Monthly Archives: May 2012

The relationship between skin colour and hobbies in London

Posted on 30 May 2012 by admin

I’m back in London, after a truly wonderful week in Brazil. I was only there for a week – it was hardly even remotely enough, but it was also plenty, because for the first time in, like, EVER, I had … Continue reading →

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a website I’m enjoying: Your Middle East

Posted on 28 May 2012 by admin

I try to reserve Mondays on Culturtwined for links, but I honestly have not been doing a fabulous job of keeping up with news, current affairs, opinion or blogs. So today’s plug is not for a specific news story, but … Continue reading →

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Mercado Municipal

Posted on 25 May 2012 by admin

Covent Garden, Lexington Market… every big, cosmopolitan, wealthy city has one: a place that used to be a run-down, filthy market for wholesale of vegetables, meat, flowers, and any other fresh produce imaginable. A place that is now edgy, alternative, … Continue reading →

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the process of settling down again, then hitting the road again

Posted on 23 May 2012 by admin

I’m in Sāo Paulo, Brasil. There could be no more anonymous thing to tell you, than that I am in this enormous bustling city. I come back once every two years, unfortunately my visits have been becoming shorter and shorter, … Continue reading →

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tabouli party – all about the podcast

Posted on 21 May 2012 by admin

     A few minutes into the conversation, duty led Leila to get up once again and offer more tabouli to all the girls. Some accepted, and once Leila was assured that all the girls had eaten to their heart’s content … Continue reading →

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Syrians who have inspired me – fix-it bro. Chapter 8

Posted on 16 May 2012 by admin

A random fact about Syria: people there can fix ANYTHING. When I lived in the Medina, the University of Damascus dorms, we used electric hotplates and little gas burners (like oversized bunsen burners) to do our cooking. These little trinkets … Continue reading →

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Taking a break from adjusting to London

Posted on 14 May 2012 by admin

Oh wait, how can you take a break when something is really all about your life? I’ve had an interesting progression of events happen in my life during the last few weeks. OK, maybe it isn’t an interesting progression of … Continue reading →

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Dreams in the Medina podcast up and running!

Posted on 12 May 2012 by admin

Dear friends, this has been a silent week on CulturTwined. I’ve been way too excited and preoccupied this week with getting my new project up and running, and now it is! Dreams in the Medina, a coming-of-age-tale of an era … Continue reading →

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Adjusting to London: culturtwining in comedy

Posted on 11 May 2012 by admin

The last couple of weeks have been partly intense and partly chill. I’ve had a bit more time on my hands than I’d originally anticipated, which has been great for getting my Dreams in the Medina podcast up and running … Continue reading →

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Syrians who have inspired me – Mr. Kamal. Chapter 7

Posted on 4 May 2012 by admin

Today I want to talk about a man I met in Syria who I found inspiring, but I just realised that he’s really one of a kind. Which means there’s not much I could say about him that would keep … Continue reading →

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