]> http://planet.syriamirror.net/taxonomy/term/24/9 en http://planet.syriamirror.net/node/2399 Click here for pictures of the sandstorm that hit Damascus yesterday.... The Damascene Blog The Damascene Blog Sun, 2 Apr 2006 03:23:27 +0300 http://planet.syriamirror.net/node/1967 Now in the Mother Tongue! www.damasceneblog.com/arabic... The Damascene Blog The Damascene Blog Fri, 3 Mar 2006 12:21:26 +0200 http://planet.syriamirror.net/node/1847 Caricature by late Naji Al-Ali (biography|cartoon gallery): - Are you Muslim or Christian? Sunni or Shiite? Druze or Alawite? Coptic or Maronite? Greek Catholic or Greek Ortho... - I am Arab, jackass!... The Damascene Blog The Damascene Blog Wed, 22 Feb 2006 23:26:25 +0200 http://planet.syriamirror.net/node/1814 A new web-based polling portal for Syrians, named Syriapol, has been launched. The aim is two-fold:1) To offer Syrians of all viewpoints a place to express, in quantitative terms, their attitudes toward the status quo, or changes to it.2) To... The Damascene Blog The Damascene Blog Mon, 20 Feb 2006 20:37:24 +0200 http://planet.syriamirror.net/node/1810 Syrian blogs are mushrooming. This is a bunch of blogs I've come across recently. More and more bloggers are using MSN Spaces, which seems to be more convenient than Blogger for blogging in Arabic. We Never Believe in Limits by... The Damascene Blog The Damascene Blog Mon, 20 Feb 2006 15:40:23 +0200 http://planet.syriamirror.net/node/1792 Damascus-based bloggers reported Wednesday that Syrian Telecom, one of two main internet service providers in Syria, has blocked access to all blogs hosted at Blogger.com. Any blog associated with the domain name blogspot.com was not accessible by Syrian Telecom subscribers... The Damascene Blog The Damascene Blog Thu, 16 Feb 2006 03:23:22 +0200 http://planet.syriamirror.net/node/1791 A long-waited move. Alarabiya reported that 41 prominent Muslim clerics have issued a joint statement condemning violence that marked some of the protests against the Danish cartoons. The statement condemned the cartoons but called Muslims to control their reaction:We appeal... The Damascene Blog The Damascene Blog Tue, 14 Feb 2006 11:18:21 +0200 http://planet.syriamirror.net/node/1790 It all started because of some Danish cartoons that everybody felt were leading two cultures into confrontation. Many in the West viewed Muslims as enemies of freedom, who are so narrow-minded that they are ready to slaughter everybody who criticizes... The Damascene Blog The Damascene Blog Sun, 12 Feb 2006 01:06:20 +0200 http://planet.syriamirror.net/node/1478 I hope this will be the last time I post about this subject. The recent violent events in Damascus and Beirut, the tons of article and analyses on the internet, and the comments of many readers of that blog, all... The Damascene Blog The Damascene Blog Mon, 6 Feb 2006 14:33:19 +0200 http://planet.syriamirror.net/node/1441 Just like they strongly condemned the offensive Danish cartoons (read the reactions of Sara, Zena, Omar, Dina, Digital Oasis, Al Domari and Abu Hussam), Syrian bloggers were swift to express their anger and disappointment about yesterday's violent events:Sara: I was... The Damascene Blog The Damascene Blog Sun, 5 Feb 2006 16:45:18 +0200 http://planet.syriamirror.net/node/1399 What happened in Damascus today is just shameful. I had expected the protest to be peaceful and civilized. Mobs ran into the streets, shouted and attacked embassies, without realizing the severity of the damage they inflicted to their cause... The Damascene Blog The Damascene Blog Sun, 5 Feb 2006 02:19:32 +0200 http://planet.syriamirror.net/node/1370 Imad Hajjaj says it all. Translation (right to left):- This is anti-Semitism.- This is racism.- And this is freedom of speech! (cartoons that mock Prophet Muhammad PBUH)... The Damascene Blog The Damascene Blog Sat, 4 Feb 2006 04:27:28 +0200 http://planet.syriamirror.net/node/1321 * After the unfortunate turnout of events, and after endless discussions I had at this blog and elsewhere, I have reshaped my opinion on this issue. Please read my most recent post and my reaction and that of other Syrian... The Damascene Blog The Damascene Blog Thu, 2 Feb 2006 15:57:11 +0200 http://planet.syriamirror.net/node/1301 Standing beside the grave of my grandfather who passed away a few months ago while I was abroad, I felt that this, and this only, is the land where I want to live, dream, grow old, die and be buried.... The Damascene Blog The Damascene Blog Thu, 2 Feb 2006 08:27:13 +0200 http://planet.syriamirror.net/node/1010 The Syrian Domari yesterday became the first blog to be censored in Syria. Syria Mirror reported today that the Syrian Computer Society, one of two government-owned internet service providers in Syria, has blocked access to the Syrian Domari. The unprecedented... The Damascene Blog The Damascene Blog Fri, 27 Jan 2006 07:05:11 +0200