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تنتشر هذه الأيام العديد من الآراء المتضاربة فيما يتعلّق بجائحة فيروس كورونا المستجدّ، فتجد مقالات طبية وصحفية وسياسية على صفحات الإنترنت ومنصّات التواصل الاجتماعي تدّعي أنّ الموضوع هو لعبة إعلامية ...
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And an inspiring bittersweet story…
I was shopping for groceries at our Sobeys the other day, and of course you all know me by now, and know ...
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UPDATE: I’d like to report that the Highland Park Library Board of Trustees decided to reinstate the reading of the children’s book P is for Palestine. Press release:https://bit.ly/2R9xrAp .
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Many of you may be familiar with the name Hassan Al Kontar, a name which has been repeatedly hashtagged and mentioned in the news and on social media portals ...
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Last week, on my way out for an appointment, I heard a sound of paper shuffling from the house next door.
I took a quick look and saw ...
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This year I got the most beautiful Mother’s Day treat ever: a bouquet of stunning Tulips, my absolute favorite, and a very yummy, freshly made breakfast.
That would’ve ...
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I’ve recently learnt, that May is Apraxia Awareness Month.
For those of you who are not familiar with the term, Apraxia of Speech (AOS) is an ...
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لن أدّعي أنّي من متابعي ريم بنّا منذ بداياتها، فقد تعرّفت عليها منذ بضع سنوات فقط وبمحض الصدفة، عندما قامت إحدى صديقاتي على الفيسبوك بمشاركة أغنية لها، ...
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Posted: January 5th, 2018, 6:14am UTC by Eman
Three years ago we were blessed with the birth of our long-awaited second child; our handsome, smart and very charismatic baby boy Arkan.
As expected, having an eight year ...
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Posted: January 3rd, 2018, 10:17pm UTC by Eman
وأخيراً انتهت سنة 2017 ، أسوأ سنوات حياتي على الإطلاق.
سنة كانت أشبه بكابوس، جعلتني أعيد التفكير في كل جوانب حياتي. فيها تعلّمت المعنى الحقيقي للإرادة والإصرار، فيها ...
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Posted: May 14th, 2017, 1:27pm UTC by Eman
قبل بضعة أيام شارك أخ عزيز فيديو مؤثر جداً على صفحة الفيسبوك الخاصة به، وهو عن إمرأة أجنبية تخلت عن حياتها لتتفرغ لرعاية أمها المسنة، ومهما كتبت، لن أستطيع ...
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Posted: April 25th, 2017, 4:58am UTC by Eman
First, allow me to quickly introduce you to the sporty side of me, just in case you don’t know me in person, or you’d just met me.
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Posted: April 21st, 2017, 10:10pm UTC by Eman
في أواخر عام 2016 فرضت كندا على كل المترجمين الفوريين تلقي دورة تدريبية عن كيفية التعامل مع ذوي الإحتياجات الخاصة من كافة الأعمار.
عرفتني الدورة على حالات طبية ...
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بمناسبة اليوم العالمي للغة العربية، قرّرت أن أشارككم تجربتي الخاصة وتوجّهاتي، علّ فيها إفادة لمن هم في نفس وضعي.
أنا فخورة بعروبتي، أتجنب استخدام اللغات الأجنبية قدر ...
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واحدة من أكبر التحديات التي تواجه الجالية العربية في الغرب هي المحافظة على اللغة العربية كجزء لا يتجزأ من هويتهم. فنرى العديد من أبناء الجالية العربية، وليس الأغلبية على ...
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When we were looking for a house closest to my husband’s work, Oakville was one of the options, but being used to city life most of my life I ...
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I think we all agree that the situation in the US is anything but healthy nowadays.
Since Trump won the elections -and a bit earlier to be more ...
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قبل بضعة أشهر وصلتني رسالة بريدية من وزارة الصحة الكندية، تبيّن لي فيما بعد أنّها عبارة عن معلومات توجيهية هدفها توعية الأهالي بمراحل النمووالتطوّر العضوي والذهني والإدراكي الطبيعي لدى ...
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Posted: October 29th, 2016, 5:29am UTC by Eman
Last week, and after dropping off my older son at the Queen Elizabeth Park Community & Cultural Centre (QEPCCC) for his rock-climbing class, I thought I’d take the little one to ...
