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Young Iranian protester is shot dead in Tehran [Very Graphic]
Saturday, 20 Jun, 2009 – 21:09 | No Comment
Young Iranian protester is shot dead in Tehran [Very Graphic]

This is a really sad day in the fight for rights in Iran. This innocent girl was just protesting for her rights her vote. I hope this video becomes the face of injustice in Iran and around the World. May Allah give her soul peace and grant her paradise.
UPDATE:
Her name was Neda [LINK]

Much awaited movie 2012 HD Trailer
Friday, 19 Jun, 2009 – 2:02 | 2 Comments
Much awaited movie 2012 HD Trailer

2012 a movie based on the prophecies of Mayan civilization and beliefs of many other religions and cultures that Apocalypse will hit mankind on 21-12-2012 [21 December]. The movie is directed by Roland Emmerich the famed director of ‘Independence Day’ and ‘The Day after Tomorrow’. The special effects are true to the work of a [...]

Saudi law firm embroiled in racial profiling in recruitment
Thursday, 18 Jun, 2009 – 0:55 | 3 Comments
Saudi law firm embroiled in racial profiling in recruitment

A premier law firm in Saudi Arabia has gotten embroiled in racial profiling while advertising for a vacancy. The  Law firm of Salah Al-Hejailan is one of the most reputed law firms practising in Saudi. Read the email it sent to recruiters below.
We are interested in recruiting one senior Anglo-Saxon lawyer (with 7+ PQE), preferably [...]

Fashion statement ‘Ray-Ban Aviator’
Wednesday, 17 Jun, 2009 – 23:21 | No Comment
Fashion statement ‘Ray-Ban Aviator’

My dad gifted me a fantastic pair of Ray-Ban Aviator shades when I visited him recently. To tell you the truth I have always fancied Aviators but never ended up buying one for myself for one reason or the other. Well for some reason it sort of gave me that 80’s feeling whenever I donned [...]

Saudi Princess in fashion fall-out
Wednesday, 17 Jun, 2009 – 8:59 | One Comment
Saudi Princess in fashion fall-out

A powerful Saudi princess is making news in the fashion industry for backlog of payments on a ‘high-end shopping spree’ for nearly a year. Now fashion boutiques have gone the legal way to recover the debts.
Global media outlets have gone full steam and are reporting apparent US$ 24 million in outstanding bills. Each visit to [...]

Ahmedinejad declared winner in Kuwait [overseas ballot]: GCC split
Tuesday, 16 Jun, 2009 – 9:50 | One Comment
Ahmedinejad declared winner in Kuwait [overseas ballot]: GCC split

The Iranian press has reported votes tally from overseas for the ‘disputed’ Iranian presidential elections. It seems Iranian population in Kuwait has opted for conservative Mahmoud Ahmedinejad over the left wing Mir-Hossein Moussavi, where as Mir-Hossein Moussavi has done well in UAE region by scoring better than his counterpart. Rest of the picture within GCC [...]

Ladies ‘Free Coffee Morning’ at the Grand Mosque : June 4
Sunday, 24 May, 2009 – 23:54 | No Comment
Ladies ‘Free Coffee Morning’ at the Grand Mosque : June 4

 

Ladies are cordially invited Thursday 4th June 2009 at  9:00 am to enjoy a ‘Free Coffee Morning’ which is organised by the Grand Mosque Tour Guides Team, as an informative, multi-cultural networking event for females only. 
The Lecture is to be presented in English by the 
Medical Consultant of Al-Owaid Honey Centre: 
Dr Safialdeen Ahmad         [...]

Adults Only: WTF club scene
Saturday, 16 May, 2009 – 22:45 | No Comment
Adults Only: WTF club scene

Ok this one is ADULTS ONLY. Don’t worry there is no “pron” here but the gyrating steps might offend some, or entice most
Enjoy WTF club scene..

Wolfram|Alpha preview : A computational search engine
Thursday, 14 May, 2009 – 14:47 | No Comment
Wolfram|Alpha preview : A computational search engine

Wolfram|Alpha is the latest kid on the search engine block. Its NOT Google. its NOT WikiPedia, but it is a new breed of search engines christened as ‘computational’. What that means is that Wolfram|Alpha will help students, researchers, writers, authors and people looking for very specific knowledge whether its mathematical formulas, scientific data, statistical data, [...]

Talk of pressures..I salute this lady
Wednesday, 13 May, 2009 – 23:56 | No Comment
Talk of pressures..I salute this lady

This is a remarkable video of a Chinese lady who is handicapped [lost her arms]. Watch how she manages her day to day life and her amazing spirit of life. From the looks of it the clip is fairly old, but anyway its the content that matters..

GRAPHIC: Animal abuse in fur farms of China
Wednesday, 29 Apr, 2009 – 23:00 | 2 Comments
GRAPHIC: Animal abuse in fur farms of China

Extremely disturbing footage so be careful. Not suitable for minors. My heart just fell at 1:37 and 2:10 timer of the video..Say no to Fur from China and anywhere else.

Bolivia could change OPEC to OEEC
Wednesday, 29 Apr, 2009 – 8:44 | No Comment
Bolivia could change OPEC to OEEC

Watch this documentary which shows that Lithium, the main ingredient of clean fuel ‘battery’ for the next generation of vehicles, is abundant in Bolivia. Bolivia is sitting on nearly 70-80% of Lithium reserves of the World. It is so freely available that one can scrap it off the salt flats. Bolivian government machinery is working [...]

Free Arabic language course for Ladies
Sunday, 26 Apr, 2009 – 13:16 | 12 Comments
Free Arabic language course for Ladies

The Ministry of Awqaf & Islamic Affairs
Women’s Activities Department
Grand Mosque of Kuwait
Tour Guides’ Team
Ladies are welcome to join a?Free Arabic Language Course (Level 1)?at the Grand Mosque of Kuwait.?Classes will be held on the followings dates:
Monday       27.4.2009
Thursday     30.4.2009
Monday        04.5.2009
Please e-mail to register the names of each attendee, friends, relatives or colleagues, with [...]

Commemorative Stamps of Kuwait
Tuesday, 14 Apr, 2009 – 14:27 | One Comment
Commemorative Stamps of Kuwait

Check this gallery for some of the commemorative stamps of Kuwait. Some interesting stamps are the first one which was valued in Indian Paisa, then there is a round stamp too, and the stamps released after Liberation of Kuwait in 1991.