General Middle
East blogs
Abu Aardvark
Observations
on the Arab media and related matters, by Marc Lynch, who
previously blogged here.
al-bab
Nooks and crannies of the Middle East, by Brian Whitaker
The Angry Arab
Outrageous and outraged, As'ad Abu Khalil (based in California)
provides an entertaining read, whether you agree with him or not.
Arabist Network
General discussion about the region, but
with a focus on Egypt.
Friday Lunch Club
"Journal of prickly and lame writings and thoughts on the Middle
East"
Hammonda
"Politics, language, media, glam!" by Andrew Hammond
Informed Comment
Daily observations by the prolific Juan Cole, Professor of History at
Michigan University.
Jadaliyya
A group blog from the Arab Studies Insitute
Just
World News
"Info, analysis, discussion - to build a more just
world" by Helena Cobban
Maghreb
Blog
"A forum devoted to current political, economic trends, and news of the Maghreb region"
Tabsir
"Insight on Islam and the Middle East"
Tabula
Gaza
"Writing in between the lines of fact and fiction"
The
Moor Next Door
Maghreb affairs, geopolitics,
international relations
Themed blogs
Ad
Blog Arabia
Zeid
Nasser and Ahmad Humeid look at the latest advertising campaigns
in Arab countries
Algerian
Cuisine
Cookery blog by chef Farid Zadi
Arab Climate Change
"Documenting impacts of climate change on Arab countries and their mitigation and adaptation responses in policy and practice"
Arabic
Literature (in English)
A literary blog
The
Arabophile
A literary blog in Arabic and English, by Youssef
Rakha.
Arab
Politecture
Architecture and the built environment in a changing social and geopolitical reality,
by Rammy El
Awal nu Shawi
Blog dedicated to promoting Tashawit, a variety of the Berber language.
Culture
et Politique Arabes
Arab culture and politics (in French)
Jabal al-Lughat
"Climbing the mountain of languages"
Jihadica
"A clearinghouse for materials related to militant, transnational Sunni Islamism, commonly known as
Jihadism"
Mepop
Middle Eastern popular music
Moorishgirl
A literary and cultural blog by Moroccan-born Laila Lalami, author
of Hope and
Other Dangerous Pursuits.
The
Tanjara
A cultural/literary blog.
The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer
Politics on and off the pitch, by James Dorsey
Virtually
Islamic
"News, commentary, information and speculation about Islam in
the digital age"
Algeria
Algerian
Cuisine
Yes, it's about food. By Farid Zadi
Maghreb
Blog
"A forum devoted to current political, economic trends, and news of the Maghreb region"
by Mohamed Daadaoui
The
Moor Next Door
Maghreb affairs, geopolitics,
international relations
Bahrain
Bahrain
Politics
by Justin Gengler
Bint
Battuta
"Anecdotes, musings, the usual"
Mahmood's Den
"An Arab man's attempt at bridging the cultural gap and trying to make a difference. Failing a lot. Succeeding once in a while."
Egypt
3arabawy
By Hossam el-Hamalawy, an Egyptian journalist based in
Cairo.
Arabist Network
Some of the best
analysis of Egypt.
Baheyya
"Egyptian analysis and whimsy"
Big Pharoah
Bikya Masr
"Breaking through Egypt's clutter"
Cairo
Freeze
A cartoon-blog by Tarek Shahin
Egypt Blog
"Egypt, Religion, Islam, Christianity, Secularism, Atheism, Egyptianism,
freedom of religion, freedom of non-religion, etc..." by Mamduh Shawqi, Heliopolis.
Egyptian Chronicles
"I am just an Egyptian Girl who lives in the present with the Glories of a great Past and the hope of a better Future"
Egyptian Sand Monkey
"Be forewarned: The writer of this blog is an extremely cynical,
snarky, pro-US, secular, libertarian, disgruntled sandmonkey. If
this is your cup of tea, please enjoy your stay here. If not,
please sod off."
Fustat
"2 old, 2 bored, 2 much"
Inanities
"Unfortunate tendency to completely forget both landmark and ludicrous
happenings in my life has compelled me to record events of note and of
not"
Misr Digital
By the famous Egyptian blogger, Wael Abbas (in Arabic)
Wee Kite
"Even small wings can touch virgin skies" by Wael Nawara
Iraq
Bassam Sebti
Iraqi journalist, writer and editor
The three blogs below were famous
around the time of the Iraq war of 2003 and its immediate
aftermath. They are no longer updated but are of historical
interest.
Where is Raed?
Written under the pseudonym of Salam Pax, this blog became famous
for its accounts of life in Iraq during the last months of Saddam
Hussein's rule. It is no longer updated but is still worth
reading.
