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Showing posts with label Cultural Heritage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cultural Heritage. Show all posts
Friday, 2 July 2010

Original Prague Syncopated Orchestra

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Equal time for Praha.  And here's the link to their website.
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Thursday, 1 July 2010

Bratislava Hot Serenaders

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Nothing to do with finance or the GCC but brilliant.  Mit "Henry de Winter" und Bobby.   Here's the link to BHS website...
Sunday, 2 May 2010

Hissa Hilal - New Book of Poetry on Divorce and Women's Rights

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According to The National Ms. Hilal's new book. Divorce and Kholu’ Poetry: A Reading of the Status of Women in Tribal Society, Nabati ...
Friday, 9 April 2010

Hissa Hilal - Last Poem (7 April 2010)

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(Update:  Translation of Poem by The National) My poems! When your critics seek flaws in you, they will be overwhelmed when they find n...
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Hissa Hilal - Not Only #1 at Suq Al Mal

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A nice article from The National . As you'll notice she had the highest marks from the judges but lost two to one in the "popular...
Thursday, 8 April 2010

Million's Poet Final: Hissa Hilal in Third Place

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Tonight marked the final competition in the Million's Poet 2010 contest.   Nasser AlAjami of Kuwait is the Million's Poet for 201...
Wednesday, 7 April 2010

Hissa Hilal - Video of Poem on Fatwas and Religious Extremism (with Translation)

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Here's a link to the poem at The National.  With translation via subtitles. This is not from the actual contest. Here's a YouTu...
Saturday, 3 April 2010

Hissa Hilal - Poem on Fatwas and Intolerance

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شفت شر يتوايق من عيون الفتاوي ... في زمانٍ حلاله ملقحينه حرام .. عن وجوه الحقايق لارفعت الغطاوي  ..  بان مسخٍ تخفى تحت ستر اللثام .. وحشي ...

Hissa Hilal Speaks - A Powerful Voice

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More on her life story.   Here . Sometimes the human spirit triumphs over oppression.   Often it does not. How many bright minds and ...
Thursday, 1 April 2010

Hissa Hilal - Million's Poet Update - Wednesday's Competition Deferred to 7 April

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  In case you're wondering about the results of last night's competition and the fate of Hissa Hilal.  The competition was postpon...
Friday, 26 March 2010

More Coverage of Hissa Hilal

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This from The National Abu Dhabi. Sort of breaks the Western stereotype about Muslim women. I particularly like this quote. Covering ...
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Hissa Hilal: Update from 25 March Final in Million's Poet

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So how did Hissa do in yesterday's competition? Here's Bader Asman's report on the Million's Poet website .   The article ...
Wednesday, 24 March 2010

Additional Details on Hissa Hilal

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Copyright Gulf News Dubai Here's a bit more on the story of this remarkable woman from Dubai's Gulf News . Wednesday 24 March is ...
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Friday, 19 March 2010

Hissa Hilal: Her Brave Face Obscured But Her Honest Voice Heard

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Copyright The National Abu Dbabi Here's the article from The National with a translation of her poem.  So far I have been unable to f...
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Wednesday, 3 February 2010

كوكب الشرق

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  Copyright Blago Tebi - Creative Commons License

هذا هو اليوم الذي فيه توفي الموسيقى 3 فبراير 1975

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 ذكرى فاطمة ابراهيم البلطجي إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون رجعوني صوتك لأيامي اللي راحوا علموني أندم على الماضي وجراحه اللي سمعته قبل ما تسمع...
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Sunday, 31 January 2010

The National Newspaper Abu Dhabi "Beauty Queen Dazzles the Judges"

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  Copyright The National Abu Dhabi A long, slender neck, full lips, a well-shaped nose and long legs – Ruwayda had all that, and then some....
Friday, 29 January 2010

Cast A Cold Eye

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Tuesday, 26 January 2010

Interesting Blog: The Boursa Exchange

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Today's feature The Boursa Exchange , a blog on life in downtown Cairo.  You might wonder why the plug here as it apparently has not...
Monday, 25 January 2010

A Man's A Man

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St. Michael's Cemetery, Dumfries Scotland.