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Comment on Contact Us by zaneta

zaneta — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:26:22 +0000

I enjoyed viewing your site. and read the ‘get good at arabic’, I wish more than anything to learn arabic and farsi (I’m half persian) and visit one day soon I hope. Can you make any suggestions on the best way? Things like rosetta stone don’t really help. I am also interested to see where you put the history of persia too? Thanks

Comment on Coming November 1 by Guyver

Guyver — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:53:35 +0000

I know what the announcement is: Al-Jazeera will start a new format on November 1 ^_^

Comment on Coming November 1 by Rob

Rob — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:55:33 +0000

It is not an announcement that I will be shutting down the blog.

Comment on Coming November 1 by Brett

Brett — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:38:08 +0000

Please, bring it back. Like I said on your previous post, I’d rather have a lot of posts from you, even if some of them are brief and mediocre, than no posts at all, Rob.

Of course, he just said an “announcement”. We have no idea of what that means – for all we know, he could be just shutting off the blog.

Comment on Coming November 1 by alle

alle — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:07:50 +0000

yay! on the day of the algerian revolution, no less. i see that as a sign of great things to come.

Comment on Coming November 1 by Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:24:24 +0000

YES! Bring it back!

Comment on Greatest Book on American Politics Ever Written? by Rob

Rob — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:21:30 +0000

Better late than never I guess?

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Comment on Greatest Book on American Politics Ever Written? by Nuri

Nuri — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 07:13:11 +0000

Habibi, you just discovered de Tocqueville while you’ve been writing about the world for so long, eh? Gee, I’m disappointed.

Comment on The decline of the Egyptian Bar Scene by A Guide to The Bars of Cairo, or: How to Conduct Participatory Research and Enjoy It! « Dianabuja's Blog

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:01:34 +0000

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Comment on Walking Off Into the Sunset by Carrington

Carrington — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 04:32:35 +0000

Sad news indeed! Hope you change your mind after a few weeks or months.

Comment on Walking Off Into the Sunset by TJ

TJ — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 04:13:21 +0000

Thanks and all the best to you now and in the future

Comment on Walking Off Into the Sunset by a

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:58:56 +0000

This was a great blog, I’m sorry to see you go.

Comment on Walking Off Into the Sunset by Bart

Bart — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:48:57 +0000

Thanks Rob. Always enjoyed your posts !

take care

Comment on Walking Off Into the Sunset by The "King"

The "King" — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:55:02 +0000

Very sad indeed, Rob.

Comment on Walking Off Into the Sunset by watching

watching — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:37:10 +0000

This is a shame, but I wish you well. Please do not abandon the domain and come back when you can. Thank you for the edifying commentary.

Comment on Walking Off Into the Sunset by John

John — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:11:58 +0000

I think your analogy is erroneous. First of all, you are writing about topics which interest you and, by the way (at the same time) interest others such as myself.

Maybe you need to take some time off and think about transforming the blog into a type of forum where you would just have to supervise once in a while to make sure everything is going smooth.

Or maybe you should just write less.

There is one thing I will tell you, the Arab-Islamic world is more explosive than ever and I think you will find some interesting stuff to reflect upon. And like I have previously said, we readers could occasionally share our thoughts on some of the issues. If you deem them publishable according to Arab Mecdia Shack standards then you can embark on a transformation.

Anyway, enjoy your free time and rest.

P.S. Who was the group you saw?

Comment on Walking Off Into the Sunset by Rob

Rob — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:49:25 +0000

Matt, Qifa,
Thanks.

Brett, John,
What really cealed the deal for me was a concert I recently attended. At one point in the 1980s, this particulur band was selling out 15,000 seat arenas, but I saw them playing in front of 200 people at a local bar. It was pretty pathetic. Sometimes its best to just call it quits — all good things must come to an end right? MediaShack wants to go out on top, not get remembered as the blogosphere’s equivalent of some washed-up 80s hair band…..

Comment on Walking Off Into the Sunset by Brett

Brett — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:00:38 +0000

To be honest, Rob, I’d rather have a bunch of mediocre posts from you than no posts at all. At least the former leave room for debate.

Comment on Walking Off Into the Sunset by Qifa Nabki

Qifa Nabki — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:27:42 +0000

I don’t believe it. Lookng forward to the “Well, after much consideration, I’ve decided to return to the blogosphere…” post, in about three and a half months or so from now.