a long history with Jadal, starting with when I first saw them play live at Champions in [read more] [get feed]

American Bedu

Saudi Arabia: A Ban on Expatriate Organizations

       According to an edict from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, effective 10 December, expatriate organizations and associations are banned from the Kingdom. Right now this news is raising more questions than answers. The statement notified foreig [read more] [get feed]

Project Pen

الخاتم الأحمر

بقلم: مجيد الكفائي لم يكن يحلم…. كان يسمع صوتها… كانت قريبة من منضدته… امرأة متوسطة الطول بيضاء أنيقة ترتدي ثيابا وردية اللون صوتها فيه نغم دافئ وعيونها سوداء جميلة يفيض منهما الحب والحنان. نظر إليه [read more] [get feed]

7iber

من السلط: أحاديث حول لعبة المنقلة

الصورة بعدسة حسام دعنة يجتمع متقاعدو السلط في ساحة العين وسط المدينة حيث يمضون ساعات طويلة من نهارهم في لعب لعبة المنقلة وتجاذب أطراف الحديث. خلال رحلة لقاءات حبر التصويرية إلى السلط مؤخراً شاركونا بعضاً من قصصهم وذكرياتهم. استمعوا إلى مقتطفات منها. [read more] [get feed]

And Far Away...

In Praise of Nivea

Goodness isn’t about the advertising campaign or how expensive a skincare product is, but often, our capitalist society makes you forget that. That’s why this post is about Nivea: simple, thick, creamy Nivea, which makes amazing products that [read more] [get feed]

American Bedu

Saudi Arabia: For the People, By the People

For the People, By the People is a collection of stories from Muslim people and about human lives collected and edited by author Sabah Hadi.  In addition to this book having a wide and varied collection of stories from men and women of the Muslim faith, i [read more] [get feed]

مرام عبدالرحمن مكّاوي

الخلافات الزوجية والعنف الأسري في دول الابتعاث 2-2

 تناول الجزء الأول من هذا المقال قضايا المشكلات الأسرية في بلدان الابتعاث وأسبابها، كما عرض توجيهات وزارة التعليم العالي للطلبة بعدم اللجوء إلى السلطات الأجنبية، وأن القيام بذلك قد يعرض بعثتهم للإيقاف. في هذا المقال نستكمل الحديث عن هذا الموضوع لمعرفة الإ [read more] [get feed]

7iber

قوننة الصلاحيات الملكية مطلب وطني 

بقلم تيسير الكلوب في الثامن من كانون الأول، عهد الملك عبد الله إلى رئيس الوزراء عبد الله النسور برئاسة لجنة ملكية لتعزيز منظومة النزاهة. تضاف هذه اللجنة إلى الرصيد السابق من اللجان التي تشكلت ضمن توجيهات ملكية سامية، يذكر منها، على سبيل المثال لا الحصر، ل [read more] [get feed]

2:48 AM [The B-Sides]

Review: China Kitchen

China Kitchen is another Chinese restaurant recommended by my readers to try out. They had an outdoor seating area and since the weather was good thats where I ended up sitting. When I got the menu I found it slightly confusing at first because they have [read more] [get feed]

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First Blood at Movenpick Hotel Beirut

For those of you who are interested in mixed martial arts, an event called “First Blood” will be held at Mocenpick Hotel on December 15th, in which fighters from Russia, Canada, and Lebanon will be competing. Tickets can be purchased from Virg [read more] [get feed]

And Far Away...

From El Morabba3 Unplugged: Hada Tani المربع غير موصول – حدة تاني

As a huge El Morabba3 fan, November was really good to me: two unplugged gigs and one regular show make Roba a very happy woman (with a sore throat from too much cheering). Here’s a peek into their Canvas gig that we went to on the 21st, where the a [read more] [get feed]

Beirut spring

Why the Lebanese iTunes Store may do Well

At the first glance, the newly announced Lebanese iTunes store is destined to fail. Think of it for a moment: Who in their right mind in Lebanon will buy a song online when the illegal market for music in Lebanon is so rampant and copyright law-enforcemen [read more] [get feed]

2:48 AM [The B-Sides]

Kuwait Choppers builds with passion

‘Inside the Middle East’ meets chop shop owner Hussain Salmeen, who builds and customizes bikes in Kuwait. I’ve seen their bikes in person before and their customization is pretty extreme. [Link] Thanks Andrew nam [read more] [get feed]

Kumail+

فصيلة من الحصن تقاوم الجاذبية الأرضية وتطير شوي

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أول دراجة نارية من BMW

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A Sense of Belonging

What Egypt’s Christians Think of Hastily Completed Constitution

From my recent article on Christianity Today: Addressing the nation in a televised interview Thursday, President Mohamed Morsi welcomed the sudden completion of Egypt’s draft constitution after months of gridlock. Amid public outcry against his deci [read more] [get feed]

2:48 AM [The B-Sides]

#IAMUNITED Fans Party in Kuwait

[YouTube] Manchester United are going to be holding their #IAMUNITED fans party in Kuwait this coming December 9th. The party will feature a live broadcast of the biggest game of the season between Manchester United and Manchester City. This is a pretty b [read more] [get feed]

Kumail+

تذكرون حلاو المصاص على خاتم؟ اثاري مسوينهم حق اليهال عشان يتركون مص ابهامهم

http://www.kumailplus.com/wp-content/uploads/yapb_cache/2012_11_23_142045.43lwgka22d2cs4wkcggs84skg.ae6egtt2 [read more] [get feed]

Project Pen

Zein Sa’dedin - Family Portrait.

We were silent,still,sitting on thoserusty ironrods. Therest of herregretswere dying, far offin the distance. [read more] [get feed]

Project Pen

أنا توجيهي"-2"

بقلم: ياسمين وجيه أبو نصارلحظة صمت، اغمضت عيني وفُتح الباب وشعرت بأحدٍ يقترب من سريري ، ومن بعدها لم اشعر بشيء الا بامي تيقظني صباحاً حتى اذهب للمركز. نهضت مسرعة وفزعة وانتظرت ام [read more] [get feed]