Great Post

kate blogs — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 11:46:21 -0500

Thanks for sharing these links. It is interesting to see the situation from different perspectives.

USAToday's thanking you for this post, LDW

Lisa Stone — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 14:17:48 -0500

Read Mark Memmott's thanks here: "Blogging the Mideast crisis"

A good job by Memmott -- it's rare to see a hat-tip like this from my colleagues in mainstream media to the blogger and blog network where they got the original tip. Off to thank him - I invite you to join me!

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The Opposite of Peace: Middle East spiraling "from bad to worse," say bloggers inside

LDW — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 08:16:56 -0500

I am not going to sugar-coat it: Women blogging from the Middle East for the most part reflect the long-standing passions and rock-hard perspectives that are the undergirdings of today's violence.

Writing from the States, Mother under Occupation weighs in on the situation -- "from bad to worse" -- in Gaza. She links to her aunt, who posts from the turmoil of Gaza City.

From the West Bank, Dr. Marcy's elation over Lebanon's entry into the conflict contrasts starkly with her job viewing Sesame Street videos. "Hezbollah Al Hamdulilah," she says -- some chilling words.

The Palestinian Princess is still in New York. She dreads "taking [her] sorry ass back to Palestine next month," where she expects to resume a life of staying indoors as much as possible.

Lisa Goldman reports from Israel. She travels today to the port city of Haifa, scene of yesterday's rocket attacks from Lebanon, and promises to post more photographs. She also has managed to post a lengthy analysis on the relative objectivity (or lack thereof) from local television news.

Passion and pictures spew from Mononoke in Lebanon -- she contends that while her country is victimized by "organized terror," the rest of the world sleeps. The Lebanese Political Journal -- maintained in part by Lebanese Lady, but dominated these days by her colleague, Lebanese Profile -- is another source of on-the-spot coverage from Lebanon. Still waiting, though, for something from NaNa, who is also there.

Though mostly dedicated these days to issues of religious transformation, Sarah periodically speaks to current events in Syria.

There's quite a bit more out there, but you can start with these.

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Great Post

USAToday's thanking you for this post, LDW

The Opposite of Peace: Middle East spiraling "from bad to worse," say bloggers inside