Mona Eltahawy Has a BLOG!

Yes, she finally joins us! I’m so glad. For those of you who don’t know her, Mona is an award-winning and courageous Egyptian columnist whose writings have appeared in many publications including The New York Times and The Washington Post.
She’s probably my most favorite Arab Muslim female writer discussing sociopolitical issues. Much of my views […]

Ms Gibbons Heads Back Home

Finally! I’m glad she’ll soon be reunited with her loved ones.
While watching this video of the Sudanese minister of foreign affairs speaking about the pardon (yeah, as if she did something wrong), he made an interesting comment which caught my ears.
He was basically saying that they expect to be treated back in the same manner […]

Who Just Gave Drima Some Link Love?

She’s right. I’m not an agent of the Mossad. I’m an agent of the CIA. Muahahaha!

Finalist Again!!

Best Middle East or Africa Blog:

Michael J. Totten - Middle East Journal
My Marrakesh
Iraq the Model
A Mother in Israel
YBLOG ZA
The Dry Bones Blog
Sand Monkey
Treppenwitz
The Sudanese Thinker
Eatbees Blog

Yaaaaaaay!!! Although Michael J. Totten is clearly going to kick our asses. Bleh, who cares. I’m just happy to be in the finalist list again!

Today’s Fan Mail

I received this in my inbox a few days ago. It’s from a Sudanese working in a medical field in UK.
Dear Drima,
Salamz,
Just a brief email to thank and commend you on your outstanding blog. It seems to me (and probably a lot of modern Sudanese) to be a blog that really represents our true feelings […]

Yaaay To China Stealing Google’s Traffic

I first came across the story while reading TechCrunch. It turns out China isn’t just stealing Google’s traffic but also the traffic of other Western search engines!
See TechCrunch’s new post on the issue for the details.
Yaaay to China’s wonderful regime! It has just declared cyber war on America. Best of all they’re using American technology […]

Zimbabwe: China Withdraws Support for Mugabe Regime

Yaaay! No more Chinese support for Mugabe. I’m still waiting for the day we can say “bye bye” to him.
By the way, have I told you guys that I accidently bumped into the cute dictator himself recently in a 5-star hotel surrounded by many body guards? I was walking out of a seminar […]

Yaaay Netanyahu Wins Likud Race!

Yaaay! He won! Phew! Hey come on, I’m not a Zionist agent. I’m just looking at the bright side. At least Netanyahu’s challenger, crazy Moshe Feiglin got defeated:
Netanyahu faced a relatively strong challenge from Moshe Feiglin, a radical West Bank settler, whose performance in Tuesday’s primary could help shore up the extreme right wing of […]

Congratulations to All Iraqis for Winning the Asia Cup!

It’s a good day for Iraqis and I am very happy for them. It’s nice to see them celebrating on the streets of Baghdad and feeling some rare joy.
Sunday’s dramatic win capped a three-week campaign by Iraqi team, nicknamed “The Lions of the Two Rivers.” Iraqis were captivated and spoke of hope, even as years […]

Arab League To Visit Israel

Coooooooool!
More later.

Big Pharaoh Is BACK!

Yaaaaaaaaaay! I just discovered his return today. I have to say that I’m pretty damn happy to see him back blogging again. BP you were dearly missed! For those of you who don’t know, reading Big Pharaoh’s blog was the main reason I started blogging. He also gave me my first link and was very […]

Sudan Watch Is Back!!

Yaaaaaaaaay! Ingrid is back blogging. You have been missed Ingrid! Me happy.

I’m On LA Daily News & USA Today

Yaaaaaaay! I got quoted in LA Daily News and USA Today. Sweet! Me happy. Thanks Bridget. Me appreciate it. Moreover me encouraged to continue blogging regardless of the current factors.

Now For Some Good News

YESSS! Finally! The retard got booted out.

OMG, I swear he was driving me insane and turning the whole show into a complete joke. Thank God he’s now out. I couldn’t stand him at all.

Dhiyaa Al-Musawi: A True Voice of Reason

One word. SANITY! Oh such amazing sanity, it almost makes me want to cry. I’m loving this guy. You simply have to watch this video. Please watch it, pretty please with a cherry on top. I’m in complete agreement! If only we had more of him around and in the right positions.

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