<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21857369</id><updated>2011-11-28T03:50:54.453+04:00</updated><category term='snow in uae'/><category term='Islam'/><category term='Quotes'/><category term='ras al khaimah'/><category term='snowfall in ras al khaimah'/><category term='Dubai Lynx Awards'/><category term='UAE consumer law'/><category term='writers on the internet'/><category term='Dubai Lynx'/><category term='YouTube'/><category term='snow in desert'/><category term='Blogger'/><category term='writers strike'/><category term='tips for writers'/><category term='life in the UAE'/><category term='writers'/><category term='ninja tips'/><category term='Blogging'/><category term='YouTube not working'/><category term='abu dhabi'/><category term='Computers'/><category term='UAE'/><category term='consumer rights in UAE'/><category term='Online Tips'/><category term='snowfall in uae'/><category term='Dubai International Advertising Festival'/><category term='life of a writer'/><category term='internet'/><category term='youtube video for writers'/><category term='Marketing'/><category term='snow in RAK'/><category term='Writing'/><category term='etisalat'/><category term='Spirituality'/><category term='Events'/><category term='freelance'/><category term='Ideas'/><category term='Blogging Tips'/><category term='Dubai'/><title type='text'>Indian Copywriter</title><subtitle type='html'>Farrukh Naeem, freelance copywriter and journalist in Abu Dhabi, UAE blogs about writing, blogging and spirituality.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Farrukh Naeem</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12709393897548875616</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/farrukhnaeem/Farrukh-Copywriter-Journalist-small.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>44</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21857369.post-8653494210447034781</id><published>2011-01-07T06:59:00.002+04:00</published><updated>2011-01-07T07:06:30.218+04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='internet'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='freelance'/><title type='text'>Freelancers in India wanted for freelancer.com documentary</title><summary type='text'>Freelancer.com is making a documentary and they're looking for stories and Indian case studies.Their documentary team will soon be going in countries around the world looking forexceptional stories.  They're looking for stories of success, funny stories, heart warming ones by Indian users of freelance.com"Not only will your appearance in the documentary make you and your companyfamous but it is </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/feeds/8653494210447034781/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21857369&amp;postID=8653494210447034781&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/8653494210447034781'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/8653494210447034781'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/2011/01/freelancers-in-india-wanted-for.html' title='Freelancers in India wanted for freelancer.com documentary'/><author><name>Farrukh Naeem</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12709393897548875616</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/farrukhnaeem/Farrukh-Copywriter-Journalist-small.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21857369.post-5754460451920466417</id><published>2010-07-03T02:27:00.006+04:00</published><updated>2010-07-04T23:13:32.929+04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogger'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging Tips'/><title type='text'>How to create a static page or pages to a Blogger blog in less than 1 minute</title><summary type='text'>Add a page to your Blogger blog in less than 1 minute:Video tutorial on how to add pages to a Blogger blog10 steps to add pages to a Blogger blog in less than a minute:1. Go to www.blogger.com2. Enter your Blogger Username (Email).3. Enter your password.4. Sign in.5. Click on the 'Postings' tab on the top navigation menu bar once you are logged in and inside the blog you want to add your pages to</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/feeds/5754460451920466417/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21857369&amp;postID=5754460451920466417&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/5754460451920466417'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/5754460451920466417'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/2010/07/how-to-add-page-or-pages-to-blogger.html' title='How to create a static page or pages to a Blogger blog in less than 1 minute'/><author><name>Farrukh Naeem</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12709393897548875616</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/farrukhnaeem/Farrukh-Copywriter-Journalist-small.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21857369.post-6607585289820749237</id><published>2009-12-21T00:54:00.010+04:00</published><updated>2010-07-03T05:40:40.570+04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life in the UAE'/><title type='text'>Abu Dhabi FIFA Club Football World Cup 2009 - Amazing fan pictures</title><summary type='text'>Barcelona played Estudiantes de la Plata of Argentina at the Sheikh Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi to win the FIFA Club World Cup Championship.My friend Abdulla from motorsouq.ae encouraged me to watch this match. So I spent the evening of 19th December watching football in Abu Dhabi. And taking pictures. Lots.It was the first Football World Cup I have watched live. While you can see very</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/feeds/6607585289820749237/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21857369&amp;postID=6607585289820749237&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/6607585289820749237'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/6607585289820749237'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/2009/12/abu-dhabi-fifa-club-football-world-cup.html' title='Abu Dhabi FIFA Club Football World Cup 2009 - Amazing fan pictures'/><author><name>Farrukh Naeem</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12709393897548875616</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/farrukhnaeem/Farrukh-Copywriter-Journalist-small.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/farrukhnaeem/FIFA%20Club%20Football%20World%20Cup%20Final%20Abu%20Dhabi%20UAE/th_FIFA_Football_Abu_Dhabi_01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21857369.post-5715126841150380700</id><published>2009-12-19T01:36:00.002+04:00</published><updated>2009-12-19T01:38:39.355+04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='abu dhabi'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='etisalat'/><title type='text'>How to call India from UAE for less</title><summary type='text'>Use an Etisalat calling card at a phone booth - a call to India would cost just AED 0.99 per minute, ALL days of the week.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/feeds/5715126841150380700/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21857369&amp;postID=5715126841150380700&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/5715126841150380700'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/5715126841150380700'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/2009/12/how-to-call-india-from-uae-for-less.html' title='How to call India from UAE for less'/><author><name>Farrukh Naeem</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12709393897548875616</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/farrukhnaeem/Farrukh-Copywriter-Journalist-small.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2_Cbo3xOsyE/Syv16Aq24MI/AAAAAAAAAM0/9SL90fiWYqk/s72-c/image-upload-73-700196.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21857369.post-7549694546340063596</id><published>2009-12-18T22:39:00.001+04:00</published><updated>2009-12-19T00:32:34.330+04:00</updated><title type='text'>Cool starry fruit spotted at Lulu, Abu Dhabi</title><summary type='text'>Can you tell me what it is?