What makes a father to deprive his own family to live in this world with the best comfort, love, care, protection and a cheerful living as a normal family should be? Is the modern world had completely altered the way humans conduct their behavior and their way of thinking? Could it be ultra liberalism and […]
Touring Libyan Blogs: Pride, Patriotism, Nationalism and Chastity
by Fozia Mohamed There obviously is a link between patriotism, nationalism and pride but where do the women figure in this equation? If you are curious, bear with me and let’s dissect the situation that has brought all this out on the Libyan blogs. Anglolibyan lamented that Libyans do not feel proud about their country. […]
31 of Polygamy Sect Girls Pregnant: That’s 60%
A spokesman for Texas Child Protective Services has reported that 31 of the 53 teens from the polygamist sect Yearning for Zion Ranch are pregnant or mothers. That’s nearly 60% of girls between 14 and 17. According to the AP, Texas officials have had all 463 children living on the ranch in custody for three […]
The Price of Staying in Iraq
By Zaineb Naji in Baghdad Every morning before taking my children to school, I drill them on how to stay safe. My boys are just nine and five, so to get them to remember these directives, I often make it into a game complete with prizes. In the car, they must not sit near the […]
Lebanon: Selling Air
by Moussa Bashir Here is an anecdote that may (or may not) show how industrious the Lebanese can be in coming up with strange ideas to make money or to show their nationalism. Ms Rasha Najjar came up with the idea of trapping air in cans and exporting them. So canned air from Lebanon was produced […]
There Are Games… Then There Are Games Pt.1
Round three o´clock my day changed from buying empanadas at the local store to having to make the trek to downtown Buenos Aires to get tickets for one of the most heated games so far in the Copa Libertadores. The Boca Nation was furious and at the same time preoccupied after their team’s loss in […]
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