Arabic UAE Community Blog يوميات مجتمع الإمارات

what will your choice be?

noreply@blogger.com (Sleepless In Muscat) — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 20:30:00 +0000

The threats have been coming in left, right and centre on Iran from the United States because of Iran's nuclear enrichment plans that it claims are for peaceful purposes (i.e.: creating power needed for its major cities).

Yet, so far, we have not seen the US put down its rifles and shotguns in the escalated movement to a nearby future war on Iran.

While I have my own personal views about each party, this post is dedicated to cutting the losses quickly and swiftly by asking both parties to step down from their arms' race and look at the bigger picture of the people that will suffer if the war is conducted and what dyer consequences there will be on the region after that. The aftermath will be our nightmare come true.

There has been a movement in the US from different American Iranian parties that have chosen to fight this course of future action and stop it from ever happening. They have assigned a petition and a blog dedicated to this cause.

The blog is under the title: Stop War On Iran. While the petition online is dedicated to sending a strong message to both the US Congress and President George W. Bush to stop the war on Iran. The petition can be found here. Alternatively, you can also visit the dedicated website to this cause, which is under the name of StopWarOnIran.org.

Help us stop this madness.

There are lives at stake, here.

What will your choice be?

lose the hypocricy

noreply@blogger.com (Sleepless In Muscat) — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 10:24:00 +0000

Apparently, a Bahraini national has been stripped of his nationality for taking part in an athletic competition in 'Israel' (please see links).

Such things happen in most of the GCC countries since none of them have any diplomatic ties with 'Israel'; or so it would appear. Which is quite sad, since most of these countries secretly take on trade agreements with the Jewish state behind everyone's back, never to announce it, and when all is exposed they break it up over the outcry of their population on how Palestinians are suffering in their occupied lands and how no one is lending a helping hand to them instead.

For instance, you have the Sultanate of Oman who had a trade office in one of the local 5 star hotels a long time back until they closed it down under the excuse of the escalating situation in Palestine along with postponing Muscat Festival back then, too. Saudi Arabia, surprisingly, has one of its members going behind the scenes trying to make things move along for the sake of 'peace in the Middle East'. I don't know about the other GCC countries; but it seems that the state of Qatar is the only country that is open about supporting both the 'Israeli' and Palestine cause by talking very freely about the subject and asking other GCC countries to follow in it's stride.

What is annoying is the fact that the GCC countries bitch about not having any sort of ties with any Jewish establishment or department of state but then again they import all the businesses that have an enormous Jewish shareholding turn-out, like Pepsi, Starbucks, Coca Cola, and even the service based product that we have come to depend on in our daily lives in areas of telecommunications such as the Internet.

All I am trying to say is that I'd like to see us stay on one path and not change it from time to time because of stupid politics in the region or world over. And another thing, the citizen/national/resident shouldn't have to pay for mistakes that the country makes in it's own political matters.

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Links:

- Bahrain athlete loses citizenship

Eid Mubarak

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 14:38:00 +0000

Sorry for this belated greeting, I was supposed to post this yesterday but as they say, it is never too late. The day of Eid is not over yet. Some people had their Eid today & some will celebrate tomorrow in some countries. But I guess that is not important as long as we have an Eid :-)

I wish you all a very happy and peaceful Eid. May Allah accept our good deeds, forgive our transgressions and ease the suffering of all people around the globe. May the blessings of Allah fill your life with happiness and open all the doors of success now and always. Eid Mubarak :-)

By the way, here is your greeting card :-)

New Photo Blog: Global Themes

noreply@blogger.com (Shaykhspeara Sha'ira) — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 11:42:00 +0000

Global Themes is finally launching its Photo Blog!

Contributors from all over the world, Dubai, Tel Aviv, Stockholm, Boston, Abu Dhabi and more, will post pictures on a weekly theme. This week's theme is Water.

This is a chance to see the world and different issues from diverse perspectives while global music plays in the background like "The Gypsy Girl" by Nikos Kypourgos.

Join us over at Global Themes!

