Street Kings Arabia Now Online!
November 10, 2009Street Kings Arabia is an online community of luxury and exotic automobile owners and enthusiasts
Posted in Creativity, Entertainment, Fun and Recreation | 3 CommentsCategory: Entertainment
"Death Cry"-Part One !!!
October 23, 2009Part One -“Water, Please!!” screamed Sheick Buddha feebly. -“Shut up, dirty pig! Not before breakfast.” roared the zionist jailor who was tapping the corridor behind the massive iron door. It was chilling hot and I was all sweating in that …
Posted in Art, Comics, Creative Media, Creativity, Entertainment, Israel, Literature, Palestine | 3 CommentsSmash the Last Idol… Report from The Kominas Concert
August 6, 2009Thanks to the magic of Twitter, I found an amazing band, The Kominas. The Kominas (Urdu for bastards or scum bags) are a band from Boston; its members Americans of Indian and Pakistani origin. What started as a band of …
Posted in Art, Culture, Entertainment, Events, General, Islam, Islamophobia, Music, Pakistan, USA | Tagged concert, punk, taqwacore, the kominas | 6 CommentsSPINearth Spotlights Middle Eastern Music and Culture
April 30, 2009Serious doubts and lack of nurturing, the Middle East often struggles to find its place not only in the world, media and politics but also in culture, arts and music. While also being stuck between religious governments, war and misinterpreted …
Posted in Art, Countries/Regions, Creative Media, Creativity, Culture, Culture and Society, Egypt, Entertainment, General, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Media, Music, Photography, Photos, Podcasts, Videos, Youth | Leave a commentIt’s the First Saudi Fashion Show… Please, No Cameras Allowed!
April 16, 2009On Tuesday March 24, 2009, on the west coast of Saudi Arabia, the city of Jeddah witnessed the first women’s fashion show ever held in the country. The event came after the organizers had finally succeeded in getting the official …
Posted in Arabs, Censorship, Entertainment, Events, Gender, Media, Saudi Arabia, Women | Tagged Add new tag | 4 Comments“Girls only”: Arab women live and on-air
March 31, 2009The dream of Amany Al-Tunisi, a 25-year old Egyptian young woman, came true in July 2008 when her radio station went on air. “Banat wi Bass” (Girls Only) is the first Arabic radio station of its kind in the Arab …
Posted in Activism, Censorship, Egypt, Entertainment, Gender, General, Media, Middle East, Women | 6 CommentsAllah Made Me Funny
March 30, 2009Allah Made Me Funny, the world’s funniest Muslim comedy show is back in town for a one off performance at London’s Hammersmith Apollo. The stand up comedy show consists of three of the America’s funniest comedian’s who will deliver one …
Posted in Announcements, Entertainment, Fun Stuff, Humor | Leave a commentSha3bulla, Bush and Al-Zaidi's Shoes
December 25, 2008Shaaban Abdel-Rahim Praises Al-Zaidi Shabulla’s new song You’re Useless mocks Bush and the infamous shoe incident, as Egypt’s infamous folk singer salutes the Arab world’s newest folk hero. It’s somehow strangely fitting….that the comedic singer who is both widely ridiculed …
Posted in Culture, Current Events, Egypt, Entertainment, General, Humor, Music | 5 CommentsThe Invasion and the Emmy
December 6, 2008The Jordanian TV series Al-Ijtiah (The Invasion) recently won an Emmy (well, jointly) and was named best new telenovela from among 40 nominees from 16 countries. The series is set in the West Bank during ‘Operation Defensive Shield’, the 2002 Israeli invasion …
Posted in Entertainment, Israel, Jordan, Media, Palestine/Israel | 7 CommentsSaudi girls rocking it!!
November 24, 2008Yes, you read it right. I believe this is the first all female Saudi rock band. They call themselves “Accolade” and their first single is called ” Pinocchio”. In an ultra conservative country such as Saudi Arabia, an all female …
Posted in Entertainment, Gender, Saudi Arabia, Society, Taboos | 12 Comments