As written for MuslimMatters The Arab League officially halted its observer mission to Syria on Saturday the 28th of January 2012, just a month after agreeing to introduce the presence of their monitors across the beleaguered republic. The current state of the Arab Republic needs no introduction; with the number of fatalities escalating to hundreds… [Read more…]
March 5, 2010
As written for The UAE Community Blog The newly enforced (and long overdue) ruling in Dubai against the levying of service tax at restaurants has turned the cards in our favour, for both expats and locals alike. For many a night out we’ve failed to take into account with how much weightage that 10% obligatory… [Read more…]
September 21, 2008
I suppose the biggest hurdle an entrepreneur must overcome is the task of assigning a name to his/her brainchild. Some just can’t be bothered I’m guessing; just replacing the preceding article and capitalizing (the grammatical, not the political term..relax) the noun will suffice. ‘A shop’ will be elevated in rank to ‘The (pronounced ‘thee’ for… [Read more…]
September 2, 2008
I was half-way through another blog entry when an exceptionally loud THUD almost shocked my young and fruitless life out of me. Turns out a pigeon had misconstrued my apparently spotless window for the pearly gates leading into my living room. Now i’m not a fan of birds in general, but I think if Forbes… [Read more…]
July 21, 2008
I can’t believe I’ve gone a whole two months without a single mention of the genius that is FACEBOOK! Shame on me. It’s quite the hoot isn’t it? What can you not do with it? Care to give the ego a bit of a boost by having a look at the number of friends you’ve… [Read more…]
June 24, 2008
Jeans/denim (as defined by urbandictionary.com): - a girls best friend; simple, comfortable, cute, classic, completely wearable and flattering on anyone. … [Read more…]
June 20, 2008
Now that my exams are done with, of late i’ve been submitting myself to the idiot box quite willingly; I don’t have a consience to answer to anymore. … [Read more…]
February 8, 2012
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