EGYPT ENTERS GUINNESS BOOK OF RECORDS WITH 4 TON FUL PLATTER
Egyptian cooks broke a new world record on Saturday with their four-ton fava bean platter, locally known as ful. Weighing 4,155 kilograms, this platter was officially registered in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's “largest vegetable stew.”
Citing the chefs involved, local media outlets reported that this gigantic ful platter included: 300 kilograms of tomatoes, 200 kgs of onions, 25 kgs of hot peppers, 25 kgs of colored peppers, 50 kgs of parsley, and 40 kgs of tehina.
Following the documentation of their record-breaking event, the ful was reportedly distributed by charity groups to an estimated 7,500 needy families in Cairo, and other governorates. Some estimates suggest that around 13,000 individuals ate from the dish.
Source: Mada Masr
INTERNET IN IRAN: Evaluating Rouhani's first two years as president
Despite all the hype about “Twitter Revolution” following the 2009 election, most Iranians are more interested in using the internet for entertainment rather than political activism. Iranians’ somewhat blasé attitude towards online security will make VPN users much more susceptible to government surveillance. Read more here!
Source: Global Voices Online
DUST UP IN THE DESERT: Saudi Arabia and Sweden battle over human rights
Saudi Arabia and Sweden battle over human rights
Saudi Arabia has been having a difficult time on the PR front lately – and deservedly so. The harsh sentence imposed on Raid Badawi for mocking the kingdom’s infinitely mockable religious establishment has attracted an unusual amount of international attention. Partly as a result of the Badawi case, Sweden announced it would be cancelling a military cooperation agreement with the kingdom because of human rights abuses. See more in the link below.
Saudi Arabia has been having a difficult time on the PR front lately – and deservedly so. The
harsh sentence imposed on Raid Badawi for mocking the kingdom’s infinitely mockable religious establishment has attracted an unusual amount of international attention. Then this month, and partly as a result of the Badawi case, Sweden announced it would be cancelling a military cooperation agreement with the kingdom because of human rights abuses. - See more at:
http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2015/march/saudi-sweden-human-rights.htm#sth…Saudi Arabia has been having a difficult time on the PR front lately – and deservedly so. The
harsh sentence imposed on Raid Badawi for mocking the kingdom’s infinitely mockable religious establishment has attracted an unusual amount of international attention. Then this month, and partly as a result of the Badawi case, Sweden announced it would be cancelling a military cooperation agreement with the kingdom because of human rights abuses. - See more at:
http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2015/march/saudi-sweden-human-rights.htm#sth…Saudi Arabia has been having a difficult time on the PR front lately – and deservedly so. The
harsh sentence imposed on Raid Badawi for mocking the kingdom’s infinitely mockable religious establishment has attracted an unusual amount of international attention. Then this month, and partly as a result of the Badawi case, Sweden announced it would be cancelling a military cooperation agreement with the kingdom because of human rights abuses. - See more at:
http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2015/march/saudi-sweden-human-rights.htm#sth…Saudi Arabia has been having a difficult time on the PR front lately – and deservedly so. The
harsh sentence imposed on Raid Badawi for mocking the kingdom’s infinitely mockable religious establishment has attracted an unusual amount of international attention. Then this month, and partly as a result of the Badawi case, Sweden announced it would be cancelling a military cooperation agreement with the kingdom because of human rights abuses. - See more at:
http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2015/march/saudi-sweden-human-rights.htm#sth…Source: Al Bab
