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MENA activists bring hope online

Hope just got a boost online. From photos of youth in Saudi Arabia rebuilding after recent floods, to blog posts about

Far from the stereotypes haunting international mass media

'1001 Stories of Common Ground' offers view of what it is like to be creative Arab in…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on April 9, 2011 at 10:00pm — 1 Comment

Yemen children killed, traumatized by upsurge in violence

TAIZ - Mohammed Munif's three daughters were stunned by the sight of their teacher bleeding from the head after

They have had enough

Local NGO accuses police of taking advantage of state of emergency currently enforced in Yemen to commit abuses against…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on April 7, 2011 at 10:37pm — No Comments

WISE Honors the 100th International Women's Day

Around the world many women endure the unjust hardship of gender inequality that often gives way to human rights

Women’s Islamic Initiative in Spirituality and Equality (WISE)…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on April 7, 2011 at 8:00am — 2 Comments

The Charles Schulz Philosophy -Little Secrets of Life You Never Thought About

You don’t have to actually answer the questions. Just ponder on them.

Just read the article straight through, and you’ll get the point.

Name the five wealthiest people in the world.
Name the last five Heisman trophy winners.
Name the last five winners of the Miss America pageant.…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on April 7, 2011 at 7:53am — 1 Comment

Point and Shoot: Is It Legal to Take Pictures of Factory Farms?

People get nervous when they don't know why you're taking a picture of something. Pointing a camera at the Statute of

James Reeves

Liberty is understandable. Taking a photo of a barge or some pilings in the East River attracts authorities. This anxiety is not just a feature of cities. Speeding through Utah one evening, I saw the…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on April 6, 2011 at 7:00am — No Comments

Israel sees Palestinian efforts to form state as 'war'

JERUSALEM - A senior Israeli defence official has warned that Palestinian efforts to isolate Israel and secure recognition

Israeli dictionary: war is peace, diplomacy is war

Israeli fears Palestinians' growing diplomatic successes as Tel Aviv becomes more isolated…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on April 6, 2011 at 6:25am — No Comments

Libya rebels reject transition under Gathafi son

The Libyan rebels insisted Monday that the whole Gathafi family must leave before there can be any truce with regime

No to all Gathafi family

Rebels insist whole Gathafi family must leave before there can be any truce with regime forces.

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on April 4, 2011 at 12:45pm — No Comments

Middle East censors wield Western software

SAN FRANCISCO - Even as Western leaders call for democratic freedom in the Middle East, software from US and

Western software firms aiding oppressive regimes in Mideast by 'directly collaborating' with, profiting from censors.

Canadian firms is being wielded by censors in oppressive regimes, a report said Monday.…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on April 2, 2011 at 2:29pm — No Comments

April Fools: 'haram' or allowed?

DUBAI - Islamic scholars, at least in the Emirates, spoke on whether April Fools' Day is "haram," meaning banned by

Islamic scholars in UAE say jokes or pranks that cause no harm to people are not contradictory to faith's laws.

their religion, or not harmful.

"It is haram, considering (that) some jokes make many…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on April 2, 2011 at 2:19pm — No Comments

Libyan rebels say ready for conditional ceasefire

BENGHAZI, Libya - Libya's opposition is ready for a ceasefire provided Moamer Gathafi's forces end their assaults on

Wants freedom of expression, end of besieging cities

UN mediation for possible ceasefire between Libyan rebel fighters, forces loyal to…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on April 2, 2011 at 2:06pm — No Comments

Eye to Eye...By Gihad Ali

This is a very touching Palestinian poem addressing the American people written by Gihad Ali.

Eye to Eye

by: Gihad Ali

Look into my eyes

And tell me what you see.

You don’t see a damn thing,

’cause you can’t possibly relate to me.

You’re blinded by our differences.

My life makes no sense to you.

I’m the persecuted Palestinian.

You’re the American red, white and blue.

Each day you wake in tranquility,

No…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on April 1, 2011 at 12:42pm — No Comments

Facebook: 'Third Intifada' page spiked over 'violence'

JERUSALEM - Facebook shut down a page calling for a "Third Intifada" against Israel after a surge in comments calling

Several copycat sites had since sprung up

Social networking site says Palestinian 'Third Intifada' page – with 500,000 fans – shut down over 'wild…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on April 1, 2011 at 5:28am — No Comments

Mideast regimes fear Friday as prayer turns to protest

CAIRO - Fridays in the Middle East are notable for the mass observance of midday prayers, but street protests have

In Egypt

Friday feeling becoming crucial in many countries across Arab regions where protestors call for reform, democracy

become just as…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on April 1, 2011 at 4:22am — No Comments

Women's History Month

March is Women's History Month. It traces its history to International Women's Day celebrated on March 8 in the

industrialized world since the 1900s. During the entire month -- and specifically on this day -- women are honored and their achievements are noted. It is also a time when issues of gender equality and…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on March 31, 2011 at 10:57am — No Comments

أسأل الله الكريم رب العرش العظيم أن يتولاك في الدنيا والآخرة

أسأل الله الكريم رب العرش العظيم أن يتولاك في الدنيا والآخرة ، وأن يجعلك مباركاً…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on March 31, 2011 at 10:20am — No Comments

Refugees trapped on Libya-Tunisia border

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم …

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on March 31, 2011 at 9:30am — No Comments

Guts and Guns and Values

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates -- Three things happened simultaneously this week that point the way to a looming

We may be witnessing the birth of an exciting new era in which Arab and American values actually converge -- for the best interest of both parties, says Rami G. Khouri.

new era in the Middle East: U.S. President Barack Obama’s speech Monday laying down the reasons for American…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on March 31, 2011 at 8:24am — No Comments