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Do Kidnappings Make Yemen Too "Risky" For Tourists?
The most recent kidnapping incident in Yemen involving a Dutch couple brought back the old question about how safe is it anyway to visit the Middle East, specifically Yemen. Questions about tourism security in Yemen are [...]
Bollywood Style Political Ads in Indian Elections
The battle between India’s two main political parties is heating up as voters prepare to head to the polls tomorrow (April 16) for the first of five phases of India’s ‘Lok Sabha’ elections. The Lok Sabha [...]
Dubai Lynx Ad Awards Scandal Leads to Withdrawal of Top Award From Agency
In an unprecedented move in the advertising industry, the organizers of Dubai’s glamorous annual ad awards show ‘Lynx Awards’ announced on April 1 the withdrawal of the show’s top award – The Agency of The Year [...]
YouTubers + Kutiman = Killer Mashups!
Kutiman created an online album with 7 tracks that he compiled entirely by mixing various bits of videos that he found on YouTube. You know those clips with a girl singing into her hairbrush infront of [...]
Can Creative Work Be Outsourced to India?
I was discussing this topic with an executive of a local advertising agency during February’s “Third Wednesday Social Media Meet-up” in Halifax. Our discussion was about how an ad agency in another part of Canada has [...]
Common Business Challenges For Companies Wishing to Enter China
It is important to approach new opportunities abroad with good attitude; an attitude of trust, openness, patience, and mutual cooperation. Companies that begin relationships with an assumption of "They are crooks unless they can prove otherwise" [...]
Is Cooking for the Taliban An Act of War?
US Federal Judge Richard Leon must not have heard that the new President is trying hard to re-brand the image of the United States. He might have been on vacation in Florida while Obama was undertaking [...]
Bribevertising In The Middle East: A Successful Anti-Corruption Campaign
The following campaign by Paragon Kuwait is quite the bold move by a Middle Eastern agency. Normally, the sensitivities around bribery and corruption in most Arabic countries dictate a bit more ‘finesse’ in bringing the issue [...]
If Halifax Was Palestine.
A fictional comparison transposing historical events that occurred in the Middle East into a Nova Scotian frame of reference. [...]
La Mariposas and the story behind The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
Today marks the 25th Annual International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Here is the story behind why this particular day was chosen to remind the world that violence against women should stop. November [...]
Confirmed: Islamic Banking in Canada
Brother I am not familiar with canadian environment.But as a student o
Muslim Prayer in Toronto Schools: Social Engineering vs School Board Policy
With regards to Farak's comments: 1st, Hitler and the others you ment
Muslim Prayer in Toronto Schools: Social Engineering vs School Board Policy
Stumbled upon this accidentally and didn't finish reading, but I'm won
Confirmed: Islamic Banking in Canada
Salam All, This is in response to the comment from Abdirizak and all
Muslim Prayer in Toronto Schools: Social Engineering vs School Board Policy
Nice article. It just goes to show that the Canadians are becoming the