World Conflicts — Egypt

World Conflicts — Egypt

• Zoo in Gaza Resorts To Taxidermy

  

  These animals are not your typical zoo inhabitants, but the South Forest Park Zoo in Khan Younis in the embattled and impoverished Gaza Strip is not your averag... Read more

  The 09 june 2012 by   Petslady
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• Using Common Sense When Dating Online

  

  I have written blogs about dating and meeting people online before. Today, I came across this story and felt sorry for this lady at first and then felt that... Read more

  The 07 june 2012 by   Shauntee
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• Khilafah Conference 2012 in Chicago

  

  UPDATE: According to this article on the Daily Herald the Khilafah Conference was moved at the last minute. After many calls and controversy, the “Meadows... Read more

  The 07 june 2012 by   Ingrafted
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• International Economic Forum of the Americas in Montreal

  

  Will the protesters of the Maple Spring say hello? Read more

  The 05 june 2012 by   Andrewgavinmarshall
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• The Maple Spring and the Mafiocracy: Struggling Students Versus “Entitled Elites”

  

  It says a great deal about our society when hundreds of thousands of students – already largely indebted, a significant portion of whom live well below the... Read more

  The 04 june 2012 by   Andrewgavinmarshall
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• What You Need to Know About the Flame Espionage Super-virus

  

  The 'Flame' super-virus has attacked Iran 189 times. Photo credit: marsmet543 The background One of the most powerful and dangerous computer viruses ever built... Read more

  The 30 may 2012 by   Periscope
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• Terrorism: ISI’s Secret Empire in Central Asia

  

  Last January 14, in his congratulatory message on the occasion of the Defender of the Fatherland Day, Uzbekistan’s President and Commander-in-Chief of the... Read more

  The 29 may 2012 by   Window On Heartland
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• Monday Morning Hearsay: Wilfred Owen

  

  For centuries, men wrote poems of war that glorified the battlefield and idolized the fallen. This sort of wartime poetry can be found in the ancient... Read more

  The 28 may 2012 by   Jslubinski
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• I Just Spent a While Putting Books on the Bookshelves Caleb...

  

  Photo Post I just spent a while putting books on the bookshelves Caleb built for me last night, and now I feel calmer than I have in years. Read more

  The 24 may 2012 by   Briennewalsh
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• Including Youth: Meet the Essay Contest Winners, Part 2

  Across the globe, young people are at the forefront of movements to improve living conditions, economic opportunity, and society as a whole. Despite their... Read more

  The 23 may 2012 by   Center For International Private Enterprise
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• The Simply Futbol Question Mailbag: The Australia And Israel Exceptions

  

  Here at Simply Fútbol, we want to inform and make sure that as many questions as possible are answered as best as possible. As always, if you have a question... Read more

  The 22 may 2012 by   Simplyfutb01
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• Reading Leviticus

  Judith Thurman says she reads the Bible--"especially Leviticus"--to prepare herself for election-year arguments. Since she's chary with the details, here's... Read more

  The 21 may 2012 by   Erictheblue
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• Parc Astérix: a Visit to Gaul

  

  Like Paris Disneyland, Astérix is a huge theme park less than an hour from Paris. It has crowds and long lines and attractions and shows. But if you would go... Read more

  The 20 may 2012 by   Sedulia
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• To the North We Go...Almost

  

  Panmunjom, officially called the Joint Security Area (JSA), is on the west portion of the 155-mile long Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on the military demarcation lin... Read more

  The 18 may 2012 by   Mustachio
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• Delivering Dignity in the Arab World Through Political and Economic Reform

  

  Moderator Steve Clemons and panelists Larry Diamond, Michele Dunne, and John D. Sullivan. (Left to right; Photo: Staff)In the past year since the uprisings in... Read more

  The 16 may 2012 by   Center For International Private Enterprise
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• Slut Shaming – Contextualizing the BuzzWord

  

  Where did this whole concept of slut-shaming come from for me? Well, I decided to stand up to a young woman on an event forum who decided she had the right to... Read more

  The 16 may 2012 by   Wheatish
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• Colors Like Memories by Meradeth Houston Blog Tour [Guest Post]

  

  Today I would like to give a warm welcome to Meradeth Houston, the author of the new book, Colors like Memories. I will be reviewing Colors like Memories in... Read more

  The 14 may 2012 by   Christiesbookreviews
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• Meet Canada’s Ruling Oligarchy: Parasites-a-Plenty!

