Archive for June 26, 2011
I was right about Saqi and Jefferson’s writings: praise be to me
Minutes after expressing my doubts about the reasons for publishing of Jefferson’s writings in Arabic by Saqi books, Yaman sent me this regarding the collection of writings by Thomas Jefferson in Arabic. The question I have is this: will Saq…
Posted on June 26, 2011 by As'ad
`Abdul-`Aziz bin Fahd
This is very significant. A royal decree was issued in Saudi Arabia to relieve Prince `Abdul-`Aziz bin Fahd of his responsibilities “according to his wish”. This is unprecedented.
Posted on June 26, 2011 by As'ad
Subsidized books
I was going through the various books at Saqi Books, and then you see a finely produced book of writing by Thomas Jefferson. It was translated by two people (not one), and the translation is excellent. Now there is no market in the Arab wor…
Posted on June 26, 2011 by As'ad
Amr Musa
I feel that the Egyptian people are not likely to forgive Musa for his long years of service and subservience to the Mubarak regime.
Posted on June 26, 2011 by As'ad
Irfan Nidham Ad-Din
In his massive book about his experience with Saudi media (MBC (King Fahd’s brother-in-law); Ash-Sharq Al-Awsat (mouthpiece of Prince Salman); Al-Hayat (mouthpiece of Prince Khalid bin Bribe bin Sultan), Nidham Ad-Din admitted that he often could not s…
Posted on June 26, 2011 by As'ad
Beheading maids in Saudi Arabia
“Indonesia will prohibit its citizens from working as domestic servants in Saudi Arabia after the beheading of a maid convicted of murdering her Saudi employer last week. As the AFP is reporting, the suspension will take effect Aug. 1 and remai…
Posted on June 26, 2011 by As'ad
Justice in UAE
Two Saudis receive a two-months sentence for raping an under age girl. I bet they won’t serve a day in jail.
Posted on June 26, 2011 by As'ad
Research assistance at Princeton
I have received information on this a week ago but we need to verify it. ”PACBI has recently learned of an academic job announcement that highlights the nefarious connections between Princeton University and Israel. In this particular cas…
Posted on June 26, 2011 by As'ad
Thus spoke Al-Buti: more fatwawawa
Bashshar’s favorite cleric rules that demonstrations are religiously impermissible. (thanks Zaki)
Posted on June 26, 2011 by As'ad
Fear and repression in GCC countries (these happen to be US favorite despotic models)
“Many Persian Gulf Arabs are frightened and pessimistic about the uprisings and revolutions that are sweeping the Middle East and are too afraid to speak out against their rulers. According to a new opinion poll commissioned by the Qatar-based …
Posted on June 26, 2011 by As'ad
Reforms in Bahrain:
“Joseph Stalin introduced “the show trial” – secretive military tribunals that bypass the judiciary – during the Great Purge of the 1930s. It appears that Bahrain has taken a chapter straight out of Stalin’s textbook, in which verdicts are predeterm…
Posted on June 26, 2011 by As'ad
Netanyahu’s son
Regarding his established pattern of racism: ”A lawyer for the Netanyahu family, David Shimron, said the comments were those of a “teenager” and were “taken out of context in an attempt to defame the Prime Minister and his family”.” First, …
Posted on June 26, 2011 by As'ad
Israeli measures
“Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced yesterday that he plans to toughen the conditions of Palestinian security prisoners in Israel’s prisons. “I have decided to change Israel’s treatment of terrorists sitting in prison,” Netanyahu said durin…
Posted on June 26, 2011 by As'ad
The new Egypt: really does not heart House of Saud
“The announcement of new rules governing foreign labor in Saudi Arabia has caused consternation about the fate of Egyptian migrant workers there. The notaqat (zones) program was announced in May by Saudi Labor Minister Adel Fakieh. It divides p…
Posted on June 26, 2011 by As'ad
Western racism
Only racism can explain Western leaders are obsessed with one Israeli occupation terrorist, and not care about the thousands of Palestinian political prisoners. (thanks “Ibn Rushd”)
Posted on June 26, 2011 by As'ad
Aljazeera is aghast: how could anyone not cheer NATO bombing?
“Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan has complained about Al Jazeera coverage over Turkey’s Libya policy during a meeting with the emir of Qatar, a Turkish news report published on Sunday said. “We are disturbed by Al Jazeera reporting abou…
Posted on June 26, 2011 by As'ad
I mean, do you still doubt that the US invaded Afghanistan to liberate the people (putting aside the racism of the occupiers)?
“And American forces often characterized their Afghan counterparts as drug abusers and thieves who were also incompetent, corrupt and lazy with “repulsive hygiene.”"
Posted on June 26, 2011 by As'ad
Aljazeera is covering Egypt
Aljazeera found time now to cover a visit to Tahriri Square by Sen. John MacCain. I mean, who can be a more anti-Arab Likudnik supporter of the Egyptian uprising than this guy?
Posted on June 26, 2011 by As'ad
this is Zionism
“About 5,400 Palestinian prisoners are now in Israeli prison, of which hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have had a bitter taste over the years. It’s not a matter of “thousands of murderers,” as people like to portray it. Only some have been con…
Posted on June 26, 2011 by As'ad
Great News from Gaza by Ethan Bronner: It is pretty much like Beverly Hills
“In assessing the condition of the 1.6 million people who live in Gaza, there are issues of where to draw the baseline and — often — what motivates the discussion. It has never been among the world’s poorest places. There is near universal lit…
Posted on June 26, 2011 by As'ad