January 2011
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saharfakhri asked: I hope your journeys lead you to where you may find comfort and happiness! Following your heart and gut instinct is tough, but satisfying, I must say. I haven't traveled as you have but I have left many homes abruptly and till this day I couldn't explain why. Gotta do whatya gotta do.
Peace and Love
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“An Indonesian pop star who rocked the predominantly Muslim nation after several...”
– http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/31/indonesian-singer-jailed-sex-tapes
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I may be going insane
I kind of just packed up my stuff in Santiago, said goodbye to only one of my friends, and left. Which is weird. And not at all me. And not at all the way that I would generally like to leave a place, ESPECIALLY the place that I decided to dwell in specifically so that I could sort of “put some roots on the ground.” I don’t really know what happened.
In one sense I think it...
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“Rarely have the words of the Lebanese poet Khalil Gibran sounded so painfully...”
– Robert Fisk for the Independent
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This is terrorism, right? Guy attempts to bomb...
shortformblog:
who Roger Stockham, a 63-year-old California resident, was arrested last week in Michigan on felony charges over a “bias-motivated attack.”
what Stockman reportedly was arrested outside of a mosque with a very large number of consumer fireworks. They could’ve hurt a lot of people.
where Dearborn, Michigan, near one of the largest Islamic centers in the entire country. 30 percent...
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Helping Africans 101
theafricatheynevershowyou:
Your friend goes,”OMG! I got a couple pairs of TOMS shoes!! It’s gonna help so many children in Africa. I really made a difference today!!!” You’re like, “Umm.. wouldn’t that flood villages with thousands of extra shoes and slowly destroy the local economy for shoemakers and sellers??” Then they freak out cause they have no money to pay their rent. You laugh cause...
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“Close to 99 per cent of those who cast their ballots in south Sudan’s...”
– http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/01/201113071928502841.html
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“Looters have managed to break into the Egyptian museum in Cairo during violent...”
– http://english.aljazeera.net/video/middleeast/2011/01/201113054019984566.html
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“In Egypt, we British loved democracy. We encouraged democracy in Egypt – until...”
– Robert Fist for the Independent on the recent events in the Middle East
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“It was deeply amusing to Egyptians that Obama – in Cairo itself, after his...”
– Robert Fisk for the Independent
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“For I fear this is going to be the same old story. Yes, we would like a...”
– Robert Fisk for The Independent
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“Yesterday morning, I walked across the Nile river bridge to watch the ruins of...”
– Robert Fisk in The Independent
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“The global diamond industry has controversially cleared the way for President...”
– http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/30/diamond-zimbabwe-sanction-mugabe
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“Beck’s conspiratorial rhetoric on Fox, which he now often backs with...”
– http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jan/30/frances-fox-piven-glenn-beck
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Frances Fox Piven defies death threats after... →
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“Is there a danger of an Islamist takeover?
At the moment, the Muslim...”
– The Guardian on Egypt’s Political Crisis
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““Palestine is recognised as a free and sovereign state,”...”
– http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/25/peru-recognises-palestinian-state
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“But Obama, while pressing for political reform, held back from a call for...”
– http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/29/white-house-aid-egypt
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"I received calls from hospitals in Egypt by...
streamsofwikileaks:
http://twitter.com/#!/SultanAlQassemi/status/31337367352639488
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“Ugandan gay activist David Kato’s funeral marred by angry scenes as...”
– http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/28/gay-activist-david-kato-funeral
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News World news Uganda Ugandan gay rights activist... →
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Jesus christ. This moved me to tears. And...
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Watch
Egypt: Thousands protest against President Hosni Mubarak
Glad to have some distance from the Middle East at the moment. But this is fucking wicked.
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The desert blooms: culture in Qatar →
When Fifa awarded the 2022 World Cup to Qatar, there was widespread disbelief. But the bid was just another step in the ambitious emirate’s plan to become a global player – not just in sport, but culturally, with events such as a Robert De Niro-endorsed film festival. Welcome to the Gulf’s latest Brave New World
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“Israelis are deeply divided on East Jerusalem settlements – polls conducted last...”
– http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/23/palestine-papers-expose-peace-concession
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What I Eat: Around the World
kay-smith:
Namibia, The Pastoralist Name: Viahondjera Musutua, a Himba tribeswoman Tennessee, USA, The Candidate for Obesity Surgery Name: Rick Bumgardener, former school bus driver Vietnam, The Rice Farmer Name: Nguyen Van Theo Egypt, The Camel Broker Name: Saleh Abdul Fadlallah Ecuador, The Mountain Farmer Name: Maria Ermelinda Ayme Sichigalo Iran, The Baker Name: Akbar ZarehBrazil, The...
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Some thoughts on drifting, "home," and...
So I guess it has been a while since I wrote anything resembling a proper post from Santiago. It isn’t that nothing’s been happening. Actually, I suppose the opposite is much more true, a lot has been happening. But, for one thing, I haven’t been really travelling around, I’ve been in Santiago hanging out with friends etc… and that doesn’t lend itself to easy...
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“Dmitry Medvedev today reiterated Russia’s endorsement of an independent...”
– http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/18/dmitry-medvedev-russia-palestinian-state
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“Thousands of Israelis marched in Tel Aviv at the weekend in the biggest...”
– http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/16/thousands-israelis-rally-rights-organisations
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A brief reflection on how lucky we are.
I am paying my Spanish professor about 6.6 dollars an hour. She is from Valencia, Spain. She has an MBA and 6 other masters degrees. She 40 and lived at home, until she moved to Chile in pursuit of academic oppertunity. And in Southern Europe, this is pretty common… google the “lost generation” if you like. Anyway, I think it’s important that we remember that the...
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“Tunisia’s president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali fled his country tonight after...”
– http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/14/tunisian-president-flees-country-protests
antagonist: Oh hey, America, did you... →
almondskeyes:
In December 1777, Moroccan sultan Mohammed ben Abdallah included America in a list of countries to which Morocco’s ports were open. With that message to foreign consuls for communication to European capitals, Morocco became the first country whose head of state publicly…
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Egypt train attack: Man shot dead by off-duty... →
fyeahafrica:
An off-duty policeman has opened fire on a train in Egypt, killing a Christian man, but it is unclear whether the attack was sectarian.
At least another five people were reported to have been injured in the shooting on a train between Assiut and Cairo.
Officials said at least four of those hurt were Coptic Christians.
Witnesses said hundreds of Christians later clashed with...
Barack Obama calls for an end to 'sharply... →
Good luck with that one, amigo.
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Hezbollah threatens to quit Lebanon coalition... →
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Brisbane braces for rising waters →
my former home in the southern hemisphere. Shit.
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There is no point in supporting the US
Right. Writing and later posting this is going to be a horrible idea. I can already telll that. Mostly for my hops of working for a government position. But, although I sort of care, I also promised myself a long time ago that I wasn’t going to censor myself or whatnot to try to be more eligable for government jobs. And so, here I go writing something that might be stupid.
In the...