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Posted: October 20th, 2016, 2:10am UTC by Eman
A couple of weeks ago my son’s school was having its annual open house for parents. It’s usually a day where parents get to meet their children’s teachers, get ...
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Posted: October 6th, 2016, 5:18am UTC by Eman
قبل بضعة أيام وخلال تصفحي للفيسبوك قرأت الخبر المتعلق بسحب مدرسة الشويفات لكتاب اللغة الإنجليزية للصف التاسع لأنه وصف الفلسطينيين بالإرهابيين. وفي موقع آخر، أُشير إلى أن ...
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It’s September 30th, a day that is having more importance and a growing number of celebrators every year. A day that is gaining more popularity and is helping ...
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Adam: Mama, are you a Vegetarian? Me: No habibi. You know I eat meat… sometimes. Adam: I also know you’d pick Falafel over Shawarma any time. You also prefer veggie ...
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Today was the first day of school in my area, and boy don’t we just love these back-to-school days with all the hustle and bustle they bring us!
Traffic jams, crowded ...
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Posted: June 13th, 2016, 2:32am UTC by Eman
Every time a terrorist attack takes place, and media announces that the terrorist is Muslim, or affiliated with ISIS, you find all Muslims around the world investing A LOT, ...
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Posted: April 9th, 2016, 8:40am UTC by Eman
A few weeks ago, and while watching a TV show about parenting on a German channel, I was taken by a scene shot in a cinema full of parents with ...
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سبق وعبّرت عن استيائي وحزني الشديدين بخصوص نتيجة تصويت البرلمان الكندي الذي تم يوم الإثنين السابق. التصويت تداول حركة البي دي إس الفلسطينية، وهي حركة سلمية تهدف ...
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All social media portals are discussing yesterday’s vote, mostly praising it, describing it as a “positively” historic day… a day I would only refer to as an epic democracy fail.
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Posted: January 20th, 2016, 10:56am UTC by Eman
A year ago, in December, as many of you already know, I was blessed with the addition of my sweet baby boy: Arkan. And as many of you also ...
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Posted: January 9th, 2016, 10:09am UTC by Eman
As a new year starts, most people begin to challenge themselves, try to achieve their long list of new year resolutions, which I personally find very inspiring and positive. It ...
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Like many Arabs living in Canada, I was overwhelmed with an indescribable feeling of joy, and pain, as the Syrian refugees started landing in the country.
As happy as ...
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As many of you already know, we landed in Canada a few years ago. I remember the very first steps I took in Toronto Pearson International Airport. They were ...
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Latest update with regards to Ontario’s “new & improved” sex-ed curriculum is that the government will allow schools to force sex-ed on kids, according to Ontario’s Minister of ...
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تناقلت شبكات التواصل الإجتماعي الكثير من المقالات التي كانت بمثابة ردة فعل عنيفة -برأيي- على مشاركة فيديوهات تمدح ألمانيا وتطري على تعاملها مع اللاجئين السوريين، وبشكل عجيب غريب هوجم ...
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I’m in love with this ad by GoRVing.ca , it touches me as a parent, because I believe, today’s children lack the one basic thing that should label them as ...
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Posted: May 12th, 2015, 12:04am UTC by Eman
A few days ago I went grocery shopping, and when I reached the ‘fresh produce’ section I found lovely small coconuts on display, I approached the stand and the ...
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Posted: April 6th, 2015, 11:30am UTC by Eman
After attempts to label Falafel, Hummus, Baba Ghanouj and many other Arab dishes as Israeli, Israelis are now trying to represent Sahlab (also called Salep in Turkey, and Saloop ...
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Posted: March 16th, 2015, 10:19am UTC by Eman
في عالمنا العربي تنتقد المرأة التي دخلت مرحلة الشيخوخة إذا فكرت بتصفيف شعرها، أو الاشتراك في ناد للرياضة ، أو تعلم مهارة جديدة او حتى ممارسة هواية خاصة… ...
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Posted: March 1st, 2015, 7:33am UTC by Eman
Yes, I am…
I know many people are just like me, and that many more are not, well, every person is entitled to their own opinion, I ...
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Posted: January 12th, 2015, 7:38am UTC by Eman
The other day I watched an episode of the latest season of “Arabs Got Talent”, and besides the fact that I feel so proud watching the many unique talents ...
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Today was one of those days… lots of things to do, so little time to do them, back pain, appointments pushed at last minute to be on the exact ...
