Oh, hello - and surprise, I'm in Sweden. Apparently the friendly locals eat jogurt and watch Yay Leno on television.



Rami Abdelrahim Abdelhrahman, a Jordanian blogger who is doing a graduate degree in peace journalism at the University of Orebro, invited me to co-present a few talks about his thesis topic -blogs and conflicts in the Middle East.


Rami, in the cafeteria at the music school of Orebro University. (best coffee on campus).

We will be co-presenting at the University of Stockholm on Friday, 2 February. Details are as follows:
JMK, 2nd floor
10  a.m. - noon.

Imaan, I hope you read this because I would love to meet you and I've lost your email address.

The rapidly evolving Middle East blogosphere is attracting the attention of both academics and new media analysts. Gal Beckerman wrote this piece  on the subject for the current issue of the Columbia Journalism Review. I'd be very interested in reader feedback - and so would he. ;)

My laptop is not picking up local ISP addresses, despite wonderful Idan's valiant attempts to resolve the problem remotely. But I will try to find a computer geek at the University of Stockholm to help me, so that I can write more about my experiences in this beautiful - but very cold! - country. Meanwhile I am mooching a little time on Rami's computer while he sleeps.

Oh, and by the way - I'm an auntie! Gabriel David Maxwell Stevenson was born to the Pony and Kiff on January 30.