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Egypt and Gaza

Nervana

This piece is published in Daily News Egypt

Last Friday, a small group of Palestinians protested near the Egyptian border demanding the opening of the Rafah border. Their congregation ended uneventfully, however, it highlights a brewing crisis between post-Morsi Egypt and the Hamas government in Gaza that can easily explode at any time soon. Moreover, Tony Blair, the special envoy of the Quartet on the Middle East arrived in Cairo on Monday in his second visit in 2014. The two events may not be directly related, but it is plausible that Gaza will be on the agenda of his meeting with the Egyptian officials.

In 2008, a group of Palestinians blew up the wall separating the Egyptian Rafah side from the Palestinian side in protest of the isolation of the Gaza strip. Thousands of Palestinians streamed into Sinai, and stayed for several days before the Egyptian authorities took control…

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Weekend Gun Report: February 28-March 2, 2014 – NYTimes.com

Shoot and consider your actions later – Not!

A man who fatally shot and killed an elderly man on his property in rural Georgia last fall will not face charges. After wandering the Chickamauga area for hours, Ronald Westbrook, 72, who had Alzheimer’s disease, walked onto the property of Joe Hendrix at around 2:30 a.m. on Nov. 27. Hendrix’s fiancée called 911, but before police arrived, Hendrix, 35, grabbed his .40-caliber handgun and fired several shots at Westbrook, one of which hit him in the chest.

via Weekend Gun Report: February 28-March 2, 2014 – NYTimes.com.

Celebrating Black History Month: Afro-Latina Poderosa Profile

Nuestra Vida, Nuestra Voz

Each February the United States honors important people and events in the history of the African diaspora during Black History Month. At the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health we’re honoring our Afro-Latin@ hermanos y hermanas by remembering the life and contributions of an Afro-Latina poderosa that was a leader in Peru’s women’s and human rights movements.

María_Elena_Moyano[1]María Elena Moyano Delgado (1958-1992) was an Afro-Peruvian activist, organizer, and feminist who fought tirelessly for both women’s and human rights. Known to her followers as Madre Coraje, (Mother Courage), María Elena fearlessly led social justice movements for dignity, freedom, and equal political participation in Peru.

As a teen she became a member of the youth movement, Movimiento de Jóvenes Pobladores, in Villa El Salvador – the vast shantytown outside of Lima where she resided. At age 24, she was elected president of the Federación Popular de Mujeres de Villa El…

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A new low for the UK: disabled man starves to death

Pride's Purge

(not satire – it’s the UK today!)

A severely disabled and sick man – who had his benefits stopped after ATOS found he was ‘fit’ for work – has died of malnutrition.

Mark Wood’s GP said if either ATOS or the Department for Work and Pensions had contacted him he would have said in his professional opinion Mr Wood was not fit for work.

But Mr Wood’s GP was not contacted by either ATOS or anyone from the DWP.

Here’s Mark Wood’s tragic story from the Oxford Mail:

Man starved after benefits were cut

So now in this country we’re leaving vulnerable people to literally starve to death.

A new low even for the Tories and Liberal Democrats, surely?

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Ocean’s 2 White Sands #newrelease #music #cloverfield

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March is a great month for many reasons. One of them is the new release of Ocean’s 2a phenomenal blend of notes that you don’t want to miss. Tom Cloverfield has been creatingmagical instrumental mixes for years. For those of you who are just being introduced – please enjoy!

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Tom: I’m so excited about your new release onMar 1.
What can you tell us about this project that is different from your other projects???
The very special thing about this project is, that Rainer Winschermann, the sax player, lives on my fav north sea island, where I have been every summer since I was 4 years old. I met him in 2012 for the first time and then we decided to make music together;
inspired by the colours and the lights and the beauty of Baltrum Island. From the moment we met, we knew we “are on the same frequency”…

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Daily Mail columnist denies links to sinister child pornography distribution network

sickos should be prosecuted

Pride's Purge

(satire?)

One of the UK’s leading tabloid newspaper columnists, Richard Littlejohn, has denied he has close links to a sinister organisation which regularly distributes photographs of half-naked children around a network of its perverted sick supporters.

Pride’s Purge has uncovered evidence that the organisation – known as DMGT – regularly publishes disgusting images of under-age children alongside commentary full of vile sexual innuendo.

Mr Littlejohn is a regular contributor to the sick and depraved publications.

The images distributed by the DMGT network  – some of which can be see here  – include children as young as 12 years old who are often described as “flirty“, “skimpy” and “sultry“.

The organisation also regularly distributes photographs of half-dressed children under titles such as “teen bikini queens” Too young?” and “tiny wetsuit”

In a statement, police said they are doing everything they can not…

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Save Achrafieh from the Fouad Boutros Project

Hummus For Thought

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Based on various studies done by NGOs and the Civil Coalition including Save Beirut Heritage against the Fouad Boutros Project, here’s what this project would cause if implemented*:

  • The demolition of around 30 buildings, some of high heritage value.
  • The uprooting of about a hundred trees (Many of which are centennial).
  • The destruction of around 10,000sqm of green spaces.
  • The fragmentation of a pedestrian-friendly neighborhood.
  • Further pollution and noise.
  • Increase of traffic in some areas and lack of parking space.

* The information was taken from the quick summary presented on BlogBaladi. Thank you Najib.


The hashtag on Twitter is ‪#‎StopTheHighway‬ and the Dress Code is Black.


I’ll be uploading pictures later in the day. Please join us.


Second protest is on Sunday the 2nd of March 2014 starting 11:00 at Rmeil area near Maronite Archbishopric of Beirut, in front of Sagesse club.

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Protest For Tuition Fees: Well Done, AUB Students!

A Separate State of Mind | A Blog by Elie Fares

Sitting on the sidelines is good up to a certain point. But there comes a time when you can’t but act. AUB students did that today. And irrelevant me is proud of what they did.

I’m sick and tired of people constantly barraging anyone who goes to AUB and is complaining about tuition fees rising by saying: “you could always go to a cheaper university.”

How is their business what AUB students protest peacefully? When has everyone become so apathetic by default that they can’t but bring down people whose only goal was to be proactive in their own campus, against an administration that has become so corrupt with bureaucracy and is trying to remain afloat on their backs?

When I was at AUB back in 2010, I paid about 10 million LL in tuition fees for my sciences program. My brother whose program classifies under arts (i.e. cheaper than…

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