Middle East Focus: Monthly Archives for August 2009

International Brotherhood of Loose Pants and the Religious Police

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/31/2009 3:54 PM

A Hall of Shame of Europe and Middle East? Render unto the Dungeons……..

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/31/2009 12:54 PM

In Praise of Tribalism: Saudis Doing ‘Honorable Resistance’ in Iraq but ‘Terrorism’ at Home

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/31/2009 9:02 AM

Iraq is Arab and Most Arabs are North Korean! The Lebanese Syndrome and Hezbullah

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/31/2009 7:13 AM

More Fog and Confusion in Iraq

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/30/2009 8:54 PM

Abu Dhabi, We've Got a Problem.......

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/30/2009 8:19 PM

Gruesome Al-Qaeda: The Intestinal Miracle that Saved a Prince

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/30/2009 5:56 PM

An Iraqi Communist is Honored, Stalin and Spreading the Bull in Arabia

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/30/2009 9:59 AM

The Alpine Saga of a Missing Egyptian Refugee

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/29/2009 8:06 PM

Growing Egyptian Intolerance: Baha’is on the Run

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/29/2009 2:30 PM

Geobbelses of Arabia: Of Shi’as, Communists, Revolting Regimes, and Revolting State Security Courts

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/29/2009 11:42 AM

The Human Prince of Darkness: Anatomy of Saudi Anti-Terror Approach

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/29/2009 8:11 AM

Is al-Qaeda’s Strategy Changing? Of Oligarchies, Baboons, and Art

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/28/2009 3:32 PM

Eyeless in Gaza: Arab Hypocrisy and the “Israeli” Siege

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/28/2009 1:07 PM

Politics of Lust in Arabia: Stone of Jehannam, a Rosetta Stone of Marital (and other) Bliss

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/28/2009 11:53 AM

Iran: Is the Mouse Roaring Again?

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/28/2009 8:19 AM

Al-Qaeda in Ramadan: Seventy Pieces and Counting

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/28/2009 7:32 AM

Wages of a "Date": A Seattle Judgment in Qateef

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/27/2009 9:47 PM

Tale of Two Cities: an Israeli Professor, an Arab Professor

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/27/2009 8:35 PM

Syria Blames Soros for Iran

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/27/2009 7:29 PM

Middle East: The Bins are Out in Force in Ramadan

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/27/2009 5:44 PM

Iraq and the Neighborhood: the Blame Game

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/27/2009 2:20 PM

Foggy Solutions: On Hezbullah, al-Qaeda, Multinational Terror, and Coming in From the Cold

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/27/2009 10:51 AM

It’s the Settlements, Stupid: Washington Emulates Saddam Hussein

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/26/2009 6:27 PM

The New Slavery of the New Middle East in Holy Ramadan

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/26/2009 2:42 PM

The Good American, the Good Irishman, the Political Iraqi, the Ugly Iraqi, and the Dogcatcher of Baghdad

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/26/2009 7:58 AM

His Masters’ Voice: Expanding the Security Council

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/25/2009 6:46 PM

Has Islam Won: Americans Urging Circumcision, Russians Seeking Salafi-Style Polygamy. Will Talk-Radio Secede?

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/25/2009 11:24 AM

Gulf Noncooperation Council: UAE-Saudi Rift Heats Up, Literally, in Ramadan

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/24/2009 10:28 PM

War for Iraq: a Battle for Intelligence Services, a Battle of Disinformation

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/24/2009 5:29 PM

Ramadan Woes: Sheep Up, Petroleum Down, Investments the Decider

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/24/2009 2:29 PM

Saudis Warn Iraq On Elections and Terrorism

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/24/2009 10:58 AM

Middle East Flu Scare, the "Party of Nyet", and an Emerging American Fatalism

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/24/2009 8:22 AM

Iran: Ahmadinejad and his Women

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/24/2009 7:33 AM

Of Watermelon Sports and Persian Gulf Potentates

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/23/2009 10:41 PM

Gulf and FIFA Sports: a Potentate’s Sticky Fingers

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/23/2009 5:56 PM

Also Sprach King Abdul on Diversity, Moderation, and a Jordanian Inquisition

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/23/2009 4:40 PM

Iranian Rendition of “Don’t Cry for me Argentina”

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/21/2009 9:22 PM

Lebanese Whiplash: Are the Warlords Kissing and Making Up?

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/21/2009 12:06 PM

Saudi Arabia and the UAE: The Prince Nayef Doctrine?

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/21/2009 9:32 AM

Opposite Views on the Iraq Carnage

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/21/2009 9:02 AM

New Saudi Regime: The Dour Prince Turns Toward the Past

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/21/2009 7:22 AM

Saudi Shaikhs Ban Same-Sex Kissing and Necking: Swine Flu Impact

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/20/2009 7:41 PM

Iraq Bombings: Tigris and Euphrates Flowing with Blood, and Nabat Poets Society

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/20/2009 5:21 PM

Lockerbie in Perspective: Retaliations and "Bribe, Britannia, and Rule the Trade"

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/20/2009 2:29 PM

Economics of Ramadan and the Church: A Whole Month of Thanksgiving

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/20/2009 12:26 PM

Of Shorts, Burqas, Clunkers, and Middle East First Ladies

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/20/2009 9:01 AM

Rebellion or Terrorism: Lost Between Iraq and Yemen

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/19/2009 8:38 PM

Medeas of the Middle East

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/19/2009 12:35 PM

This Bloody Conformity: Middle East Oligarchs Coin a Phrase That is Also a Curse

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/19/2009 8:06 AM

The Kims of the Nile Come to Washington

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/18/2009 9:57 PM

Bailed-Out US Banks and Iran Policy

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/18/2009 7:35 PM

Iran Seeks Watermelon Investments

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/18/2009 7:23 PM

Bin Laden’s Chauffeur, Kidnap Tourism, Healthcare in Havana, And ‘Leaving Home Without It’

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/18/2009 2:03 PM

Cultural Invasion of Egypt: Nile Brides, Islamic Pleasure Tourism, and Monuments in Danger

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/18/2009 10:53 AM

Reckless Fatwas and Class Warfare

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/17/2009 7:33 PM

Who Will rule Egypt: Pinocchio of the Nile?