Ma3rad al kitaab 2007/ Book Fair 2007

noreply@blogger.com (Shaykhspeara Sha'ira) — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 21:23:00 +0000

Cairo will host its 39th International Annual Book Fair between January 23rd and February 4th. This years guest of honor at the fair will be Italy.

Look out for Swedish author/photographer Donald Boström who has translated his book Inshallah into Arabic and will be present at the book fair. The book elaborately covers the conflict in Palestine-Israel in photos and shorter articles from 1985 to the late 90's. It is probably one of few books that through the use of photography, gives the reader a clearer view of what really is going on.

I will be attending the fair and hopefully will be able to post pictures from it and I urge those of you who read Arabic to get your hands on this book and spread it amongst you.

Book fair/Ma3rad al kitaab website: (english) (bil 3arabi)
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freedom? what freedom?

noreply@blogger.com (Sleepless In Muscat) — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 18:22:00 +0000

Here in Oman, we boast about the right to freedom of speech that is given to us by Royal Decree of which was issued by His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said - the Sultan of Oman. And in many other different Arab countries - including GCC neighbors - we also hear about how people are always given the right to say what is on their minds in order to lessen the gap between the public and their respective governments.

But how far is this statement true?

Not too long ago, there was an Omani woman who was arrested for no known reason other than having 'suggested' ways to improve the ways of living in our communities and what was officially dubbed 'her opinion' in the development process the government of His Majesty was following. She was taken in and interrogated for quite a while. And after that was done and over with she was presented with a slip asking her to sign on a note that she had violated 'national security' over her remarks, and that she should would not return to her previous action that lead to that case.

In other countries, we hear of several people for just speaking their minds. And seriously, if you don't want to develop the country don't go about saying that 'we listen to people's opinion very seriously and take it to consideration'. Because, clearly that is not the case.

Bloggers are no exception in this topic. Several fellow bloggers have been arrested for criticizing the ways of life in their respective countries. In Saudi Arabia, in Egypt, in Turkey, in Bahrain, and even in the United Arab Emirates.

Bloggers are considered the 'unofficial reporters' of the world because of the raw perception that they see through the incidents and happenings that are occuring in their countries and regions. And if that is taken away then all we'll ever have is government controlled media which is just about as truthful as a dirty toilet seat.

Don't take away our right to freedom.

You want to reason with us; make a debate about it and we'll both come to a solution. Because in the end, it's my country, too.

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Links:

- Egypt arrests another blog critic

- Saudi Arabia's bold young bloggers

Scenario Dubai 2020

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 03:06:00 +0000

Imagine this scenario by Guy Wilkinson which appeared in the September issue of Hotelier Middle East magazine. Unfortunately I could not find any link to it on the ITP website.

I was invited for a drink at one of those quaint three-star beach hotels along the strip at the Waterfront a few nights ago, and I couldn't find a single person who spoke Arindi. Everyone was speaking Italian! Don't you find that a bit odd, especially as the UAE now has its own official language that tourists are encouraged to learn? My friend was only in RAK for a week, but he could say 'yom tikke' as well as anyone.

The thing is that all these charter flights coming in through World Central for the theme parks and beach districts are creating little neighborhoods where you just have to speak the local lingo to get along. I guess you could say it started with the Chinese community at International City, but now it's like the United Nations.

This one is really scary.

And then they passed the law allowing street restaurants and bars to be licensed. Newcomers to our industry may not know that there was a time when hotels were the only places you could get a drink and catch a live band. Now you see them everywhere.

Although this is just a scenario, but the way things are moving forward, I am afraid this will become a reality soon. Yes tourism has become one of the main source of our income, but is this money worth risking our cultural & religious identity?

Al Beit

noreply@blogger.com (BuJ) — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 20:38:00 +0000

دورة زايد الخير

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 05:34:00 +0000

فعاليات زايد الخير تنطلق اليوم.. الانبهار من القدره الرياضيه اللي يتمتع بها ذوي الاحتياجات الخاصه مع اختلاف حالاتهم تجعلنا نقف احتراما واجلالا لأشخاص تحدوا, وصبروا, واثبتولنا انه نحن " اصحاب الحاجه...." وليسوا هم...

