tuque /tūk/ n Canadian English, var. toque [19th c. Canadian French, from the French toque, from the Basque tauka] 1 A close-fitting knitted cap, often with a long tapering end or tassel or pompom. 2 fig Something quintessentially Canadian.
souq /sūk/ n from the Arabic سوق var. souk 1 An open-air marketplace. 2 fig A central meeting place for the circulation of news and ideas.

Thursday, January 8, 2009

2008 Middle East Blog of the Year Finalists

Well, the Tuque Souq didn't crack the shortlist, but here are the finalists for the 2008 Weblog Awards in the category "Best Middle East or Africa Blog":


Finalists:
Add to any feed reader Michael J. Totten
Add to any feed reader Martin Kramer on the Middle East
Add to any feed reader Elder of Ziyon
Add to any feed reader Fundamentally Freund
Add to any feed reader My Marrakesh
Add to any feed reader Informed Comment
Add to any feed reader The Sudanese Thinker
Add to any feed reader Muslimah Media Watch
Add to any feed reader Days of My Life
Add to any feed reader Israellycool

Check 'em out, and then you can vote for the winner at the '08 Blog Awards website. The deadline for votes is Jan 13.

1 comment:

backpackadventures said...

What Celebrity do they get to host those things?
I hear that last year they had the guy who played Ercle