Meyer releases gender-swapped Twilight
Twilight author Stephenie Meyer has written a 442-page “reimagining” of her vampire novel, in honor of the book’s 10th anniversary, swapping the genders of her two protagonists. In the new novel, Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined, the role of shy high school student Bella Swan is reassigned to a young man, Beau, while enigmatic vampire Edward […]
Nobel prize 2015 in medicine fights parasites
The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has today decided to award the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with one half jointly to William C. Campbell and Satoshi Ōmura, for their discoveries concerning a novel therapy against infections caused by roundworm parasites; and the other half to Youyou Tu for her discoveries concerning a novel therapy against Malaria. The Nobel prize […]
Japanese and Canadian scientists win Nobel Prize in Physics 2015
In a press release released by the official Nobel Prize academy they announced the winners for 2015 in Physics to be Takaaki Kajita from University of Tokyo in Japan and Arthur B. McDonald from Queen’s university in Canada for their “discovery of neutrino oscillations, which shows that neutrinos have mass.” As follows the press release they issued, “The […]
Jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi wins PEN Pinter prize
Saudi blogger Raif Badawi who was jailed, fined and publicly lashed after being convicted of charges including “violating Islamic values and propagating liberal thought” has been named co-winner of the 2015 PEN Pinter prize. Badawi was convicted of insulting Islam in 2012, and fined £175,000, and is currently serving a 10-year sentence in Saudi Arabia and is due […]
China prepares to join the fight against ISIS
Al-Masdar Al-Arabi reported that Chinese military advisers are expected to join with their Russian counterparts in weeks. It comes after China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said that Chinese and Iraqi foreign ministers agreed to offer intelligence and personal training in September 2014. As China breaks it’s long history of non-interference, due to the threats that ISIS […]
KBS celebrates 40 years of Arabic service with Arab/Korean walkathon
KBS world radio is celebrating the 40th anniversary of launching it’s Arabic service by holding a walkathon in Olympic Park Peace Plaza, inviting Arabs living in Korea to participate. The walkathon expected to be held on Saturday, October 24, with over 1000 participants is organized by KBS world radio, and sponsored by a number of […]
Udon: Japanese-styled noodles in Korea
Udon is a popular instant or homemade noodle dish in both Korea and Japan. They are thicker than soba noodles, white and chewier. It is a type of thick, wheat-based noodle, usually served in a mildly flavored broth which is seasoned with soy sauce and mirin. And due to the influence of the Korean drama “Pinocchio”, more […]
“Reply 1988”: another trip down the memory lane
After “Reply 1997” and “Reply 1994” comes the third installment in these past-driven dramas “Reply 1988”. The previous two installments were a huge success and its cast saw the immediate success the dramas achieved, and that’s probably why the writer came back with another drama that goes between the past and the present, but it’s […]
Yazidi women and their struggle against ISIS
After their husbands and families were killed, Yazidi women started taking it upon themselves to defend themselves and their territories from ISIS forces. Whether they were fighting women or refugees in one of the camps or women who were tortured by ISIS and managed to escape them, they all have a story to tell. The […]
Omurice: The rooftop prince favorite dish
Omurice is one of those dishes that everyone should have in his or her repertoire, ready to pull out at a moment’s notice. It’s cheap, delicious, easy, and nutritious. Those who watched one of the most famous Korean dramas “Rooftop Prince” know the main characters are obsessed with this particular meal. Omurice is a western-influenced style of Japanese cuisine, consisting […]
Egypt, Managing Editor of the AsiaN's Middle East Bureau, Graduate Student of Mass Communication and Journalism at Ahram Canadian University 
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