شعلة الأمل ستنير دبي وتنير عقولنا اليوم... اما حان الوقت لنغير نحن عقليتنا تجاه من سميناهم معاقين وما هم الا شعلة الأمل في حياتنا..

دورة زايد الخير

دعني أفوز.. فإن لم أستطع... دعني أكون شجاعاً في المحاولة».

ألف لاعب ولاعبة من 20 دولة، يتنافسون في عشر رياضات
تضاء شعلة الأمل في مساء يوم السبت 11 نوفمبر/ تشرين الثاني وتظل مضاءة إلى يوم 15 نوفمبر موعد انتهائها،
وسيقوم بالجري بشعلة الأمل لدورة زايد الخير بطل الإمارات والعرب الأوليمبي محمد بن حشر الحاصل على ذهبية الحفر المزدوجة وبطل الراليات العالمي بن محمد سليم،
وصل إلى دبي رئيس الأولمبياد الخاص الدولي تيموثي شرايفر والذي جاء خصيصا لحضور حفل افتتاح الألعاب الإقليمية، وهي المرة الأولى في تاريخ الألعاب الإقليمية يشهد حفل افتتاحها رئيس الأولمبياد الخاص الدولي،
الوفد العماني أول الوفود وصولاً
و«شعلة الأمل« هو اسم شعلة الأولمبياد الخاص والتي يقام لها مراسهم إيقاد شعلة الألعاب الأولمبية نفسها
أمر صاحب السمو الشيخ محمد بن راشد بتخصيص أحد إسطبلات خيول جودلفين لذوي الاحتياجات الخاصة وتوفير كافة متطلباتهم ليتمكنوا من ممارسة رياضة الفروسية في أجواء تتناسب وإعاقتهم.

المصادر:

البيان

الوسط

نقطه أخيره:

انيروا عقولكم لننير لهم حياتهم

where have all the great bloggers gone?

noreply@blogger.com (Sleepless In Muscat) — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 10:32:00 +0000

In the past few months I have seen so many people tend to their own blogs and leaving this one on it's own as if it never existed.

People have gone and passed by this blog as it was some sort of tumbleweed in a big desert and still nobody gave it any attention.

I am wondering - just wondering - where have all the great minds, thinkers, unofficial journalists of the world gone off to?

Eid

noreply@blogger.com (Sleepless In Muscat) — Sun, 22 Oct 2006 23:48:00 +0000

Eid Mubarak everyone...

Ramadan Kareem Blog

noreply@blogger.com (Shaykhspeara Sha'ira) — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 19:06:00 +0000

Join us at the new Ramadan Kareem Blog, and let's bring the Ramadan Spirit online to readers from all over the world.

Have a blessed Ramadan!

of all the low down rotten schemes

noreply@blogger.com (Sleepless In Muscat) — Sat, 16 Sep 2006 20:44:00 +0000

Of all the low down rotten schemes that anyone in the world could ever try to think of, this has got to be one the lowest after the class action law suit against the Saudi Arabian royal family being accused to be a part of the 9/11 'conspiracy'.

A new class action lawsuit has been filed against the HH The Ruler of Dubai, Vice President of the UAE by a group of unknown 500 children and several parents - also unidentified - for charges of slavery and starvation amongst many counts against a man who has never in his life ever done anything but give good since the day he was given power to turn his Emirate and his country into the mining landmark of time that it is today.

Source: Dubai's ruler accused of slavery

Rough Times

noreply@blogger.com (Sleepless In Muscat) — Sun, 20 Aug 2006 09:33:00 +0000

Who in our lives has not been in rough times in the past or the current present? Who even expects a bright future – regardless of hope? Perhaps no one not even you. Everyone has had their share of the bad times in a phase or two in their past of present lives? Maybe one too many to the point whereby this individual will seek attention to get the comfort they need. What we need to ask in this situation is: how did we get to where we are and why? And what are the possible solutions that are within our grasp that may help us to get our foot on the ground once again?

