Hojatoleslam Kazem Sedighi said “Many women who do not dress modestly … lead young men astray, corrupt their chastity and spread adultery in society, which (consequently) increases earthquakes” He is a senior Iranian cleric who says women who wear revealing …
Posted in Assholes, Atheism, Awareness, Fun Stuff, Humor, Iran, Islam, Islamophobia, Ridiculous, Sex, Sexism, Women, Youth | 3 CommentsI was late to Twitter. It was the 23rd of December, 2008, when Mideast Youth first had its Twitter account. To be honest, I wasn’t excited to use this service, even though I realized its importance, and I knew it …
Posted in Fun Stuff, General, Ridiculous | 4 Comments“Here you go, akhti Sarah,” she said, while carefully pouring the lukewarm water from the bronze kettle. I watched as it slowly dribbled over my outstretched hands, and splashed into the small plastic tub she carried in her other hand …
Posted in Awareness, Ethics, Gender, Human Rights, Morocco, Ridiculous, Society, Women, Youth | 23 CommentsThis is not the first time, and certainly not the last time I and several other Arabs here would be attacked and apparently “boycotted” because we chose to do what very few other Arabs in this region usually do, and …
Posted in Activism, Arabs, Assholes, Awareness, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Minorities, Ridiculous, Society | 17 CommentsToday, Google launched its Farsi to English and vice versa translator option in Google Translate. Farsi (Persian) language is very different of English in statement structure. The most obvious difference is the position of verb in statement. For example: In …
Posted in Iran, Media, Ridiculous | 25 CommentsIran’s leaders lose no opportunity to remind the world of their painful efforts to show “respect” and “tolerance” the Baha’i community. The latest proclamation came from Najafabadi, Iran’s Prosecutor General who stated that “the Iranian government has provided the Bahai …
Posted in Baha'is, Comics, Iran, Ridiculous | Leave a commentThis is probably the silliest thing I read this week. Joe the Plumer was one of the main characters in the McCain/Palin campign during the 2008 US elections. He appeared many times as the average Joe who will be hurt …
Posted in Israel, Jordan, Palestine/Israel, Politics, Ridiculous, Terrorism, USA, War | Tagged Israel, Obama, Palestine, Politics, USA | Leave a commentThis one-gloved thriller star is being sued by a local prince here for going against some “contract” and not recording songs about peace or something. Not that anyone cares what he does. But sometimes I do, because I grew up …
Posted in Ridiculous, Satire | 27 CommentsToday is the day that I declare my confusion about what’s going on in Saudi Arabia. In the last few months, a number of prominent religious clerics made some very interesting yet disturbing statements (fatwas) that I will share with …
Posted in Education, Gender, General, Ridiculous, Saudi Arabia, Society | 4 CommentsIn order to remedy his disturbing temptations, Saudi cleric Muhammad al-Habadan proposes a highly convenient solution for women: one-eyed veil. A Muslim cleric in Saudi Arabia has called on women to wear a full veil, or niqab, that reveals only …
Posted in Assholes, Ridiculous, Saudi Arabia, Sexism, Women | 24 Comments