ILLUSTRIOUS ARAB POETS THROUGH THE CENTURIES | |
| In the desert of Arabia long before the Islamic conquests, Arabic had developed an enormous vocabulary. For any object to be found in their barren and inhospitable land, the Arabs had countless names. Hence, the poets had no trouble in rhyming their verses since they had a large storehouse of synonyms from which to draw.... | |
Kinda Jayouche: Quebec Carreer Arab Woman of the y | |
| Kinda was awarded THE QUEBEC CAREER ARAB WOMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD at a Gala held at Montreal’s Place des Arts Thursday November 11th.... | |
Tearing the fabric of government | |
| So far red faces, but no resignations, no reputations damaged beyond repair. The US state department is still standing. Some of the no longer secret telegrams provide us with a much clearer picture of what we thought was going on, such as the Saudis urging the US to "cut the head off" the Iranian snake. Some are gossipy, such as reports of Muammar Gaddafi's voluptuous Ukrainian nurse. ... | |
As I was about to say ... | |
| I've been, I'm almost gone and the sky over Canada hasn't fallen in. I came to a dozen cities, addressed thousands -- millions if you include the media coverage -- and while I may not have conquered Canada's neo-con government, the last redoubt of voodoo diplomacy, I have landed a few good blows I feel.... | |
Celebrating the independence of Lebanon in Queen’s | |
| For the first time ever, the Lebanese community in Ontario gathered in Queens Park to celebrate the Lebanese independence day. Thanks to Dr. Khalil Ramal, MPP, who worked so hard to make this occasion a great event at the legislative building in Toronto. The Members of the organizing committee are: Neil Hajhassan, Anwar Rabah, Walid Elawar, Adnan Noureddin, Nouhad Ansara, George Haddad, Antoine Habbaki, Adel Ramal and Khaled Homaidan. ... | |
Most embarrassing moment | |
| Canada's failure to win a temporary seat on the UN Security Council was 'the most embarrassing moment for Canada on the world stage in more than 60 years,' Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff says.... | |