Have you heard of Rami Yacoub before? Maybe you haven’t, but one thing that’s for sure, is that you have heard songs he produced or co-produced. Does Britney’s “Hit Me Baby One More Time” ring any bells? Or Ariana Grande’s “One Last Time”? What about Backstreet Boys’ “Shape of Your Heart”? Rami Yacoub is among the true giants of the...
The Gaza strip is a narrow area of Palestine, that only measures 11 by 51 kilometres, and nevertheless is home to 1.6 million Palestinians. Most inhabitants of the Gaza strip, about 75% percent of them, are refugees from the ethnic cleansing of Palestine that was perpetrated by zionist terror organizations in 1948 (the Nakba). Since 2007, ‘Israel’ has kept Gaza...
Valentine’s Day is taking the world by storm as a commercial celebration of romantic love. In its origins, it is a Christian religious celebration of a saint known as Valentinus. However, we live in the day and age of Capitalism as the dominant ideology. Many people around the world seem to have embraced it as their new religion. Consequently, Valentine’s...
Cilantro, also known as coriander. In Arabic, it’s called kuzbara. I love this stuff. However, two of my children can’t stand the taste of it, while they are not difficult eaters. In fact, none of our three kids are. Scientific research has revealed that liking or disliking kuzbara has a genetic component, which makes it taste like ‘soap’ to about...
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