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.
Aqoul
"A space for reasoned discussion, debate and blithering on."
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"
Informed Comment
Daily observations by the prolific Juan Cole, Professor of History at
Michigan University.
Just
World News
"Info, analysis, discussion - to build a more just
world"
Kafr
al-Hanadwa
("The Village of Fools")
by Mango Girl
The
Long Slumber
The long slumber is about the discrepancy between our dreams and the reality we live in.
Maghreb
Politics Review
"A collaborative effort aimed at promoting intelligent
conversation about North Africa and the Sahel"
Tabsir
"Insight on Islam and the Middle East"
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
Amazigh Roots
"Dedicated to the restoration of pre-Arabian/Islamic Amazigh [Berber] culture and identity"
Arab Environment Watch
"Ideas, trends and innovations for sustainability in the Arab
world." Also in Arabic.
Awal nu Shawi
Blog dedicated to promoting Tashawit, a variety of the Berber language.
Culture
and Politics in the Arab World
(Linked to a French-language blog, Culture
et Politique Arabes, which has more frequent postings.)
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.
Virtually
Islamic
"News, commentary, information and speculation about Islam in
the digital age"
Algeria
Algerian
Cuisine
Yes, it's about food. By Farid Zadi
The
Moor Next Door
Bahrain
Bahrain
Blogs
An aggregator of blogs from Bahrain in Arabic and English
Ali
Abduleman
Alsingace
By Abduljalil Alsingace
Babbling
Bahrania
Bint
Battuta
"Anecdotes, musings, the usual"
Cloud Number Nine
By Hisham Khalifa
Eyad
LuLu's Bahrain
Political diaries of a pearl diver
Silly
Bahraini Girl
"I blog ... therefore I am"
Egypt
Omraneya.net
Egyptian blogs aggregator
The Egyptian blog ring
Links to many Egyptian blogs
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"
Bikya Masr
"Breaking through Egypt's clutter"
Cairo
Freeze
A cartoon-blog by Tarek Shahin
Egypt
"Analysis from and about Egypt" by the Foreign
Policy Association
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."
El Koshary Today
Satire from "Egypt's most reliable news source"
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)
Iraq
A Star
From Mosul
"Living in war"
Baghdad Burning
by Riverbend. "Girl blog from Iraq... let's talk war, politics and occupation."
First
words, first walk, first ... in Iraq
"They say there are hardly any bright sides in Iraq. That's
not true, I managed to see some.... Now I'm running out of
hope."
Iraq at a
Glance
"Just thoughts"
Iraqpundit
Observations of an Iraqi exile"
Iraq
The Model
"New points of view about the future of Iraq"
Iraqi Konfused
Kid
Iraqi
Thoughts
"The life and views of two different Iraqis living in exile"
Me vs. Myself
by Majed Jarrar
My not-so-humble opinion
by Delilah - "an Iraqi that's been reading Iraqi blogs, and now
commentating on them"
Nabil's
Blog
Neurotic
Iraqi Wife
"I am an Iraqi woman who absolutely adores her hubby, but hubby is too
busy rebuilding the country"
Raed in the Middle
"Caught between East and West"
Shut
up you fat whiner!
The more recent blog by Salam Pax (see Where is Raed? below).
Currently not updated.
Sooni
"Expressing myself"
Tell me
a secret
"As we say ... your secret is in a deep well"
Thoughts from Baghdad
"These are some of my thoughts on living in post-Saddam Baghdad"
Treasure of
Baghdad
"The talk of the town"
Where
Date Palms Grow
"An everyday account of Baghdad as I see it"
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.
24
Steps to Liberty
"I hope this will help people outside Iraq to get an
idea of what life really looks like here"
Jordan
360° East
Ahmad Humeid's "text image and audio commentary on design, media and
technology from a confused Arabia".
7iber dot com
"People-powered journalism"
Arab
Observer
"History
is not just something we inherit; it is also something that we make"
Black Iris
By Naseem Tarawneh
Into the Wind
By Lina Ejeilat
Jordan Watch
"An update and analysis of media and socio-economic changes
in Jordan from a social democratic perspective," by
Batir Wardam
Made in Jordan
"Question everything"
Observations
of a Jordanian
Tallouza
"A
Sagittarian who has no sense of fashion but loves mulokhia"
What's up in Jordan?
"Musings of a cynical optimist," by Khalaf
Lebanon
Across the Bay
"Swimming against the current"
Al-Bayt Baytak
Writings from the Middle East
Anecdotes
from a Banana Republic
"Satire, news, commentary, media analysis and anecdotes
from that borderline-retarded little country, Lebanon.
Addendum: which is now in a state of war."
