“Dream Deferred Essay Contest” open to American and Middle Eastern youth under age 26; Celebrity judges for contest include Saad Eddin Ibrahim and Gloria Steinem. CAMBRIDGE, MA – The American Islamic Congress (AIC) today unveils the “Dream Deferred Essay Contest” on civil rights in the Middle East. The contest, which offers prizes up to $2,000 …

Labour reform is this season’s hot controversy on the Arabian Peninsula. Much of the debate revolves around one key question: how can unemployment among locals, rising numbers of expatriate workers, calls for international standards in workers’ rights, and economic competitiveness all be reconciled?

Please update your bookmarks, the Bahrain blogs aggregation service is at bahrainblogs.org. UPDATE 051210L1944 I’ve installed the newest version for pulling feeds and set it to pull feeds at the top of the hour and on the half-hour automatically as well. However, another method is available to immediately publish your content by using your blogging …