Problems when faced alone have different outlines and take a good punch at the soul's moral, thus pulling the person further into the vicious cycle. If the person is of strong will then they will recover quickly, easily and without a hint that there was ever such a problem. But what if the person is more vulnerable and sensitive to the environment and the people around them? What happens then? The path of sorrow will only lure the victim into a never ending well of guilt, oppression, perhaps even convince the person of taking their own life. It is these kind of people – although none would stand out and say that they are – that need the greatest of care; psychologically, that is.

The reason I write this is because I have always had this depression status distracting me from life's mild pleasures. Always showing me the downside of things that come my way. It made me see that the slight chances that I had of turning myself around had gone and passed me by because I was too busy with being depressed and counting on my gloomy days to come along and be gushed away by the winter rain that I adore. I was missing out on small chances that could have changed my life profoundly; regardless whether those were slim or thick. The fact was there was a chance. And I had missed it.

So what do I have to say to other people who see themselves in similar situations?

Well; you have to make a pledge to yourself that you're going to change once and for all. No one's going to change you but you – and that is a fact. Some people might take pity on you. But they will do it for all the wrong reasons. If you are seriously seeking attention, then I suggest that you start changing yourself by doing something unfamiliar. Anything. Just as long as it is within the legal bounds, I wouldn't want you to end up in jail or anything, now, would I?

Another thing you can do is to get a hobby. You don't have one? Then get one. Be it sports. Reading. Writing. Even doing the crosswords. Start with something to get your mind to think about something ever so different. Listen to great music. A song that makes you feel happy.

Depression and happiness are two of the same – they are both feelings that are bottled up and if we don't let them out we will blow up. There is a need for ventilation. And the fact that we feel one or the other is that we make ourselves believe in them. We portray to ourselves our lives and how we think of them effects our ways of behavior.

Ask yourself this; howcome is it that when you're happy you're ever so joyful that even if your friends are giving you a hard time, you still feel wonderful?

Here's hoping you always have a great life ahead of you..

إماراتي في الآوت-گيمس

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 05 Aug 2006 08:23:00 +0000

هناك شخص مشترك في أولومپيات آوت-گيمس، في مونتريال، من الإمارات في البولينغ. الأولومپيات تنتهي الخامس من أغسطس، أي اليوم.

هناك مشاركين أيضاً من دول عربية آخرى.

Peaceful Demo in AD

noreply@blogger.com (BuJ) — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 11:10:00 +0000

Have you been feeling sick of what's going on lately in Palestine, Iraq and now Lebanon? Do you feel like shouting? saying no? having a say on what is happening in Lebanon?
Yes! We are going to protest in the Cornish of AbuDahbi on THU, 27 of JUL, 2006 after AL Asr Prayer.
Make sure to bring your own signs, flags, posters, brochures, etc...
Make sure to let as many of your friends aware of this event, the more the better.
هل سئمت مما يحدث مؤخراً في العراق وفلسطين والآن لبنان؟ هل تريد أن تصرخ؟ أن تقول لا، أن يكون لك كلمة وصوت مسموع عن ما يحدث في لبنان؟
نعم ! سنتظاهر في كورنيش أبوظبي، يوم الخميس الموافق ال 27 من يوليو 2006 بعد صلاة العصر.
تأكد من إحضار أي من الأعلام أو اللافتات التي قد تود استخدامها، ومن إعلام أكبر عدد من معارفك اللذين قد يودون الاشتراك في المظاهرة.

(courtesy of UAE Alias)

متى؟

noreply@blogger.com (Sleepless In Muscat) — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 09:57:00 +0000

متى كان الحب وفياً

ليُوثق فيه؟

متى كان الوقت سخياً

لنستمتع به؟

ألهذا وُجد الإنسان

ليكد و يعمل و يجتهد؟

ألهذا نجد المصائب

تنكب في الدُربِ؟

صعدت أعلى جبال الأحاسيس

كي أحس بم أحس به غيري

و لقد مررت بجارب مريرة

ليتها لم تكن لي

متى كان دفء الشمس يبعث بالأمل؟

متى كان حد الرجولة إحساس القلب بالفشل؟

متى كانت الوردة تعطى للذي تحبه؟

و متى كان نيل الإنسان بالحب كنيله الخُلُدُ؟

متى كنا ننظر للوقت لننتظر الحبيب؟

متى كنا لنبتسم عند رؤيته لإحساسنا بزقزقة العصافير؟

ليت الحب لم يكن يوماً

ليت الروح ترجع من حيث وُجدت

ليت الزمان لم يكن

و ليت الإحساس لم يكن

فتتوقف الأقدار عن التخطيط

و يتوقف قلبي عن التنبيض

و تتوقف عندها...

