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Associated Press writer, Dallas Nammari, writes about the Syrian Opera, "Bab Al-Hara", and how such television series captivated Arab people's imagination during the Holy Month of Ramadan. The writer also reports that the show has also stirred a controversial debate on gender roles in the Arab world, but never the less the producers of the show vow a sequel for next year.


An MBR interview with Samer El Masri & Abbas El Nouri is posted on YouTube:



A DJ remix of Bab-Alhar's music is posted on YouTube:

Labels: arab, middle east

Posted by Tarek Hoteit at 10:53 AM | Permalink | Comments

I attended a public session here in Dallas for ex-president of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, after he was invited by the University of Dallas. I took short videos (2 to 3 minutes each as camera only allows) but was only allowed from my seat. So my apology for the bad focus, screen movement and the quality too. Session was basically a set of student questions and President's answers in Russiann but translated into an English through his accompanied translator.

section 1: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7332360108596333089&hl=en



section 2: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4003219579351446162&hl=en




section 3: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7182239638364118482&hl=en



section 4: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8657035826743224527&hl=en




section 5: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2340738583293882966&hl=en



section 6: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5074296705890356296&hl=en




section 7: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6172424852990530565&hl=en



section 8: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5795596849943054431&hl=en



section 9: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3169684682025306221&hl=en

Labels: politics, world

Posted by Tarek Hoteit at 11:22 PM | Permalink | Comments