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26Aug/110

Air travel and babies, are they compatible? This is our experince with it..

Posted by Gaith Bader


Do you have a new baby just introduced in your cosy care free life? Why congratulations, welcome to parenthood...

Until now, you've been travelling all over the world, backpacking maybe,  don't mind doing it rough? Now things will change a bit. Ever wondered how easy is it to travel with a baby on toe? Usually, you never look forward to that type of  trip, most probably you remember those crying babies on any of your flights, however, does it pay to check different airlines and their offerings concerning babies? Well, sadly this post will not be a side by side comparison, after our experience we decided not to try any other airline, in fact I am not flying before my little one hits three. Why you ask? read on...

22Aug/110

Terrorism, global reactions, the media and their general position in society

Posted by Gaith Bader

In July 2011 when the Norwegian tragedy took place, the news was  lettered with items related to the tragedy, however, did you notice a weird thing there? The word terrorist or terrorism didn’t seem to be mentioned as much when describing the act or the person causing it!
This is particularly surprising, knowing how the media usually portray these type of incidents and how they love to sensationalise and dramatise news. Weirder still, a few weeks later and outside of Norway, you will barely hear about the issue any more!

A question that would pop in my head here is would this have been different if news agencies managed to find an Islamic link anywhere?