Tag Archives: Arabist
What does a terrorist magazine look like?
Pop quiz. Who do you think publishes this magazine, and what do you think it discusses? Is it up-and-coming political commentary? English-language analysis in the MENA? Some government nonprofit? No. Correct answer: this is the official magazine of al-Qaeda. What … Continue reading
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Tagged al-qaeda, apologetics, Arabist, christian, comparative religions, competing religions, Inspire, Islam, Leo the Isaurian, letter-exchanges, magazine, medieval, muslim, Omar II, polemics, Saracens, terrorism., Umar II
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Issandr the Great Foreigner
Ya khawaga! Issandr El Amrani, of the venerable blog The Arabist, posted one of his best columns today (or maybe just one of my favorites — both say a lot), on the experience of being a foreigner in the middle … Continue reading
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Tagged agnabi, Arabist, Egypt, egyptian, egyptianization, egyptianized, foreigner, foreignisms, isolation, Issandr El Amrani, khawaga
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Today, I’m using others’ words – أستخدم كلام الأخرين اليوم
So much is being said over the internet, I’m just going to post a few quotes and some links. Other people really say it that much better. And these are the voices of the people I admire — and in … Continue reading
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Tagged #Jan25, Arabist, blogger, blogs, Egypt, Food Jihad, Khaled, opinion, others, protests, round-up, Rumi, Sandmonkey
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the occidental orientalist - المستشرق الغربي 