Archive for November 25, 2010

When Isabel Kershner shows off that she does not know Arabic

“A stone slab set into the wall of the house is engraved with an image of the Dome of the Rock and the words “Al mulk lillah,” Arabic for “Everything belongs to God.””  Oh, no, Ms. Kershner.  This means “Property belongs to God.”PS It…

Posted on November 25, 2010 by As'ad

Lebanese Minister of Tele-communication

This brilliant and probably best minister Lebanon has ever had says:  ”Their accusation against me of Leftism is a medal on my chest.” (thanks Mirvat)

Posted on November 25, 2010 by As'ad

Sect questions at airports

Nir reports:  ”so my close Iraqi friend just came to visit me from london. at heathrow airport they asked him if he was sunni or shiite. he said he was atheist. they asked him what his parents were. he said shiite. they asked him if he was from …

Posted on November 25, 2010 by As'ad

An Arab who urinated too much: Arabs are now permitted one restroom visit per flight

“Law enforcement briefly questioned a passenger Tuesday who alarmed other passengers when he used the airplane’s bathroom several times on a flight from Charlotte, North Carolina to Denver, 9Wants to Know has learned.  The …

Posted on November 25, 2010 by As'ad

Fouad Ajami gives his thanks

“It was ultimately two celebrations of great simplicity that appealed to me: Fourth of July and Thanksgiving.”  Personally, I only celebrate Potato National Day.  (thanks Ahmad)

Posted on November 25, 2010 by As'ad

Letter to the Editor about the racism of Ethan Bronner

““When Illusions Are All” (Week in Review, Nov. 21), an analysis of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, says, “It is worth noting that the Palestinian-Israeli conflict has been largely drained of deadly violence in the past few years.”Is…

Posted on November 25, 2010 by As'ad

Brilliant Middle East experts of the US government

“Doubts about the man who claimed to be Mansour arose after his third meeting with Afghan officials in Kandahar, when a member of the group who had once known him told other attendees that the man at the table was not the same man. Others who knew M…

Posted on November 25, 2010 by As'ad

This is Zionism

“A 7-year-old Palestinian child from Silwan neighborhood, south of the Al Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, was hospitalized Wednesday, after a number of Israeli policemen violently attacked, kicked and punched him.” (thanks Olivia)

Posted on November 25, 2010 by As'ad

Skeptical

 I doubt the whole first paragraph about the outburst by Feltman, as much as I detest him.

Posted on November 25, 2010 by As'ad

Health of Saudi King

“The king had “back surgery, in which the blood clot was extracted, the slipped disk was corrected, and the injured vertebrae was stabilized,” the Saudi Press Agency quoted the statement as saying.”  The Saudi Press Agency that he will have da…

Posted on November 25, 2010 by As'ad

Another Lebanese genius

“Arabian contemporary polymath from Lebanon; he is an intellectual, scientist, inventor, engineer, architect, visual artist, photographer, environmentalist and philanthropist.” (thanks Emily)

Posted on November 25, 2010 by As'ad

Domestic violence in the Zionist usurping entity

“On this day a year ago – the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited a shelter for battered women in Jerusalem and promised to earmark another NIS 5 million to fight domestic abuse…

Posted on November 25, 2010 by As'ad

Being a Sri Lankan maid in Lebanon

Watch this video: My Sri Lankan is Lebanese (thanks “Ibn Rushd”)

Posted on November 25, 2010 by As'ad

Servants of the House of Saud and House of Nahyan:

“At the 16:30 mark you will find a very concerned Zogby inquiring about the herniated disc and health of the barely-literate King of “Saudi” Arabia.  After being reassured of  the King’s good health, a relieved-looking Zogby list…

Posted on November 25, 2010 by As'ad

Angry Arab obtained the secret recipe behind Sabra Hummus: (Boycott Sabra Hummus)

Here is the secret recipe obtained by Angry Arab secret correspondents:1 cup hummus4 cups tahini5 cups of crushed cock roaches (they have to have wings)3 heaping spoons of feces of rats4 cups from the trash cans of sitting a Israeli prime minister3 cup…

Posted on November 25, 2010 by As'ad

Human rights violations are “overblown” according to the brilliant minds behind the Princetonian Editorial Board

“The Editorial Board believes that the human rights concerns regarding Sabra hummus are overblown.”  Why not add that horror at Nazi crimes is exaggerated while you are at it?

Posted on November 25, 2010 by As'ad