leoamericanus.blogspot.com
Leo Americanus: Saudi Films
http://leoamericanus.blogspot.com/2009/01/saudi-films.html
When men's minds seem narrow to you, tell yourself that the land of God is broad; broad His hands; and broad His heart. Never hesitate to go far away, beyond all seas, all frontiers, all countries, all beliefs. - Leo Africanus (as imagined by Amin Maalouf). Thursday, January 15, 2009. Today on Saudi filmmakers and their plight. The religious goons in the country have suceeded in having movies banned since the 1980s because they are "evil." I love the subject of the film that leads the story. It's almost ...
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The Muscatis: "The Musandam Experience"
http://www.muscati.com/2009/01/musandam-experience.html
Random ramblings, musings and outbursts from the land called Oh-man! Saturday, January 31, 2009. Has been traveling the world for the past two years. He has been in over 50 countries so far. Last week he was here in Oman. I have been following his travels in the UAE and Oman on his blog. While in Muscat last week, Gary heard about the Musandam ferry and decided to take it. But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't get any information on it. This is what he wrote on his blog:. The car ferry has never t...
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The Muscatis: This is to become in notice
http://www.muscati.com/2009/02/this-is-to-become-in-notice.html
Random ramblings, musings and outbursts from the land called Oh-man! Tuesday, February 03, 2009. This is to become in notice. This comment has been removed by the author. Good one. How do one manage to drag shoes? BTW, their floors were dirty and had a unpolished look when we visited a few weeks back. This should go on my blog under 'Things that make go hmmmmmmmmmm'. Nice You used Flickr. That means we can't see the picture from the UAE because it is banned in the UAE, this Flickr. There would be a few i...
leoamericanus.blogspot.com
Leo Americanus: Censorship in Oman
http://leoamericanus.blogspot.com/2008/12/censorship-in-oman.html
When men's minds seem narrow to you, tell yourself that the land of God is broad; broad His hands; and broad His heart. Never hesitate to go far away, beyond all seas, all frontiers, all countries, all beliefs. - Leo Africanus (as imagined by Amin Maalouf). Monday, December 22, 2008. An Omani blogger posted the below comments today. The original Arabic can be found here. December 22, 2008 at 7:19 PM. عزيزيأسعدني كثيراً مرورك على مدونتي، وترجمتك لموضوعي، وكل هذا الفعل التدويني الرائع. A City, United States.
teamsa-tallshipsrace08.blogspot.com
Team South Africa joins Tall Ships' Race 2008: Meet the winners of the Tall Ships’ Race 2008!
http://teamsa-tallshipsrace08.blogspot.com/2008/09/meet-winners-of-tall-ships-race-2008.html
Friday, 05 September 2008. Meet the winners of the Tall Ships’ Race 2008! You probably gathered that. Has been the winner of the Leg 2 of the race from Bergen to Den Helder! Congratulations once again to captain and crew! Even better news that. Also is the winner of the overall race, including Leg 1 from Liverpool to Maloy! This ship is really fast and also has an excellent crew knowing how to make maximum use of its many sails so to make the ship fly over the ocean! Vicki Scott Memorial Award. The exper...
iqtisad-alkhaleej.blogspot.com
The Economy of the Gulf: C**s, A**s and other crap
http://iqtisad-alkhaleej.blogspot.com/2009/03/cs-as-and-other-crap.html
The Economy of the Gulf. Iqtisad Al Khaleej means, as I'm sure everyone except me knows, Economy of the Gulf. Unsurprisingly, it will be about economic, financial and political issues in the Gulf. Tuesday, March 24, 2009. C* s, A* s and other crap. There are certain acronyms that instill fear in the heart of any investment banker, keep CFOs awake at night and cause regulators to tear their hair out. Who knows. The Saudis move in mysterious ways. The FT on the bail-out. 8220;It's a pretty big bail-out,...
