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Iraq’s Green Zone has been an Oasis for Western officials in the city since the advent of the war. Secured behind myriad checkpoints and high concrete walls, the flock of American generals, diplomats, contractors, and UN workers are usually safe with...
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“It will soon be the end of the jambia,” bemoans Khaled al-Saikal, an antiques dealer in the souk of the Old City in Sanaa whose windows are brimming with...
made popular Nov 18 2009
Celebrating Christmas is really fun. The one aspect that I enjoy the most is spending time with loved ones. Of course, there is excitement filled with the aspect of...
made popular Nov 16 2009
I find this rather disturbing though I would not be quick to make any tangible comment and this to me is the stuff nightmares are made of.
I read this story in one of...
made popular Nov 10 2009
In multi-ethnic populations, issues keep rising over cultural rights, sometimes making interesting news and debate on popular media. One such issue arose recently in...
made popular Nov 3 2009
Being counsellors in an NGO like SIFF, we come across so many different types of men facing harassment in the hands of either their wives, in-laws, police, judiciary or...
made popular Nov 2 2009
The world’s largest cruise liner on Friday began its maiden voyage to Florida, gliding out from a shipyard in Finland with an amphitheater, basketball courts and...
made popular Oct 31 2009
Rahul Mahajan, son of the late BJP leader, Pramod Mahajan has a new fan following - women inmates of the Central Jail here - with nine of them wanting to participate in...
made popular Oct 29 2009
This Halloween, prepare to be scared in China.
The country’s first Halloween haunted house attraction is spooking the crowds in Shanghai, with its creators...
made popular Oct 28 2009
I am sorry for going back on my word to not write on sex for some time. But why not? Sex is not a 4 letter word, Sexy is. I am not a psychoanalyst or urologist – no...
made popular Oct 27 2009
The French President said the question implied the journalist had “a very infelicitous experience” of what being married meant.
He criticized some...
made popular Oct 24 2009
Recently while watching a beauty pageant, a colleague of mine in all seriousness remarked, “what a disgrace such contests are on women kind”. My curiosity to probe...
made popular Oct 23 2009
Serious debates are ongoing on the recent reunion of two Kenyan men in the UK over the weekend. Like any other Kenyan who came across the story as hot as it was when...
made popular Oct 20 2009
I am sure baba is going to buy mea one way ticket to the hell if not issuing a fatwa on my life. My good friend will do a mini tandav (dance of death) but as I am...
made popular Oct 19 2009
A baby’s wail echoed across the plaza. His mother’s face was etched with joy as she struggled to subdue her writhing infant. The children who had gathered around...
made popular Oct 15 2009
The bill presented in parliament seeks to prohibit sexual relations between people of same sex. It is also to prevent any competition with a the traditional...
made popular Oct 15 2009
A new controversy has risen in the fashion world after the popular German magazine, Brigitte, said that it’ll remove thin models from its pages in favor of...
made popular Oct 14 2009
Responding to news that a popular German magazine was banning thin models from its pages in favour of “real women”, Largerfeld said that those who...
made popular Oct 13 2009
So do you know which generation you belong to, whether Gen X or Y or are you still in a fix?? This thought passed my mind while watching “Love Aaj Kal”.
I always...
made popular Oct 10 2009
There’s a lot of stuff trapped inside this head of mine, not to mention the subdued feelings in my heart.
And when both of these mingle, out comes a blog.
A...
made popular Oct 10 2009
The Moroccan southern city of Agadir will host the Concert for Tolerance during this month for the third consecutive year.
The Concert for Tolerance is a cultural...
made popular Oct 8 2009
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The British Government’s chief drug adviser has sparked controversy by claiming ecstasy, LSD and cannabis are less dangerous than cigarettes and...
made popular Oct 29 2009
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare study shows pre-teen children have sought rehabilitation for problems with amphetamines, cannabis, alcohol and even...
made popular Oct 23 2009
Walking around the streets of the United Kingdom, I couldn’t help but wonder;
How come I never heard about alcohol restricted areas in the streets of the UK...
made popular Sep 29 2009
A British prison says a bunch of inmates have been caught with their hands clean — using hand sanitizing gel to get drunk.
Peter McParlin of the Prison Officers...
made popular Sep 26 2009
“Criminal Investigation detectives lack appropriate tactics of mingling with people they are investigating; we want to train them in professional drinking without...
made popular Sep 18 2009
Garbriella Edmonson, 18, fought off efforts by her passengers to snatch the keys off her despite being one and a half times the drink drive limit.
She drove off but...
made popular Sep 16 2009
Seven brands of local gin suspected to have led to the death of 25 people have been banned. The Uganda bureau of standards warned that several spirits on the market had...
made popular Sep 8 2009
It is alarming and very concerning that today many teenagers in India are indulging in acts such as drinking and smoking. I see growing trend for teens to hang around...
made popular Sep 8 2009
The drinking row in Malaysia has taken yet another turn.Action will now be taken in the state of Selangor against
Muslims found drinking in public or working in...
made popular Aug 28 2009
The famed British Pub is more than a bar for which an occasional drink is had, rather is almost daily British routine, a part of British culture and a motif exported to...
made popular Jul 24 2009
Amid complaints among locals about loud music, prostitution, road accidents, late night fighting and that the emirate was “morally denigrating;” the tiny...
made popular Apr 28 2009
It’s that time of year again. Time when we pack away sweaters, coats, and boots. The sky brightens up, birds start singing, flowers begin to bloom, and students...
made popular Feb 27 2009
The issue of alcohol consumption has always been debated. Some researchers give importance to its positive impact on human body. While the rest outline its negative...
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As I am sure that most of you know that alcohol is strictly forbidden in the very conservative Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In fact, although punishments vary for Saudi...
made popular Nov 18 2008
The minister for economic monitoring Maurice Kagimu cautioned graduands against excessive consumption of alcohol, a vice greatly threatening the Ugandan economy.
The...
made popular Nov 5 2008
A TEENAGER has vowed never to touch alcohol again after an exotic holiday cocktail containing a “secret ingredient” caused her head to swell to abnormal...
made popular Sep 8 2008
Should you earn by selling poison while telling people not to use it? Never; that’s plain, impeccable logic. But the government’s business sense says sell it, earn...
made popular Aug 27 2008
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Rape victims seeking compensation are having their payouts reduced if they had been drinking before they were attacked.
made popular Aug 12 2008
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Britain’s Chief Medical Officer Liam Donaldson poses with his 2008 Annual Report which reports on the state of puplic health in Britain, outside The Royal Society in London, Monday, March 16, 2009. Britain’s chief medical officer Donaldson is calling...
