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AMERICAN CELEBRITIES IN MUSLIM ATTIRE
2012-05-26 02:31:00 The American demonization of Muslim culture finally gets an appropriate push-back via Bahraini artist, Mohammed Kanoo. Dubai's Meem Gallery is currently hosting an exhibit (May 15th-July 5th) by Kanoo titled Fun With Fen--a series of digital prints that depicts famous American celebrities like Clint Eastwood, Angelina Jolie, Amy Winehouse, Will Smith and others in traditional Muslim garb. Something to really think about, especially regarding the current state of Middle Eastern diplomacy and tolerance.
AMERICAN CELEBRITIES IN MUSLIM ATTIRE
2012-05-26 02:22:00 The American demonization of Muslim culture finally gets an appropriate push-back via Bahraini artist, Mohammed Kanoo. Dubai's Meem Gallery is currently hosting an exhibit (May 15th-July 5th) by Kanoo titled Fun With Fen--a series of digital prints that depicts famous American celebrities like Clint Eastwood, Angelina Jolie, Amy Winehouse, Will Smith and others in traditional Muslim garb. Something to really think about, especially regarding the current state of Middle Eastern diplomacy and tolerance.
Israel facing major West Bank uprising over Palestinian hunger strike ? Tel
2012-05-11 20:25:00 Israel has been warned that it faces a major uprising in the West Bank after six Palestinian prisoners taking part in one of the largest and most protracted hunger strikes ever staged in its jails were said to be close …Read more »
By: 1913 Intel
War with Egypt Approaches | Israel Right Side News
2012-05-09 19:58:00 There are two obvious lessons from what is happening in Egypt. First, the land for peace formula is crazy. We gave land for peace and now that they have decided to destroy the peace, they get to keep the land. …Read more »
By: 1913 Intel
What does Netanyahu?s ?masterstroke? mean for Israel and the Middle East? |
2012-05-09 16:36:00 Once again Israel has caught the world off-guard, this time by announcing the creation of a new national unity government, which incorporates the leading opposition party and the centrist Kadima headed by its new leader, former Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz. …Read more »
By: 1913 Intel
Hezbollah spotted building new bases
2012-05-08 22:02:00 BEIRUT : Recently uploaded satellite images to the online Google Earth portal reveal what appears to be a Hezbollah military training ground constructed since 2006 in remote hills in the eastern Bekaa Valley along the border with Syria. The facility …Read more »
By: 1913 Intel
The ?Rubio Doctrine?: Sen. Marco Rubio Gets Serious About Russia
2012-05-07 19:17:00 Rubio argues that the U.S. must recognize that Russian interests are diametrically opposed to our own and that Russia will not act for the global common good. Rubio calls Russia “increasingly belligerent” despite four years of “reset” by the Obama …Read more »
By: 1913 Intel
Israel warns Hizbollah over Iran ? Telegraph
2012-05-06 21:35:00 Any Hizbollah retaliation to an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities would prompt Israel to launch a war in Lebanon so ferocious that it would take a decade to rebuild the villages it destroys, a senior Israeli military officer has warned. …Read more »
By: 1913 Intel
Syria ?Moving Scuds to Israel, Turkey Borders? ? Middle East ? News ? Israe
2012-05-06 21:25:00 Jordanian news site Ahbar Baladna reports that western spy satellites have recently spotted movements of Syrian heavy missile launchers northward and southward, toward Syria’s borders with Turkey and Israel. The site says hundreds of high-caliber launchers are being moved, and …Read more »
By: 1913 Intel
Egypt?s Mishandling of Sinai Could Risk Unwanted Confrontation With Israel
2012-05-06 09:55:00 So if the problem is not necessarily the Israelis, what is it? In a word, Egypt. The reason for Israel’s mobilization is not only because the IDF does not believe that the Egyptian armed forces are up to the task …Read more »
By: 1913 Intel
Thousands in Jordan call for end of peace treaty with Israel ? Haaretz
2012-05-05 19:57:00 Thousands of Jordanians took to the streets on Friday demanding an end to the country’s 18-year-old Wadi Araba peace treaty with Israel. In a series of nationwide protests, leftist and Islamist activists urged Amman to cut ties with Israel, burning …Read more »
By: 1913 Intel
Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX Coming To Europe, Middle East Sans Droid & 4G [Mot
2012-04-04 04:43:00 If you live in Europe or the Middle East and have longed for the Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX and its extended battery goodness, then you?re in a bit of luck. Like its brother with the smaller battery, the RAZR MAXX will be released in Europe simply as the ?Motorola RAZR ...
