Archive for April, 2007

30 Apr

Iran ban on ‘Western’ hairstyles

Iranian police have warned barbers not to give men western hair styles or use make up on them.

The move is part of an unusually fierce crackdown on what is known locally as bad hijab, or un-Islamic clothing, that this year is also targeting men. Hair stylists have been warned that they could lose their licenses [...]

30 Apr

Kuwait’s MOI shutsdown Virgin Megastore Kuwait UPDATED

According to Maze, they closed it because virgin was selling books and dvds that were banned or not supposed to be sold.
+ Kuwait Times (Official Newspaper)
+ Arab Times

HOW STUPID CAN MOI OF KUWAIT GET?
copying from Kuwait times:
The store was ordered shut on Friday and it was not immediately clear as how long it will remain closed. Asked to comment [...]

30 Apr

The whole -I’m- issue in windows messenger nicknames?

Alot of people are using the  icon in their nicknames, Apparently, 90% of them do not know what does it mean? Well,  is a new initiative from Windows Live Messenger™. Every time you start a conversation using i’m, Microsoft shares a portion of the program’s advertising revenue with some of the world’s most effective organizations [...]