Responding to the criticism of several writers, and as an effort to reduce the sound pollution in our cities, the ministry of Islamic affairs has issued some regulations to control the use of microphones in mosques. I think this is a step in the right direction. Not just the decision in itself is right, but this can also be a good start for the ministry to change their attitude about the criticism they receive in the local press. I’m looking forward to the day when Shiites can air their complete athan. Too hopeful? Probably.

Happy Ramadhan, everyone. Wish you all a faithful, pious, and fulfilling Ramadhan.

The Jordanian portal Al-Bawaba have launched their own, first of its kind in the Arab World, Arabic blogging service. According to Roba, who gave it a go, the service looks good and promising. The main drawback is that you have no control over the design, with a limited set of templates offered, but this is possibly to change, as the service is still in its early stages.

The Generator Blog is a place where you can find generators of all types and kinds.

Dr. Haya Al-Menai favors Jeddah to Riyadh because it is a city “with more oxygen, especially for the young, because they don’t have to get measured, and then prevented from entering parks with their moms, and to stay outside with the family driver.”

Dave Winer suggests that instead of having different buttons for different aggregators on our websites, we should have only one white on orange button with only one word that says: SUBSCRIBE.

I have noticed that I have been recieving some comment spam lately, so I’m using word verification to prevent this. Form now on, everyone who wants to add a comment will be required to complete a word verification step. Sorry, but I had to.