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Posted: October 21st, 2014, 2:30am UTC by Eman
As if death, destruction and psychological trauma weren’t enough to scar them for life, Gazans have to deal with hunger and face long harsh winters all alone.
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Posted: August 2nd, 2014, 2:11am UTC by Eman
Very touching…
Because there’s no one to protect them, Gaza children are trying to come up with ways to protect themselves. They made their own “journalist/ media ...
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الغربة؛ أصعب ما فيها أوّلها، لا يهم إن كنت تغترب عن أهلك أو بلدك أو ثقافتك أو حتى قارّتك، فالغربة من أي نوع صعبة، خاصة في أوّلها. بالطبع لا ...
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Today is Adam’s first day at school, or the “big kids’ school” as he refers to it.
As I write this, Adam’s probably learning new stuff, making new ...
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Posted: July 20th, 2012, 6:09am UTC by Eman
انتابتني البارحة أحاسيس متضاربة فور إعلان أنّ بداية شهر رمضان المبارك ستكون اليوم، فرحت، تشوّقت ولكن خفت كثيرا من التعب والعطش والجوع، فالصيام سيكون هذه السنة 18 ساعة في كندا. ...
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Posted: July 17th, 2012, 10:12am UTC by Eman
There’s nothing I find more impressive than a workplace that respects ethnic and religious diversity, a workplace that supports its employees regardless of where they come from, or what ...
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Posted: June 26th, 2012, 7:34am UTC by Eman
I watched a special report on one of the Canadian TV channels about something called: Snakehead fish, aka Frankenfish, or the ‘Fishzilla’, as National Geographic referred to it. ...
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Posted: June 20th, 2012, 10:21pm UTC by Eman
هذا برأيي أصح وأدق تعبير قيل تعقيبا على خبر وفاة مبارك
@ZaidAtalla مبارك بيغني للشعب .. انا عايش ومش عايش ومش قادر على بعدك
وسأشارككم هذا ...
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Posted: May 28th, 2012, 10:06pm UTC by Eman
Religious tensions in Jordan as a “Christian Jordanian sues her Muslim employer“… this is what’s on the news these days! Jordanians being split into 2 groups: Muslims and ...
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Posted: March 27th, 2012, 12:22pm UTC by Eman
“We are gathered here because we have recognised the potential of the youth of Palestine. Against all the odds, they continue to learn, to work, to dream and aspire ...
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Posted: March 25th, 2012, 12:19pm UTC by Eman
Around 9 years ago, and after I was done with my presentation about my homeland, Palestine, as asked by my professor, who requested the same of us all in ...
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Posted: February 8th, 2012, 12:54pm UTC by Eman
Das Programm der Berlinale 2012 thematisiert den sogenannten „Arabischen Frühling“ und seine Entwicklungen aus verschiedenen Perspektiven und in unterschiedlicher Form:
Dokumentarfilme zeigen die Ereignisse in der Region ...
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All Israeli war crimes aside, I can’t believe the world is turning a blind eye to the detention of children by the “democratic” state of Israel.
This ...
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Posted: October 20th, 2011, 10:31pm UTC by Eman
لفت انتباهي إعلان لشركة دوف جاءت فيه معلومة تقول: واحدة من أصل كل 10 نساء تفخر بالإفصاح عن عمرها الحقيقي، ويهدف الإعلان إلى تحميس النساء ...
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Posted: October 6th, 2011, 10:43pm UTC by Eman
“Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter. Going to bed at night having done something wonderful – that matters.” -Steve Jobs
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Posted: October 3rd, 2011, 1:05pm UTC by Eman
دبي هي نيويورك … وهي دلهي
هي باريس… وهي القاهرة
هي الرياض وبيروت
دبي هي أنا، وهي أنت
دبي هي ...
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I believe many of you don’t know that translators actually have their own special day to celebrate: September 30th of each year.
Back in 1991 the ...
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“My argument is that history is made by men and women, just as it can also be unmade and rewritten, always with various silence and elisions, always with ...
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Today history was made, today a new lesson was taught, a lesson to all humanity about the value of freedom of speech, the fulfillment of justice, and the right ...
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“Twenty nine years have past, my goodness. I’ll never forget you wonderful people. Neither will I forget the extremes of inhumanity and human compassion, the ugliness and beauty, the ...
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Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan on how Americans and Middle Easterners can move past a decade scarred by 9/11 and the subsequent “war on terror” to embrace ...