U.S. intel estimate: Struggle over shrinking water reserves could spark Mid
2012-03-26 22:59:00 “We don’t see water problems by themselves causing state failure,” the official said. “But in combination with other issues, water could tip over the edge into social disruptions, which leads to political disruptions and ultimately to state failure.” The U.S. …Read more »
By: 1913 Intel
?Iran planned to bomb Israeli ship in Suez Canal?
2012-03-25 20:25:00 Iran was planning to bomb an Israeli ship while it crossed the Suez Canal, Egyptian daily Al Ahram quoted Egypt’s state security court as saying Saturday. According to the report, Iranian agents offered two Egyptian men 50,000 Egyptian pounds (approximately …Read more »
By: 1913 Intel
BAD GIRLS BEHIND THE SCENES
2012-03-22 17:21:00 Sri Lankan recording artist M.I.A. recently dropped a video for her latest single "Bad Girls." It's probably an understatement to say that it made creative jaws drop. Not only was it beautifully shot in the open deserts of Saudia Arabia, the video also contains some hi-octane footage of the Middle Eastern car drifting scene, something that had yet to be captured so dramatically for Western eyes. Working with quite the talented team, including director Romain Gavras, M.I.A. now releases the behind-the-scenes to this epic project. You get the sense that all the styling, iconography, death defiance, and pure art behind the songstress' "alternatively political" music really shines through. Grab some popcorn and kick back for this one. So freakin' awesome!
Are Middle East & African Wars Really About Protecting the Immoral Global B
2012-03-21 11:05:00 In a speech retired US Army General Wesley Clark gave in August of 2001, we are reminded that many wars and major military theater operations are planned years or sometimes even decades in advance and that the excuses to justify them are likely fabricated. In this short speech that General Clark gave more than 10 ...
Saida ? A Phoenician Treasure « Pearl in the Middle East
2012-03-19 10:07:00 Saida but ? since that day I?ve to return to it every now and then, every time I?m from new in Lebanon! I just fell in love with this city, which?s old part is directly at the sea, only the road is more near! Here the people live a more simply life than in Beirut. Yet they are so kind and funny, helpful citizens. When you get here, you should never miss to dive into the souk, where you might get set back by it hundreds of years. Yeah, and when you are like me, who is quite sensitive for energy in the air, the magic lying in it, so welcome to the old Saida, which the Phoenician had called Sydwn. via Saida ? A Phoenician Treasure « Pearl in the Middle East.
Four New Dangers in the Middle East
2012-02-28 15:13:00 Ever since I was born in 1946, the Middle East has been at the core of the most enduring, most vexing, and most economically impactful conflicts on Earth. The region has generated eight major wars, scores of lesser skirmishes, plus a cascade of political assassinations, acts of terror and revolutions. It has triggered at least four global economic upheavals. It has repeatedly caused chaos in the world’s most advanced industrial nations. And now, despite one of the most concerted — and frustrating — multinational peace initiatives ever mounted by the global powers, it is about to do it AGAIN! Israel and Iran are on the brink of an all-out war. Syria is . . . → Read More: Four New Dangers in the Middle East
By: Jutia Group
ROLLS-ROYCE RECORD YEAR
2012-01-09 15:47:00 Not sure about everyone else, but when we hear the phrase "global recession" we pretty much assume that all world markets are taking some kind of hit, no? Well, according to Rolls-Royce sales in 2011, such isn't necessarily the case for luxury car sales, in fact, the company reported its most successful year to date! The infamous makers of the Phantom sold a whopping 3,538 vehicles last year, 391 more vehicles than their last record year in 1978. It's also highly relevant to note that sales growth in worldwide markets had much to do with the feat. The company reports a 47-percent increase in the Asian Pacific region, 17 in North America, 23 in the Middle East, and a 30-percent growth at home in the UK. Astonishing. Further proof that while things may be globally awry, upper class spending's got more than a healthy pulse!
A Short History of the Middle East
2012-01-03 09:22:00 From a purely American point of view, we have only one ally, Israel, in the Middle East and the Obama administration has treated it like an enemy. Israel has understandably concluded it cannot depend on the U.S. for support. In the midst of the turmoil, Israel is particularly vulnerable and will be until the current ...
