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Details: Written by Hayat Alyaqout; Published: 30 September 2011; Hits: 1260

We all know how powerful a word of mouth is. If it comes from someone you trust, then it has a bid deal of credibility. In a time where we are bombarded with commercials, infomercials, popup ads, spam, and nagging text messages, the valence of a word of mouth is even greater. Are we heading to an era where the individuals will replace institutionalized efforts? Where a friend's recommendation is more convincing than an expert's advice, or a critic's point of view? What we are sure of is that people knowledge sharing is valuable, not only because it conveys the intrinsic non-documented opinions, but because it –although not impeccable- sounds to be immune to commercial or ideological interests.

Details: Written by Hayat Alyaqout; Published: 10 July 2008; Hits: 1784

Thanks to Youtube and Google Video, I have been able to bask in the sun of a wonderful comedy.

Little Mosque on the Prairie, which is now in its second season, will for sure hit your funny bone, but it will also hit a raw nerve; Muslims in North America after September 11th.

Details: Written by Hayat Alyaqout; Published: 26 October 2002; Hits: 1347

Charged descriptions of what the world is going through information wise are mushrooming. Grouching with such labels as information explosion , information overload , information revolution , and information flood will not help tackle the situation. it will only give an impression that this is an infliction humanity has to go through.

Details: Written by Hayat Alyaqout; Published: 29 June 2007; Hits: 1496

One resented thing in the Arab mentality is The in-built and deep concept of womens unproductivity. The idea that women cant live without male guardianship in every aspect of their life is really appalling. The wide- spread (male chauvinism) is forming an image that women are inferior which is hopelessly false and unfair.

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