Arab Women Journalists, I consider Stars

As I was checking yet another post on the blog of my fellow countryman, Sudanese Thinker, I was pleased to find out that Mona Eltahaway, the award-winning Egyptian/American journalist has joined the blogsphere.

I have been reading her articles across the 3Ws for quite some time now, and love her eloquence and zeal in educating the others of Islam, Middle East, and Muslim women. She's been contributing to many online magazines, journals, newspapers among which are:

• The Post Global of the Washington Post
• The Saudi Debate
• The Christian Science Monitor

Another shining star in the 3Ws, I must bring inhere, is Sally Bishai, who as an Arab-American Copt is determined to share her perspectives with the rest at her site, which is full of interesting pieces under the mystic superficies.

Maybe you can have a look at the two interacting here

Extreme Engineering

As I was aimlessly wandering the byzantine alleys of the 3Ws, I stumbled upon this wonderful post at an interested blog.

Those of you interested in extreme engineering designs, check out deputydog's post

It is one of the largest hydraulic engineering structure on earth used as a storm surge barrier and, according to Wikipedia, ‘the largest moving structure on earth’. The maeslant barrier in the Netherlands.

Check the images

Censored Report on Darfur

It is up to you to take a position, or not. My co-blogger, Drima, posted on a documentary prepared by Nabil Kassem, from Al-Arabiya News Channel two years ago but never broadcasted it, not to my knowledge at least.


Watch part 1

Watch part 2

Ranking FIRST, disputed

The Failed States Index of 2007 caused a commotion, among my fellow citizens, who are also skeptical but with different approaches.

Read my query, and also take a look at Sudanese thinker and Black Kush.