The Middlebury Blog Network » Hafsa Ahmad http://sites.middlebury.edu/middblogs Selected Posts from the Midd Blogosphere Fri, 17 May 2013 20:05:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 I’m all for this settlement. http://sites.middlebury.edu/mesmidd/2010/03/15/im-all-for-this-settlement/ http://sites.middlebury.edu/mesmidd/2010/03/15/im-all-for-this-settlement/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:55:24 +0000 Hafsa Ahmad http://sites.middlebury.edu/mesmidd/?p=5611 Continue reading →]]> Massar, which calls itself a “Consultancy firm, providing investment promotion, management solutions and development services to the Palestinian private and public sectors.” based in Ramallah, has begun working on the first ever ‘Palestinian settlement‘ in the West Bank. There are roadblocks along the way (ie: the Oslo Accords), but they’re bulldozing right through them (pun very much intended, Daniel Varisco has permanently rubbed off on me). Primarily funded by the Qatari government, Rawabi is the name of the intended first ever Palestinian city, meant to provide a place with a higher standard of living in the West Bank.

I’m keeping my fingers crossed for this settlement.

]]> http://sites.middlebury.edu/mesmidd/2010/03/15/im-all-for-this-settlement/feed/ 0 Midd(le East) Dating Scene http://sites.middlebury.edu/mesmidd/2010/01/21/middle-east-dating-scene/ http://sites.middlebury.edu/mesmidd/2010/01/21/middle-east-dating-scene/#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:04:04 +0000 Hafsa Ahmad http://sites.middlebury.edu/mesmidd/?p=4411 Continue reading →]]> Well, we all thought the “dating” scene at Midd was bad… This article on urfi marriages in Egypt details how far young couples have to go to hide their relationships from conservative families. The danger here is, of course, if the girl gets pregnant.

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