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Ok ladies and gents, mark your calendars and get ready for the Toronto Palestine Film Festival (TPFF), it’s going to take place between Sept.30- ...
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Posted: August 10th, 2011, 4:27am UTC by Eman
“How do you do that?”, “why do you do that?”, “for how long did you say?”,
“sorry, but I loooove my food, can’t imagine myself skipping all these ...
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Posted: June 16th, 2011, 10:19pm UTC by Eman
As all of you hockey fans know, Boston played against Vancouver in the Stanley Cup Final yesterday; it was my 1st time ever to watch a live hockey game. ...
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Posted: June 4th, 2011, 12:18am UTC by Eman
Click here to view the embedded video.
Freedom OneWorld… Freedom For Palestine
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Posted: May 19th, 2011, 9:17pm UTC by Eman
There is something about Canadian mornings…
The earlier I wake up, the more beautiful my morning becomes. The foggier it is outside, the yummier my coffee tastes. ...
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Posted: May 15th, 2011, 10:08pm UTC by Eman
القصة القصيرة “تجاعيد زهرة” للكاتبة منية أبو خضرا، تفوز بالمركز الأوّل
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Posted: May 8th, 2011, 11:40pm UTC by Eman
لا شيء يعجبني أكثر من الابتكار والإيجابية في النظر إلى الأمور حتّى في أصعب وأتعس الظروف. كما يُقال، الحاجة أمّ الاختراع، بغض النظر عن ماهيّة الاختراع وبغض النظر عنتعقيدهأوبساطته. ...
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Posted: April 27th, 2011, 7:34am UTC by Eman
It’s been only 4 months since I landed in Canada, I know, but for some reason I do wish I could already vote. I’ve been watching the debates on TV, in ...
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Posted: April 16th, 2011, 11:29pm UTC by Eman
Eman, you’re Arab, you’re from the Middle East, you DO love politics; you think you don’t, but you do.
It’s a built-in feature, it’s there in you, that ...
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Posted: February 3rd, 2011, 11:38pm UTC by Eman
As all of us have seen, how TV channels have been showing Pro-Mubarak protests through the whole country, trying to show an opposite stand to the anti-Mubarak protests. What ...
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Posted: February 1st, 2011, 11:44pm UTC by Eman
اقشعرّ بدني حين شاهدت الشعب المصري يُدهَس بسيارات الشرطة، ويُرَشّ برشّاشات المياه وهو يؤدي الصلاة، ويُقذَف بالقنابل المسيلة للدموع جوّا، وكأنّه استعمار، احتلال يهاجم ضحيّته، وليس شرطة تتعامل مع ...
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Posted: January 15th, 2011, 12:25am UTC by Eman
كلّنا تابعنا الحدث التاريخي يوم أمس، وكيف استطاع الشعب التونسي الحبيب تسميع صوته والثورة على نظام أحرق واستهلك أفراد مجتمعه على كل المستويات. ومع فرحة تحرير العقول تأتي فرحة ...
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وددت مشاركتم هذا المقال الذي كتبته منيا أبو خضرا قد يحترِف المجتمعُ إرهاقنا وسحقنا بمطارق من حديد إنْ نحن قلّدناه زمام أمورنا وطأطأنا رؤوسنا لما يطفو على سطحه من ...
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Posted: October 5th, 2010, 3:18pm UTC by Eman
In a wonderful initiative aiming to spread world wide awareness concerning the suffering of the people of Gaza, and to raise funds for the ...
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WHAT the hell?! I’ve been lying on my back for 30 minutes for NOTHING! does that mean I have to take another half an hour, without moving? In this ...
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Did you ever have an MRI scan? (I sure hope you didn’t and you wont EVER). Is it only me, or is this thing a torture machine?
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On his 4th Birthday I asked Adam: so what do you want to do on your big day tiger?
Adam: wanna go to the aquarium.
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Posted: August 17th, 2010, 4:40pm UTC by Eman
Few days ago I received great news that made my day big time. I literally danced and walked through the apartment like a hyperactive squirrel celebrating this great news. ...
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Posted: August 5th, 2010, 1:15am UTC by Eman
Lady Gaga… I love her voice, adore her music, her songs are so damn catchy and entertaining, but I HATE the lyrics, I despise her music videos, and I wonder ...
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Posted: August 2nd, 2010, 11:02pm UTC by Eman
Adam and I woke up really early today. By 8:15 we were bored to death, extremely active, and we both wanted to swim. Adam made it clear that he ...
