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Palestine: Gaza Reading Club Learns About Kindle

In Gaza, the members of the Qattan Foundation Reading Club were recently introduced to the Kindle, and photos have been posted on the club's blog [Ar]. All comments are moderated. Do not submit your comment more than once or it may be identified as ...

From AYESHA SALDANHA, Global Voices Online,  20 Nov 2009

Saudi Arabia: We'll Defend Ourselves - For The Right Reason

In recent weeks a longstanding conflict between the Houthi rebels and the Yemeni government has expanded to involve Saudi Arabia, which has been carrying out bombing raids within Yemen. Saudi Arabia says it is trying to enforce a buffer zone within ...

From AYESHA SALDANHA, Global Voices Online,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Houthis

Palestine: Frustration With The “Swagger” Of Politics

When my grandmother used to see one of us doing something bad, and felt that this action could be an indication of a lifestyle of the same, she would say the well-known proverb, “The dance begins with a swagger.” That means that if someone slowly ...

From AYESHA SALDANHA, Global Voices Online,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Ali Abdullah Saleh

Saudi Arabia: A Blogger's Praise Of Britain

Maram starts by saying: I've always said that I love Britain…This is where the best memories of my childhood are, this is my second country, where I have lived for a long period of my life (and still do). I did not have a big problem with the fact that ...

From AYESHA SALDANHA, Global Voices Online,  8 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Nick Griffin,  BBC,  British National Party,  European Parliament,  Jack Straw

Palestine: IDF Torches Palestinian Vehicles

At Do Unto Others, Samuel Nichols writes that Israeli military patrols have started setting fire to cars which are caught trying to cross the border from the West Bank into Israel. He posts a video here. All comments are moderated. Do not submit your ...

From AYESHA SALDANHA, Global Voices Online,  27 Oct 2009

Palestine: A Student's Tour Of Gaza

Lina Al Sharif, blogging at 360 km2 of Chaos, describes the trip around Gaza that she made with her university friends, and shows us a video of some of the places visited. All comments are moderated. Do not submit your comment more than once or it may ...

From AYESHA SALDANHA, Global Voices Online,  27 Oct 2009

Israel/Palestine: Bloggers Talk

Velveteen Rabbi reports from an in Washington, DC. All comments are moderated. Do not submit your comment more than once or it may be identified as spam. Please treat others with respect. Comments containing hate speech, obscenity, and personal ...

From AYESHA SALDANHA, Global Voices Online,  27 Oct 2009

Saudi Arabia: Stuff Saudi People Like

All comments are moderated. Do not submit your comment more than once or it may be identified as spam. Please treat others with respect. Comments containing hate speech, obscenity, and personal attacks will not be approved. Sending a child to ...

From AYESHA SALDANHA, Global Voices Online,  27 Oct 2009

Israel: “Ordinary Racism” In Media Coverage

Approximately 20 per cent of the country's population, the Palestinian citizens of Israel (also known as Israeli Arabs) argue that they are discriminated against in many aspects of life. The media coverage of a recent road accident prompted a ...

From AYESHA SALDANHA, Global Voices Online,  26 Oct 2009

Tunisia: Watching Arab Media on HIV/AIDS

Zied Mhirsi is a Tunisian doctor, blogger and activist, currently based in the United States, who is dedicated to fighting the spread of HIV/AIDS in the Middle East and North Africa. In September 2008 he started a blog called HIV in the Arab World [Ar], ...

From AYESHA SALDANHA, Global Voices Online,  17 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Creative Commons,  Facebook Inc.,  University of Washington

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