  

  Meet Canada’s Ruling Oligarchy: Parasites-a-Plenty! Class War and the College Crisis, Part 7 By: Andrew Gavin Marshall Part 1: The “Crisis of Democracy” and... Read more

  The 10 may 2012 by   Andrewgavinmarshall
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• Drinking up Jordan

  

  One evening a few weeks ago, I found myself sitting before a Palestinian and a Circassian in a Lebanese restaurant in the Jordanian capital with my Australian... Read more

  The 09 may 2012 by   Thehedonista
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• Indo-Pak Medical Students Romance the Border: A JPMS Initiative

  

  From the press release of the Journal of Pakistan Medical Students, an endeavor worth the accolades: A Peace Initiative: A Group of Young Researchers And Doctor... Read more

  The 08 may 2012 by   Pranab
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• Voices of Youth: Meet the Essay Contest Winners, Part 1

  

  In 2011, youth movements around the world confronted dictators, demanded economic opportunity, and fought for political inclusivity. Read more

  The 08 may 2012 by   Center For International Private Enterprise
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• Moral Psychology: Shades of Gray

  

  In Misfires of Moral Psychology, a post prompted by Jonathan Haidt’s The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion, I commented:... Read more

  The 06 may 2012 by   Cris
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• Clashes in Abbaseya

  The streets of Cairo are calmer today then they were yesterday. Clashes in Abbaseya occurred on Friday as anti-military protesters were violently dispersed... Read more

  The 05 may 2012 by   Warigia
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• #51 Who is Dr.Harrington and What is His Connection to Planet X ?

  

  Dr. Robert S. Harrington, was the chief astronomer of the U.S. Naval Observatory. He died a myserious death before he could publicize the fact that Planet X... Read more

  The 04 may 2012 by   Grasshopper
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• Democracy and Independent Media

  

  A demonstrator in Egypt holds up a newspaper. (Photo: Reuters)For hundreds of years, a free press has been considered an essential component of democracy. Read more

  The 03 may 2012 by   Center For International Private Enterprise
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• Conflicting Torahs: To Victors Go the Myths

  

  Of all the spoils that come from success in war, perhaps the least appreciated is the ability to write the history. To the victor goes the narrative. When the... Read more

  The 02 may 2012 by   Cris
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• Scoped Out: The Guardian Carries ‘senior Torturer’ Job Advertisement

  

  Sure, jobs are few and far between in the British media. But would anyone seriously stoop so low as to take 21k to be a 'torturer?' Read more

  The 01 may 2012 by   Periscope
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• Bookish

  

  Rosie said, "You should read Barnaby Rudge." So I got it down off the shelf where it had resided in untouched splendor amidst all the other Dickenses that I... Read more

  The 01 may 2012 by   Elizabethwix
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• War for Water is Not a Far Cry.

  Water is going to be new battleground. By Dr. Nitish PriyadarshiThe battles of yesterday were fought over land. Those of today are over energy. But the battles... Read more

  The 19 march 2012 by   Priyadarshi
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• IWD: To Celebrate Or to Mark?

  

  This is a speech I delivered at Southampton university feminist society IWD celebration It was re-printed as on article on the Huffington Post, here and on the... Read more

  The 09 march 2012 by   Mfrancoiscerrah
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• 1001 List

  

  There are now three editions of the 1001 list, with 1294 titles on all three lists. The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery (2010) [France, French] The... Read more

  The 18 february 2012 by   Surbhi204
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• Egyptian Parliament Convenes Amid Protests

  Egypt's lower house of Parliament, the People's Assembly, convened yesterday, Monday the 23rd of January. It's opening was contentious, as protesters rallied... Read more

  The 24 january 2012 by   Warigia
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• Women's Rights on the Front Line as Clashes in Egypt Continue

  

  Military police attack a female protester. Photo Credit Al Masry Al Youm. Dear readers Women's rights are at the forefront of the revolution. Read more

  The 20 december 2011 by   Warigia
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• Violence Returns to Tahir Square as Video of Police Brutally Beating a Female...

  

  Protests in Cairo on December 16. Photo credit: Mosa'ab Elshamy, http://www.flickr.com/photos/mosaaberising/6522894535/in/photostream/ At least 14 people are... Read more

  The 19 december 2011 by   Periscope
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• AUC Faculty Experts Dissect Election Results

  Reposted from AUC Egypt Daily email newsletter News at AUC December 7, 2011 In the first round of Egypt’s post-revolution parliamentary elections, which were... Read more

  The 07 december 2011 by   Warigia
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• Arab Spring: Tahrir Square All Over Again

  

  Hosni Mubarak may be gone but Egypt's transition to democracy is proving far from smooth. Read more

  The 21 november 2011 by   Periscope
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• Clashes Continue in Tahrir Square

  

  Clashes in Tahrir Square weekend of November 20th. Photo Credit Amr Abdalla. If you are reading this blog, I assume you know that there have been clashes... Read more

  The 21 november 2011 by   Warigia
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• You’re in Cairo. Now What? Get Out!

