Calling All Photographers!
Iconic Images of Jordan Needed I have a special request: my forthcoming book on Palestinians in Jordan requires a cover …
Category Archives: note-to-self
Fisk on Middle East Christians
An interesting, if not hopelessly bleak overview of Christianity in the contemporary Middle East: This is, however, not so much …
On Lost Childhood in Palestine/Israel
A quick, yet poignant quip taken from Anton Shammas’ 1988 New York Review of Books piece, ‘A Stone’s Throw’: “For …
Facebook Trounces Arab Newspapers
Two Facebook entries in one day – that’s pretty dark in and of itself. Nevertheless, it is for an interesting …
Italians Return to Tunisia
Because I really should be cracking on with this paper, and even though this topic is fascinating me out of …
First Arabic Domains Launched
The times, and domains, are a-changing: Arab nations are leading a “historic” charge to make the world wide web live …
Tunisia, the Cyber Wife-beater
At least, this is the conclusion that we reached in my office during an impromptu venting on Tunisia’s censorship. Tunisia is …
Palestine-Israel in 7 Minutes
The following is a 3D short take on the essence of the Palestine-Israel conflict in 7 minutes: Admittedly it is …
A Note on Judeo-Islamic Relations
Because it hasn’t always been bad. For example, in Tunisia during the 19th century mixed faith communities would make pacts …
Jordan’s Slow Discrimination
This is something quite close to both my academic and – after spending six months in Jordan studying the case …
