Recent posts from bloggers on the ground around the Middle East
Saudi Jeans (Ahmed Al Omran)
Saudi Jeans, a blog by Ahmed Al Omran, aims to provide news, commentary, and personal views on political and social issues in Saudi Arabia, with a special focus on freedom of expression, human rights and women’s rights. See recent posts »
American Bedu (Carol Fleming)
A former intelligence officer who spent 20 years with the CIA, the author shares her experiences and perspectives as an American living in Saudi Arabia. See recent posts »
Afrah Nasser
Afrah Nasser is a blogger and journalist/columnist from Yemen, currently living in Sweden. In May 2011, Nasser received lots of threats based on her anti-regime political writings. However, she continues her blogging/activism/writing/advocacy from Sweden. See recent posts »
Waq al-Waq (Gregory Johnsen)
Gregory Johnsen is a former Fulbright Fellow in Yemen who works in the Near Eastern Studies department at Princeton University. In 2009, he was a member of the USAID’s conflict assessment team for Yemen. See recent posts »
Mahmood’s Den (Mahmood Nasser Al-Yousif)
Mahmood Nasser Al-Yousif is a husband, father, businessman, and blogger. His nickname is the “blogfather” of Bahrain. See recent posts »
Saudi Woman (Eman Al Nafjan)
Eman Al Nafjan is currently a Ph.D. candidate at King Saud University. She is Saudi, a woman, and genetically wahabi. She is the most famous female blogger writing from inside Saudi Arabia. See recent posts »
The Black Iris (Naseem Tarawnah)
A 28 year-old male’s analog life in Jordan. From cultural journeys to poetic ramblings, this blog was created, amongst many things, to address Jordanian issues ranging from the political to the social and to chronicle the extraordinary voyage of metamorphosis that this nation has embarked upon. See recent posts »
Susan Al-Shahri
Susan Al-Shahri writes about life in Oman (Dhofar in particular) from a local’s point of view. She is an HR professional in the private sector and also writes a regular column for the Muscat Daily. See recent posts »
Beirut Spring (Mustapha Hamoui)
Mustapha Hamoui, originally from Tripoli, Lebanon, has been writing about Lebanese politics, business, and society since 2005. See recent posts »
Dhofari Gucci (Nadia)
Nadia is a woman who blogs about life in Salalah, Oman. Her stated occupation is: blogger + something else you shouldn’t know about… See recent posts »
Sandier Pastures (Grace)
Grace is a 30-something expat mom living in Dubai, United Arab Emirates writing about the ups and downs of day-to-day desert living in the Middle East. See recent posts »
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