</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/feeds/7549694546340063596/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21857369&amp;postID=7549694546340063596&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/7549694546340063596'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/7549694546340063596'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/2009/12/cool-starry-fruit-spotted-at-lulu-abu.html' title='Cool starry fruit spotted at Lulu, Abu Dhabi'/><author><name>Farrukh Naeem</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12709393897548875616</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/farrukhnaeem/Farrukh-Copywriter-Journalist-small.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2_Cbo3xOsyE/Syvm4TLDDeI/AAAAAAAAAMw/dXBCCPJWxCI/s72-c/image-upload-124-793276.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21857369.post-6620142163590951064</id><published>2009-10-02T01:15:00.004+04:00</published><updated>2009-10-02T01:55:39.960+04:00</updated><title type='text'>Google pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi through its logo on Gandhi Jayanti</title><summary type='text'>Google is showing Gandhiji in its logo on the occasion of his birthday - 2nd October. It's a great tribute to the freedom 'fighter' who advocated non-violence (ahimsa).Good work, Google!Here is what I am talking about:I had put up a post on 6 reasons why I think Gandhi Ji is cool... his family had responded to it! The post is here:http://www.indiancopywriter.com/2006/10/</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/feeds/6620142163590951064/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21857369&amp;postID=6620142163590951064&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/6620142163590951064'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/6620142163590951064'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/2009/10/google-pays-tribute-to-mahatma-gandhi.html' title='Google pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi through its logo on Gandhi Jayanti'/><author><name>Farrukh Naeem</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12709393897548875616</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/farrukhnaeem/Farrukh-Copywriter-Journalist-small.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2_Cbo3xOsyE/SsUdUCFnFZI/AAAAAAAAAMI/rDpzSHOjFo8/s72-c/Gandhi-Google-logo.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21857369.post-8819780862355175955</id><published>2009-06-13T15:59:00.000+04:00</published><updated>2009-06-13T16:01:15.522+04:00</updated><title type='text'>Can't find your Facebook profile name option? Here's the fix...</title><summary type='text'>Can't find the profile name option in your Facebook account? No problem.Just log into your account and then visit this url:http://www.facebook.com/usernameYou will see the username options Facebook suggests for you.Click on 'More' and you can then type in your desired profile name.Best of luck!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/feeds/8819780862355175955/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21857369&amp;postID=8819780862355175955&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/8819780862355175955'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/8819780862355175955'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/2009/06/cant-find-your-facebook-profile-name.html' title='Can&apos;t find your Facebook profile name option? Here&apos;s the fix...'/><author><name>Farrukh Naeem</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12709393897548875616</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/farrukhnaeem/Farrukh-Copywriter-Journalist-small.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21857369.post-3156842860760783186</id><published>2009-01-25T12:37:00.009+04:00</published><updated>2009-01-25T13:45:09.473+04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='snowfall in ras al khaimah'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='snowfall in uae'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='snow in uae'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='snow in RAK'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='snow in desert'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ras al khaimah'/><title type='text'>Snow covers Ras Al Khaimah (RAK), UAE, mountain peak for the first time in history</title><summary type='text'>Yesterday was the first time in recorded history that the residents of Ras Al Khaimah, an Emirate of the United Arab Emirates, saw snow covering the peak of Jebel Jais. This is in a country which is covered with desert sands and has temperatures rising up to 50 degree centigrade in the summer. A country where the local dialect doesn't even have a word for 'snow'!The temperature reached -3 degrees</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/feeds/3156842860760783186/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21857369&amp;postID=3156842860760783186&amp;isPopup=true' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/3156842860760783186'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/3156842860760783186'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/2009/01/snow-covers-ras-al-khaimah-rak-uae.html' title='Snow covers Ras Al Khaimah (RAK), UAE, mountain peak for the first time in history'/><author><name>Farrukh Naeem</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12709393897548875616</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/farrukhnaeem/Farrukh-Copywriter-Journalist-small.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2_Cbo3xOsyE/SXwqWe5X1UI/AAAAAAAAAHM/kI9Y9yfOY7Q/s72-c/Snow_Ras_Al_Khaimah_UAE5.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21857369.post-860665837228639475</id><published>2008-05-11T20:18:00.000+04:00</published><updated>2008-05-11T20:25:03.878+04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Dubai Lynx'/><title type='text'>Dubai Lynx Awards winners images on my Copywriter blog</title><summary type='text'>Being an advertising copywriter, I've had a very fruitful time attending the Dubai Lynx Awards - in the first edition last year and thsi year too, when the event grew into the 3 day Dubai International Advertising Festival.I've been blogging the event - recent pictures of creative guys from different advertising agencies in the Middle East and North Africa region celebrating their wins have been </summary><link rel='enclosure' type='' href='http://www.copywriterjournalist.com' length='0'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/feeds/860665837228639475/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21857369&amp;postID=860665837228639475&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/860665837228639475'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/860665837228639475'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/2008/05/dubai-lynx-awards-winners-images-on-my.html' title='Dubai Lynx Awards winners images on my Copywriter blog'/><author><name>Farrukh Naeem</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12709393897548875616</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/farrukhnaeem/Farrukh-Copywriter-Journalist-small.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21857369.post-4885856986970911633</id><published>2008-04-01T05:16:00.000+04:00</published><updated>2008-04-01T05:23:38.948+04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Dubai Lynx Awards'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Dubai International Advertising Festival'/><title type='text'>Dubai Lynx Awards and Dubai International Advertising Festival get underway in Dubai</title><summary type='text'>The first International Advertising Festival and the 2nd Duabi Lynx Awards were inaugurated today at Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre today. I'm blogging the event on my Copywriter Journalist blog.Some of the posts so far are:1. 2nd Dubai Lynx Awards entries cross the 2000 mark in 20082. Dubai Lynx shortlists, advertising seminars and workshops keep delegates busy on Day 13. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/feeds/4885856986970911633/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21857369&amp;postID=4885856986970911633&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/4885856986970911633'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/4885856986970911633'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/2008/04/dubai-lynx-awards-and-dubai.html' title='Dubai Lynx Awards and Dubai International Advertising Festival get underway in Dubai'/><author><name>Farrukh Naeem</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12709393897548875616</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/farrukhnaeem/Farrukh-Copywriter-Journalist-small.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21857369.post-7546053833767023304</id><published>2008-03-16T12:15:00.001+04:00</published><updated>2009-01-26T10:55:55.390+04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='consumer rights in UAE'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life in the UAE'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='UAE consumer law'/><title type='text'>UAE consumer complaint toll free number to address consumer issues</title><summary type='text'>[UPDATE: 26 January 2009: After receiving a comment from a blog reader saying the toll free number doesn't work anymore, I called 800 555, the toll free number for all Abu Dhabi government departments to ask them what's the new number for the Department of Consumer Protection. After a long, long wait as they searched, I was asked to call 181 instead because they didn't have the number I was </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/feeds/7546053833767023304/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21857369&amp;postID=7546053833767023304&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/7546053833767023304'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/7546053833767023304'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/2008/03/uae-consumer-complaint-toll-free-number.html' title='UAE consumer complaint toll free number to address consumer issues'/><author><name>Farrukh Naeem</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12709393897548875616</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/farrukhnaeem/Farrukh-Copywriter-Journalist-small.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21857369.post-8833558881448368507</id><published>2008-02-28T19:00:00.000+04:00</published><updated>2008-02-28T19:03:48.055+04:00</updated><title type='text'>Copywriter in UAE blog is now at www.copywriterjournalist.com</title><summary type='text'>Just a quick post to let readers know that my ad blog, one of the most popular advertising blogs in the UAE, is now at http://www.copywriterjournalist.com/So, if you're interested in what's going on in UAE advertising, and read up what a copywriter in UAE has to say about it - welcome to the copywriter's blog!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/feeds/8833558881448368507/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21857369&amp;postID=8833558881448368507&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/8833558881448368507'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/8833558881448368507'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/2008/02/copywriter-in-uae-blog-is-now-at.html' title='Copywriter in UAE blog is now at www.copywriterjournalist.com'/><author><name>Farrukh Naeem</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12709393897548875616</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/farrukhnaeem/Farrukh-Copywriter-Journalist-small.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21857369.post-1805427236015251318</id><published>2007-12-07T17:04:00.001+04:00</published><updated>2008-02-28T19:00:09.849+04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='writers on the internet'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Writing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tips for writers'/><title type='text'>Should writers work for free or be paid like every other profession?</title><summary type='text'>I've been writing ever since I can remember. And for money for around 10 years now - as an advertising copywriter and journalist.But very early on in my career, I had decided that as a matter of principle, I would have nothing to do with people expecting freebies from writers. "It'll only take a few minutes of your time," they'd say.Or in the case of advertising writing, "It's only a slogan," </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/feeds/1805427236015251318/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21857369&amp;postID=1805427236015251318&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/1805427236015251318'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/1805427236015251318'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/2007/12/should-writers-work-for-free-or-be-paid.html' title='Should writers work for free or be paid like every other profession?'/><author><name>Farrukh Naeem</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12709393897548875616</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/farrukhnaeem/Farrukh-Copywriter-Journalist-small.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21857369.post-1028872773229410540</id><published>2007-12-07T16:41:00.000+04:00</published><updated>2007-12-07T17:30:12.095+04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='writers'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life of a writer'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Writing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='writers strike'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='youtube video for writers'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tips for writers'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ninja tips'/><title type='text'>Tips for writers - By the YouTube Ninja</title><summary type='text'>The Ninja from YouTube gives some hard core tips to writers to get what they want, in light of the Writers' Guild strike.Really funny tips if you are a writers' group anywhere in the world. Or a writer.Technorati Tags:Writers, writing, freelance writer, freelancer, freelance writing, pay for writers, writing rates, scriptwriter, scriptwriting, pay the writer, writer feesAdd to:  Technorati  Digg</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/feeds/1028872773229410540/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21857369&amp;postID=1028872773229410540&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/1028872773229410540'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/1028872773229410540'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/2007/12/tips-for-writers-by-youtube-ninja.html' title='Tips for writers - By the YouTube Ninja'/><author><name>Farrukh Naeem</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12709393897548875616</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/farrukhnaeem/Farrukh-Copywriter-Journalist-small.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21857369.post-2103079388993330257</id><published>2007-10-24T18:16:00.000+04:00</published><updated>2007-10-24T18:27:22.722+04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='YouTube'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='YouTube not working'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Online Tips'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging Tips'/><title type='text'>YouTube videos just stopped working. How to fix it!</title><summary type='text'>YouTube videos just stopped working on my laptop today.The YouTube website is opening up fine, embedded videos on blogs are working okay.But when I click on a video on YouTube website, the video just wouldn't run.This is the error message the site gave me:"Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player."Then, I started Googling for ways to turn on </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/feeds/2103079388993330257/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21857369&amp;postID=2103079388993330257&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/2103079388993330257'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/2103079388993330257'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/2007/10/youtube-videos-just-stopped-working-how.html' title='YouTube videos just stopped working. How to fix it!'/><author><name>Farrukh Naeem</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12709393897548875616</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/farrukhnaeem/Farrukh-Copywriter-Journalist-small.