  

  As much as I adore this maddening city of Cairo, it is absolutely imperative to get out of the city as often as possible to maintain some degree of sanity,... Read more

  The 19 november 2011 by   Suzeeoutofthecity
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• Diving Trip to Egypt Postponed

  

  I have had a wish to learn diving and to acquire a PADI licence for many years now. If I took a PADI OWD course here in Slovenia it would mostly take place in... Read more

  The 28 october 2011 by   Sneaky
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• Election Deadline in Egypt

  Today's papers are abuzz with the two-day extension granted by the High Elections Commission to prospective parliamentary candidates. Read more

  The 23 october 2011 by   Warigia
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• Today: Flooding, Sausage Dogs & a Potted Roman-Jewish History Lesson.

  

  So. The Synagogue Museum.I sit on a wall outside and write before I go in; Jewish children in little cloth caps file out on a school trip and look at me like I’... Read more

  The 20 october 2011 by   Lucymiller321
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• A Rash of Radishes

  

  Here in the South, we are lucky enough to have almost a 365 day growing season. The cool season crops are just going in. As I was talking to my mother the... Read more

  The 09 october 2011 by   Thecitrusguy
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• The Social Network- Friend Or Foe?

  The ever increasing fame or infamy of social networking seems destined to grab more headlines than the ousting of an African leader or even the untimely... Read more

  The 06 october 2011 by   Sallygatez
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• Happy World Tourism Day - 2011

  

  Today September 27, World Tourism Day 2011 is celebrated under the theme Tourism – Linking Cultures, an opportunity to highlight tourism’s role in bringing the... Read more

  The 26 september 2011 by   Wilsontom
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• Parliamentary and Presidential Elections in Egypt Part 1

  Several steps lie ahead in order for the current military government to turn power over to a civilian government. Among these steps are writing a new... Read more

  The 20 july 2011 by   Warigia
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• Political Parties in The New Egypt

  These represent partial notes taken by me at a conference. The conference was called From Tahrir: Revolution or Democratic Transition? June 4-6, 2011. Oriental... Read more

  The 08 july 2011 by   Warigia
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• Things That Transnational Civil Society Could Do to Support Egypt

  Well, we had an interesting class discussion yesterday evening.I was with Dr. Jerry Leach, Dr. Jennifer Bremer in my department (Public Policy and Administratio... Read more

  The 30 june 2011 by   Warigia
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• Knowest Thou Not Yet That Egypt Is Destroyed?

  “And Pharoah’s servants said unto him, How long shall this man be a snare unto us? let the men go, that they may serve the LORD their God: knowest thou not yet... Read more

  The 10 may 2011 by   Answersfromthebook
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• Political Parties Are the Frameworks of Democracy: Issues in the Transition to...

  Dear readersThese are my notes from the question and answer session of a really amazing lecture I attended at the American University in Cairo, Tahrir Campus.... Read more

  The 11 april 2011 by   Warigia
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• Political Issues in the Transition to Democracy in Egypt. Part 1

  Dear readersThese are my notes from a really amazing lecture I attended at the American University in Cairo, Tahrir Campus. The lecture was held on Tuesday,... Read more

  The 11 april 2011 by   Warigia
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• Paranoid Android

  The first time I ever smoked weed was with Peter Pachak-Robie. That was in Albuquerque when I was fifteen. We lived in a quiet neighborhood up in the foothills... Read more

  The 07 april 2011 by   Rachelveroff
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• Violence Against Women in Egypt: Will It Ever Come to an End? (guest Blogger)

  I want to thank my Guest Bloggers: Rana Korayem, Samah Abdel Geleel, Samah elAzab, and Yasmine Sorour, for their penetrating and insightful analysis. Read more

  The 16 march 2011 by   Warigia
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• Faith in the People of Egypt

  

  Talks about the need to be wary of a Muslim Brotherhood takeover died out very quickly as the Egyptian crisis intensified. They resurfaced on Sunday morning... Read more

  The 20 february 2011 by   Igoudiaby
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• Egypt Deserves Better Than Mohamed ElBaradei.

  

  Mohamed ElBaradei spent most of his adult life outside of Egypt, yet he is being propped up by the media as a potential replacement to Hosni Mubarak. Read more

  The 03 february 2011 by   Igoudiaby
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