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  1. Mid-East bloggers: Sadness, Saddam, and (alleged) slander

    11/10/06 3:14pm by LDW
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    "Now, American friends," said Aya, a Saudi studying somewhere in the U.S., on November 7, "go vote. Because you can."  Read more >

  2. Women blog Ramadan in the Middle East: A sampling

    10/19/06 4:30am by LDW
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    You know, don't you, that it is Ramadan, and most of the world's 1.3 billion Muslims have been celebrating since late September? The holiday ends next week, and, here in the Middle East, it will give way to the Eid, when the daily fasting will be over, the big Iftar tents will come down, folks will stop working for a few days, and, after that, life will return to normal.  Read more >

  3. In the wake of 9/11, more silence than sentiment from the Middle East

    9/16/06 11:55pm by LDW
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    I have been looking through my regular reads of women bloggers in the Middle East lately to see whether, to what extent, and how the fifth anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 were noted or observed. I haven't seen much.  Read more >

  4. Cease fire: Now, it's about the sadness

    8/24/06 12:13am by LDW
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    Forgive me, Bloghers, for sitting out the latest war in these parts. I am back in Cairo now, after spending seven weeks in the taken-for-granted bliss of North America, where, though things are far from perfect, we are generally free from imminent threats of attack, instant homelessness, food shortages, and death of innocents. In theory, the people of Israel and Lebanon have been freed from this type of strife too, although whether and to what extent the nascent cease fire will hold is a question no-one can answer.  Read more >

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

    7/14/06 6:16am by LDW
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    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.  Read more >

  6. Update from the Middle East: It's getting hot in here

    6/19/06 12:19am by LDW
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    Contributing editor LDW also blogs at LDWorldwide. Salam 'alaikum! Sorry for the posting drought from the land of the dry heat. In fact, the past few weeks have been a busy time for the Middle East-hers, who cope daily not only with the relentless sunshine in these parts, but also with the news of the world that keeps happening on their doorsteps. Some of them have gotten out.  Read more >

  7. Soccer in Iran: No girly men! And no girls watching girly men!

    5/9/06 5:13am by LDW
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    Contributing editor LDW also blogs at LDWorldwide. I must credit the Coalition of the Swilling for the above characterization of the way things stand in Iran -- and the whole issue really would be funny, if it weren't so darn unfair.  Read more >

  8. Sick of the debate, but weighing in: Lou Lou on hijab

    5/7/06 1:18pm by LDW
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    Contributing editor LDW also blogs at LDWorldwide. Somewhere in North Africa (or is it UAE?), Lou Lou attended prayers the other day. She drove a long way to find a mosque where women are allowed to pray -- a pain in the neck, she will tell you, but it makes her feel good to go.  Read more >

  9. Grandma's "mjaddaret borghol" . . .

    5/4/06 11:15pm by LDW
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    ... looks delicious! According to Cinnamon Zone, it is classic picnic food in Jordan, best served with yogurt and salad. Anyone have the recipe?  Read more >

  10. On the plight of foreign domestic workers in the Middle East

    5/4/06 12:37am by LDW
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    Contributing Editor LDW also blogs at LDWorldWide. Yesterday's Daily Star Egypt notes in brief that the penis of a Saudi man, which his Filipina housekeeper cut off when he was attempting to rape her, was successfully re-affixed on Monday. The incident is extreme but consistent with stories of systematic abuse and exploitation of foreign workers in Saudi Arabia, which Human Rights Watch highlighted two years ago.  Read more >

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