BabaGannouj et la Zaytouni
"A blog on the Middle East and beyond"
Back to Iraq
Never mind the name - it's mainly about Lebanon. A blog by
journalist Christopher Albritton, who used to be in Iraq but
is currently based in Beirut.
Beirut
Diary
by Gavin Hallier
Blacksmiths
of Lebanon
"Together forging the foundations for a new
Lebanon"
B-side
Beirut
"The sectarian nation through the looking glass"
Distorted Reality
"Beirut. From all my heart."
From
Beirut to the Beltway
Glass
Garden
Hopeful
Beirut
"Beirut as seen by a 23-year-old woman, hoping for a
better future ..."
Jamal's
Propaganda Site
Kerblog
By Mazen Kerbaj. "Free improvised music +
comics + bombs + drawings."
Lebanese
Blogger Forum
Lebanese
Bloggers
"In memory of the heroes of all the Lebanese communities who were
brutally assasinated because of their patriotic stands."
Lebanese Political Journal
"This site is intended to provide in-depth analysis in English on the political situation in Lebanon."
Qifa Nabki
"Qifa Nabki is the pseudonym of a Beirut-based analyst"
Remarkz
"Footnotes on what came to be called the Middle East and beyond."
Mainly about Lebanon
Ur Shalim
"A matter of opinion. From Lebanon. With no borders in mind."
Morocco Ibn
Kafka The
Moor Next Door The
view from Fez
Observations from the old medina. Western Sahara Info
A blog on Western Sahara and North African politics
A Moroccan about the world around him
"I am a Drift Generation poet, fiction writer, and social and political commentator."
Palestine
Bethlehem Bloggers
"Voices from the Bethlehem ghetto."
Checkpoint
Jerusalem
By Dion Nissenbaum, a journalist based in Jerusalem.
Conflict
Blotter
"News, analysis and original reporting
on the Middle East." By Charels Levinson, a
journalist based in Jerusalem.
From
Gaza, With Love
"Women, health, children and human rights in
Occupied Palestine". A blog by Dr. Mona El-Farra.
Rafah
Today
Raising
Yousuf
"A diary of a mother under occupation by Laila El-Haddad"
Tabula
Gaza
"Writing in between the lines of fact and fiction
in Gaza."
Saudi Arabia
A1
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".
Out
of the Box
By Sabria Jawhar
The
Rowdy Saudi
Saudi
Jeans
"Rants and raves from Saudi Arabia."
Saudiwoman's
Weblog
Susie
of Arabia
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
Amanda
in South Sudan
Black
Kush
"An independent look at the Sudan"
Coalition
for Darfur
Stand
with Darfur
"Normalcy in the face of genocide is murder.
No?"
Sudanese
Thinker
Syria
Amarji
"A heretic's blog" by Syrian author Ammar Abdulhamid.
Damascene Photoblog
An excellent collection of pictures
In the Axis
by Brian Anthony, a teacher working in Damascus.
Syria Comment
"Thoughts on Syrian politics, history and religion" by Joshua Landis, University of Oklahoma (but currently in Damascus).
Syria Exposed
"Where all external myths about Syria and all internal taboos are broken."
Syrian News Wire
"News and feelings from the streets every day ... Welcome to the information democracy."
Tunisia
Au
Quotidien (in French)
Chakchouka
Tunisienne
"Un blog parfumé au jasmin" (in French)
DEBATunisie
Mainly political cartoons (in French). A blog detested
by the Tunisian regime.
Plat
Tunisien (in French)
Tunisia
Watch
"For a free and democratic Tunisia" (in French)
Wherever
I roam that's my home
(In English and French)
United Arab Emirates
Guide to UAE
blogs
Compiled by the author of Secret Dubai Diary
Adventures in Dubai
"British web designer living in Dubai tells (nearly) all
An Emirati's
Thoughts
"The Sheikh Of Controversy"
Dubai
at Random
Thoughts about life in Dubai
Dubai Sunshine
"Stories about me, about my life, about Dubai, about my life in Dubai
... "
Emirates Economist
by John Chilton, an American living in the UAE
Grapeshisha
"Commentary about the changing face of the UAE"
Momentary
Musings
"Random thoughts while living and working in Dubai."
Secret Dubai
Diary
"Intrigue and adventure in the United Arab Emirates"
UAE
Community Blog
"A forum to unite UAE web diarists"
Yin Shui Si Yuan
"When drinking water, remember the spring"
Yemen
Hassan
al-Haifi
This blog wants to tell it like it is
Moments in
Words from Hadhramout
"Thoughts, views, observations and reflections"
Waq
al-Waq
"Thoughtful and nuanced discussion of Yemeni affairs"
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