tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post1244347308272858848..comments2023-10-17T16:44:08.588+03:00Comments on Fake Plastic Souks: The Gulf You Put Between UsAlexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14141884153180374138noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post-88311105772531026192009-04-19T12:24:00.000+03:002009-04-19T12:24:00.000+03:00You're absolutely right, Anonymous! Would you beli...You're absolutely right, Anonymous! Would you believe, a colleague showed it to me and, the way the paper was folded, it looked like the front page!!!<br /><br />How silly of me - and how right you are to correct me!Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141884153180374138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post-33900025411306997682009-04-10T20:26:00.000+03:002009-04-10T20:26:00.000+03:00hardly the front page of the Financial Times... Se...hardly the front page of the Financial Times... Second-last page in the Middle East edition actually.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post-78304641426238697382009-03-04T09:08:00.000+03:002009-03-04T09:08:00.000+03:00DJ, yes, the arabic version is also being sold.Per...DJ, yes, the arabic version is also being sold.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps it was banned initially upon release, I don't know. But it sure is available now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post-9687667547947545712009-03-02T09:57:00.000+03:002009-03-02T09:57:00.000+03:00Ahsan, are you sure the arabic version is on sale ...Ahsan, are you sure the arabic version is on sale too?Dubai Jazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17951647402774044439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post-35367117617419027442009-03-02T09:04:00.000+03:002009-03-02T09:04:00.000+03:00DubaiJazz, Girls of Riyadh is on Sale in the UAE.DubaiJazz, Girls of Riyadh is on Sale in the UAE.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post-62622580952636754732009-03-02T08:50:00.000+03:002009-03-02T08:50:00.000+03:00It’s ironic that Raja’ Al Sane’ spoke in the festi...It’s ironic that Raja’ Al Sane’ spoke in the festival, even though her novel “girls of Riyadh” is reportedly banned here in the UAE (as well as, it goes without saying, in her own country Saudi Arabia)Dubai Jazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17951647402774044439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post-17418315876689275152009-03-01T19:42:00.000+03:002009-03-01T19:42:00.000+03:00kinda sad she missed out on it cos of the stupidit...kinda sad she missed out on it cos of the stupidity. heard loads of people wanted to see her.Emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01267643422775549142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post-4937709798064068392009-03-01T12:57:00.000+03:002009-03-01T12:57:00.000+03:00The lines between political correctness, freedom o...The lines between political correctness, freedom of speech, spin and diplomacy seem to have disappeared and what we're left with is bland, neutralized conversation. There certainly is a pressure, not just in the media I think, but in society to remain as inoffensive as possible. Certainly in Britain it's starting to feel like you're always watching to make sure you're not treading on anyone's toes.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06957114239962750697noreply@blogger.com