Archive for the ‘kuwait’ Category

September 22nd, 2008

Kuwait shuts YouTube access


I THINK WE HAVE TO START RIDING CAMELS NOW

Kuwait’s Ministry of Communication has instructed local ISPs to block YouTube access. The video website has come under fire from the ministry due to content considered offensive to Muslims, a source within the industry told a local newspaper.

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September 19th, 2008

Girgi3an 2008


 
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well it is 2008 and everything has to be different including Girgi3an … you hear kids shouting girgi3an with an American accent … and some are going around house in their segways not knowing what to say when given candy! so did we a reach a point where the culture of girgan is diluting with our culutre shift? listen up to our show and let us know what you think.

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September 18th, 2008

convert your 8 digit number with a click


Our friend from Q8ba7th.com has developed a tool that converts your contact numbers in your phone to the new 8 digits considering if the contact is a Zain or Watniya contact or even an international number. so check out the cool and usefull tool and let us know what you think.

Download Link : http://q8ba7th.com/blog/2008/09/16/eight-digits-converter-for-kuwait-new-numbering-plan/

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September 12th, 2008

Do you spend more or less in Ramadan?


 
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you must be one of three types of people, a 3azima inviter, a 3azima invitee, or a 3azima inviter/invitee. by knowing which one of the above is you, you must know how much your spending in Ramadan is like! we discussed this episode with some Kuwaiti students in the States

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and we would like to thank them for showing their support while recording. to name few;

1- Abdullah Al Kubzai - Seattl, Washington State

2- Yousef Husain - Manhattan, Kansas

3- Abdullah Al Ali -Manhattan, Kansas

4- Abdullah Al Saraf - Lawrence, Kansas

5- Mohamed Dashti - Lawrence, Kansas

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September 5th, 2008

10 things you hate about Ramadan!


 
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to follow up with yesterday’s post, Musaed and i decided to elaborate more in the topic. so listen up to our show this week and let us know what you think.

Also we would like to announce that we will hosting the next 3 episodes differently where we will be calling our students in the states to touch base and see how they are doing ;) this is being preparing in collaboration with NUKS

P.S. the intro music can be found in the extras page

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August 31st, 2008

Kuwait News Guide


Al Qabas has a really nice and orgaznied news guide that is divided into categories and stories. you can find it at http://alqabas.com.kw/kuwaitdirectory/

the only down side is that i was looking for more than once source of information. anyway it is good if you are researching and looking for something.

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August 29th, 2008

News and Views


 
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we do have a very light topic today but it is more of a story than a topic … so we will be keeping our post as light as the podcast, so set down, relax, and enjoy your episode ;)

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