Posts filed under 'Arab Societies'
03 June 2008
Ok I believe most of you already know about this whole Rachael Ray Dunkin’ Donuts commercial that’s been pulled for its “terrorist symbolism”.
Just in case some of you still don’t know what the hell I’m talking about, the thing is, Rachael Ray wore a black-and-white scarf around her neck,that was selected by her stylist, and […]
Posted in Arab Societies, Media, International, Palestine |
26 May 2008
[Via: StartUpArabia]
The Online Arabian Star is a new online contest that’s been launched by Waleg and Ikbis, targeting Arab talents, basically Arabs over 15 who can sing.
Contestants are to upload a video of themselves singing a song in Arabic, for the whole world to watch online and then vote for each contestant. The top 20 […]
Posted in Arab Societies, Entertainment |
15 May 2008
I came across this great website: Expressions of Nakba ,which is an online gallery, an international competition and exhibition to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Nakba: the expulsion and dispossession of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from their homes and land in 1948. The competition strives to present the extraordinary narrative of a dispossessed […]
Posted in Arab Societies, Art & Literature, Media, International, Palestine |
15 May 2008
Today marks a day that has turned life upside down to everyone who was peacefully living in a land called Palestine. Haven’t heard of it? I don’t blame you, “Palestine? What Palestine? Palestine is a word made up by a bunch of violent barbarians who “think” this land is theirs”, they’d tell you. They worked […]
Posted in Arab Societies, Palestine, Religion |
17 April 2008
I’m proud to announce the launch of StartUpArabia; a project that my husband has been working on lately, dedicating a lot of his time and paying a lot of effort to create with one goal in mind: promoting an Arab startup culture.
StartUpArabia is basically a weblog dedicated to new Arab technology startups and services, profiling […]
Posted in Arab Societies, Cool Stuff, General |
03 April 2008
Marketing and advertising executives from across the Middle East gathered for the first Dubai International Advertising Festival this week.
Featuring high-profile seminars, workshops, exhibitions and screenings aimed at giving creative inspiration, learning and networking opportunities to the advertising and allied industries in the region; the festival attracted hundreds of visitors each day.
The Dubai Lynx Awards, which […]
Posted in Arab Societies, Cool Stuff, Entertainment, Media, International |
02 April 2008
So Queen Rania of Jordan decided to become a Vlogger addressing the problem of stereotypes, in an attempt to reach out to the west and break down these stereotypes.
I believe it’s not unusual for the Queen to come up with such smart and creative initiatives of a huge impact. I personally think that stereotyping is […]
Posted in Arab Societies, Jordan, Languages & Culture, Media, International, Religion |
01 April 2008
Carlos Latuff is a Brazilian Cartoonist, who brilliantly uses his talent in creating artworks that serve important political, cultural and religious issues such as the occupation of Palestine, the war on Iraq, Islamophobia and many other issues.
I personally found his work to be really impressive, and thought I’d share some of his cartoons that […]
Posted in Arab Societies, Media, International, Palestine |
07 March 2008
Definition of Massacre:
the unnecessary, indiscriminate killing of a large number of human beings or animals, as in barbarous warfare or persecution or for revenge or plunder.
a general slaughter, as of persons or animals: the massacre of millions during the war.
In Gaza:
Huge numbers of civilians of all ages are being killed and bombarded (not to forget […]
Posted in Arab Societies, Charity & Human Aid, Media, International, Palestine |
21 February 2008
UPDATE: NOMINATE AMMAN & TUNIS!
Only the most nominated cities would make it on the list of the “World Edition”. I already nominated the already listed 3 Arab cities thinking that any new nomination I would make would have no shot at making it on the list since there are only 8 days left for the […]
Posted in Arab Societies, Entertainment, Palestine, Religion |