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The Arabs and the West

One of the confusing things I noticed between my Arab friends, is how divided they are – when it comes to their opinion about the west. They either think of it as the source of conspiracies theories, fake liberties and double standards or “the model” the Arab world should blindly follow.
I seldom met someone who is half way between both opinions..

So here comes my two questions to you (whether you are a western or an Arab):
1. Changing tables, are your western acquaintances divided in the same way towards Arabs? or is it different? does that have anything to do with cultural background?
2. Also I’m interested to know the definition for “the west” in your context?

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Brothers Gonna Work It Out… or Big Trouble in Little Manial??? : تي بي يي للترجمة


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Video after the jump.

This is why democracy sucks: Sometimes you get results you don’t like. Today’s story, variations of which appeared in a number of independent papers, deals with the case of Essam al-Erian, probably the best-known Brotherhood leader in the West, because he always seems to be quoted in stories about the movement.  read more »

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Quick Links for October 15, 2009


Meet your new junior Senator from Oklahoma!

Meet your new junior Senator from Oklahoma!

Dept. of Congressional Oversight:

We always love when articles on the Middle East bemoan the fact that societies here are infiltrated with conspiratorial thinking, as though the US was a paradise of rationality…  read more »

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The Monitor Group : تي بي يي للترجمة

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Go Go al-Jazeera


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Five Reasons Haim Saban won’t be buying 50% of al-Jazeera, as reported in al-Mesryoon:  read more »

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Grasping at Straw Polls : تي بي يي للترجمة

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SOMEONE TALKED!, Part 2 : تي بي يي للترجمة


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Today we present to you the second part of our translation of al-Sharq al-Awsat’s interview with Abd al-Malik al-Houthi, the leader (both political and military, it would seem) of the Houthi’s Saada-based insurgency in Yemen. Before proceeding to the interview we’re presenting a few links to people who are vastly more knowledgeable about Yemen than we.  read more »

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SOMEONE TALKED! : تي بي يي للترجمات

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American Egypt researcher says Mubarak “exploiting” country


American Egypt researcher says Mubarak “exploiting” country

Bikya Masr

30 August 2009

CAIRO: Lisa Blaides, an American researcher specialized in Egyptian and the Arab world affairs, who won an award last week for her work and research on Egypt under President Hosni Mubarak’s era, said that the Egyptian political elite is “exploiting” and manipulating politics for personal interests and that elections in Egypt are a means to maintain the regime’s power and status quo.  read more »

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God bless all the martyrs

Sameh Habeeb
Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Palestine
I am Sameh A. Habeeb. I’m a Palestinian born and raised in Gaza. I’m 23 years old. I have a bachelor degree in English Language and Literature. I have worked in several different fields’ pre and post of my university studies for almost 5 years. I have worked as volunteer in civil societies where I practiced tasks to help people and educate children. I worked as News Producer and a Journalist at the Ramattan News Agency which is Regional Media facility based in Gaza and the Middle East.  read more »

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The Lady With the Police Baton

Okay, so here's the thing. Your car gets hit from the rear, you step out and call the police, but end up with a lady swinging a police baton at your face wanting to kick your ass. You're threatened to get a chronic injury if you call the cops... and guess what? She's a police officer's daughter.. to my knowledge at least. She also said swearwords to the man, and what's worse is that she insulted the divine entity.
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