Archive for December 7, 2008
Cleric of Senility
Shaykh Al-Azhar describes Israeli newspaper Maariv as “sons of sixty dogs.”
Posted on December 7, 2008 by As'ad
Jumblat: the Intellectual
For comedic effect, you need to read Walid Jumblat’s rambling speech here. In it, he attributes the novel, “Cities of Salt,” to Ilyas Khuri (instead of its author, `Abdur-Rahman Munif).
Posted on December 7, 2008 by As'ad
Pinenuts on Hummus
Why are pine nuts great on Hummus but lousy on Baba Ghannuj? Please provide an answer NOW.
Posted on December 7, 2008 by As'ad
Sabotage on Wikipedia
Somebody (with an obsessive malady) sabotaged the entry on me on Wikipedia. (thanks Omar)
Posted on December 7, 2008 by As'ad
Sweets for the Angry Arab
Family was planning to send me Arabic sweets from Lebanon with Riyad. But Riyad now claims he has no room in his suitcase. So if there is somebody in Lebanon who is coming to the US, please email me NOW. I may ask you to bring the Karabij with you.
Posted on December 7, 2008 by As'ad
When Thomas Friedman Thinks
“I’ve been thinking a lot lately about Tom Brokaw’s book “The Greatest Generation.”This is important at more than one level. Thomas Friedman is now thinking. This in itself is news. Secondly, notice that his thinking can’t get beyond a book by Tom Brokaw. Even that book is too complicated for him that it has occupied [...]
Posted on December 7, 2008 by As'ad
The Worst and the Dumbest
“N 1992, David Halberstam wrote a new introduction for the 20th-anniversary edition of “The Best and the Brightest,†his classic history of the hubristic J.F.K. team that would ultimately mire America in Vietnam. He noted that the book’s title had entered the language, but not quite as he had hoped. “It is often misused,†he [...]
Posted on December 7, 2008 by As'ad
Vulgarity Unto the Nations
From an Israeli newspaper: “Israelis’ violent, vulgar behavior abroad is root of growing hatred towards us that has nothing to do with anti-Semitism.” (thanks Ali)
Posted on December 7, 2008 by As'ad
Shoes in Iranian Culture
“Protesters put their shoes on pictures of Saudi Arabian leaders meeting with Israeli and U.S. leaders as they say their prayers during a demonstration in front of the Saudi Arabia embassy in Tehran December 7, 2008. The students were protesting against what they say are Saudi Arabia’s increasing ties with Israel and the U.S..” (Reuters) [...]
Posted on December 7, 2008 by As'ad
Kingdom of Humanitarianism (beheadings notwithstanding)
The sign in Arabic says: “Saudia: Kingdom of Humanitarianism.” (Beheadings in Public Square Notwithstanding.) (thanks Joe)
Posted on December 7, 2008 by As'ad
Angry At Angry Arab
This writer does not like Angry Arab’s Anger. (thanks Ali)PS The link does not show: you need to enter my name in Arabic in the search space to retrieve article.
Posted on December 7, 2008 by As'ad
Saudi Media Priorities
Yesterday, Al-Arabiyya TV (the station of King Fahd’s brother-in-law) which adamantly ignores the siege of Gaza, had a lengthy report on the list of powerful women. You had to watch the whole report to know that they are talking about the Hollywood Reporter.
Posted on December 7, 2008 by As'ad
CAIR and Simpsons
I wrote about the last episode of the Simpsons which dealt with Muslims neighbors of the Simpsons. Yesterday, I saw that CAIR (the Muslim American pro-Bush/pro-House of Saud shop in Washington, DC) praised the Simpsons espisode. I can’t see myself on the same side with that Wahhabi front, and I did not know that Ibraheem [...]
Posted on December 7, 2008 by As'ad
3 NOs of Khartum
“Several opposition newspapers and lawmakers in Egypt called on the country’s top Islamic cleric to resign Saturday for shaking the Israeli president’s hand at a conference. Egyptian media has been running a photo of Grand Sheik Mohammed Seyed Tantawi shaking hands with Israeli President Shimon Peres almost daily since the two met at a United [...]
Posted on December 7, 2008 by As'ad
American Justice Abroad
“”I’m not looking at whether they are guilty or innocent,” said Air Force Maj. Jeff Ghiglieri, the president of the review board that convened in May. “We’re trying to determine as best we can whether they will do bad things if we release them.” Minutes later, the panel unanimously voted to detain Farkhan for another [...]
Posted on December 7, 2008 by As'ad
What Washington Post calls "stability in Iraq"
“In their quest for stability in Iraq, U.S. officials have empowered tribal and religious leaders, Sunni and Shiite, who reject the secularism that Saddam Hussein once largely maintained. These leaders have imposed strict interpretations of Islam and enforced tribal codes that female activists say limit their freedom and encourage violence against them. “Women are being [...]
Posted on December 7, 2008 by As'ad
Zionist Apartheid
“Israel’s discrimination between Jewish settlers and Palestinians in the West Bank is increasingly reminiscent of white South Africa’s apartheid system, an Israeli human rights group said on Sunday.”
Posted on December 7, 2008 by As'ad
More evidence of Bush Doctrine
“The Palestinian Authority has decided to ban a number of journalists from entering the presidential Mukata compound in Ramallah.” (thanks Olivia)
Posted on December 7, 2008 by As'ad
Pious Puppet
I don’t like religions or manifestations of piety. But I am particularly repulsed when I see manifestations of Arab rulers/puppets’ show of piety. (thanks Hicham)
Posted on December 7, 2008 by As'ad
When the "liberated" fail to show gratitude
“Militants have destroyed at least 96 trucks carrying supplies to US-led forces in Afghanistan in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, police say.” (thanks Amer)
Posted on December 7, 2008 by As'ad