Baghdad Burning
by Riverbend. "Girl blog from Iraq... let's talk war, politics and occupation."
Iraq The Model
"New points of view about the future of Iraq"
Jordan
Arab
Observer
"Social
issues, individual freedoms and human rights in the Arab world"
Black Iris
By Naseem Tarawneh
Deema22
Impatient Bedouin
"Simply writing what others cannot afford to say." (Mainly about Jordan and Kuwait)
Observations
of a Jordanian
Lebanon
Al-Bayt Baytak
Writings from the Middle East
Blogging
Beirut
"The other Lebanon"
Qifa Nabki
"Qifa Nabki is the pseudonym of a Beirut-based analyst"
Kuwait
Impatient Bedouin
"Simply writing what others cannot afford to say." (Mainly about
Kuwait and Jordan)
Libya
Khadija
Teri
Libyano
Libya
SOS
Mauritania
Dekhnstan
By Nasser Weddady: "Dekhnstan obviously is the land of the Dekhn and is not to be confused with the other stans because it is located in Africa ... Dekhn is Hassanyia slang for Mauritanians"
Morocco Comme une bouteille jetée à la
mer!
(In French) Ibn
Kafka
(In French) The
Moor Next Door The
view from Fez
Observations from the old medina. Hisham Almiraat
Blogger from Morocco
Maghreb
Blog
"A forum devoted to current political, economic trends, and news of the Maghreb region"
A Moroccan about the world around him
"I am a Drift Generation poet, fiction writer, and social and political commentator."
Oman
Dhofari
Gucci
"Random ramblings about life in Salalah"
Muscat
Confidential
"Biased and usually irreverent opinions on life and business goings on in
the Sultanate of Oman"
Muscat
Mutterings
"Life and news in Oman" Susan
al-Shahri
Her "54° East" column from Muscat Daily Andy
in Oman
A Canadian Christian English teacher living in Oman
Palestine
From
Gaza, With Love
"Women, health, children and human rights in
Occupied Palestine". A blog by Dr. Mona El-Farra.
Gaza Mom
"Palestine, politics, parenting, and everything in between" by Laila El-Haddad
Miriyam
– Palestine Online
An academic-leaning blog by anthropologist Miriyam Aouragh mainly focusing on the impact of the internet in relation to the Palestinian struggle
Saudi Arabia
American
Bedu
Crossroads
Arabia
Written by an American ex-diplomat and "dedicated to
the proposition that US-Saudi relations are important for
both countries".
Qusay
Thoughts on different things…
Riyadh
Bureau
Written and produced by Ahmed al- Omran
Saudi
Jeans
"Rants and raves from Saudi Arabia."
Saudiwoman's
Weblog
by Eman Al-Nafjan
Jeddah
Daily Photo Journal
Susie's
Big Adventure
An American woman moves to Saudi Arabia
The Religious Policeman
"A Saudi man's diary of life in the 'Magic Kingdom', where
the Religious Police ensure that everything remains as it was in the Middle Ages."
(Entertaining but no longer updated.)
Sudan
Sudanese
Thinker
by Amir Ahmad, aka Drima
Syria
Syria Comment
"Thoughts on Syrian politics, history and religion" by Joshua Landis, University of Oklahoma (but currently in Damascus).
Syrian News Wire
"News and feelings from the streets every day ... Welcome to the information democracy."
Syrian
Revolution Digest
News and videos of the uprising, by Ammar Abdulhamid
The
Damascus Bureau ...
Maysaloon
"A Syrian Arab awakening in a modern world that's gone
insane"
Tunisia
A Tunisian Girl
Ben Yaglane
"Il ne suffit pas d'être libre, il faut être libéré"
ByLasKo
"Peace, Power & Respect"
Carpe
Diem
"Pensées tunisiennes"
DEBATunisie
Mainly political cartoons (in French). A blog detested
by the former Tunisian regime.
Emma Benji
(In French)
Nawaat
(In French)
Rise from the ashes the Phoenix
(in Arabic)
United Arab Emirates
Dubai
at Random
Thoughts about life in Dubai
Grapeshisha
"Commentary about the changing face of the UAE"
UAE
Community Blog
"A forum to unite UAE web diarists"
Yemen
Hassan
al-Haifi
"This blog wants to tell it like it is"
La Voix
du Yemen
Mainly about social issues, culture and politics. (Eng, Fr, Ar)
Moments in
Words from Hadhramout
"Thoughts, views, observations and reflections"
Nasser
Arrabyee
A Yemen journalist's blog
Reporting from Yemen
By Shuaib Almosawa
Waq
al-Waq
"Thoughtful and nuanced discussion of Yemeni affairs"
Yemen
Kitchen
A food blog
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