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21857369.post-4859226262246589919</id><published>2007-04-21T00:49:00.001+04:00</published><updated>2007-05-21T15:09:42.554+04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='UAE'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Dubai'/><title type='text'>The world's tallest building to be: Burj Dubai - 10 interesting things about it</title><summary type='text'>Burj Dubai, the building in progress that you see in the picture I took of it recently, is rapidly on its way to become the world's tallest building. It already has broken the world record for having the highest number of floors in the world - 120 and going strong...Here are 10 interesting things that will go into the making of Burj Dubai, the world's tallest building to be:The estimated building</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/feeds/4859226262246589919/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21857369&amp;postID=4859226262246589919&amp;isPopup=true' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/4859226262246589919'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/4859226262246589919'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/2007/04/worlds-tallest-building-to-be-burj_21.html' title='The world&apos;s tallest building to be: Burj Dubai - 10 interesting things about it'/><author><name>Farrukh Naeem</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12709393897548875616</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/farrukhnaeem/Farrukh-Copywriter-Journalist-small.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp1.blogger.com/_2_Cbo3xOsyE/Riky_ULdrvI/AAAAAAAAAB8/6Cdek08BIKM/s72-c/BurjDubai.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21857369.post-9103859559518870571</id><published>2007-04-17T10:36:00.000+04:00</published><updated>2007-04-17T10:46:31.602+04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Quotes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ideas'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Marketing'/><title type='text'>Information sharing - an inspiring quote</title><summary type='text'>People charge you for information. But on the internet, there are people and companies sharing a lot of valuable information through case studies, white papers and research for free. Why are they doing this when they can make money selling this useful information?Michael Walters, a seasoned marketing consultant who heads True Integrated Marketing, quoted something in a recent conversation when I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/feeds/9103859559518870571/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21857369&amp;postID=9103859559518870571&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/9103859559518870571'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/9103859559518870571'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/2007/04/information-sharing-inspiring-quote-to.html' title='Information sharing - an inspiring quote'/><author><name>Farrukh Naeem</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12709393897548875616</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/farrukhnaeem/Farrukh-Copywriter-Journalist-small.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21857369.post-3893687417011934953</id><published>2007-04-17T09:16:00.001+04:00</published><updated>2008-02-28T18:59:15.115+04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Computers'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Islam'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ideas'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Marketing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Spirituality'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><title type='text'>Why do people give things out for free?</title><summary type='text'>"Why are you doing this?" is a common question I am asked. "What will you get out of this?" is the next one that surely follows. People only understand instant gratification, I presume.On my copywriter and journalist in the UAE blog, I try and respond to all the reader comments and give tips when they ask for how to get a job in advertising, how to go about looking for copywriting opportunities </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/feeds/3893687417011934953/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21857369&amp;postID=3893687417011934953&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/3893687417011934953'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/3893687417011934953'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/2007/04/why-do-people-give-things-out-for-free.html' title='Why do people give things out for free?'/><author><name>Farrukh Naeem</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12709393897548875616</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/farrukhnaeem/Farrukh-Copywriter-Journalist-small.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21857369.post-6824877456224364989</id><published>2007-03-13T04:43:00.001+04:00</published><updated>2007-03-13T22:39:39.160+04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><title type='text'>Blogging in Hindi? This is amazing!</title><summary type='text'>Blogger enables one to post in Hindi - अब हम हिंदी में बलोगिंग कर सकते हैं सिर्फ एक बटन दबा कर. Of all the languages in the world, the first one available on Blogger.com after English is Hindi. Makes me happy, proud and eager to try the feature.अब हम हिन्दी में ब्लौगिंग कर सकते हैं - और वह भी इंग्लिश में टाईप कर के - कमाल है ना!An excellent and descriptive post on how you can type in Hindi on </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/feeds/6824877456224364989/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21857369&amp;postID=6824877456224364989&amp;isPopup=true' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/6824877456224364989'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/6824877456224364989'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/2007/03/blogging-in-hindi-this-is-amazing_13.html' title='Blogging in Hindi? This is amazing!'/><author><name>Farrukh Naeem</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12709393897548875616</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/farrukhnaeem/Farrukh-Copywriter-Journalist-small.jpg'/></author><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21857369.post-1729798441878205289</id><published>2007-02-15T05:13:00.000+04:00</published><updated>2007-03-13T02:23:07.220+04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Events'/><title type='text'>Creative Majlis invites creative professionals and community service enthusiasts in Dubai, UAE</title><summary type='text'>Creative Majlis - a global network of creative professionals and community service enthusiasts pooling in their skills and talents for social causes - is celebrating its first anniversary. In one year, we have grown from two founding members - Farrukh Naeem and Mayura Sandeep, both advertising professionals determined to use their skills for community service - to more than 300 members across the</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/feeds/1729798441878205289/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21857369&amp;postID=1729798441878205289&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/1729798441878205289'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/1729798441878205289'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/2007/02/creative-majlis-invites-creative.html' title='Creative Majlis invites creative professionals and community service enthusiasts in Dubai, UAE'/><author><name>Farrukh Naeem</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12709393897548875616</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/farrukhnaeem/Farrukh-Copywriter-Journalist-small.