Posted By:  RaquelEvita Posted On:  Jul 26, 2008	This Muslim knows how to have fun & great minds to watch out for
We all have our vices, whether we like to ‘fess up to them or not. Mine are slightly embarassing. But I’m willing to own up to them: * Independent bookstores: the one in my neighborhood has the most incredible Middle Eastern politics, current affairs and history sections...... [view]

Posted By:  kamalkumar Posted On:  Jul 23, 2008	Letter to Bhuwan Adhikari
Bhuwan Jee, Another rainy morning of late July would have been attributed with same old shit if your letter hadn’t pop upped. I want to express my immense gratitude for remembering me so respectfully and so non-critically. I was always used to be the platform of your criticism. I still...... [view]

Posted By:  lwfyouth Posted On:  May 22, 2008	Become a fan - LWF Youth on Facebook
The Lutheran World Federation is about community. People from all over the world who belong to a host of churches on all continents say: We belong together. I care what happens to sister or brother in a far away country. We are connected in Jesus Christ. That is really not a new idea....... [view]

Posted By:  jenergy Posted On:  Apr 29, 2008	Queen Rania helps to challenge stereotypes on YouTube
I'd like to invite TakingITGlobal members to engage in a discussion with Queen Rania from Jordan about stereotypes about the Arab World and the Middle East from now until August 12 (International Youth Day)! This initiative is a catalyst for youth to reflect on misconceptions they may hold in...... [view]

Posted By:  SarahZaaimi Posted On:  Apr 23, 2008	The United Nations University-International Leadership Institute
The United Nations University-International Leadership Institute "Promoting Peace through Dialogue, Middle East Session 2008" Amman, Jordan | July 20-August 3, 2008 Why Enroll in this Training Seminar? A 2005 report by the Alliance for Conflict Transformation identified some key...... [view]

Posted By:  lwfyouth Posted On:  Apr 4, 2008	“A Generation of Volunteers” - UN World Youth Report presented
Yesterday, Francis and I went to the Presentation of the World Youth Report 2007. For the main website of LWF (www.lutheranworld.org) I put together a formal report. Here is it: “There has never been a generation that was more likely to volunteer and be involved in community causes...... [view]

Posted By:  christopherbaan Posted On:  Mar 19, 2008	Robert Fisk: The only lesson we ever learn is that we never learn
Five years on, and still we have not learnt. With each anniversary, the steps crumble beneath our feet, the stones ever more cracked, the sand ever finer. Five years of catastrophe in Iraq and I think of Churchill, who in the end called Palestine a “hell-disaster”. Read more in...... [view]

Posted By:  Dima Posted On:  Mar 17, 2008	Israel is not alone
It is believed that people who spend a lot of time together, tend to acquire characteristics of each other. It seems like countries that spend a lot of time side by side, tend to acquire similar policies. Here is a recent update about Iranian government now demanding the internet cafe...... [view]

Posted By:  Dima Posted On:  Mar 1, 2008	Tired of boycotts
One of my RSS subscriptions follows the blogosphere for instances of OneVoice . I blogged about this initiative before and about the ridiculous calls for boycotting it. Recently, thanks to this feed, i learned that a new season of boycotting Israel has began. How come the organizers of...... [view]

Posted By:  neosis Posted On:  Aug 18, 2007	The Jordan Factor
Jordan is a small country, trapped among bullying Syria, the confused Palestinian Authority, powerful Israel, and messy Iraq. Although Jordan may not be an issue for Americans pondering the repercussions of a pullout from the war zone, it is important for U.S. policy-makers—it always has...... [view]

Posted By:  Dima Posted On:  Dec 4, 2007	Laughing for peace
Another positive piece of news i find on the Mideast Youth website - an Israeli-Palestinian Comedy Tour . They are a rather eclectic group of people - an orthodox Jew, a black Jewish convert, a Palestinian-American, and an American-Israeli. Interestingly, non of them is actually...... [view]

AlterJo
Submitted By:   Fog Website:  http://www.AlterJo.com Phone:  00962788725191 E-mail:  Joe@AlterJo.com	Vision:   The purpose of our site is to support and help Jordanian and Middle Eastern Alternative and Underground bands, singers, writers, photographers and Artists in general, through interviews, reviews and articles about such......   City:   Amman   [view]

Trent Center for Sustainable Development
Submitted By:   tcsd Phone:  778-238-2790 E-mail:  tcsd@live.ca	Vision:   At the Trent Centre for Sustainable Development, our vision is to see the Middle East evolve into a productive, sustainable region with a vibrant youth and student population that is involved in their community's politics......   [view]