By: 1913 Intel
IDF predicts missile attacks on J?lem in futur? JPost
2012-01-03 08:52:00 For years, the defense establishment widely assumed that Israel’s enemies – primarily Hezbollah and Syria – would avoid targeting Jerusalem due to the relatively large Arab population in the city, and the fear that Muslim holy sites such as the Aksa Mosque would accidentally be hit. “That is no longer the case,” a senior IDF ...
By: 1913 Intel
The Unintended Consequences of America?s Adventure in Iraq | The National I
2012-01-01 21:10:00 Maliki insists that he is not a tool of the Iranians. Strictly speaking, he is correct. Iraq will never allow itself to be completely dominated by Tehran. Nevertheless, just as there can be no denying that Iran was the real victor of Operation Iraqi Freedom because America defanged its only seriously powerful regional rival, so ...
By: 1913 Intel
Third Intifada: Abbas primes West Bank for ?Palestinian Resistance?
2011-12-28 12:02:00 Debkafile’s military sources in Washington and Jerusalem report that in both capitals, the Palestinian leader’s action is seen as paving the way for radical changes in West Bank security. This fragile edifice was kept stable for some years thanks to joint US-Israeli-Palestinian efforts to back up peaceful relations between the Palestinians and Israel after the ...
By: 1913 Intel
IDF assessing plans to counter possible Cairo threat | JPost
2011-12-28 08:10:00 Considerations come in light of likely Muslim Brotherhood victory in Egyptian elections; plan would reestablish units dismantled seven years ago. … As a result, the IDF Planning Directorate has recommended that a Muslim Brotherhood victory in the ongoing Egyptian elections serve as the cutoff line for when the military should begin establishing long-lead items – ...
By: 1913 Intel
No oil through strait if sanctions applied: Iran
2011-12-27 21:25:00 No oil will be permitted to pass through the key oil transit Strait of Hormuz if the West applies sanctions on Iran’s oil exports, Iranian Vice President Ali Rahimi warned on Tuesday. The threat was reported by the state news agency IRNA as Iran conducted navy wargames near the Strait of Hormuz, at the entrance ...
By: 1913 Intel
Faze: two hander unphased by Middle East clinic tour
2011-12-12 22:26:00 2 months, 3 clinics and over a dozen shows in The Middle East. We embarked from Vancouver, Canada flying over to Saudi Arabia (my birthplace and hometown), trailing east to Bahrain and concluding in Dubai. 3 countries and over 17 flights and time consuming car rides. IT WAS WORTH ALL OF IT. Thank you to all of you who made this possible Middle East Tour -- The Faze Project
Free the imprisoned Egyptian bloggers!
2011-12-01 22:13:00 This call is being circulated by Swedish bloggers, and in Swedish Social Media, today. Please join in, repost or sign the petition!In times when freedom of the press is suppressed and media controlled by government or other interests, the responsibility of pointing out wrong-doings, falls to the citizens. The civil journalism found on the internet form an integral engine for developing democracy in many countries. With blogs and other social media as their tools, they expose injustice and misconduct in the society, even when the media landscape is being completely controlled.As the Arab Spring's historical events have shown, bloggers are not only citizen-journalists. With them they carry the hope of democracy, freedom and dignity to all. Freedom of speech on the internet, has become one of the most important dividing lines between dictatorship and democracy. Here you lift injustice and wrong-doings in the every-day life, and with the might of the pen you work towards change.In many...
Egypt Holds First Elections In History, Today
2011-11-28 20:25:00 Today is a historic one in Egypt, as the nation holds its first elections in its history. According to Aljazeera, “large numbers” of voters turned out to participate in what is the first day of “a three-stage” election process. Egyptian voters are electing a new lower house of parliament today, and are choosing 168 of (Read More...)
