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…  [more]

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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…  [more]

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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…  [more]

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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…  [more]

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Mar 23 2011

Sorry means never

It’s Blair I feel really sorry for

By Mark Steel, Wednesday, 23 March 2011 … Isn’t it marvellous that all these governments are determined to do “something” about Colonel Gaddafi? For example Hillary Clinton said she supported military action once…  [more]

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Mar 23 2011

Worth more than boys

The sanctity of the soaring Qassam

By Amira Hass, 00:56 23.03.11 … The Hamas authorities once again forgot that the neighbor/occupier to its east is crazy. Fact: Over Shabbat, Hamas’ military wing fired more than 50 mortar shells at…  [more]

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Mar 22 2011

Morocco to Mesopotamia

Right across the Arab world, freedom is now a prospect

By Robert Fisk, Tuesday, 22 March 2011 … In the dying days of the Ottoman empire, American diplomats – US consuls in Beirut, Jerusalem, Cairo and other cities – NGOs…  [more]

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