Links

Politics

  • (In)Coherent
    Actually a very focused blog discussing broader Middle East, ethnic and religious conflict with ventures into the media as well as the culinary and other arts.
  • 59 Steps
    Beautifully written and very knowledgable blog based in Bahrain
  • Arabic Literature
    For English readers who want a deeper understanding of Arabic literature
  • Black Iris
    Focusing on Jordanian issues, ranging from the political to the social
  • Common Ground News
    A news service dedicated to more constructive dialoogue
  • Crossroads Arabia
    A balanced view of Saudi Arabia from an American Perspective
  • Daily News Egypt Editorials
    Largely written by the compelling prose of Rania Al Malky
  • Dispatches from the Inferno
    Great writing, and analysis of Middle East and North African events
  • Egyptian Chronicles
    On of the best sources of news from Cairo, Zainobia is one of Egypt’s most passionate bloggers.
  • Felix Arabia
    A strikingly intelligent voice from the Emirati community
  • Informed Comment
    One of the few must read blogs about the Middle East, Professor Juan Cole provides informed and insightful writing on Mideast affairs.
  • James Cook
    An exceptionally well written and thought provoking site on the Middle East and its wider issues.
  • Man in a Desert
  • Michael J. Totten
    Erudite and sharp political analysis of the Middle East
  • Mondoweiss
    Insightful blog with rich diversity written by a Jewish community of writers in New York
  • Nasser Arrabyee
    Analysis from Yemeni journalist Nasser Arrabyee
  • News From Syria
  • Rob L. Wagner, 13 Martyrs
    Incisive analysis of the Middle East with an emphasis on Saudi Arabia
  • Saudi Jeans
    Saudi Arabian society, political blog written by a Columbia School of Journalism student
  • Saudi Woman's Weblog
    “Saudi, genetically wahabi and a woman.”
  • Spirit 21
    An award winning blog by writer and broadcaster Shelina Zahra Janmohamed
  • Tabsir
    Insights on Islam and the Middle East
  • The Gulf Blog
    Great insight into the Middle East from a Doha based blogger
  • The Moor Next Door
    Exploring the politics of the Maghreb and the Arab Middle East
  • The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer
    The best sports blog in the Middle East by a margin. Brilliant writing and brilliant analysis.
  • Tikun Olam ("Repair the World")
    Razor sharp analysis on Israel and Palestine from Richard Silverstein, a man on a mission to lay bare the hypocrisy and the lies of the region.
  • Treasure of Baghdad

Culture

  • 59 Steps
    Beautifully written and very knowledgable blog based in Bahrain
  • A Nabulsi Story
    What it’s like to take a step on the wild side and work as a volunteer teacher in the Left bank
  • American Bedu
    Life in the Kingdom by an Amercan woman who has made Saudi Arabia her home
  • BritinBeirut
    “Irreverent, cynical, occasionally funny, always with love”, a British blogger in Beirut
  • Common Ground News
    A news service dedicated to more constructive dialoogue
  • Crossroads Arabia
    A balanced view of Saudi Arabia from an American Perspective
  • Dhofari Gucci
    A unique and powerful voice from Oman not afraid to take on the country’s biggest issues.
  • Fake Plastic Souks
    Unique, informative cultural and social blog, primarily focused on the UAE.
  • Maya's Amalgam
    Insights via sketches on life in Lebanon and wider region
  • Mich Cafe
    Warm, colourful, highly engaging copy from a Lebanese writer with one foot in Dubai and the other in Beirut
  • My Marrakech
    Beautifully written, beautiful photos, as exotically wonderful as the city it writes about
  • Rob L. Wagner, 13 Martyrs
    Incisive analysis of the Middle East with an emphasis on Saudi Arabia
  • SuhaibWebb
    Dedicated to enhancing the spiritual and religious development of Muslims through Islamic teaching.
  • Susan Al Shahri
  • Susie's Big Adventure
    An Americal Woman Moves to Saudi Arabia
  • The Hedonista
    Probably the best one woman travel and food blog in the Middle East, certainly in the UAE. Funny – and very well written
  • The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer
    The best sports blog in the Middle East by a margin. Brilliant writing and brilliant analysis.
  • The View from Fez
    The view… from Fez – colourful, serious and very well written

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