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Friday, July 03, 2009
Oh, she is a victim. Oh, she is a victim of Arab oppression. Save her, o White Man and write fawning articles about her
Yet, again: some reporter (this time for a leftist publication, MR Zine, who does not know who this Lebanese person is and whether she is considered influential (or even present) in Arab literature and who does not know that she is a right-winger), was duped to write some silly article about a most silly, and unoriginal (and sleazy more than erotic--which explains the sales of the magazines in the Gulf countries) publication in Arabic. But the editor, as usual, comes up with some tales about her imaginary persecution: "Some, not surprisingly, didn't appreciate the reminder. "I've received insulting emails," says Ms. Haddad. Anonymous emails, of course. " Maybe I should do that: I should run with my weekly supply of hate mail and ask the White Man to save me. Wait: most of those hate mail I receive are written by the White Man. Nevermind. (thanks Mohamed)