... الحياة

بسببك

noreply@blogger.com (Sleepless In Muscat) — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 16:52:00 +0000

بسببك
أنت لست بجانبي
و لكنك هنا
أنت لا تتفكرين في
و لكن أدري أن بالك هنا

الشمس لا تريد أن تمر في سمائي
القمر لا يريد أن يغازلني
بسببك
الدنيا توقفت عن الضحك لي

الوردة الحمراء ذبلت
الحياة حولي لا لذة لها
بسببك
الحياة لا معنى لها

أعيدي لي حياتي
أعيدي لي إحساسي
أعيدي لي من فضلك
قلبي

technical issues

noreply@blogger.com (BuJ) — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 09:54:00 +0000

This blog has been down the last couple of days and I have just been told about it via e-mail. If you have any problems viewing this blog please drop me an e-mail. I think the problem was due to someone trying to publish something or make changes to the template without re-publishing. Always please hit the replubish button so that changes are saved! Thanks.

لم وجد الإنسان؟

noreply@blogger.com (Sleepless In Muscat) — Sat, 10 Jun 2006 09:03:00 +0000

ليس من السهل النظر في ايجابيات الحياة ما لم يكن لك أحد بجانبك يساندك في اسداء النصح و ناحية المساندة المعنوية.

أليس من المفنرض العمل من أجل هدف معين؟ فإن كان وجود هذا الهدف باهتا أو غير موجود, لم العمل؟

لم وجد الإنسان؟

the controversy of poverty

noreply@blogger.com (Sleepless In Muscat) — Tue, 30 May 2006 19:33:00 +0000

While rich people sit on their bums with their pockets full of cash they never earned one bit as much as the people who floor the streets of this ever torching tempreture of an Earth, the human race gets to the fact that the promise the UN had made along with it's mutlibillion dollar 'citizens' of making poverty history is now at the point of reality.

That was all a smokescreen.

Big companies have no intention of making this world a better place than they are interested in making the big bucks for their set of revolving wheels.

It bitters me to say
That the wonders of today
Are not what they used to be
And how we expect them to be

The joy of may
The spring in summer
The laughs we always hear
Will roll away and linger

Rest they might
I will not
Will you join me?
For the mission is over - not

دراجات هوائية؟

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 29 May 2006 20:25:00 +0000

من منكم سيبدأ باستخدام الدراجات الهوائية لمسافات قصيرة؟ بكل صراحة، بعد إعلان بدأ التسهيلات ع الشوارع في دبي لمستخدمي الدراجات، وخاصةُ أن يكون لهم سير خاص ع الشارع، يجب أن نبدأ كلنا.

حسب ما رأيته في المدينة، الدراجات تباع على سعر ما يقارب الألفي درهم لأحسن الأنواع.

حد ادنى لأجور، أخيراً؟

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 10:33:00 +0000

نعم، وأخيرأ، اكتب شيء هنا. هذا المقالة في مدونتي لكن اظن انه موضوع مهم شيءًما. فقد لاحظت ان هناك محاولة حقيقية لوضع قوانين متقدمة للدولة، لكن هناك بعض الخلل فيهم خاصة اذا هناك بعض التمييز. -سموءل

اقرأوا:

المعاش الأدنى شيء جيد. لكن، الفكرة ليست للمواطنين فقط. يجب يكون للعاملين من الوافدين ايضاً.

ماذا لو "3000 درهم للكل؟" اكره الفكرة ان يكون معاشي قريب الـ3000 والوافد الذي له نفس الخبرة مثلي ان يكون معاشه اقل من 3000 في الشهر، "الحد الأدنى".

