The Collapse of Globalization By Chris Hedges, Mar 27, 2011 … The uprisings in the Middle East, the unrest that is tearing apart nations such as the Ivory Coast, the bubbling discontent in Greece, Ireland and Britain and the labor disputes in states such as Wisconsin and Ohio presage the collapse of globalization. They presage a world …
Category: America
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Apr 02 2011
Muslims among us
Five myths about Muslims in America By Feisal Abdul Rauf, Friday, April 1, 3:28 PM … I founded the multi-faith Cordoba Initiative to fight the misunderstandings that broaden the divide between Islam and the West — each perceived as harmful by the other. Millions of American Muslims, who see no contradiction between being American and being Muslim, …
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Apr 02 2011
Criminal irresponsibility?
Note: I usually reserve this image for all things Glenn Beck, but the not-so-good reverend’s antics are so outrageous that they deserve this rare exception. Terry Jones is an embarassment to all who call themselves Americans and Christians. – Monsieur d’Nalgar Pastor Who Burned Koran Demands Retribution By Lizette Alvarez and Don Van Natta Jr., April …
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Mar 31 2011
Another myth done gone
The myth of tribal Libya By Alaa al-Ameri , Wednesday 30 March 2011 10.00 BST … In the last few weeks, the word “tribalism” has been used extensively in the context of the Libyan democratic uprising – a spectre looming over the country, embodying the devil we don’t know. This was first introduced into the …
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Mar 31 2011
Fordson High School
[tube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TY6Y_I_2iU[/tube] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TY6Y_I_2iU “Fordson” is a feature length documentary film that follows four talented high school football players from Dearborn Michigan as they gear up for their big senior year rivalry game during the last ten days of Ramadan, a month when Muslims traditionally fast every day from sunrise to sundown. The story is set against …
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Mar 24 2011
Ignorance is fundamental
Florida pastor burns Koran in ‘execution’ By Guy Adams in Los Angeles, Wednesday, 23 March 2011 … A fundamentalist pastor who drew international attention to his tiny Florida church by threatening to mark the anniversary of 9/11 by burning copies of the Koran has finally followed through on his promise, several months late and with …
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Mar 24 2011
Mangled pronunciations
Arabic, phlegm and the battle of Tarf al-Ghar By David Shariatmadari, Thursday 24 March 2011 11.00 GMT … Az Zawiyah. Sana’a. Benghazi. Over the last few months, western commentators have had to get to grips with an array of confusing new words. We can assume that pronunciation units have been working through the night to …
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