Normally you should listen to me, but this time listen to my sister's latest song! Double click to hear this fantastic music...
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Dear reader,
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While some articles are serious, some are not. Some are meant to be funny, others aren't. Sometimes its opinions aren't properly thought through, other times they are rather balanced.
Consider it a journalist's playground, away from the, sometimes dry, daily news stories and features published in my newspaper.
One day I will ridicule Iran, the next day you find me insulting the US. Believe me; I don't have some kind of political agenda. I am an observer, nothing more, nothing less. Where ever I travel in the Middle East, I'm a guest of the people. The only thing I do, is write down their stories.
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About Me
Harald Doornbos
Beirut, Lebanon
(b. 1967) is a Dutch journalist, currently based in Beirut, Lebanon. He is the Arab World correspondent for the GPD newspaper group (www.gpd.nl) from Holland. On a less regular base he reports for Dutch National Public Radio (www.nos.nl). After having studied Journalism in the Netherlands during the '80s, he worked for a leftwing Dutch daily, De Waarheid. During the early '90s he started crisis reporting - N. Ireland, 1st Gulf War, Lebanon and the wars in Croatia and Bosnia. In june 1993 he became the Zagreb, Croatia, based former-Yugoslavia correspondent for a Dutch newspaper. In 1994 he moved to the Bosnian captial Sarajevo where he was based until 1997. After a six month stay in Sydney, Australia, he moved in 1998 to Kosovo's capital Pristina to cover the war for GPD-newspapers and NOS-radio/tv. In 2000 he was appointed the New Delhi based South Asia correspondent for GPD and NOS.
Immediately after September 11 he moved to the Pakistani capital Islamabad. In October 2004 he was appointed Arab World correspondent for GPD newspapers, based in Beirut, Lebanon.
What is life without music? Well, pretty much like in many parts of Taliban-run areas in Afghanistan where music is forbidden. No problem though. Because I've been many times to Afghanistan and, believe me, silence is the best Afghan song I know.
Below you will find the, rather diverse, music I like. Many songs or artists might be unknown to you - but just try it, you never know.
Judging by the playslists below, I am kind of a fan of music from ex-Yugoslavia, where I lived for around 8 years.
Although I am now based in Beirut and mainly travel the Arab world, you won't find a lot of Arabic music here. I'm just not a big lover of Arabic music. Ten minutes fine; two hours and I'll start sticking carrots in my ears. That said; I'm a Dutchman but hardly ever listen to Dutch music either.
And what the hell is that Spanish/Basque crap doing here? I actually don't know. I just like it.
Anyhow - If you want to listen to a song, double-click it and the music will automatically start.
Arabic:
(Dear people, I know it is not 'Le Beirut', but 'Li Beirut'. Just a mistake made by some unknown person who put this song on the net.)
2 comments:
LOL
good observation.
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