Secrets of the Desert

I will be traveling to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, and Kuwait as part of a Fulbright-Hays award from May 21 to July 3, 2010. This blog contains my notes on the trip.

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

A Kuwait Newspaper article on Literary scene (The Kuwait Times)

Defining the local literary scene with Yahya Talib Published Date: November 21, 2008 By Hussain Al-Qatari Arabic literature is going through...

Monday, July 12, 2010

Dear Readers: As you may know, some European countries are debating the idea of banning burqas and even head scarves. The article below, r...

Friday, July 2, 2010

The Dangerous Middle East

The students who made the light lunch below. A little snack at the camel farm. A light lunch at the Amideast office in Kuwait. a little dess...

Ladies: This One's For You

Gentle Readers: Please be warned that this blog entry contains no nutritional value whatsoever. Its purpose is simply to report on the Hot ...

Newspaper articles on Parliament vote

Dear Readers: This is a follow-up to my previous blog entry. You may wish to read the previous blog first. MPs pass 2 women rights bills, ...

Kuwait: Shall I Compare Thee to Qatar and UAE?

Kuwait is the third and last country we are visiting on our tour. It, like Qatar and UAE, is a very small country made recently wealthy bec...

Books R Not Us

Dear Readers: I mentioned in an earlier blog that I could not find much Gulf literature to speak of. Let me clarify that I have not been abl...

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