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Thursday, April 28, 2011
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In Harper and Faccioli’s book, The Italian way, it was obvious that most Italians keep their recipes simple. They count on the way they make the recipe more than the ingredients they add to it. To them, food is a means through which to express affection.The way that Italian food brings people together made me think that if all it took was Italian food to get friends and families together, then why not cook Italian? But this wan’t the issue....
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
What other way could I have explained this day, I have absolutely no idea. Yesterday, the 12th of April was the annual 'International Day' at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar. What a day...what a 'cultural' day, I must emphasize. This year the international day was splendid - one of it's kind, diverse culture, colorful dresses, talent shows and performances and some really really good food from all over the World.The setting of the event itself...
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Bedouins have existed for over 1000 years, however over time the exact meaning of Bedouin changed. According to the dictionary they're described as wanderers or rovers, basically people who don't live in a specific place and instead move around depending on the resources available in the place. This may have been true before when they'd change an area once the food was running out or other factors that may make living there harder. However, with...
I’m a frequent customer at the L’wzaar Seafood Market in the Katara Cultural Village in Doha. The food is delicious. And is delicious every time I go there. The fish is always fresh, the food is always served in the same way and the taste and presentation of each dish is almost perfectly identical every single time.When I went to study this restaurant for my third short project, trying to measure how much the theories of McDonaldization applied there,...
Sunday, April 10, 2011
From Iran, Lebanon, to Egypt, Tunisia and all across the Middle East, the genre of rap has implemented its own throne in the hearts of numerous youths. The language of rap bridged between what young Middle Eastern rappers carry in their hearts against their societies and governments, by reflecting their rage through lyrics and musical beats. For example, Iranian rap is mostly about the oppressed souls and the economical difficulties that are revolved...
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Twitter is what some may call a global media phenomenon. It is in fact a global sensation, that started out not too long ago. But how come millions of people know about it? How did the website spread globally? It spread through word of mouth communication. People who have accounts, or who heard about the website, told their friends about it and their friends told their friends. The cycle continues. Word of mouth communication is only made stronger...
Saturday, April 2, 2011
On the 6 of March, I attended a very unique event that was held in Qatar University, and which was more like a celebration of different cultures, uniting a wide range of diverse countries and nationalities into a small village, called as “The Cultural Village.”The Cultural Village is a great student event that enriches the audience with activities representing the variety of cultural heritages at Qatar University. It takes place annually and is organized...
According to Ritzer, McDonaldization is the process where the whole society, and not only restaurants, is increasingly running like a fast-food restaurant. As it was Friday, I decided to examine McDonaldization at TGI Friday's and in the same time have a delicious dinner with my sister at my favorite restaurant. Upon setting there and observing what was going on, I was surprised that many aspects of the restaurant, which in the past appeared to me...
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