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21857369.post-116508129488932922</id><published>2006-12-02T21:38:00.000+04:00</published><updated>2006-12-02T21:41:38.170+04:00</updated><title type='text'>United Arab Emirates (UAE) celebrates its 35th National Day today</title><summary type='text'>The UAE is celebrating its 35th National Day today. Our prayers and best wishes to a country that is home to more than a 100 nationalities. A country that welcomes people from all cultures and communities. A country where people come to make their dreams come true, and do.As the UAE prepares to move further with its electoral process and a million other progressive things, we wish the best for </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/feeds/116508129488932922/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21857369&amp;postID=116508129488932922&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/116508129488932922'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/116508129488932922'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/2006/12/united-arab-emirates-uae-celebrates.html' title='United Arab Emirates (UAE) celebrates its 35th National Day today'/><author><name>Farrukh Naeem</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12709393897548875616</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/farrukhnaeem/Farrukh-Copywriter-Journalist-small.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21857369.post-116290243449482584</id><published>2006-11-07T16:26:00.000+04:00</published><updated>2006-12-02T21:50:55.800+04:00</updated><title type='text'>Click for Freedom: Reporters Without Borders organises demo for internet freedom</title><summary type='text'>If you care for the freedom of people to express their thoughts on the internet, this news is of use.Peter Griffin of Caferati, a writers group having more than 2,000 members worldwide and a Dubai chapter too, posted me in on it today.Reporters Without Borders has organised an international cyber demo to support freedom of speech on the internet.All you have to do to support their campaign </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/feeds/116290243449482584/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21857369&amp;postID=116290243449482584&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/116290243449482584'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/116290243449482584'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/2006/11/click-for-freedom-reporters-without.html' title='Click for Freedom: Reporters Without Borders organises demo for internet freedom'/><author><name>Farrukh Naeem</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12709393897548875616</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/farrukhnaeem/Farrukh-Copywriter-Journalist-small.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21857369.post-115981794177640855</id><published>2006-10-02T23:33:00.000+04:00</published><updated>2006-10-03T00:09:15.513+04:00</updated><title type='text'>Remembering Gandhi Ji - the father of our nation</title><summary type='text'>Today is 2 October - Gandhi Jayanti - the birthdate of Mahatma Gandhi - the man the world remembers for bringing down a powerful empire through non-violence. The man the world needs most in these warring times.The man we Indians fondly call "Bapu" - or father.Here's why I admire Gandhi Ji, and this is not just because I have watched the recent movie "Lage Raho Munna Bhai" that has made Gandhigiri</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/feeds/115981794177640855/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21857369&amp;postID=115981794177640855&amp;isPopup=true' title='8 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/115981794177640855'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/115981794177640855'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/2006/10/remembering-gandhi-ji-father-of-our.html' title='Remembering Gandhi Ji - the father of our nation'/><author><name>Farrukh Naeem</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12709393897548875616</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/farrukhnaeem/Farrukh-Copywriter-Journalist-small.jpg'/></author><thr:total>8</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21857369.post-115882406143774699</id><published>2006-09-21T11:00:00.000+04:00</published><updated>2006-09-21T11:41:49.110+04:00</updated><title type='text'>What writers do in times of war</title><summary type='text'>War does different things to different people.It rings the cash registers of arms manufacturers and defence contractors. Oil companies rub their hands in anticipation. Terrorists rejoice at the emotions they can now whip up to recruit for their evil causes.News networks work overtime, enflaming passions further, rather than calming people down - if it bleeds, it leads. Viewership ratings </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/feeds/115882406143774699/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21857369&amp;postID=115882406143774699&amp;isPopup=true' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/115882406143774699'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/115882406143774699'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/2006/09/what-writers-do-in-times-of-war.html' title='What writers do in times of war'/><author><name>Farrukh Naeem</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12709393897548875616</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/farrukhnaeem/Farrukh-Copywriter-Journalist-small.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21857369.post-115856823194986221</id><published>2006-09-18T11:59:00.000+04:00</published><updated>2006-09-20T15:22:02.706+04:00</updated><title type='text'>Not in God's name...</title><summary type='text'>People have, in the course of history, committed heinous crimes in God's name and continue to do so - most of us are just too lazy or ignorant to challenge their distortions and lies.Does any religion teach imperialism, greed and aggression? Or are the teachings of religions being twisted by the power hungry for material gains?Jesus (peace be upon him) taught that you should turn the other cheek </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/feeds/115856823194986221/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21857369&amp;postID=115856823194986221&amp;isPopup=true' title='8 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/115856823194986221'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/115856823194986221'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/2006/09/not-in-gods-name.html' title='Not in God&apos;s name...'/><author><name>Farrukh Naeem</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12709393897548875616</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/farrukhnaeem/Farrukh-Copywriter-Journalist-small.jpg'/></author><thr:total>8</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21857369.post-115554884841295364</id><published>2006-08-14T13:45:00.000+04:00</published><updated>2006-08-15T13:09:41.676+04:00</updated><title type='text'>When will the wars stop?</title><summary type='text'>The wars won't stop till we have a 'we-they' mentality. The hate won't stop as long as we are pointing fingers at each other.I admire Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy of non-violence as a means to put one's point across.A beautiful story that I want to share is shown in the movie 'Gandhi'.A man whose small child was killed in riots came to Gandhi and said they killed my son, now I am going to kill </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/feeds/115554884841295364/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21857369&amp;postID=115554884841295364&amp;isPopup=true' title='8 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/115554884841295364'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/115554884841295364'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/2006/08/when-will-wars-stop.html' title='When will the wars stop?'