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Posted: July 27th, 2010, 10:44pm UTC by Eman
I absolutely love the lyrics -and music- of Shania Twain’s “Ka-ching”. When I moved to Dubai, and whenever I listened to it, I couldn’t help but associate its ...
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Posted: July 26th, 2010, 4:22am UTC by Eman
UPDATE: Facebook no longer bans “Palestinian” when creating pages, tried, and confirmed. Read more (in Arabic).
Ok, apparently Facebook has banned the word “Palestinian”, so ...
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Posted: July 4th, 2010, 7:18pm UTC by Eman
أطلق اتحاد شباب النضال الفلسطيني في بداية مارس 2010 مشروع “صنع بأيدينا” ضمن برنامج “شباب من أجل التغيير“، الذي ينظمه الاتحاد بالتعاون مع مؤسسة تآيكنج إت ...
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Posted: June 29th, 2010, 6:27pm UTC by Eman
Today Adam attended his last day at nursery. In September he’ll be going to SCHOOL, or “that place for big kids” as he likes to refer to it.
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Posted: June 15th, 2010, 5:06pm UTC by Eman
So a lot of people have been asking me about my “surprising” and “sudden” passion for football. The thing is, I’ve always loved football, I’m not obsessed with it ...
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Posted: June 15th, 2010, 3:36pm UTC by Eman
Demonstranten gegen die Apartheidmauer in Bil’in stellten diesen Freitag aus Anlass der Eröffnung der Fussballweltmeisterschaft in Südafrika ein palästinensische Fußballteam auf, in Erinnerung an ihr Recht, eine unabhängige Nation ...
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Posted: June 14th, 2010, 3:15pm UTC by Eman
Schland O Schland, meine Damen und Herren:
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Posted: June 11th, 2010, 6:13pm UTC by Eman
Please also watch: “Generous Peace“.
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Posted: June 2nd, 2010, 4:05pm UTC by Eman
البيت الأبيض عن إسرائيل: إدانتها لن تعيد الحياة للقتلى
سؤال طرحته عميدة الصحافيين في البيت الأبيض، اللبنانية الأصل هيلين توماس، على المتحدث الإعلامي باسم الإدارة الأميركية ...
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Posted: May 31st, 2010, 3:20am UTC by Eman
On the deadly attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla.
* Reactions to the Israeli attack on Gaza Freedom Flotilla.
* Turks march ...
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Posted: May 25th, 2010, 6:30pm UTC by Eman
A few days ago I was thinking of how often we were getting sick here in Dubai. It’s been a year and a few months since we moved here, ...
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Posted: May 24th, 2010, 5:49pm UTC by Eman
Kaffee, mein Lieblingsgetränk, und offensichtlich auch das liebste Getränk der Deutschen, hat eine interessante Geschichte, die viele Kaffeetrinker vielleicht nicht kennen.
Wissen Sie zum Beispiel, dass die ...
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Posted: May 18th, 2010, 9:39pm UTC by Eman
Because art and music are among the most civilized and peaceful ways of conveying a message of conscious, peace and humanity…
1. Elvis Costello decided to cancel ...
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Posted: May 10th, 2010, 3:04pm UTC by Eman
A day after firing a 10-tonne hummus broadside in a food fight with Israel, chefs in Lebanon weighed in with another first for a Guinness record on Sunday ...
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Posted: May 4th, 2010, 5:57pm UTC by Eman
I’m just in love with HRH Queen Rania’s children book “The Sandwich Swap“.
I’m in love with the idea, the message it’s trying to convey, the ...
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Posted: May 2nd, 2010, 2:52pm UTC by Eman
Interesting study about sleeping positions and what they reveal about your personality:
[Source: Yahoo , Graphic via BBC.com]
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Posted: April 28th, 2010, 6:21pm UTC by Eman
In my two hands I hold the coolest, most genius product to ever exist in the world of language learning. I’m so overwhelmed that I don’t know where to start actually.
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Posted: April 25th, 2010, 4:48pm UTC by Eman
لطالما عجبت لحال فلسطين، وبالأخص غزّة المُحاصَرة. فتمرّ الأيام، وتتوالى السنين، وهي لا تزال تعاني نفس الحصار. فتارة يكون حظرا للتجول، وتارة يكون جدار عازل، أو حتى قذائف هابطة ...
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