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/17/2009 1:44 PM

Saudi Cinema and Family Feud: Hold Them Oscars and Theaters

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/17/2009 11:08 AM

Are Egyptians Happy Masochists Under Mubarak? Bin Laden, Bush, The NFL, and Microbrews

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/17/2009 7:58 AM

Watermelon Fatwas: Speaking for God and Martyrdom, and Against Barbie

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/16/2009 8:15 PM

Kuwait Fire Tragedy Caused by Insecure Males

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/15/2009 4:38 PM

Troubles in Arabia Felix: Yemen Denies Iranian Claims of Saudi Air Strikes

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/15/2009 2:07 PM

The Grasshopper, the Ass, and the One-Eyed Jack in Afghan Elections

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/15/2009 12:51 PM

Strawberry Fields Denizens and Salafis Forever at Gitmo

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/15/2009 10:35 AM

Jumblatt, Hezbullah, and Hariri's Goatee: Another Political Coup in Lebanon?

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/15/2009 9:21 AM

Baghdad: How Do You Spell ‘Interference’

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/14/2009 7:53 PM | Trackbacks

A Salafi Trail into Gaza?

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/14/2009 7:28 PM

Thanatopsis in Arabia: Of Palin, Grassley, Health Care, Middle East Oligarchs, Term Limits, and Euthanasia

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/14/2009 3:46 PM

Wilayat al-Faqih: Notes on Iran, a Shi’a 'Leader Cleric', Islamic Caliphate, And Other Things

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/14/2009 12:26 PM

In Praise of Arab Dogs, a Revolting Writer, and the Worst Persian Gulf Daily

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/13/2009 5:01 PM

Vietnamization Redux: Taliban, al-Qaeda, Viet Cong, NVA

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/13/2009 11:11 AM

The New Salafis of Tehran: Ahamadinejad, the Deep South, and Alaska

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/12/2009 6:57 PM

The Fatah View: Abuse of Women Unacceptable Only In Selective Countries

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/12/2009 4:09 PM

Of Mosque Closings, Islamic Tabasco, Graham Greene of Arabia, and Lord's Prayer

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/12/2009 10:24 AM

Down to Earth: Of Gulf Women, Housemaids, and Tribal Newspapers

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/12/2009 8:18 AM

The Pot and the Kettle of the Middle East: Will Patience Hold in Iraq?

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/11/2009 11:03 PM

Gulf of Confusion: Plethora of Terrorist Plots, Claims, al-Qaeda, Iraq, Iran, and Watermelon Journalism

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/11/2009 5:17 PM

Holy Schizophrenia: Of Middle East Unemployment Analysis and Our Own Devil

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/11/2009 12:19 PM

Arabian Tale of Two Countries: The Princess, the Sardinian Pirates, and the Housemaids

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/11/2009 10:30 AM

Punch and Counterpunch on the Gulf

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/10/2009 5:25 PM

Interview with a (Wahhabi) Vampire:a Dichotomy of Terrorism

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/10/2009 1:11 PM

Despair at Dormant Winds of New Gulf War

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/9/2009 4:43 PM

How I Discovered Guspazha Orly Taitz the Birther, Serious Infections, Online Come-Ons, and Hefner (Esquire)

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/9/2009 2:09 PM

Iranian Humor: A Clinton, Forty Goats, Twenty Cows

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/8/2009 6:56 PM

Iraq Carnage: Sectarian Prisms, Domesticated Muftis

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/8/2009 9:14 AM

Screwing Up a Country for Dummies: Ahmadinejad’s Blog, Bush’s Half Brain, Axis of Evil

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/7/2009 5:40 PM

Money Laundering, Property Laundering, Beach Laundering, and Watermelon Laundering on the Gulf

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/7/2009 1:30 PM

Taliban: An Envied House of God, a Paradise Lost, Ruling ISI

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/7/2009 8:31 AM

Internet Reaches Seventh Century Arabia

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/6/2009 6:02 PM

A Fatwa on Swine Flu: A New Path to Martyrdom

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/6/2009 4:43 PM

Hezbullah Power and Saudi Money: 'Drill Baby, Drill' in Lebanon

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/5/2009 9:54 PM

Dog Days of Summer in the Middle East: On Bare Chests, Persecuted Churches, Segregated Pupils, and Censorship

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/5/2009 8:47 PM

Gulf GCC Rift: Saudi Coup Non Denial, Troubled Currency Union

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/4/2009 5:16 PM

What is in a Name: Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean, Sea of Salaf, Gulf of Mexico, New Mexico…..

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/4/2009 12:01 PM

Persian Gulf Diplomatic and Media Wars Escalate

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/3/2009 7:22 PM

Iran: Will the Mullahs Come Out of the Closet?

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/3/2009 2:58 PM

On Salafis and Polygamist Textbooks

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/3/2009 2:56 PM

Legal Troubles of Lieberman (Avigdor, not Joe)

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/2/2009 9:32 AM

August 2: Rewriting Persian Gulf History the Wikipedia Way

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/2/2009 7:21 AM

Egypt: Falafel Outsourced to Israel?

Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at 8/1/2009 3:27 PM

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