Posted By:  EmanEbed Posted On:  Jun 5, 2007	The 2012 Olympics Low-Go
The 2012 Olympics (that will be held in London) logo was revealed yesterday and I must say, with all the hype around it, it was surprisingly disappointing! And to think that it cost about £400,000. I have been trying to find out who actually designed it, but cant seem to find any information on...... [view]

Posted By:  EmanEbed Posted On:  May 28, 2007	Romanian Films Making their Mark
It was announced yesterday that the film "4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days" (4 luni, 3 săptămâni şi 2 zile) won the Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival. Synopsis: The film follows the story of Otilia (Anamaria Marinca) and Găbiţă (Laura Vasiliu) - two university friends in a small...... [view]

Posted By:  EmanEbed Posted On:  May 22, 2007	Facebook's Empire
I have been bombarded with emails and requests from friends and people I havent been in touch with for what seems like centuries to join a growing empire of faces.. yes, I am talking about Facebook. I think I am one of the only few people out there who is not part of the network and so much so,...... [view]

Posted By:  EmanEbed Posted On:  May 13, 2007	Sports & Politics - An inherent connection
It was announced this morning that the Australian Prime Minister ordered the country's cricketers to pull out of Australia's tour of Zimbabwe in protest at the regime of President Robert Mugabe. Australia were due to play three one-day internationals in Zimbabwe later this year but the games...... [view]

Posted By:  EmanEbed Posted On:  May 10, 2007	A Sick Joke or Freedom to Offend?
I was watching a program on Channel 4 yesterday evening called "The World's Most Offensive Joke" and perhaps it comes to no surprise to some of you that I was very offended. You can watch the program online . The jokes list included ones on Princess Diana, the tsunami, 9/11 and 7/7,...... [view]

Posted By:  EmanEbed Posted On:  May 4, 2007	New Media, Old Censorship
A while back ago, I went to a talk by Tariq Ramadan here in London and I must say that one of the things that struck me most about his speech (which was in English) was that it had a very different tone than the articles and opinions I had read by him in Arabic. I wondered whether he was trying...... [view]

Posted By:  EmanEbed Posted On:  May 3, 2007	LSE Twins with An-Najah University
After quite some debate and resistance, I was pleased to find out today that the student council of one of the largest universities in Palestine recently signed a twinning agreement with my own grad school, the LSE's Student Union. An-Najah University is based in Nablus, and was founded 30 years...... [view]

Posted By:  EmanEbed Posted On:  May 2, 2007	Sean Penn
Sean Penn's letter/speech to President Bush - it's a must listen! Click here to access the speech. ... [view]

Posted By:  EmanEbed Posted On:  Dec 5, 2006	How the World Works
Click here to read an article in the Washington Post on the weapon of mass destruction of "choice": AK-47. "The AK-47 has become the world's most prolific and effective combat weapon, a device so cheap and simple that it can be bought in many countries for less than the cost of a live...... [view]

Posted By:  EmanEbed Posted On:  Nov 28, 2006	The Good Governance Myth
I am glad to know that I am not the only one that felt a little uneasy with the Mo Ibrahim Foundation's initiative to grant an annual prize worth more than $5 million to an African head of state who was freely elected, turned over power to a freely elected successor and governed well while in...... [view]