Oprah and Dr. Phil

I keep hearing from various students that they watch Oprah and Dr. Phil on their satellite tv. I remember reading a news article that Saudi Arabian women liked Oprah, but I had no idea Palestinian women watched her too! Dave and I mostly stick to the BBC, Arirang ( a Korean channel that we get on our satellite, oddly enough), and DubaiOne. DubaiOne shows a lot of Western programs and movies, although they are heavily censored. They won't show a kiss, but they will show blood and violence. Sometimes it's so edited that the program or movie no longer makes sense.

I didn't really get to finish that last post. I just wanted to say that the Israelis say they are blockading the Gaza Strip because of rocket attacks by the Hamas militants, and the militants say they attacked because the Israelis made incursions and killed Palestinians, and the Israelis say that they did that to prevent kidnappings of Israeli soldiers by the militants.....the blame goes back and forth, and it's hard to get the full picture.

When I arrived at my morning class with the housewives today, the center was locked and dark. The women who runs it was too busy, or something, so the ladies decided they'd rather go home. I walked back to Project Hope, as there was a clothing store I'd passed while in the taxi that I wanted to check out. I didn't buy anything, but I had a very nice conversation with the store owner. Another man in a store gave me an M pendant for free, just to be nice. I always feel better after these encounters.