Is the Divide Between ‘High’ and ‘Low-Brow’ A Myth?
M. LYNX-QUALEY: I confess - I read from both sides of the so-called 'great divide' in Egyptian literature. Should we even talk in these terms anymore? …
‘Gaga, There’s More to The Burqa Than A Stage Prop’
KEZIA RIDGEWAY, CGNEWS: It's not suprising that Lady Gaga has lit on the burqa as a garb-of-controversy but she could use the debate more constructively …
Progress In Protection from Abuse? Good for 15th Century
EMAN AL NAFJAN: Progress is being made in helping to protect women and children in the Kingdom from domestic abuse. But it's painfully slow progress. …
An Arab Nobel Prize Winner? Don’t Bet On It!
M. LYNX-QUALEY: It's the same old names who are allegedly in contention for the Nobel Literature Prize according to the oddsmakers. …
Omani Tabloid ‘In Hot Water’ Over Gay Article
ALEXANDER MCNABB: The furore over a piece describing the everyday life of a gay individual in Oman shows no signs of dying down. …
Reel Iraq: Poets Make Waves at Edinburgh Festival
M. LYNX-QUALEY: Ryan Van Winkle, a Scottish poet, has been a key figure in an initiative called 'Reel Iraq' which has helped to give wider recognition to the country's leading writers …
Camel Milk Woes Rising on MERs Link
CROSSROADS ARABIA: Saudi Arabia is a great consumer of camel meat and milk. Both have seen a resurgence in the marketplace as ‘good, home-style foodstuffs’.…
A Bright Future: An Encounter With Dhofar’s Youth
SUSAN AL SHAHRI: I was initially very nervous about presenting to young Omani high school students but what an inspiration they are.…
The Trench Revisited: Another View of Saudi, Oil and Progress
STEVE ROYSTON: The Trench is the second in a quintet that explores the corruption of society by oil, and of those who extracted it, exploited it and enriched themselves in the process.…
Silvena Rowe In Dubai: What do we Think?
SARAH WALTON: A couple of months back, I told you about a chef who was going to move to Dubai and set up shop, and I was pretty excited. Silvena Rowe meant something to me that tickled a nerve...…
