By Iqbal Tamimi I was reading the Saudi newspaper ‘Okaz’, when my eyes caught the alarming title ‘The Cross of a Professional Romanian footballer incites trouble in Arabia’s stadiums’
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Women have little chance of leading or representing others in a tribal society that nourishes male dominance, says Iqbal Tamimi
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Art and Culture
Poetry activism/ Interview with author of ‘Don’t Burn the Flag. Wash it!’, American poet Mike Prime.
Interviewed by Iqbal Tamimi Mark Prime is one of many American poets who have chosen to use poetry and cyber activism to put out the fires created by wars. Online activism in all forms is spreading world wide. I have been introduced to poets... Read more
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The Press Complaints Commission (PCC), an independent body which administers the system of self-regulation for the press in UK, has announced the appointment of three new public members of the Commission. The three appointments are Lord... Read more
Events and Activities
A statement was issued today by UNICEF Executive Director in New York, Anthony Lake, on situation of children in the Middle East and North Africa. Mr Lake expressed “UNICEF’s great concern about the effects of violence on children caught... Read more
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Movement Restrictions Facts By September 2008 there were 699 closure obstacles in the West Bank– approximately 130 of these have been added after the Annapolis Conference began in November 2007. 630 of the obstacles have been identified... Read more
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The truth remains that a story about stuffing the breasts or lips of a singer with silicone is given more attention in Arab media than a conference organised and attended by women from all over the Middle East, notes Iqbal Tamimi.
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Tweet By Andy Sambidge Tuesday, 19 April 2011 7:51 PM The University of Bahrain has dismissed 200 students, academics and other employees for incidents connected to the recent unrest, an official said on Tuesday. Dr Ebrahim Mohammed Janahi... Read more
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First published Fri 1st Oct 2010 Iqbal Tamimi Anyone who reads the alarming title quoting the President of Al-Azhar University saying ‘We have put an end to the practices of some preachers in the Islamic centres of Britain’, published by... Read more
By Andy Sambidg British tourist Lee Bradley Brown died while in Dubai police custody. The injuries sustained by a Briton who died in the custody of Dubai police happened four to five days before his death, and couldn’t have killed him, the... Read more