Archive for September 24, 2010
Uncovering the Hariri veil:
My weekly article in Al-Akhbar: ”Uncovering the Hariri veil: The State of Sectarian Sedition.”
Posted on September 24, 2010 by As'ad
This is Zionism
“Associates of Dr. Ariella Azoulay, who teaches visual culture and contemporary philosophy in Bar-Ilan’s Hermeneutics and Cultural Studies Program, and who has published books against the occupation, said: “The university has no germane reason to di…
Posted on September 24, 2010 by As'ad
King PlayStation
You have to be really dumb to seek answers about Middle East questions and dilemmas from KingPlay Station. Don’t get me wrong, it is very smart to ask him questions about video games.
Posted on September 24, 2010 by As'ad
A license to blog
“According to The Media Note, Saudi Information and Culture Ministry spokesman Abdul Rahman Al-Hazza announced last night Saudi time that all Saudi Arabian web publishers and online media, including blogs and forums, will need to be officially…
Posted on September 24, 2010 by As'ad
Youth Against Normalization: for the boycott of Israel
“The repression against BDS activists in France is reaching a new scale with the prosecution of a French MP, Alima Boumediene-Thiery (member of the French Senate) who has participated in a BDS action in the Paris region one year ago and who is a sup…
Posted on September 24, 2010 by As'ad
Prince Sultan Bin Fahd
This Saudi Prince does not like to fly, so he ordered a special bus for his travel (thanks Hassan):
Posted on September 24, 2010 by As'ad
Advocating secularism in the Arab world
Kudos to the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine for publishing a booklet advocating secularism. High time that Arab leftists take a strong stand in pushing for secularism. The booklet is very thin and contains nothing new or o…
Posted on September 24, 2010 by As'ad
From a Dahlan to Fahlanists
So Mahmud Abbas (a Dahlanist) reassures Dahlanist Americans.
Posted on September 24, 2010 by As'ad
From a Dahlan to Fahlanists
So Mahmud Abbas (a Dahlanist) reassures Dahlanist Americans.
Posted on September 24, 2010 by As'ad
The second English translation of the Second Sex
“Whenever I try to read Borde and Malovany-Chevallier’s translation like an ordinary reader, without constantly checking against the French, I feel as if I were reading underwater. Beauvoir’s French is lucid, powerful and elegantly phrased. Even…
Posted on September 24, 2010 by As'ad
The second English translation of the Second Sex
“Whenever I try to read Borde and Malovany-Chevallier’s translation like an ordinary reader, without constantly checking against the French, I feel as if I were reading underwater. Beauvoir’s French is lucid, powerful and elegantly phrased. Even…
Posted on September 24, 2010 by As'ad
What is new? Zionist racism
Do those racists know that Persian cuisine is one of the most delicious and sophisticated cuisine of the whole world? ”The New York Post reported that hotels guests complained of a foul odor in the hotel caused by the food cooked especially for …
Posted on September 24, 2010 by As'ad
What is new? Zionist racism
Do those racists know that Persian cuisine is one of the most delicious and sophisticated cuisine of the whole world? ”The New York Post reported that hotels guests complained of a foul odor in the hotel caused by the food cooked especially for …
Posted on September 24, 2010 by As'ad
How cruel
“More than 7,300 appeals to stop the execution – the first of a woman in Virginia since 1912 – had been made to the governor in a state second only to Texas in the number of people it executes.”
Posted on September 24, 2010 by As'ad
Americans are socialists but they don’t know it
“The respondents were presented with unlabeled pie charts representing the wealth distributions of the U.S., where the richest 20 percent controlled about 84 percent of wealth, and Sweden, where the top 20 percent only controlled 36 percent of wealth. …
Posted on September 24, 2010 by As'ad
Yasser Arafat and Barometre
“Barometre, a small bar near the gate of the American University of Beirut, is known for its delicious mezze, and was also a favorite of Yasser Arafat.” 1) I can’t stand Yasser Arafat but throughout his years in Beirut, he never ever went to a ba…
Posted on September 24, 2010 by As'ad