Archive for August 20, 2012
The Arab poor
My latest blog post for Al-Akhbar English: “The Arab Poor: Always forgotten”.
Posted on August 20, 2012 by As'ad
adventures of Prince Sattam
“”A French-Jewish mother in a high-profile custody battle with a Saudi prince has died after falling from a fourth-storey apartment, amid suspicions of foul play. Police are investigating the death of Candice Cohen-Ahnine, 35, who fell from her Pari…
Posted on August 20, 2012 by As'ad
Lebanon in Syria
“The Lebanese have all, without exception, involved themselves in the internal Syrian struggle.”
Posted on August 20, 2012 by As'ad
Lebanon in Syria
“The Lebanese have all, without exception, involved themselves in the internal Syrian struggle.”
Posted on August 20, 2012 by As'ad
Lebanon in Syria
“The Lebanese have all, without exception, involved themselves in the internal Syrian struggle.”
Posted on August 20, 2012 by As'ad
If he wears a T-shirt, he must have a "secular air", according to a Zionist expert at WINEP
“But as Jabhat al-Nusra increasingly claims a range of other attacks, including kidnappings and bombings across the country, it is becoming clear that the group is cementing a presence on the ground and expanding its reach, said Zelin of the Washin…
Posted on August 20, 2012 by As'ad
If he wears a T-shirt, he must have a "secular air", according to a Zionist expert at WINEP
“But as Jabhat al-Nusra increasingly claims a range of other attacks, including kidnappings and bombings across the country, it is becoming clear that the group is cementing a presence on the ground and expanding its reach, said Zelin of the Washin…
Posted on August 20, 2012 by As'ad
If he wears a T-shirt, he must have a "secular air", according to a Zionist expert at WINEP
“But as Jabhat al-Nusra increasingly claims a range of other attacks, including kidnappings and bombings across the country, it is becoming clear that the group is cementing a presence on the ground and expanding its reach, said Zelin of the Washin…
Posted on August 20, 2012 by As'ad
Against the New Guardian
“We are writing to express our shock and dismay at the addition to the Guardian’s US commentary team of a man who has openly called for the killing of people on humanitarian missions to Palestine, people who have included the Pulitzer-prize-winning aut…
Posted on August 20, 2012 by As'ad
Against the New Guardian
“We are writing to express our shock and dismay at the addition to the Guardian’s US commentary team of a man who has openly called for the killing of people on humanitarian missions to Palestine, people who have included the Pulitzer-prize-winning aut…
Posted on August 20, 2012 by As'ad
New MUNI ads
(thanks Eddie)
Posted on August 20, 2012 by As'ad
New MUNI ads
(thanks Eddie)
Posted on August 20, 2012 by As'ad
Arab comedy hour
“Presented by relatively unknown Egyptian actress Iman Mubarak, “Alhokm Baad Al mozawla,” or “Judgment After a Prank” aired daily during the month of Ramadan as millions of viewers tuned in after breaking their evening fasts. The shows were tape…
Posted on August 20, 2012 by As'ad
Can you imagine the international uproar if the tables were turned?
“One of the Jewish teens involved in an attack on three Arabs in Jerusalem on Friday admitted to beating 17-year-old Jamal Julani in the chest, saying, “He could die for all I care, he’s an Arab.” Three minors, who were arrested Sunday on sus…
Posted on August 20, 2012 by As'ad
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia
My colleague in Pakistan, Mumtaz Ahmad, sent me this: “Hamid Mir, a well-informed journalist and TV anchor writing in Pakistan’s largest Urdu language newspaper Daily Jang (20 August) reports that Pakistan refused to endorse the anti-Syrian …
Posted on August 20, 2012 by As'ad
hands on the money
“Close to half a billion Saudi riyals — almost $150 million — was raised by the end of Ramadan, a 30-day period of fasting and giving that ended this weekend. Most of it was given during a five-day telethon, much of the rest deposited in an accoun…
Posted on August 20, 2012 by As'ad
Israel and its urge for destruction
“Dichter: Iran poses a threat to Israel’s existence”. Every decade, this terrorist state decides that some country poses a threat to its existence. So what do you want to do? Look at this headline which leaves you with the conclusion that I…
Posted on August 20, 2012 by As'ad
Porsche sales in the Middle East
I thought that the claim in the Economist about Porsche sales in Iran was rather inflated but it was too sexy to not post. I can fall for the sensation sometimes like anyone out there. “Besides the United Arab Emirates, the most impo…
Posted on August 20, 2012 by As'ad
honoring killer of unarmed Iraqis
“A Marine convicted in the 2005 killings of unarmed Iraqis has returned home to Connecticut for a golf tournament organized by veterans for his benefit.”
Posted on August 20, 2012 by As'ad
Barry Obama and his drones
“In his piece “Cover-Up of Civilian Drone Deaths Revealed by New Evidence” investigative journalist and historian Gareth Porter says, “Detailed information from the families of those killed in drone strikes in Pakistan and from local sources on…
Posted on August 20, 2012 by As'ad