/><author><name>Farrukh Naeem</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12709393897548875616</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/farrukhnaeem/Farrukh-Copywriter-Journalist-small.jpg'/></author><thr:total>8</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21857369.post-114995272756590047</id><published>2006-06-10T19:17:00.000+04:00</published><updated>2006-06-21T17:45:14.940+04:00</updated><title type='text'>Using creativity for social change through Creative Majlis</title><summary type='text'>There comes a time in everyone's life when they look at what they do, day after day, and wonder if it has any meaning - if it makes life better for anyone other than themselves. That's when we start wishing that we want to do something meaningful.Most of us would like to make a difference to the world we live in, but how? Now there's a great way to get together and pool in skills and talents for </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/feeds/114995272756590047/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21857369&amp;postID=114995272756590047&amp;isPopup=true' title='8 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/114995272756590047'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/114995272756590047'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/2006/06/using-creativity-for-social-change.html' title='Using creativity for social change through Creative Majlis'/><author><name>Farrukh Naeem</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12709393897548875616</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/farrukhnaeem/Farrukh-Copywriter-Journalist-small.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/farrukhnaeem/Creative%20Majlis%205%20June/th_IMG_0075b.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>8</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21857369.post-114847860876124717</id><published>2006-05-24T17:48:00.001+04:00</published><updated>2010-08-08T15:19:45.673+04:00</updated><title type='text'>Writers meet in Dubai at the Caferati Read Meet</title><summary type='text'>Dubai has a new forum for writers who like to share their work and network with other writers for peer review. The past few months, I had been working hard to start the Dubai chapter of Caferati - an international writers' forum with more than 1,500 writer members worldwide.Early this month, Caferati Dubai had its first Read Meet - and boy, did we have our hands full with great writing to be </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/feeds/114847860876124717/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21857369&amp;postID=114847860876124717&amp;isPopup=true' title='10 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/114847860876124717'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/114847860876124717'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/2006/05/writers-meet-in-dubai-at-caferati-read.html' title='Writers meet in Dubai at the Caferati Read Meet'/><author><name>Farrukh Naeem</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12709393897548875616</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/farrukhnaeem/Farrukh-Copywriter-Journalist-small.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/farrukhnaeem/Caferati%20Dubai%20Blog/th_CaferatiDubai54.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>10</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21857369.post-114580372662256732</id><published>2006-04-23T17:40:00.000+04:00</published><updated>2006-04-23T18:48:46.716+04:00</updated><title type='text'>How do I fix a broken heart?</title><summary type='text'>On my visit to India, I was given a CD recording of a young Islamic scholar's speech on 'Islam and social service'. Now this Sheikh is a passout from Al Azhar University so the lecture was laced with quotes and references from the Holy Quran and hadith.A story from that recording stayed with me about a saintly Muslim teacher who was asked by an old and poor non-Muslim woman to pray to God for her</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/feeds/114580372662256732/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21857369&amp;postID=114580372662256732&amp;isPopup=true' title='30 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/114580372662256732'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/114580372662256732'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/2006/04/how-do-i-fix-broken-heart.html' title='How do I fix a broken heart?'/><author><name>Farrukh Naeem</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12709393897548875616</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/farrukhnaeem/Farrukh-Copywriter-Journalist-small.jpg'/></author><thr:total>30</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21857369.post-114536938020856066</id><published>2006-04-18T18:06:00.000+04:00</published><updated>2006-05-27T16:55:26.940+04:00</updated><title type='text'>Emigration Clearance Not Required</title><summary type='text'>The officer at the emigration counter was young, and talkative.As I stood in the queue waiting for my turn, I could see that he was making small talk with most passengers.Some passengers replied to him smiling. Some grimaced. Some looked the other way as he spoke.Was he cross-questioning them? Or just making small talk?It was my turn."Are you Indian?" the officer asked as he trained his eyes on </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/feeds/114536938020856066/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21857369&amp;postID=114536938020856066&amp;isPopup=true' title='10 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/114536938020856066'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/114536938020856066'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/2006/04/emigration-clearance-not-required.html' title='Emigration Clearance Not Required'/><author><name>Farrukh Naeem</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12709393897548875616</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/farrukhnaeem/Farrukh-Copywriter-Journalist-small.jpg'/></author><thr:total>10</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21857369.post-114519464878690455</id><published>2006-04-16T17:25:00.000+04:00</published><updated>2006-04-16T17:37:28.796+04:00</updated><title type='text'>Becoming a foreigner in my motherland</title><summary type='text'>I have just returned to the UAE from India - and this trip made me a certified NRI (Non-Resident Indian). How, you ask?My tummy crashed.The way it does for foreigners who visit India and can't take the spicy food.I felt ridiculous carrying a mineral water bottle around, like the firangi backpackers you see in India whose tummies can't take our desi water. The street side stalls called out to the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/feeds/114519464878690455/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21857369&amp;postID=114519464878690455&amp;isPopup=true' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/114519464878690455'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/114519464878690455'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/2006/04/becoming-foreigner-in-my-motherland.html' title='Becoming a foreigner in my motherland'/><author><name>Farrukh Naeem</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12709393897548875616</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/farrukhnaeem/Farrukh-Copywriter-Journalist-small.jpg'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21857369.post-114352932419450509</id><published>2006-03-28T10:41:00.000+04:00</published><updated>2006-03-28T11:47:48.116+04:00</updated><title type='text'>Blogging about the IAA World Congress on my Advertising &amp; Marketing blog</title><summary type='text'>For my blogger friends, I have been out of the action for a while. But the blogging has been going on my Wordpress blog - with midnight passion.I am busy writing about the world's largest Congress of the International Advertising Association in the world's fastest growing city - Dubai.Here's where you can catch my posts on the IAA World Congress in Dubai. You can read these posts, most with </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/feeds/114352932419450509/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21857369&amp;postID=114352932419450509&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/114352932419450509'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/114352932419450509'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/2006/03/blogging-about-iaa-world-congress-on.html' title='Blogging about the IAA World Congress on my Advertising &amp; Marketing blog'/><author><name>Farrukh Naeem</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12709393897548875616</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/farrukhnaeem/Farrukh-Copywriter-Journalist-small.