وكأن التمييز السلبي (حسب الجنسية الاماراتية) موجود، اليس ذلك؟

مسابقة "الحلم المؤجل" عن الحقوق المدنية في الشرق الأوسط

noreply@blogger.com (Al Mulhama, The Inspired) — Sun, 26 Mar 2006 06:49:00 +0000

لقد استلمت بريداَ من شخص ما لدخول هذه المسابقة، ولكني للأسف لست مؤلهة لذلك (بسبب العمر)لذا لكل من يرغب بأمكانهم الحصول على معلومات من خلال الموقع الألكتروني أو الضغط على الصورة أدناه:

عبر عن رأيك في الحرية في الشرق الأوسط و أربح 2000 دولار!

يأتي إسم المسابقة من قصيدة كتبها لانجستون هيوز سنة 1951 عنوانها "ماذا يحدث لحلم مؤجل؟" و قد ساعدت القصيدة في تدعيم حركة الحقوق المدنية في الولايات المتحدة. اليوم، و نأمل أن تلهمك لوصف أحلامك المؤجلة بخصوص منطقة الشرق الأوسط التي تصفها الأمم المتحدة بأنها أقل مناطق العالم حرية.

تتكون مسابقة الحلم المؤجل من جزئين: الأول، لشباب الشرق الأوسط تحت سن الــ 25 و الآخر للشباب الأمريكي تحت سن الــ 25 . كل ما عليك فعله من أجل المشاركة هو كتابة مقالة (من600 إلى 2000 كلمة) متناولاُ فيها إحدى الأسئلة التالية.

سيربح الفائز جائزة نقدية مقدارها 2000 دولار مع جوائز أخرى للمقالات ذات الترتيب العالي.

المؤتمر الإسلامي الأمریكي یقدم:

مسابقة "الحلم المؤجل" عن الحقوق المدنیة في الشرق الأوسط
ما الذي یجعل حقوق الفرد مھمة؟
كیف تساھم الحملات السلمیة للدفاع عن حقوق الإنسان في جعل مجتمعات الشرق الأوسط أكثر إنفتاحاً؟
ما ھو "حلمك المؤجل" أي رؤیتك لمجتمعك حیث یمتلك فیھ الكل حقوقھم المدنیة؟
عبر عن رأیك في الحریة في الشرق الأوسط و أربح 2000 دولار!

قواعد المسابقة

كل المقالات یجب أن تتألف من 600 إلى 2000 حرف باللغات الإنجلیزبة، الفرنسیة، العربیة، الفارسیة. تفتح أبواب المسابقة لكل من لم
یتجاوزعمره ال 26 سنة من المقیمین في دولة عضو في الجامعة العربیة و إیران و الولایات المتحدة.

الجوائز
سیحصل الفائز الأول من الشرق الأوسط و الولایات المتحدة على جائزة مقدارھا 2000 دولار
سیحصل الفائز الثاني من الشرق الأوسط و الولایات المتحدة على جائزة مقدارھا 1500 دولار
سیحصل الفائز الثالت من الشرق الأوسط و الولایات المتحدة على جائزة مقدارھا 500 دولار
و یمنح أصحاب المقالات المتمیزة كتباً كجوائز تشحیعیة.
مواعید المسابقة

31 مارس 2006

www.HAMSAweb.org

Arabic UAE Community Blog يوميات مجتمع الإمارات

what will your choice be?

lose the hypocricy

Eid Mubarak

New Photo Blog: Global Themes

Ma3rad al kitaab 2007/ Book Fair 2007

freedom? what freedom?

Scenario Dubai 2020

Al Beit

دورة زايد الخير

where have all the great bloggers gone?

Eid

Ramadan Kareem Blog

of all the low down rotten schemes

Rough Times

إماراتي في الآوت-گيمس

Peaceful Demo in AD

متى؟

بسببك

technical issues

لم وجد الإنسان؟

Blogrolls - لائحة المدونات

the controversy of poverty

دراجات هوائية؟

حد ادنى لأجور، أخيراً؟

مسابقة "الحلم المؤجل" عن الحقوق المدنية في الشرق الأوسط