Syria, Iran, and the Balance of Power in the Middle East
2011-11-28 19:12:00 Let’s peel our eyes away from the eurozone disaster momentarily and take a look at another crisis – one with just as much potential to impact our global financial system. As we’ve discussed in Outside the Box before, Iran’s trump card is not its nuclear capability but rather its opportune location next to the very narrow, very important Strait of Hormuz … through which no less than 40% of the world’s seaborne oil passes. As the US leaves Iraq, Iran is ready and waiting to fill the void and extend its regional influence. So where’s the next turf war? A shaky Syria, where the Iranian-Saudi-US balance of power will continue to play out. If you haven’t been following the . . . → Read More: Syria, Iran, and the Balance of Power in the Middle East
By: Jutia Group
Saudi Sponsorship System ? Modern Day Slavery
2011-08-28 21:50:00 The night was young and the cool spring breeze sent a chill down my spine as I wrapped my arms around myself and exited the warmth of the mosque. Isha prayer had just finished and I thought of my evening plans as I tried to locate my sandals among the heap of shoes and slippers ...
By: SD's Corner
Vdopia Accords With IAS Media- Digital In Middle East
2011-06-24 09:23:00 Vdopia have entered in an marketing agreement with IAS- Digital Media, one of the media marketing companies in Middle East. The agreement will hand over a substantial growth to Vdopia’s online and mobile solution. With 80 international portals, major publishers and large network in the kitty of IAS-Digital Media, it will make use of Vdopia’s offering– pre-app, in-app, mobile web video ads on smartphones to the companies portfolio. In the past, Vdopia have extended many different offering to the digital world by bringing video ads to Android by creating innovation ads format for smartphones. Vdopia had also launched itself in East Asia Asia where it gathered lot of potential under Mimmie Ong to spread its reach. It was also reported that simultaneously, Vdopia was working with ESPN Software India Pvt. Ltd in monetizing the of live streaming of cricket matches. In India, Vdopia partnered with Metcafe, to take charge of the video entertainment engine’s on...
By: WATblog
A GTL RANT: President Barack ?Dubya? Obama?s Speech Infuriates Israelis And
2011-05-20 02:20:00 President Bush Junior II Calls For Cheney-Bush Administration’s 1967 Border Mandate For Palistinian State… Yes, that’s right: President Barry “Dubya” Obama has infuriated Israel and the far-right slaves to the Republican Party by unimaninably echoing good ole’... This is only a comment summary. Visit http://guntotingliberal.com to view the lastest content complete with some of the most outrageous original photoshops in the political blogosphere!
Tom Thibodeau Stunned to Find Out About Middle East Unrest; Japan Hit With
2011-04-12 05:25:00 "Listen, we're trying to win a championship. When you're doing that, you have to make sacrifices. You think Jordan had to make sacr--(looking at magazine)-- What the hell? They overturned the government in Egypt? What the hell is going on? Libya?! Are we? Is everything okay? Next thing you'll know we'll be getting the whole world involved in places like Libya. What? Oh. Really? Well...there you go. This is disturbing. Well, that was fun. I should go to the checkout and head back to the cave."
The Gate of Tears
2011-04-04 22:47:00 Oil tops $108 as cops shoot protesters in Yemen: How this one country could spark a doubling of the oil price. Plus... Israelis watch nervously, even as they pursue energy independence: Byron King on the resulting bi-fold opportunity.
Fog of War in the Middle East
2011-03-28 15:51:00 Does anyone understand what's happening in North Africa and the Near East? What is the driving idea behind the uprisings?
Seen and Unseen
2011-03-21 21:40:00 by Addison Wiggin - March 21, 2011 U.S. opens third front of "Forever War"... The 5 surveys effects both seen and unseen Japan aftermath: How to profit from the fall of uranium, and do good for quake victims, in one step Traders don rally caps... The chart that shows stocks still have room to run ...
Crisis? What Crisis?
2011-03-02 22:54:00 by Addison Wiggin & Dave Gonigam - March 2, 2011 You call this a crisis? How the Libya uprising stacks up against other oil shocks What the oil spike last week might mean for stocks between now and September Gold reaches a record, thanks in part to Chinese demand Looking past the iPad hype… Patrick ...
Libia Update (Video): Muammar Qaddafi To Resign And Sign Major Recording Ar
2011-02-28 02:35:00 Libyan Dictator Goes “Techno” On His People… Democracy wins again, folks! The Libyan crisis has taken a turn, perhaps for the best — it seems not only is Qaddafi about to leave Tripoli, he’s leaving it for Los Angeles to begin his new recording career… This is... This is only a comment summary. Visit http://guntotingliberal.com to view the lastest content complete with some of the most outrageous original photoshops in the political blogosphere!
