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Middle East to Kim Kardashian: We don’t want you here

Posted by on 11/29/12 at 11:24 am

Kardashian touches down in Kuwait

 

Her milkshakes don’t bring all the boys to the yard.

Kim Kardashian is facing a backlash over her publicity tour in the Middle East, where she is launching a pair of Millions of Milkshakes franchises in  malls.

Apparently, people feel Kardashian’s “values clash” with their traditions as “religiously committed people.” [Guess they weren't fans of her infamous sex tape, then]

Mohammad Al Tabtabai, a preacher, told Gulf News of her visit to Kuwait: “Her visit could help  spread vice among our youth.”

Meanwhile, in neighbouring Bahrain, conservative  lawmakers blasted the reality TV star and tried to keep her out of the island  nation, arguing that she is “an actress with an extremely bad  reputation”.

Kim Kardashian Meeting with the US Ambassador to Kuwait, Matthew Tueller

Sahar Moussa, a columnist for The Kuwait Times, went as far to pen a blistering piece where she blasted the decision to allow Kardashian to visit.

She wrote: ”Let me be clear here, I really  hate judging people, and I do respect everybody’s business when it comes to  their private life, but when it is someone like Kim Kardashian - who is only known for her obscene movie, voluptuous derriere and fake reality  TV show that shows nothing but low morals and a lot of plastic surgery, then I  have a problem.

“I will not forgive them for letting a person  who has nothing except low morals and fake attitude to come to Kuwait and spread what message?”

Apparently, the reality stars’ short-lived marriage and recent tweets supporting the people of Israel during the recent conflict with Palestine, also go against the grain of the deeply religious Middle East.

Here’s she is promoting her tour, prior to leaving America…

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Today’s Photo: Give Peace A Chance

Posted by on 11/21/12 at 12:13 pm

 

They pose a question we all mull over and understandably, these two peace promoters are now the internet’s most beloved new heroes.

A Jewish man from Israel and a Muslim man from Palestine held a cardboard sign that said “why can’t we all get along” on a street corner in Midtown Manhattan.

Shared on Facebook by Do Something, youth social cause non-profit organization, the photo had thousands of shares, close to 15,000 “likes” and hundreds of comments.

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Fighting the Middle Eastern’s obesity problem: Bariatric surgeon Dr. Carson Liu reveals how he is endeavoring to tackle the problem in an exclusive interview

Posted by on 5/17/12 at 11:33 am

The United Arab Emirates has long been known for its affluent culture, but now, it is tackling a serious health problem that has long been associated with Western cultures.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), “obesity is one of today’s most blatantly visible – yet most neglected – public health problems.”

Regionally, in the Middle East, the percentage of obese men and women is 13 percent and 24.5 percent, respectively. Additionally, some 70 percent of UAE residents are classed as overweight or obese and Kuwaiti women are placed 5th in worldwide obesity.

In an effort to stamp out the rampant rise of obesity in the United Arab Emirates, leading American Bariatric surgeon Dr. Carson Liu is set to open his first clinic in Dubai on May 21 because, as he says, “there is a need in this field and in this area.”

Dr. Carson Liu explains that the reason the United Arab Emirates is facing this health issue is because they have access to richer food.

“In affluent societies there is easy access to rich and high calorie foods, there also tends to be a lack of exercise add that to the terrible heat that is prevalent in the Middle East and it  all contributes to a sedentary lifestyle,” he explains

He also says the influence of the West is heavily to blame for the United Arab Emirates current predicament.

“I believe it is influence of the Western diet and lifestyle, ” he says. “Now that westernized fast food is globalized, it is now common that many meals consist of fried high fat foods that aren’t indigenous to what was once a Middle Eastern diet that consisted of a lot of vegetables and legumes.”

Diabetes, he explains has also become an issue.

“Diabetes and obesity go hand-in-hand as we have seen in the United States with children and teenagers,” he says. “Every society is dealing with altered intake of high calorie foods with a sedentary lifestyle

And his reason for opening his clinic is simple: Drastic problems require drastic solutions.

“Surgeries are definitely one of those that can help combat diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep apnea and hypertension,” Dr Liu says.   “These are health issues that are easily avoidable if only people would be more aware of what they are putting in their mouths and how much they are eating.”

For more information about Dr. Liu, click here.

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