That was the title of an interesting post by Free Agent, he wrote:
It’s been a busy month, but my personal schedule can never rival the stirrings and happenings in the blogosphere.
In my free time (limited and far in between, alas), I’ve been surfing and coming across several blogs of interest, some of them which I’ve been reading for some time. A few have been around for a while, others are relatively new; all are well-written.
First up, former American TV-reporter-turned-blogger Rebecca McKinnon’s RConversations. One of her recent posts struck a chord with me, and I believe will do the same for many of you bloggers-cum-journalists out there: “Thoughts on the Future of Journalism“.
Lisa Goldman, a regular contributor to Global Voices, writes about life in Israel in On The Face. This Canadian-Israeli’s stories and musings are informative, witty and humorous, and yet does not hesitate to shed light on serious issues when necessary.
On the “other” side of the equation, I’ve selected two bloggers: the Palestinian blogger of Sugar Cubes, who usually writes about politics, current affairs affecting Palestine, and Israeli-Palestinian/Jewish-Muslim relations (SC is also Global Voices’ Palestinian blogosphere author); also of interest is Imaan’s Living in Gaza City. She writes about living in Palestine and part of her blog’s attraction are the photos that she takes of her family and day-to-day activities. She’s a Swedish Muslim woman living in Gaza, but apparently is planning to return to Sweden soon (for her reasons, read this post). I’m hoping that she continues to blog when she’s back there.
Still in the Middle East, I recently discovered Michael J. Totten and his Middle East Journal, who writes extensively on current affairs and Mideast politics. Totten is based in Beirut, Lebanon and a columnist for TCS Daily, the online publication of Tech Central Station.
And speaking of Lebanon, it is a country surprisingly close to my heart. Perhaps one day I will write about how this country in the Levant captured much of my affection. But right now there are more important things at hand - Lebanese blogs. A selection of these blogs:
The Lebanese Bloggers - sharp, impassioned political commentary by a group of contributors.
Lebanese Political Journal - in-depth and no-less-impassioned political analyses by a (smaller) group of contributors.
Remembering Lebanon (Memoire du Luban) - A compilation blog of news, article and essays on Lebanon. Some of it is in English and others in French.
Across the Bay - Blog by a PhD. student of Ancient Near Eastern Studies.
For more Lebanese blogs, check out Global Voices Online’s Lebanon page.
Last but not least, a highly-readable, well-written, humorous and insightful blog: Waiter Rant. Trust me - this guy is friggin’ good. Especially “Just Call me Cyrano“ and “Seduction“. He’ll make you laugh. He’ll make you cry. He’ll entertain you. Go read him.