75%? Make That 25%
2011-02-24 22:37:00 Libyan oil output crashes 75%, WTI soars above $100. Saudi promises to "replace any lost Libyan oil"... and why that promise is empty. What drove down stocks the last two days (and it's not Libya.) Grains pull back some more... Alan Knuckman on what's next. How Col. Gaddafi avoided the fate of Steven Spielberg, Sandy Koufax, Larry King.
The Middle East Teaching America about Peace?
2011-02-24 06:14:00 "Maybe at the end of this painful sorting out time, the Middle East will teach the U.S. what peaceful democracy looks like, and help us to put down our guns and internal violence. Wouldn't that be a switch? The Middle East teaching America about peace. "
Torch the Pipelines?
2011-02-23 22:01:00 Oil production already down 25% in Libya? and how it could quickly reach zero. Just in: Prestigious brokerage matches Byron King?s bold oil prediction. Grains pull back? Alan Knuckman on where they go from here. Why the National Association of Realtors has even less credibility today than yesterday. Mozilo skates? Why the Countrywide chief?s fate is only the beginning...
Art and the Revolutions in the Middle East
2011-02-23 19:18:00 Art and the Revolutions in the Middle East
Revolutionary Scorecard
2011-02-22 22:13:00 Why did Libya send oil up and stocks down? It's not all about the oil... Byron King's firsthand recollections of another hot spot? "We had better batten down the hatches." Rick Rule on the "Black Swan" factor behind gold and silver's latest moves. Tuesday data points: Housing down, consumer confidence up. Reader asks us to reply to our "narrow and somewhat feckless" view... We oblige...
WikiLeaks: Our Staunch Ally Or A Foe Of The People?
2010-12-01 04:06:00 Question: Isn’t WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Simply Doing What The Press Of Our Founding Fathers MEANT For The Press To Do? Believe me, I’ve pondered and pondered long and hard over this “WikiGate” thing — to the point of being unable to think of, or write about... This is only a comment summary. Visit http://guntotingliberal.com to view the lastest content complete with some of the most outrageous original photoshops in the political blogosphere!
The best Golf Course in the Middle East is? Hint...Abu Dhabi...
2010-11-17 20:05:00 Yas Links Abu Dhabi, the new Kyle Phillips designed golf course which debuts at IGTM this week, is the ?best course in the Middle East? according to the latest issue of Golf Course Architecture magazine. credit The world-class development on Yas Island, home to the Yas Marina Formula One Circuit, venue of the season ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, and the spectacular Ferrari World, the world?s largest indoor theme park, has received widespread critical acclaim. It is the first Middle East design for leading course architect Kyle Phillips, creator of World Top 100 Course Kingsbarns, Scotland, as well as the highly rated Verdura Golf & Spa Resort (Sicily), Dundonald (Scotland), and The Grove (London), who has created an extraordinary links overlooking the Arabian Gulf that rides rolling sand hills along three kilometers of coastline, and features nine seashore greens. Following a recent visit to the site, Golf Course Architecture editor Adam Lawren...
China Strategically Undercuts US In Middle East
2010-10-27 17:04:00 This predominant feeling is best captured by the observations of a noted Egyptian analyst who states that: ?The Arab World is still weeping for the golden dawn of the Cold War?. Contemporarily, it seems that this Region is expecting that China would provide an opposing pole against the United States in the Middle East and ...
By: 1913 Intel
?Birds of the Middle East? is out
2010-09-08 15:43:00 This is a completely revised second edition of the bestselling field guide to the birds of the Middle East. For the first time, the text and maps appear opposite the plates, and as a consequence there are fewer species per plate than before. The text and maps have been fully revised and many new artworks ...
By: Migrations
Sam Shalabi: compositions across continents
2010-09-07 12:30:00 Weaving together diverse musical traditions that span oceans, Montreal-based composer and musician Sam Shalabi offers a distinctive sound, rooted in contemporary musical experimentation but also inspired by the popular orchestras that took a cultural center stage in Egypt in the late 1960s.
Aamir khan on the premier issue of Filmfare middle east
2010-08-24 09:12:00 Aamir khan on the premier issue of Filmfare middle east Filmfare finally has buried the hatchet with Aamir khan. They have put him on the cover of Filmfare middle east and they are claiming that he is the most powerful man in the industry. Do you agree he is more powerful than Amitabh Bachchan, Shah rukh Khan and Salman khan. |
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