What a fitting subject for the blog's 100th post.

I would like to present to you Alaa Wardi, he is a Jordanian musician that lives in Riyadh.

He has been uploading videos of his music to his Youtube channel and is gaining some traction, as he is quickly becoming one of the top followed artists on Youtube in the Middle-East.

His style will strike you as foreign at first, but you'll soon feel a sense of familiarity once you soak in his wonderful Arabic lyrics.  Moreover, the harmonies he pulls off in his all vocal songs (i.e. all instruments are replicated by him) will leave you feeling all warm and cozy on the inside.

So check him out and support him in every way you can, since such a talent needs to be fostered rather allowed to fade into the blackholes of our minds.

Enjoy his wonderful song and check out his youtube channel ==> Here

(Via Ramsis)

"The U.S. and Its Allies Will Do Anything to Prevent Democracy in the Arab World" are the words spoken by the world renowned political dissident Noam Chomsky.

Check out this very thought provoking clip about his views on the west's stabilizing efforts in the middle east.

(Source: The Economist)

This is an interesting point of view that I have come across on truth-out.org, it somewhat places the revolutions that have been happening all the middle east in a much larger perspective.

Ever since the Jasmine revolution, the Arabic scene has been in turmoil. Like dominos, governments are being toppled one after the other, and the infectious itch for rights and freedom is spreading like wildfire. Rulers of the Arab world are now looking over their shoulders and sleeping with one eye open with all of their attention resting on Egypt, the cornerstone of the region. An important ally to the United States and a major player in the Middle-East, Egypt's ongoing revolution, if successful, can have serious repercussions on the region and consequently the world.

Men and women all over the Arabic world have taken to the streets to vent and let their anger go. Years upon years of bottled up rage and frustration are being flooded onto the alleyways and corridors of various Arabic cities across the African Continent and the Arabic Peninsula.