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Manipulating public interest is one of the oldest tricks in marketing books. I remember when a friend of mine first opened a coffee shop, he would call us every ...
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Famous late Syrian poet Nizar Qabbani’s ‘The Cock’ poem was banned in several Arabic countries. If you read Arabic, you can appreciate why.
This is, befittingly, dedicated ...
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I watched a classic Charlie Chaplin movie the other day. Released more than 60 years ago, The Great Dictator is still relevant today as it was in 1940.
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The international jury of the 55th annual World Press Photo Contest has selected a picture by Samuel Aranda from Spain as the World Press Photo of the Year 2011. ...
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I know I’ll have the time of my life with him. Life was good, but it just got better with him around. I know I’ll be taking him on ...
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Posted: July 9th, 2011, 9:01pm UTC by Who-sane
Update: on the 28th of August, 2011, two months after being detained, Anas is finally free! Thank God!
We always express compassion and sympathy towards people who ...
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I was in the beautiful city of Barcelona* last month for the Mobile World Congress (my second time for the same event). Again this year, I didn’t get to ...
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Now here’s a dining experience I never thought I’d have in my entire life: dinner … while strapped in a leather seat … suspended in the air … by ...
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(This post was originally written for The Arab Expats and is a tribute to one of the greatest men in history: the great Salahuddin, who died on this day, ...
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A UAE daily newspaper recently ran the below image of an artwork.
The artwork is part of a collection by artist Atelier Van Lieshout that Tim Van ...
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I was one of the lucky few to get a brief preview of the upcoming Kathakbox performances that will be taking place in the UAE this week. Kathakbox (pronounced Katak) ...
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Here’s a very insightful excerpt from Muammar Al Gaddafi’s book, ‘The Green Book‘:
Women are females and men are males.
This is ...
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This song goes out to all the dictators who, despite it being the 21st century, still rule with a rod of iron.
I particularly like to dedicate ...
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I went to sleep last night with a big lump in my throat.
Wael Ghonim’s interview on Dream 2 TV was not what I expected it to ...
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By now you must have heard about the cruel, insensitive, tasteless, inhuman, tweet that Kenneth Cole posted.
If you haven’t then here’s a quick recap: last Friday, ...
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People are asking, demanding, the boycotting of a newly opened restaurant in Kuwait. Internet citizens are grilling, bashing, slamming a restaurant which is a little more than a ...
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Why do we blog? What do we blog about? Who do we blog for? Where do we blog? When do we blog? What blogging platform do we choose? Is ...
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"So now that you've read that full page article on our recent #fail, we're going to magically erase your memory with this full page ad!"
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Who-sane’s is not a political blog, but there’s been a great deal of political turmoil in the region lately that one can’t sit and observe silently.
Frustrated ...
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Thank you O great Tunisian people for reminding us of some of the important forgotten things in life:
Thank you for reminding us That where there’s ...
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Arabs Got Talent will be airing this Friday (14th of January, 2011) on MBC4. The show, a franchise of Simon Cowell’s America’s Got Talent and Britain’s Got Talent, hopes ...
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It’s really sad and frustrating to observe from afar what things have now come to.
What’s interesting is the definition that the situation has been described by: ...
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Jordanian romance might sound like an oxymoron, but let me assure you that it is alive and well. And here’s a recent video to prove that (may provoke suicidal ...
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As I was guiltlessly banging my head to the awesome tunes of Guns N’ Roses on Thursday night (there are very few places and times where you can do ...
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‘Obama Does Not Mind Announcing His Islam if That Pleases Republicans‘, was one of Al Hayat’s very interesting headlines today.
Image courtesy: Kabobfest
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I read a very interesting, funny and ironic post over at the Fake Plastic Souks yesterday, and what was supposed to be a comment became a post.
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By this post I’m not pretending to feel how it’s like to be subjected first-hand to injustice due to a religion or faith. But upon hearing and watching all ...
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Yes, it’s very sad. I’m breaking up with Android.
Why am I ending this relationship?
First off, let me say, I ...
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I was on a business trip to Japan recently. It doesn’t really warrant a blog post as the whole trip was too short (just four days and hence the ...
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I’ve always associated Old Spice with, well, old people. I remember when I was a kid I used to love the smell of Old Spice, whenever my dad used ...
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Posted: July 8th, 2010, 3:01am UTC by Who-sane
Look at that cute octopus!
Oh wait, it’s a … dolphin!
Octopus?
Although the headline says: “The Octopus Beats Germany!” (of course ...
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Posted: July 7th, 2010, 7:07pm UTC by Who-sane
My brother got me this bumper sticker as a gift and a joke of course.
!وظفك؟
I LOL’d!
To make more sense ...
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Posted: July 4th, 2010, 10:20pm UTC by Who-sane
I recently read, and ranted, about a ridiculous article that appeared in the first edition of Elle Arab World. I was surprised, to say the least.
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Posted: July 3rd, 2010, 10:22pm UTC by Who-sane
Uruguay's Luis Suarez
For going down in history as the man who robbed Ghana of the chance of winning the world cup, and for breaking ...
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As I’m an Adroid advocate, when I’m not doing PR for a living, Dubai-based Shufflegazine recently asked me to write an article for them on why I chose ...
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Yesterday, I got pulled over by a Dubai Police officer for taking a wrong turn, and for … well … not wearing a seat belt (I know, I know, ...
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I have so much respect for Dr. Norman Finkelstein … and that’s not primarily because he’s articulate, outspoken or that he makes perfect sense.
It’s that he makes ...
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I have so much respect for Dr. Norman Finkelstein … and that’s not primarily because he’s articulate, outspoken or that he makes perfect sense.
It’s that he makes ...
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Just checking … does anyone still read this forsaken blog?
I won’t be surprised one bit if no one did. It’s been quite a while since I’ve ...
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