General
Abu Aardvark
Observations
on the Arab media and related matters, by Marc Lynch, author of Voices
of the New Arab Public.
The Angry Arab
"A source on politics, war, the Middle East, Arabic poetry, and art" by As'ad Abu Khalil (based in California).
Aqoul
"A space for reasoned discussion, debate and blithering on."
Interesting and sometimes off-beat comments from a variety of
contributors.
Arabist Network
General discussion about the region, but
with a focus on Egypt.
Informed Comment
Daily observations, mainly about Iraq, by the prolific Juan Cole, Professor of History at
Michigan University.
Just
World News
"Info, analysis, discussion - to build a more just
world"
Kafr
al-Hanadwa
("The Village of Fools")
by Mango Girl
Missing
Links
"News items from the Arabic-language press to help fill in
the gaps."
Moorishgirl
A literary and cultural blog by Moroccan-born Laila Lalami, author
of Hope and
Other Dangerous Pursuits.
Saudi
Debate
"An English language platform for a wide range of
views, as well as a forum for discussion by all those
involved and interested in Saudi Arabia, the Middle East and
the Muslim world."
Saudi
Politics
Analysis by Tony Khater covering Arab (not just Saudi)
politics.
Tabsir
"Insight on Islam and the Middle East"
Virtually
Islamic
"News, commentary, information and speculation about Islam in
the digital age"
Algeria
The
Moor Next Door
"Evenings in that part of the country must have been a kind
of sad relief. But today, with the sun bearing down, making the
whole landscape shimmer with heat, it was inhuman and
oppressive."
Bahrain
Bahrain
Blogs
An aggregator of blogs from Bahrain in Arabic and English
Bint
Battuta
"Anecdotes, musings, the usual"
Dilmun to Bahrain
"My observations as a Bahraini living in Bahrain"
Mahmood's Den
"Intelligent, informative and fun"
Silly
Bahraini Girl
"I blog ... therefore I am"
Egypt
Omraneya.net
Egyptian blogs aggregator
The Egyptian blog ring
Links to many Egyptian blogs
3arabawy
By Hossam el-Hamalawy, an Egyptian journalist based in
Cairo.
Arabist Network
Some of the best
analysis of Egypt.
Baheyya
"Egyptian analysis and whimsy"
Big Pharaoh
"Hi, I am from Egypt ... I hope you enjoy the stuff I write here."
Cairo
Freeze
A weekly cartoon-blog by Tarek Shahin
Egypt Blog
"Egypt, Religion, Islam, Christianity, Secularism, Atheism, Egyptianism,
freedom of religion, freedom of non-religion, etc..." by Mamduh Shawqi, Heliopolis.
Egyptian Chronicles
"I am just an Egyptian Girl who lives in the present with the Glories of a great Past and the hope of a better Future"
Egyptian Sand Monkey
"Be forewarned: The writer of this blog is an extremely cynical,
snarky, pro-US, secular, libertarian, disgruntled sandmonkey. If
this is your cup of tea, please enjoy your stay here. If not,
please sod off."
el-Khan
el-Masri
"An Arab in diaspora"
Freedom for Egyptians
Fustat
"2 old, 2 bored, 2 much"
Misr Digital
Mostly pictures and political cartoons (in Arabic)
Iraq
A Star
From Mosul
"Living in war"
Baghdad Burning
by Riverbend. "Girl blog from Iraq... let's talk war, politics and occupation."
First
words, first walk, first ... in Iraq
"They say there are hardly any bright sides in Iraq. That's
not true, I managed to see some.... Now I'm running out of
hope."
Iraq at a
Glance
"Just thoughts"
Iraqpundit
Observations of an Iraqi exile"
Iraq
The Model
"New points of view about the future of Iraq"
Iraqi Konfused
Kid
Iraqi
Thoughts
"The life and views of two different Iraqis living in exile"
Me vs. Myself
by Majed Jarrar
My not-so-humble opinion
by Delilah - "an Iraqi that's been reading Iraqi blogs, and now
commentating on them"
Nabil's
Blog
Neurotic
Iraqi Wife
"I am an Iraqi woman who absolutely adores her hubby, but hubby is too
busy rebuilding the country"
Raed in the Middle
"Caught between East and West"
Shut
up you fat whiner!
The more recent blog by Salam Pax (see Where is Raed? below).
Currently not updated.
Sooni
"Expressing myself"
Tell me
a secret
"As we say ... your secret is in a deep well"
Thoughts from Baghdad
"These are some of my thoughts on living in post-Saddam Baghdad"
Treasure of
Baghdad
"The talk of the town"
Where
Date Palms Grow
"An everyday account of Baghdad as I see it"
Where is Raed?
Written under the pseudonym of Salam Pax, this blog became famous
for its accounts of life in Iraq during the last months of Saddam
Hussein's rule. It is no longer updated but is still worth
reading.
