Archive for April 27, 2009
Dubai miracle
“A recovery in the property market in Dubai is unlikely this year with some analysts predicting further steep falls in real estate prices.”
Posted on April 27, 2009 by As'ad
Oranges
“The Sweeties were brought to Iran from China, where faking the origin of goods is a common practice. The discovery of apparent Israeli origin caused a stir in Iran.” (thanks Saeed)
Posted on April 27, 2009 by As'ad
Race in the US
“Like the time at a Pocono Mountains flea market when Riding scolded Katie, attracting so many sharp glares that he and his wife, Terri, 37, and also African-American, thought “we might be lynched.” And the time when well-intentioned shoppers follow…
Posted on April 27, 2009 by As'ad
kindness
“Palestinian security forces on Sunday gave the IDF an explosive belt found in the West Bank town of Salfit.” Dahlan and Abu Mazen would give their wives and kids to Israel, if asked.
Posted on April 27, 2009 by As'ad
This is Zionism
“Rapoport also noted that Israeli historian Meron Benvenisti has written of the 160 mosques in Palestinian “villages” incorporated into Israel under the 1949 Armistice Agreements, “fewer than 40 are still standing.”" (thanks Olivia)
Posted on April 27, 2009 by As'ad
Qadhdhafi TV
Qadhdhafi nationalizes the TV station of his son. (thanks Ashraf)
Posted on April 27, 2009 by As'ad
Reading and writing
“Afghan President Hamid Karzai told women activists Sunday he had signed a law that caused an international outcry over its effect on women’s rights because he had not read it properly, the activists said.”
Posted on April 27, 2009 by As'ad
Anti-Semitism: Redefined (again) by Israel
“The demand for the establishment of a Palestinian state, speaking of the recent Durban II conference, is another type of anti-Semitic trick against us.” (thanks David)
Posted on April 27, 2009 by As'ad
no compulsion
“The state minister said the prime minister had an extensive discussion with the Saudi King and the Saudi foreign minister when they assured her that the restriction will go on Bangladeshi workers who will now be able to change their ‘iqama’ (work p…
Posted on April 27, 2009 by As'ad
Swine Flu in Lebanon
Jad sent me this from Lebanon: “Rumor mill in Lebanon: swine flu invented by Muslims (I’m guessing in Bin Laden’s sophisticated cave-labs) to reduce global Christian population, while leaving Muslim children safe… “
Posted on April 27, 2009 by As'ad
An Arab wife
“He depended on her for so long. Even when Mum wasn’t speaking to him — which was about a third of the time — she looked after him: packing his bags, making sure he had everything he needed. “I’m just an Arab wife,†she was known to say.
Posted on April 27, 2009 by As'ad
When the New York Times writes history
“Hezbollah, which waged a 34-day war against Israel in 2006…” (thanks Leila)
Posted on April 27, 2009 by As'ad
Ticking bomb
“In his compelling book How to Break a Terrorist, Major Alexander explains that prisoners subjected to abuse usually clam up, say nothing, or provide misleading information. In an interview he was particularly dismissive of the “ticking bomb” argume…
Posted on April 27, 2009 by As'ad
Street fights
“Bars and nightclubs in Umm al Qaiwain will soon go dark in what officials say is a drive to stop street fights and road accidents attributed to consumption of alcohol.”
Posted on April 27, 2009 by As'ad