February 2012
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Syria unrest: Surgeon tells of Homs makeshift... →
Jacques Beres is a 71-year-old surgeon and co-founder of the Medecins Sans Frontieres group. He has just returned from the besieged Syrian city of Homs where, in a makeshift clinic, he managed to treat dozens of people wounded during weeks of bombardment. He told the BBC News website what he saw.
“I spent 12 days in Homs, arriving via Lebanon. We planned the trip for several weeks. It was...
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“To be a young woman in our culture means that you exist, from an alarmingly...”
– On being an object, and then not being an object.
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SAJA 2012 Journalism Scholarships. →
SAJA is offering $50,000 in scholarships this year to help students pursue careers in journalism. If you’re a high school senior about to enter college, an undergraduate, or a student starting or continuing your graduate studies, and you’re pursuing a journalism career, here’s your chance to get help with your educational expenses.
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“This is not just about dishonoring the Koran, it is about disrespecting our dead...”
– Maruf Hotak, commenting about the recent protests in Afghanistan in reaction to its largest U.S. base burning Qur’ans and referring to an episode in Helmand Province when American Marines urinated on the dead bodies of men they described as insurgents and to a recent erroneous airstrike on civilians...
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“At this time, many young Iranians all over this world are watching us, and I...”
– Iranian film director ASGHAR FARHADI, on accepting his Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, A Separation (via lotus-eyes)
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“A safe life for a woman comes from men choosing not to attack her. If a man...”
– Susan Carland.
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“Always use the word ‘Sand’ or ‘Darkness’ or ‘Whispers’ in your title. Subtitles...”
– How to Write about the Middle East is such a brilliant, hilarious read that it passes off as a good, fine beating-of-the-ass for “opinion makers” like Thomas Friedman and Co. This part is even better:
In your text, treat the Middle East as if it were one country, and constantly refer to it as...
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“When your mother hits you, do not strike back. When the boys call asking your...”
– “Unsolicited Advice to Adolescent Girls With Crooked Teeth and Pink Hair,” Jeanann Verlee (via clavicola)
“When I was growing up, it was ‘Communists’. Now it’s...”
– Cindy Sheehan.
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Fasting can help protect against brain diseases,... →
Claim that giving up almost all food for one or two days a week can counteract impact of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
Fasting for regular periods could help protect the brain against degenerative illnesses, according to US scientists.
Researchers at the National Institute on Ageing in Baltimore said they had found evidence which shows that periods of stopping virtually all food...
**HELP YOUR MUSLIM SISTERS IN NEW ZEALAND**
theworldisbutamoment:
The New Zealand Government is running a poll on a placing a ban on Niqab.
Visit the official voting link below and Vote “No”. It would be a huge help to those Niqabis in New Zealand. JazakAllah Khair!
Reblog to spread the word!
http://nz.news.yahoo.com/polls/popup/-/poll_id/55492/
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Inside the torture chamber of Assad's inquisition... →
Charlotte McDonald-Gibson in Damascus talks to an activist who survived 21 weeks’ interrogation by Syria’s security forces.
It was a single egg that made Jolan, a 28-year-old activist, realise he was going to survive Syria’s notorious torture chambers. He was blindfolded and locked in what he describes as a metal coffin, and each morning his tormentors would push a small...
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WatchJaffa - The Orange’s Clockwork.
Witness traces Jaffa’s journey from Palestinian place name to Israeli brand name and finds an erased history of unity.
This film shows how Jaffa started out as a Palestinian place name before becoming an Israeli brand name and how the orange harvest shifted from being a joint undertaking into a symbol used by both parties in the conflict. Archive film and...
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Anonymous asked: are you drunk?
Anonymous asked: Are you male or female?
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Trigger warning.
This blog is not limited to that one post you liked and are following me for.
“Look how your children grow up. Taught from their earliest infancy to curb their...”
– Voltairine de Cleyre (via liberationfrequency)
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metamorphoseandbodhi asked: Are you fluent in Arabic or possibly Urdu? I know that one doesn't have to of Middle Eastern/North African descent to be Muslim; I was wondering since your title appears to be in Arabic and I've always wanted to learn.
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Islamic love guru urges married women to enjoy... →
Emirati love guru Widad Lootah is not your typical marriage counsellor. She is an ultra-conservative Muslim who wears the full veil and talks a lot about sex, often quoting the Muslim holy book the Koran.
On Valentine’s day, Lootah is calling on Muslim and Arab women everywhere to “embrace love and love making.”
“Don’t shy away from it, don’t feel ashamed by it. Enjoy it, you’re supposed to,”...