24
Steps to Liberty
"I hope this will help people outside Iraq to get an
idea of what life really looks like here"
Jordan
360° East
Ahmad Humeid's "text image and audio commentary on design, media and
technology from a confused Arabia".
Black Iris
By Naseem Tarawneh
Into the Wind
By Lina Ejeilat
Jordan Watch
"An update and analysis of media and socio-economic changes
in Jordan from a social democratic perspective," by
Batir Wardam
Made in Jordan
"Question everything"
What's up in Jordan?
"Musings of a cynical optimist," by Khalaf
Lebanon
Across the Bay
"Swimming against the current"
Anecdotes
from a Banana Republic
"Satire, news, commentary, media analysis and anecdotes
from that borderline-retarded little country, Lebanon.
Addendum: which is now in a state of war."
Back to Iraq
Never mind the name - it's mainly about Lebanon. A blog by
journalist Christopher Albritton, who used to be in Iraq but
is currently based in Beirut.
Beirut
Diary
by Gavin Hallier
Blacksmiths
of Lebanon
"Together forging the foundations for a new
Lebanon"
Distorted Reality
"Beirut. From all my heart."
From
Beirut to the Beltway
Glass
Garden
Hopeful
Beirut
"Beirut as seen by a 23-year-old woman, hoping for a
better future ..."
Jamal's
Propaganda Site
Kerblog
By Mazen Kerbaj. "Free improvised music +
comics + bombs + drawings."
Lebanese
Blogger Forum
Lebanese
Bloggers
"In memory of the heroes of all the Lebanese communities who were
brutally assasinated because of their patriotic stands."
Lebanese Political Journal
"This site is intended to provide in-depth analysis in English on the political situation in Lebanon."
Ur Shalim
"A matter of opinion. From Lebanon. With no borders in mind."
Palestine
Bethlehem Bloggers
"Voices from the Bethlehem ghetto."
Checkpoint
Jerusalem
By Dion Nissenbaum, a journalist based in Jerusalem.
Conflict
Blotter
"News, analysis and original reporting
on the Middle East." By Charels Levinson, a
journalist based in Jerusalem.
From
Gaza, With Love
"Women, health, children and human rights in
Occupied Palestine". A blog by Dr. Mona El-Farra.
Rafah
Today
Raising
Yousuf
"A diary of a mother under occupation by Laila El-Haddad"
Tabula
Gaza
"Writing in between the lines of fact and fiction
in Gaza."
Morocco The
view from Fez
Observations from the old medina.
Saudi Arabia
Saudiblogs.org
An aggregator of Saudi blogs in Arabic and English
Alien
Memoirs
"Views from another world."
Arabian
Rash
"Deepest thoughts on life and work in Saudi
Arabia" Crossroads Arabia
Written by an American ex-diplomat and "dedicated to the
proposition that US-Saudi relations are important for both
countries".
From this side of the window
"A small spot of light". (In Arabic and English)
Saudi
Debate
"An English language platform for a wide range of views, as
well as a forum for discussion by all those involved and
interested in Saudi Arabia, the Middle East and the Muslim
world."
Saudi
Jeans
"Rants and raves from Saudi Arabia."
The Religious Policeman
"A Saudi man's diary of life in the 'Magic Kingdom', where
the Religious Police ensure that everything remains as it was in the Middle Ages."
(Entertaining but no longer updated.)
Sudan
Amanda
in South Sudan
Black
Kush
"An independent look at the Sudan"
Coalition
for Darfur
Stand
with Darfur
"Normalcy in the face of genocide is murder.
No?"
Sudanese
Thinker
Syria
Amarji
"A heretic's blog" by Syrian author Ammar Abdulhamid.
Damascene Photoblog
An excellent collection of pictures
In the Axis
by Brian Anthony, a teacher working in Damascus.
Syria Comment
"Thoughts on Syrian politics, history and religion" by Joshua Landis, University of Oklahoma (but currently in Damascus).
Syria Exposed
"Where all external myths about Syria and all internal taboos are broken."
Syrian News Wire
"News and feelings from the streets every day ... Welcome to the information democracy."
United Arab Emirates
Guide to UAE
blogs
Compiled by the author of Secret Dubai Diary
Adventures in Dubai
"British web designer living in Dubai tells (nearly) all
An Emirati's
Thoughts
"The Sheikh Of Controversy"
Dubai
at Random
Thoughts about life in Dubai
Dubai Sunshine
"Stories about me, about my life, about Dubai, about my life in Dubai
... "
Emirates Economist
by John Chilton, an American living in the UAE
Grapeshisha
"Commentary about the changing face of the UAE"
Momentary
Musings
"Random thoughts while living and working in Dubai."
Secret Dubai
Diary
"Intrigue and adventure in the United Arab Emirates"
UAE
Community Blog
"A forum to unite UAE web diarists"
Yin Shui Si Yuan
"When drinking water, remember the spring"
Yemen
Moments in
Words from Hadhramout
"Thoughts, views, observations and reflections"
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