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Omar Al Abbar – Abu Dhabi Corniche from Skate Arabia on Vimeo.

مع هذه المجة نهدف لمهاجمة الصور التي يعتقد الكثير انها تمثل العرب, نحن نهدف لتحقيق هذا بطريقة ساخرة\مضحكة.

نرحب بتعليقاتكم وارائكم.

with much pride and excitement philadelphia skateboards announces the release of it’s newest line “feeling arab” “احساس عربي”.

with this line we aim to attack stereotypes made about Arabs in a funny/sarcastic way.

we’d love to hear your comments and feedback.
check ‘em out:

Philly T-bomb	arabic chest hair
camel garage

Happening this year on October 8th, 9th and 10th, Arab Am 2009 was great… Three whole days of ripping around an indoor course built by Bradley Kirr and Tamer Ramadan. The event was part of the Adrenaline Sports Live, which hosted a weekend of all kinds of ‘extreme’ sports action from skateboarding to wake-boarding and even snowboarding..! (Photos of which we only wish we could share.) Fortunately the skatepark had the largest space out of any other event outside of the expensive cars on display. So we had a bunch of buttery flatground to skate instead of just the ramps.

A.S.L. takes place every year and it’s sort of like the ASR (action sports retailers) tradeshow which goes on in California every year with all the skate companies. In Abu Dhabi, there are numerous booths set up by all kinds of random companies and distributors. And not all of it revolves around ‘action sports’, much less skateboarding… Beside the skate park there were sailboats on display and also a Thailand tourism company who were giving away these flags that a bunch of kids tied around their necks as capes. (see Jan’s photo below, he opted for the skirt steez)

Sucks to be writing about an event that was already a month ago! Anyway for all you out there, this competition is open to anyone in the Middle East…

Results

Seniors:

1st: Evan Collisson, Dubai

2nd: Alex Medvedev, Dubai

3rd: Kyle Kenny, Abu Dhabi

Juniors:

1st: Mark Gavigan, Dubai

2nd: Omar Alabbar, Dubai

3rd: Lawrence Jokun, Dubai

Big up’s to all the winners!!! But uhhh, we’re just wondering.. “Shu!? Where’s all the Arab skaters in this competition if its called ‘Arab Am’!?”

Yalla, so if you can make it to Abu Dhabi next year, make sure you sign up for the Arab AM 10′ and represent!

If you’re in Abu Dhabi this Friday, go check out this contest at the public skatepark across from the corniche… There’s sure to be good weather, but what’s worrying is how busy that skatepark is gonna be! None the less, we hear Abu Dhabi might be getting a new skatepark soon…

Have fun kiddo’s!

Here’s the list of skateboarder’s competing:

1. SID DELA PAZ
2. MACK ESCANO
3. MAHMOUD ABDALLA
4. MARKO M.
5. DAVID FRANK
6. SAMI BADWAN
7. ADAM HEIKAL
8. MARK ISSA
9. SERGEI DUKIANOV
10. AHMED VALENTIN
11. ADI ORFALI
12. RAMZI BOULOS
13. YOUSSEF ZIEN DDIEN
14. IBO ‘IBRAHIM’
15. DONALD
16. KYLE KENNEY
17. MIKHAYEL JACOB
18. ASEM AL HAMAD
19. MAYSAM FARAJ
20. HASSAN SHAHID
21. MUSTAFA ISMAEL
22. JOHN PAUL
23. CONNOR BLACK
24. YAZAN JUDEH
25. JAN ZAJAC
26. ROB FOREST
27. SUGOR AL AWWAD
28. MAHMOUD AYOUB
29. MARWAN HUSSIEN
30. TOM ENGLISH
31. GHAYTH HASSAN
32. JAD HAKIM
33. BASSEL ABU ALI
34. AMMAR AHMAD
35. SAMI CHAIB
36. ZAID SHTRAYYEH
37. QOTAIBA W. AL SORY

www.abudhabiskaters.com

Dudes kill it around Dubai and around some of the other Emirates, including some international clips from Jordan and Barcelona?!?

A fine tune for such fantastic skateboarding…

Rage VideoMag Vol. 1 from Tamer Ramadan on Vimeo.

One of the fun-est contest’s in the past while of skateboarding in the Middle East is about to pop off next month. Thursday 8th of October – Saturday 10th of October in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Join the facebook group. And REGISTER HERE if you’re competing!

Online registration here (IF YOU REGISTERED LAST YEAR YOU DON’T NEED TO REREGISTER:http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=JscaGgtHGg_2bkBB3Dio3Nvg_3d_3d . REGISTRATION CLOSES OCT 5TH. IF YOU AREN’T REGISTERED BY THEN YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO COMPETE!

o Event is two divisions (senior -over 15, junior – under 15)
o 50 skater maximum total among the two divisions
o If there are over 50 registered skaters there will be a prequalifier on Thursday and Friday’s morning/afternoon practice. Schedule subject to change.

Thursday – Oct 8, 2009

o Open Practice/Athlete Confirmation, and pre-qualifying if there are over 50 registrations 12 – 9pm
o Riders meeting at 4pm: Heat sheets posted (also online), contest format, rules, etc.

Friday – Oct 9, 2009

o Open Practice and pre-qualifying if there are over 50 registrations 12 – 9pm11 to 2pm for Arab Am skaters only.
o Arab Am Street Contest Begins at 4pm
o 50 skaters – 2 divisions (25 from each division max)
o 2 one minute runs, best run counts to determine results
o Top 10 from each division advance to Saturday’s semifinals

Saturday – Oct 10, 2009

o Open Practice 12:30am to 1:30pm for Arab Am skaters only
o Arab Am Street Semi-Finals Begins at 2pm
o 20 skaters (10 from each division)
o 2 one minute runs, best run counts to determine results
o Top 10 skaters (5 from each division) advance to finals
– Arab Am Street Finals
o Begins immediately after Arab Am Street Semi-Finals
o 10 skaters (5 from each division)
o Three, one minute runs, best run counts to determine results
o Awards Ceremony: 1st Place for Junior and Senior division is an all expense paid trip to Woodward!

You must bring in a signed liability form to compete!

* If the winner of the Woodward trip is unable to go 2nd place will take their place. If 2nd can’t go then 3rd, etc. Make sure you get your visa early!!!!!!!!

YouTube:

Vimeo:

Wild in the Streets of Abu Dhabi from Skate Arabia on Vimeo.

Wild in the Streets went down in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on Friday, June 19th as a lead up to Go Skate Day in Dubai. Check out this article Rage Shop (Dubai) posted about the day. Not to mention how HOT it was!

click here to read it…

“No joke, it was literally between 48-50 degrees Celsius outside and regardless of that; there were more kids shredding at the park then there was Fahrenheit in the thermometer.”

Video coverage of the first Arab AM 08′ comp in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

November 13th-15th 2008

Featuring the likes of Maysam Faraj, Tanner Lostan, Evan Collisson, Omar Alabbar, Mark Gavigan, Ryan Chambers, Kyle Smith, Colm Noonan, Mustafa Freekshit, Alextron, Chef Spanky, Lawrence Jokun, Mark Issa, Tony Montana, Dave Cappalatte, B Rad and more…

Juniors
1st: Mark Gavigan
2nd: Omar Alabbar
3rd: Ryan Chambers

Seniors
1st: Maysam Faraj
2nd: Evan Collisson
3rd: Kyle Smith