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21857369.post-114324120118609321</id><published>2006-03-25T02:46:00.000+04:00</published><updated>2006-03-26T03:51:07.276+04:00</updated><title type='text'>The 40th IAA World Congress in Dubai - The reason for my flooded inbox</title><summary type='text'>The International Advertising Association's (IAA) 40th World Congress came to a conclusion in Dubai yesterday evening. For three days, from 21 to 23 March, I was rubbing shoulders and having coffee, lunch and dinner, and sharing stories and gyan with the who's who of the advertising world.Not one, not two, but 2,000 professionals from over 60 countries attended. What else would you expect but </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/feeds/114324120118609321/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21857369&amp;postID=114324120118609321&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/114324120118609321'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/114324120118609321'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/2006/03/40th-iaa-world-congress-in-dubai.html' title='The 40th IAA World Congress in Dubai - The reason for my flooded inbox'/><author><name>Farrukh Naeem</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12709393897548875616</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/farrukhnaeem/Farrukh-Copywriter-Journalist-small.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21857369.post-114174147561101356</id><published>2006-03-07T18:21:00.000+04:00</published><updated>2006-03-07T18:32:00.686+04:00</updated><title type='text'>My humble 200 word offering to the great Blank Noise project</title><summary type='text'>Can you guess who I am?I dress modestly. I don’t wear flashy make up.I am not the kind of a lady one would mistake for a call girl or prostitute.Yet, when I step out of my home, male eyes follow my every move – I often get asked "How much?"I can feel that no matter what I am wearing, many of these eyes see me as though I was wearing nothing.As I move about on the streets, the stares turn to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/feeds/114174147561101356/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21857369&amp;postID=114174147561101356&amp;isPopup=true' title='17 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/114174147561101356'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/114174147561101356'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/2006/03/my-humble-200-word-offering-to-great.html' title='My humble 200 word offering to the great Blank Noise project'/><author><name>Farrukh Naeem</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12709393897548875616</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/farrukhnaeem/Farrukh-Copywriter-Journalist-small.jpg'/></author><thr:total>17</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21857369.post-114173264516485945</id><published>2006-03-07T15:53:00.000+04:00</published><updated>2006-03-26T04:29:46.923+04:00</updated><title type='text'>100 words for the Blank Noise project</title><summary type='text'>Never the elevator.Elevators scare me. Always have.It has been fifty-five years since I last stepped into an elevator.It’s hard to always use the stairs. But it’s harder to think of taking the elevator.Can you understand how helpless a lonely child can be when confronted by a molester inside an elevator with soundproof, cold walls?No one to help. No one to see. No one to listen. No one to save an</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/feeds/114173264516485945/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21857369&amp;postID=114173264516485945&amp;isPopup=true' title='13 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/114173264516485945'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/114173264516485945'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/2006/03/100-words-for-blank-noise-project.html' title='100 words for the Blank Noise project'/><author><name>Farrukh Naeem</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12709393897548875616</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/farrukhnaeem/Farrukh-Copywriter-Journalist-small.jpg'/></author><thr:total>13</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21857369.post-114159834785347681</id><published>2006-03-06T02:14:00.000+04:00</published><updated>2006-03-06T02:53:46.830+04:00</updated><title type='text'>I got tagged - My secrets are out</title><summary type='text'>I have been tagged by Sushi with this list. Will give it a try.Four jobs I've had:Scriptwriter in a TV commercials production companyCopywriter in one of the world's top integrated marketing companiesAgency editor for more than 20 corporate newsletters, including one of UNFPAJournalist specialised in marketing and advertising featuresFour movies I can watch all over again:Al Risala (Arabic)The </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/feeds/114159834785347681/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21857369&amp;postID=114159834785347681&amp;isPopup=true' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/114159834785347681'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/114159834785347681'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/2006/03/i-got-tagged-my-secrets-are-out.html' title='I got tagged - My secrets are out'/><author><name>Farrukh Naeem</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12709393897548875616</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/farrukhnaeem/Farrukh-Copywriter-Journalist-small.jpg'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21857369.post-114158386974412577</id><published>2006-03-05T22:07:00.000+04:00</published><updated>2006-03-05T22:40:20.383+04:00</updated><title type='text'>Blog for a cause: Street Harassment &amp; Eve Teasing</title><summary type='text'>For bloggers who want to volunteer for a cause - here's a worthy one. Speak up against street harassment and eve-teasing. Blog about it.The Blank Noise Project is addressing this issue with the help of bloggers. A blogathon is being organised on 7 March in which bloggers who want to pitch in for the cause will write about this issue on their blogs.Join in and support the Blank Noise project </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/feeds/114158386974412577/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21857369&amp;postID=114158386974412577&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/114158386974412577'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/114158386974412577'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/2006/03/blog-for-cause-street-harassment-eve.html' title='Blog for a cause: Street Harassment &amp; Eve Teasing'/><author><name>Farrukh Naeem</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12709393897548875616</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/farrukhnaeem/Farrukh-Copywriter-Journalist-small.