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BBC investigates “Generation Jihad”

February 22nd, 2010Marian (Somalia)

Now, if you have watched Muslim Driving School you will have to agree that the BBC has not been doing a good job with their documentaries about Muslims these past months. Muslim Driving School is a series which follows the stories of a group of Muslim women who are taking driving lessons. The sort of [...]

The Revolution Has Just Begun

February 20th, 2010Ali Arsalan Zaheer (Pakistan)

Complex and highly developed technology has brought about a revolution in the day to day life activities. Latest technology also brings a new modernized and stabilized way of life. Automation systems

Love Sells!

February 12th, 2010Shahrazad (Iran)

The day’s coming. Streets are filled with people. Red is the typical color of most shops; Color of Love: Aritificial Hearts, Teddy Bears, Rose flowers, Chocolate boxes. Good days for sellers as well, to fill their pockets with price of ‘LoVe’!
As a multi-million dollar industry, It’s getting just an “opportunity” for companies to take more [...]

Developer of alkasir Wins Swedish Democracy Prize

February 7th, 2010Fatima (Saudi Arabia)

We are pleased to bring you the good news that Walid Al-Saqaf, the developer of alkasir circumvention software, which was developed with the support of Mideast Youth, won the Democracy Prize for 2010 from the Swedish Örebro University for his work.
Bellow is the press release from the university:
Arab Scholar and Software Developer Wins Swedish Democracy [...]

ImageIran’s Clean Air Day

January 20th, 2010Shahrazad (Iran)

Yesterday was celebrated as Iran’s Clean Air, Blue Sky Day. Air pollution is a major issue in mega cities like Tehran. Most days, Tehran is clouded by a thick layer of smog making it difficult to breath especially for children and elderly.
Every year on January 19, they celebrate Clean Air day, encouraging people to use [...]

The Jordanian Regime’s Hostility toward Free Speech: Mr. Salah Momani is a Recent Example

January 16th, 2010Awen Al-Meshagbeh

The Internet has become a powerful international tool for freedom of speech. It enables users anywhere in the world to foster debate and provide a forum to express different points of view. In doing so, the ability of internet users to transcend international boundaries and bypass most government censorship efforts and restrictions on internet [...]

2010; Year Of Protecting The Earth

December 31st, 2009Shahrazad (Iran)

2009 was a chaotic year. The Gaza war just ended on January 18, 2009 , leaving many people around the world in grief and concerned about the result: Around 1500 Palestinians murdered-many of them women and children- , more than 400′000 Gazans were left without running water, 4000 homes were distroyed or badly damaged and [...]

ImagePalestinians, Israelis and Jordanians Blog Together, for the Environment

December 27th, 2009Green Prophet

After around two months of international phone calls, this Sunday and Monday Green Prophet hosted a whirlwind two-day (20-hour) seminar on environmental blogging in Madaba, Jordan.
Thanks to the good efforts of Volunteers for Peace and the Masar Center, nearly 20 Jordanian, Palestinian and Israeli writers and activists met for the first time and learned about [...]

We are disgusted indeed

December 23rd, 2009Reem Shawkat (Sudan)

One night, three friends in Khartoum , Sudan acted on their dissapointment. They wanted to encourage people to register to vote and then, vote in the general elections, so they started “Girifna”

Reasons that forced me to leave Palestine and the pressure I had to undergo

December 17th, 2009Haroon R. Abu Arra (Palestine/Norway)

Tomorrow I will take part in a virtual press conference where I will reveal for the very first time why I left Palestine and what prompted me to leave, including details of the death threats that I’ve received. I’ll also talk about how I was assisted to get out.
Will be revealing more details and information [...]