Archive for January, 2005
24 January 2005
Via: mahjoob.com P.s. Click on the cartoon for enlargement.I’ve been in a state of shock, disgust and shame ever since these new so called video-clips have been showing on our Arab satellite music channels promoting cheap meanings and extremely inappropriate social “values”.Naked bodies of both women and men; very rude facial expressions that include […]
Posted in Arab Societies, Entertainment |
24 January 2005
Subzero Blue has been chosen to be a finalist for “Best African or Middle Eastern Weblog” for the second year in a row.
Therefore I would like to ask you all to vote for him here: Bloggies 2005.
I would like to note that only one vote per an email address is accepted. So whoever has more […]
Posted in General, Media, International |
20 January 2005
I haven’t been able to post since last night for some reason, anyway, now that I can, I thought I’d wish you all a HAPPY and BLESSED EID ADHA!May this Eid bring you all the happiness, love, and good health. Wishing you all the best.
And special thanks to all my non-Muslim friends who left me […]
Posted in Arab Societies, Religion |
19 January 2005
Today is simply great, and I thank God for that… In the morning my husband and I went to the customs to pick a luggage my parents sent me from Jordan, as they always do in this time of the year: Eid Al Adha.They sent us gifts, some home decoration stuff, clothes, middle eastern food […]
Posted in Just Personal |
18 January 2005
That was the title of a post I wrote last year as Eid Al Adha was approaching. And since Eid Al Adha is so close, I come across many articles and comments repeating the same old story about how savage and barbaric Muslims are towards sheep in Eid Al Adha. So I thought I’ll re-post […]
Posted in Arab Societies, Religion |
18 January 2005
Virenautoren haben sich die Flutkatastrophe zu Nutzen gemacht: Ein neuer Computerwurm kursiert im Internet, der sich hinter einem Spendenaufruf für Tsunami-Opfer verbirgt.Die Hacker nutzen E-Mails, die ihre Empfänger zu Spenden aufriefen, in Wirklichkeit aber einen Computerwurm transportierten, teilte das Internet-Sicherheitsunternehmen Sophos mit. In der Betreffzeile der E-Mail stehe auf Englisch: “Tsunami donation! Please help!” (”Tsunami-Spende! […]
Posted in Posts in German |
17 January 2005
Each year the manager of each branch has to complete a performance evaluation form to evaluate his employees and give the results to the general manager of the mother company to decide who will stay, who will get fired, who deserves a raise… and so on.
Since I completed a year, I went through this whole […]
Posted in My Work Diaries |
14 January 2005
P.s. Click on the cartoon for enlargement.Via: AmrKhaled.net
Posted in Arab Societies, Languages & Culture, Nature & Environment |
13 January 2005
After some garbage men accidentally burnt an artwork, which they mistook for trash, Frankfurt’s Städel Museum has decided that they need to hone their art-appreciation skills and attend art lessons…
What appeared to be nothing but a yellow plastic object that should be burnt, turned out to be a sculpture and part of an ongoing art […]
Posted in Art & Literature, Cool Stuff, General |
12 January 2005
Panic was created yesterday when rumors of a tsunami hitting Dubai were spread by some residents.Waves in Dubai and Sharqa beaches reached 2.46 meters high, while water levels in the sea reached the height of 1.3 meters.According to eyewitnesses, Dubai police asked people to stay away from the “corniche” in the morning and warned people […]
Posted in Arab Societies, Nature & Environment |