Added on 27/03/2011
Naseem Tarawnah
Amman , Egypt , Food and Drink , Governor , Hizballah , Interior Ministry , Iran , Jordan , Ministry of Interior , Mubarak , Muslim Brotherhood , Prime Minister , Tahrir Square , Tear gas , Twitter , US Federal Reserve
NASEEM TARAWNAH: I joined the March 24th group’s sit-in with little expectation. What I witnessed has changed my view of my homeland.
Added on 24/03/2011
Steve Royston
airline , Captain , Food and Drink , Jeddah , Riyadh , Saudi Arabian Airlines , Western Media
STEVE ROYSTON: Arab media seldom uses unflattering images, especially on dignitaries who are part of the establishment, as Mr Al Molhem is…
Added on 23/03/2011
Mondoweiss
Afghanistan , Africa , Al Qaeda , Amr Moussa , Arab League , Bahrain , Central Asia , Europe , Food and Drink , Gaza , humanitarian law , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Libya , Libyan government , Middle East , Obama administration , Oil , Pakistan , Persian Gulf , Tripoli , United States , Washington , Yemen
ISSA KHALAF, MONDOWEISS: The price of military intervention always comes at a higher price than initially anticipated. Can the United States afford to intervene in Libya?
Added on 08/03/2011
Shabina S. Khatri
Arabian Gulf , Doha , Electricity , Emir , Facebook , FIFA , Fifa World Cup , Food and Drink , Hamad Bin Khalifa al Thani , Healthcare , Israel , Media law , Middle East , Natural gas , press law , Qatar , Sheikha Mozah , The Huffington Post , Twitter , United States , US State Department
SHABINA S. KHATRI: Qatar is a welfare state that financially-speaking takes care of its people. The 350,000 nationals enjoy an average per capita income of $75,000 annually.
Added on 05/03/2011
Shelina Zahra Janmohamed
China , Congress , Democracy , Egypt , Food and Drink , Hosni Mubarak , India , Libya , Philippines , Romania , Tunisia , Zine el Abidine Ben Ali
SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED: Adeptness in brutal suppression and torture are characteristics demanded of all dictators. One other vital characteristic is also required – maleness.
Added on 22/02/2011
Alexander McNabb
Beirut , Dubai , Energy , Entrepreneurship , Food and Drink , Jordan , Middle East , Twitter
ALEXANDER MCNABB: Seeing this level of digital entrepreneurialism in the region is a delight and, rightly or wrongly, I see ArabNet as an inflection point.
Added on 14/02/2011
Rob L. Wagner
Abdullah Alami , Council of Ministers , Food and Drink , Foreign media , Jeddah , Journalist , policeman , Saudi Arabia , Shura Council , United Nations , Women's issues
ROB L. WAGNER – Go outside the major population centres in the Kingdom and you will find it common to see women drivers.
Added on 11/02/2011
Ramzy Baroud
Algeria , Central Intelligence Agency , CNN , Democracy , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Facebook , Food and Drink , Greg Miller , Iraq , Israel , Middle East , Mossad , Mubarak , Obama , President , Spy , The Times , The Washington Post , Tunisia , United States , Uri Avnery
RAMZY BAROUD: The word ‘revolution’ is overused in the Arab world. What’s happening today in Egypt is rather more deserving.
Added on 10/02/2011
Mondoweiss
America , Cairo , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Food and Drink , Germany , International Monetary Fund , Israel , Jordan , Mubarak , Nasser , Sadat , Saudi Arabia , The New York Times , United Arab Emirates , Washington , White House
AHMED MOOR – As we enter the third week of protests everyone’s wondering whether the fervor can be maintained. There’s a short answer – ‘Yes’.
Added on 07/02/2011
Omar al-Issawi
Egypt , Facebook , Food and Drink , Germany , Healthcare , Hosni Mubarak , Israeli government , Mandela , President
OMAR AL ISSAWI: Where the regime has succeeded is in intimidating the people to the extent that they confuse patriotism with love of their leader.
Added on 05/02/2011
Zeinobia
Alexandria , Amr Moussa , Amr Waked , Cairo , Citizen Journalism , Democracy , Egypt , Food and Drink , Khaled Youssef , Mainstream media , Mubarak , Muslim Brotherhood , painter
ZEINOBIA: It was bigger than last time and much better organized. People from all backgrounds, classes, ethnicities, religions and political views were and are there.
Added on 30/01/2011
SuhaibWebb
Cairo , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Food and Drink , Mecca , Middle East
SUHAIBWEBB: The curfew is in place, police have disappeared, essential supplies are running out. With the excitement there is also a sense of fear.
Added on 29/01/2011
Steve Royston
2022 World Cup , Bahrain , Davos , Dubai , Energy , Food and Drink , London , Middle East , Qatar , United Arab Emirates , United Kingdom , World Economic Forum
STEVE ROYSTON: Taxpayers’ money that could have been spent on new hospitals, refurbished schools, or improved public transport – down the drain.
Added on 29/01/2011
Rob L. Wagner
Abdullah , deputy mayor , Facebook , Food and Drink , Human Rights Watch , Jeddah , Jeddah Municipality , King Abdullah , Saudi Arabia , Saudi government , Twitter , YouTube
ROB L. WAGNER: The Facebook images, twitter messages and online videos fuel Saudi anger and repeatedly raise the question why authorities learned nothing from 2009.
Added on 14/01/2011
Steve Royston
Abdullah , Adel Fakieh , Al-Khobar , Alternative Energy , Arabian Gulf , Bahrain , Council of Ministers , Dammam , Dubai , FIFA , Fifa World Cup , Food and Drink , G20 , Jeddah , King Abdullah University of Science , King Abdullah University of Science and Technology , long-term solution , Middle East , Oil and gas , oil-producing countries , Olympics , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia , Saudization , Shoura Council , the Heritage , United States , Yanbu
STEVE ROYSTON: King Abdullah, upon his return to Saudi Arabia after successful surgery in the United States, broadcasts to the nation. This is what he could say…
Added on 04/01/2011
Carrington Malin
Adobe , Android , Blogging , Broadband , East Africa , Egypt , Facebook , Food and Drink , Google+ , Internet users , iPhone , Iran , Middle East , North Africa , Online media , PayPal , Print media , Saudi Arabia , Social Media , Social networking , Technology , United Arab Emirates
CARRINGTON MALIN: Some of our predictions may seem a little obvious and some may seem a little extreme, but all should provide food for thought.
Added on 30/12/2010
American Bedu
Education , Food and Drink , Saudi Arabia , Travel
AMERICAN BEDU: A Saudi man may want every woman to think that when he comes in the door all that’s expected of him is to take off his shoes, put his feet up and turn on the TV, but…
Added on 29/12/2010
Joharah Baker
Army , Food and Drink , Israel , Israeli army , Italy , Jerusalem , Journalist , Palestine , Palestinian Territories , Peace , West Bank
JOHARAH BAKER: We know what buttons to press to evoke an immediate reaction from each other. Proximity and hostility does strange things.
Added on 26/12/2010
Shelina Zahra Janmohamed
Chanukah , Christmas , Eid Al-Adha , Festival of Lights , Food and Drink , Jesus , Peace
SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMMED: And in the carol O Come all Ye Faithful, I changed the words “Christ the Lord” to “Allah the Lord”. No harm done, eh? I didn’t mean any disrespect, I simply loved the togetherness of it.
Added on 20/12/2010
Shelina Zahra Janmohamed
Culture , Food and Drink , Society , United Kingdom
SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMMED: When we lose hope innocence can prevail, and we no longer value the worth of our contributions, that is a cause for communal emergency.