Tag Archives: Middle East

Random Thoughts (13)

Posted on 2017-05-02 by Andreas Moser

Where exactly is the line between the Near East, the Middle East and the Far East?  I am so old-school, when I am in a remote location, I miss newspapers more than the internet. I have never received as many … Continue reading →

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What happened to the Arab Spring?

Posted on 2015-01-20 by Andreas Moser

Here is the simplified explanation: Well, at least it did work in Tunisia.

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Easily Confused (41) Rubik’s Cube

Posted on 2014-09-23 by Andreas Moser

You can spend years playing with differently colored fields without getting one step closer to a solution. When you are just about to solve the puzzle, somebody will come by and destroy years of work within minutes: the Rubik’s Cube. You can spend … Continue reading →

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Did you notice the Irony? (9) Egypt

Posted on 2013-08-15 by Andreas Moser

Egypt continues to be not only a source of bad news and sad news, but also of ironic twists and turns. = = = So the Egyptian military now imposed martial law. This includes a curfew in Cairo and 10 … Continue reading →

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Easily Confused, # 6

Posted on 2012-09-18 by Andreas Moser

The Twitter/Facebook revolution: The YouTube riots:

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The Myth of the Israeli Passport Stamp Problem

Posted on 2012-08-23 by Andreas Moser

When speaking to fellow travellers, globetrotters and Couchsurfers, I am always amazed how many people are afraid of visiting Israel – not because of Hamas’ rockets from Gaza or because of suicide bombers, but because of a stamp in a … Continue reading →

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Palestinians at the Olympic Games, now and then

Posted on 2012-08-15 by Andreas Moser

Palestinians at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich: Palestinians at the 2012 Olympic Games in London: That’s quite an improvement, I would say.

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Happy 25th birthday, Gilad Shalit!

Posted on 2011-08-28 by Andreas Moser

Today is the 25th birthday of Gilad Shalit. It is the 6th birthday that he has to experience in captivity. When he was kidnapped, he was a boy of 19. Now he is a man, but one who has been … Continue reading →

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Two down, more to go.

Posted on 2011-02-13 by Andreas Moser

What a year 2011 has already been in the Middle East and North Africa: In Tunisia and in Egypt, two long-term dictatorships have been toppled by street protests. If the transformation of this part of the world continues at the … Continue reading →

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Mossad’s Ark

Posted on 2011-01-05 by Andreas Moser

Given the Arab countries’ continuing contest to outdo each other with their suspicions against Israel, it was only a matter of time until someone would try beat Egypt’s claim that the Israeli security service Mossad was behind lethal shark attacks: … Continue reading →

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