A girl, an iPad and HIV
Here is a quick translation of my column that appeared today (March 08, 2013) in Portuguese in [...]
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0Saudi women on Shura Council
This is my story from Al-Ahram Weekly, that was published January 16, 2013:
The appointment of 30 Saudi [...]
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0Gulf union put off
Rasheed Abou-Alsamh
Perhaps it was because of the outcry among citizens of many Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, [...] -
0The dilemma facing Islamists in the Arab world
This is a translation from the Portuguese of my column that appeared in the April 6, 2012, [...]
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135-year-old pine tree comes down
The 98-foot-high pine tree (30 meters) in our garden was chopped down today after my mother decided [...]
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0Pipocada, peeing and Beyoncé in Salvador’s Carnaval
“TAKE OFF your shirt now!” yelled my partner Thiago over the sounds of revelers dancing and enjoying [...]
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1Hip replacements, moving to Georgia and chocolate-dipped strawberries at the Qatar national day
ON FRIDAY night my mom and I went to the Qatar national day reception at the Naval [...]
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0Do Começo ao Fim tackles controversial subject with compassion
I WATCHED Do Começo ao Fim, a much-awaited Brazilian film with a gay theme, on Friday night [...]
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0Erik de Castro talks about his new film ‘Federal’
SOME cinema-goers in Brazil were surprised last month when Erik de Castro’s new film “Federal” was [...]
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0‘Federal’ fails to make plausible link between drug traffickers and politicians
By Rasheed Abou-Alsamh
THE new Brazilian film “Federal” by Erik de Castro, that opened nationwide on more than [...]
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1Viva generic medications!
I WAS pleasantly surprised on Thursday (28/04/2011) when I discovered at the pharmacy that my anti-cholesterol medicine [...]
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0Gasoline hits $7.30 a gallon in Brasilia!
AS you can see from this picture to the right, residents of Brasilia woke up this [...]
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0Brazilians in shock at gasoline prices: $7 a gallon!
GASOLINE prices rose again last week in Brasilia to an eye-watering R$2.94 a liter, or $1.85 a [...]
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0Mercado Cobogó: Trendy design in Brasilia
HAVE you been looking for a shop in Brasilia that sells beautiful, design-progressive decorative objects, leather goods, [...]
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0Stupid marketing calls
EVERYONE has experienced one of those idiotic and highly annoying marketing calls that phone companies and other [...]
