Hundred miles we walked together, Our heart goes in each other, Hundred dreams we prepared over and over, You are the only one, who made my future, Its time to make our dreams come true, Hold my hand baby and …
Posted in Creative Media, Music, Poetry, Romance | Tagged baby, heart, hundred dreams, hundred miles, mirror, shadow collapse, swill standing, walked together | Leave a commentAfter Islamic revolution in Iran, beside math, biology, physics, chemistry and etc., a new subject introduced to the middle and high school programs. That was and still is obligatory and all the children should learn it: The Arabic course!
Posted in History, Islam, Mideast Youth, Philosophy, Romance, Sex, Women | 5 CommentsHere is Iran. A young boy goes hand in hand with a young girl. Or they’ve just resorted to a not-so-much-crowded quarter of a park. Or they hang out together. A Police Officer approaches them. A familiar scenario is as …
Posted in Culture, Iran, Romance, Society, Women | 3 CommentsA model dumped by a Saudi Arabian Princess allegedly attacked her chauffeur soon after their breakup. And that doesn’t even begin to describe how bizarre this story is. The model, Patrick Ribbsaeter, was caught with two other women in the …
Posted in Current Events, Media, Romance, Saudi Arabia, Society, Taboos | 4 CommentsI wonder if it was me, because he was so much damaged and his heart was so much broken. Was it me who brought him to life again and waken up his desire even to live, was it me who …
Posted in Bahrain, General, Romance | 2 CommentsIn this podcast, I speak with Nadia from Tunisia about relationships and the perception of sex in the Arab world. What is accepted, what isn’t, and what’s hypocritical about our current societies. This is an important discussion but still surprisingly …
Posted in Arabs, Bahrain, Culture, Islam, Podcasts, Romance, Sex, Society, Taboos, Tunisia, Women, Youth | 8 CommentsThese days, IRIB is broadcasting a movie serial about Joseph (Yusuf), called “Joseph, the Prophet”. It’s the story of Joseph, a man who is known as a prophet in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Many have also tried to find him …
Posted in Film, Gender, History, Interfaith, Islam, Philosophy, Religion, Romance | 18 CommentsA New York Times correspondent in Cairo has been putting together a series on Arab youth for the American media giant. The series, called “Generation Faithful” is an eye-opening opportunity for those of us who do not qualify as Arab …
Posted in Arabs, Culture, Media, Romance, Youth | Tagged Arab, Arabic, Cairo, Clerics, Egypt, Islam, New York Times, NyTimes, Romance, Saudi, Young, Youth | 2 CommentsThe Zuender team has prepared new questions for us – this time they would like to know about our relationships. What do your relationships look like? * Do you have a boyfriend or girlfriend? * Do you live with them? …
Posted in Romance, Sex, Society, Youth | 29 CommentsI am a romantic at heart, and with all of this gloom, has there been any love stories that have blossomed between Muslim, Jew, Christian or other religions here in the Middle East? Everytime I google the keywords for it, …
Posted in Culture, Romance | 6 Comments