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MIDDLE EAST updates (3#) -

# IRAQI: It seems like we haven't heard from Salam Adil in a while, but his new dispatch for the Iraqi Blogodrome dated Nov 19th is quite informative.

What is going on in Adhamiya? A new group calling itself Awakening is sprucing up the 'hood.

Is the Surge working? Violence in Baghdad seems to be "in a lull," but may have kicked up a notch north of Baghdad in Mosul.

Sample some excerpts from
several Iraqi bloggers in this edition.

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# MUSIC & MORE: MTV is introducing MTV Arabia with a mix that includes some local material. And an Arabic version of Pimp My Ride!

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# The new Yamli Search Engine is tailored
for people who want to use transliteration
of Arabic in English letters. [arabistblog]

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