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The Man Who Achieved Everything

They say that once upon a time, there lived a man who wanted to achieve everything he was capable of achieving. He

was obsessed with this desire. He ate, slept, and walked with one and only dream: to die, having accomplished every single thing he was able to accomplish. There were so…

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Pressure mounts on Saudi to ease protest ban

Saudi Arabia came under renewed pressure Wednesday to ease its ban on demonstrations, as Facebook activists

Dialogue in the form of a monologue?

Saudi FM says dialogue – not protests – 'best way' to gain rights as activists call for 'Day of Rage' this Friday

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UN seeks to bring Somalia off 'forgotten' list

The international community will again Thursday try to rally to the cause of war-torn Somalia's UN-backed government,

A 20-year-long civil war nightmare

Security Council will hold special meeting against backdrop of major land push against Shebab…

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Yemen police open fire on protesters in Sanaa

SANAA - A Yemeni protester died of gunshot wounds Wednesday after being hit when police opened fire overnight on

Steadfast to their demands

Shot Yemeni protester dies of wounds after being shot overnight by police during anti-regime protesters in…

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Islamophobia can create radicalization

On one level, al Awlaqi, from his cave hide-out in Yemen, can only prey off of alienation where it…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on March 8, 2011 at 8:56pm — No Comments

Bahrain to build 50,000 homes in face of protests

Bahrain's housing minister on Monday announced plans to build 50,000 homes at a cost of at least two billion dinars

Will sticks and carrots halt their march for democracy?

Manama responds to pro-democracy protests by spending 5.32 billion dollars on housing project.

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Iran’s bitter rivals: Ahmadinejad- Rafsanjani 1-0

Iran's former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a bitter opponent of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, saw his

Rafsanjani has never hidden his disdain for Ahmadinejad

Former Iranian president abandons post of head of Assembly of Experts he has held for past four…

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Angels In Islam‏

Angels (Arabic: ملائكة , Malāīkah; Turkish: Melek) are mentioned many times in the…

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On the Challenging Road of Revolution

If the 2011 Arab Revolution highlights anything, it is the Arab masses' refusal to accept their disenfranchisement at the

The revolutionary road paves the way that empowers the masses. (Aljazeera)…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on March 7, 2011 at 2:04pm — No Comments

In Mideast revolts, women emerge as driving force

As popular revolts continue to rock autocratic regimes across the Arab world, women are defying both taboo and

An integral part in the uprisings

Tens of thousands of women make their voices heard in anti-regimes protests in Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain, Yemen,…

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Palestinians fight occupation with Israeli bills

RAMALLAH, West Bank - Young Palestinian activists have found a new medium to protest Israeli occupation: scrawling

'A message to the Israelis'

Young Palestinian activists scrawl anti-occupation slogans on currency they share with…

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The Decree Of God...And A Wonderful reminder of the power of a supportive woman……..

One night President Obama and his wife Michelle decided to do

something out of routine and go for a casual dinner at a restaurant that wasn't too luxurious. When they were seated, the owner of the restaurant asked the…

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College Degrees Won't Shield Blacks From Unemployment

For years, Americans have been told that going to college was the best protection against unemployment. That hasn't

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The jobless rate among black college graduates is nearly double that of whites. Why?

been the case for African Americans during the Great Recession, with a jobless rate nearly double that of their white counterparts. And experts say the gap could widen in the slow…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on March 5, 2011 at 2:30pm — No Comments