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21857369.post-114122466770024538</id><published>2006-03-01T18:43:00.000+04:00</published><updated>2006-03-02T01:44:47.043+04:00</updated><title type='text'>Kate Adie Of The BBC On Being A News Correspondent</title><summary type='text'>28 February, Dubai: Kate Adie, one of the most well known correspondents on the BBC, was a good choice to deliver a talk titled "So you want to be a... news correspondent". This is the first one in a series of such talks being organised in the UAE, by Jim Davidson, the hilarious British comedian.Knowing how quickly good shows get fully booked here in Dubai, I reached Madinat Jumeirah's box office</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/feeds/114122466770024538/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21857369&amp;postID=114122466770024538&amp;isPopup=true' title='9 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/114122466770024538'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/114122466770024538'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/2006/03/kate-adie-of-bbc-on-being-news.html' title='Kate Adie Of The BBC On Being A News Correspondent'/><author><name>Farrukh Naeem</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12709393897548875616</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/farrukhnaeem/Farrukh-Copywriter-Journalist-small.jpg'/></author><thr:total>9</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21857369.post-114079765819363219</id><published>2006-02-24T20:04:00.000+04:00</published><updated>2006-02-24T20:14:18.206+04:00</updated><title type='text'>Analysing The Muslim Response To Controversy</title><summary type='text'>The American University in Dubai's Islamic Awareness Club has organised a lecture by Dr. Abdelrahman Thakir discussing the Muslim reaction to the Danish controversy.Lecture Title: 'Why do we act and react the way we do'Date: Saturday, 25th of Feb. 2006 - that's tomorrow!Venue: Auditorium of the American University in DubaiTime: Doors open at 6:30 pm.Looks interesting. The last public lecture I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/feeds/114079765819363219/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21857369&amp;postID=114079765819363219&amp;isPopup=true' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/114079765819363219'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/114079765819363219'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/2006/02/analysing-muslim-response-to.html' title='Analysing The Muslim Response To Controversy'/><author><name>Farrukh Naeem</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12709393897548875616</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/farrukhnaeem/Farrukh-Copywriter-Journalist-small.jpg'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21857369.post-114068340577144507</id><published>2006-02-23T11:57:00.000+04:00</published><updated>2006-02-23T12:33:37.270+04:00</updated><title type='text'>Featured Writer: Robin Sharma - The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari</title><summary type='text'>Robin Sharma inspires people with his writing. Millions of people, across the world.Robin is better known as the author of "The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari" - a bestseller that is changing people's lives with its sagely advice.After quitting his job as a litigation lawyer, Robin Sharma marched to his own drummer's beat to become a bestselling author, speaker and life coach.Robin had self-published </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/feeds/114068340577144507/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21857369&amp;postID=114068340577144507&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/114068340577144507'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/114068340577144507'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/2006/02/featured-writer-robin-sharma-monk-who.html' title='Featured Writer: Robin Sharma - The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari'/><author><name>Farrukh Naeem</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12709393897548875616</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/farrukhnaeem/Farrukh-Copywriter-Journalist-small.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21857369.post-114018528938417415</id><published>2006-02-17T17:47:00.000+04:00</published><updated>2006-02-17T18:18:26.466+04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Writers Groups in the United Arab EmiratesThe last couple of years have been good for writers in the UAE. We saw two writers' clubs being formed: the Dubai Writers Group on Meetup.com (DWG) and the International Literary Society of Dubai (ILSD).I am a member of both.The DWG has an active message board on Meetup.com and as of today, 292 members. A group 'meetup' is held every month at a convenient</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/feeds/114018528938417415/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21857369&amp;postID=114018528938417415&amp;isPopup=true' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/114018528938417415'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/114018528938417415'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/2006/02/writers-groups-in-united-arab-emirates.html' title=''/><author><name>Farrukh Naeem</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12709393897548875616</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/farrukhnaeem/Farrukh-Copywriter-Journalist-small.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21857369.post-114018325066982400</id><published>2006-02-17T17:27:00.000+04:00</published><updated>2006-02-17T18:20:24.183+04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>A 55-word short story. Fiction based on real life.Fiction is getting shorter in many writing circles. But that doesn’t necessarily make the task easier for the writer. Imagine condensing an entire plot in a few words. How about just 55?Here’s a flash fiction piece by me, in the form of a 55-er (a 55 word story).It’s called ‘Going somewhere?’It took him sixteen years to build a home for his </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/feeds/114018325066982400/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21857369&amp;postID=114018325066982400&amp;isPopup=true' title='9 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/114018325066982400'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/114018325066982400'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/2006/02/55-word-short-story.html' title=''/><author><name>Farrukh Naeem</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12709393897548875616</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/farrukhnaeem/Farrukh-Copywriter-Journalist-small.jpg'/></author><thr:total>9</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21857369.post-114018276268867580</id><published>2006-02-17T17:19:00.000+04:00</published><updated>2006-02-17T17:26:02.690+04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>The world's largest floating book fair in Abu Dhabi[Source: My Marketing, Advertising &amp; Creativity blog]Abu Dhabi, 29 January 2006: Book lovers in Abu Dhabi are heading for the sea. The world’s largest floating book fair on board the MV Doulos beckons…The MV Doulos, currently docked at the Abu Dhabi Free Port, is recognised in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s oldest active </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/feeds/114018276268867580/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21857369&amp;postID=114018276268867580&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/114018276268867580'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/114018276268867580'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/2006/02/worlds-largest-floating-book-fair-in.html' title=''/><author><name>Farrukh Naeem</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12709393897548875616</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/farrukhnaeem/Farrukh-Copywriter-Journalist-small.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21857369.post-113888089276767401</id><published>2006-02-02T15:34:00.000+04:00</published><updated>2006-02-17T17:17:40.210+04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Hi,Welcome to my blog. I hope you enjoy your stay here and look forward to your feedback. Here’s a little background about my professional life, for those who would like to look up my credentials.I am Farrukh Naeem, an award-winning copywriter and journalist based in Dubai, UAE.Global brands I have written forIn the 10 years that I have been writing professionally, I have written for some of the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/feeds/113888089276767401/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21857369&amp;postID=113888089276767401&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/113888089276767401'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21857369/posts/default/113888089276767401'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.indiancopywriter.com/2006/02/hi-welcome-to-my-blog.html' title=''/><author><name>Farrukh Naeem</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12709393897548875616</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/farrukhnaeem/Farrukh-Copywriter-Journalist-small.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry></feed>
