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Escaping Lebanese Sectarianism through Running
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May 14, 2013 |
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The continuous sectarian strife is part of the country’s reality.Many of Lebanon’s sports associations suffer from the sectarian tide that overwhelms the country. But Beirut Marathon Association (BMA) founded by Mrs. May al Khalil, a member of an influential business family, to promote sports is not political at all, and More...
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Egypt's Challenge: Free To Speak
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May 14, 2013 |
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Under the Mubarak regime, the state closely monitored all forms of political and religious expression in Egypt. Now all that has changed and millions are watching a proliferation of satellite TV channels.A heart surgeon by profession, Egypt's most famous political satirist, Bassem Youssef started his show - El Bernameg or More...
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Domestic Violence: Act Now
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May 14, 2013 |
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King Khalid Foundation has recently launched a campaign calling for measures to tackle domestic abuse against women and children in the Kingdom.The campaign, featuring messages such as “What is hidden, is worse” and “Some things can’t be covered” took off with the launch of a poster featuring a veiled woman More...
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Dubai Electricity and Water Authority Launches Carbon Footprint Campaign
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May 14, 2013 |
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Dubai residents will soon be told how much of carbon emissions they are contributing to through their energy consumption - whether they want to know it or not.The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has decided to list facts and figures about how much carbon emissions each customer’s monthly energy More...
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Preserving Dhofar's Cloud Forests
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May 14, 2013 |
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With more than 900 plant species, including over 50 endemic ones not available anywhere else on Earth, the mountains of the Dhofar region in Southern Oman are a biodiversity hotspot of unique value.The unique cloud forests, sustained by the monsoon, have supported generations of traditional herders in Dhofar. But over More...
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Islamic Teachings as Model for Treating Expatriates
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Apr 30, 2013 |
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A seminar in Qatar has called for the implementation of Islamic ethics with foreign workers, especially in relation to honesty, truthfulness and fulfilling promises, as a way to enhance their living conditions.The call was issued as the Centre for Islamic Legislation and Ethics (CILE), a member of the Qatar Faculty More...
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Intimate Life in a Changing Arab World
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Apr 30, 2013 |
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Shereen El Feki is a brave woman. Spending five years quizzing Arabs about the intimate details of their sex lives is no easy task. Ms. El Feki, a science writer (formerly of The Economist), broadcaster and vice-chair of the UN’s Global Commission on HIV and the Law, has produced “Sex and More...
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Saudi Opens Luxury Rehab Centre for Al-Qaeda Militants
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Apr 30, 2013 |
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Saudi Arabia is hoping to wean jailed Al-Qaeda militants off religious extremism with counseling, spa treatments and plenty of exercise at a luxury rehabilitation center in Riyadh. In between sessions with counselors and talks on religion, prisoners will be able to relax in the center’s facilities which include an Olympic-size More...
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Egypt’s Bio Boat
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Apr 30, 2013 |
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Among nature’s most devoted heroes throughout the Middle East and North Africa, the Hurghada Environmental Protection and Conservation Association (HEPCA) has released renders of a new bio boat that will be used to educate children about the Red Sea’s numerous (albeit largely threatened) bio marvels. Funded in part by the More...
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Kuwaiti Writer Wins ‘Arabic Booker’ With Sophomore Novel
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Apr 30, 2013 |
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“The Bamboo Stalk” by Kuwaiti writer Saud Alsanousi won the sixth International Prize for Arabic Fiction. The novel was chosen as the best fiction work to be published in the last 12 months, selected from 133 submissions from across the Arab world. Alsanousi’s book tells the story of Issa, the More...
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