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Palestinian president says his government can’t pay civil servants’ full salaries this month
Palestinian president says his government can’t pay civil servants’ full salaries this month.
The U.S. and Arab countries have failed to come through this year with the aid money they have pledged, leaving the Palestinian Authority that governs much of the West Bank in a budgetary shortfall that has contributed to rising prices and delays in the payment of government salaries.
We need some/more peace on our planet-home
Afghan Women’s Writing Project | Lost…
Afghan Women’s Writing Project | Lost….
In my small world,
stars were blinking; the moon
appeared from behind the mountain.
Clouds drifted in the sky.
Everywhere, we heard bird sounds;
the lake water flowed slowly by.
My brothers and sisters and I lay down in the yard,
looked at the blue sky and told stories
about celestial objects and the beauties of a sky full of stars.
At that time, I had a green small world.
But years passed—
I grew older and older,
and entered a new world.
Is this destiny? Is it true that now the sky is often dark?
Birds seem quieter, or maybe they left their nests, too.
Stars hide themselves, lakes dry up,
as I search for the path to reach my goals,
the ones I used to dream of.
It seems it is a long path
with an unsure end.
By Kamilah
Genie gets it big! You go!
Thank You for One More Day
Thank you Palestine Rose for this thank you!
Afghan Womens Writing Project | Attacked
Attacked
August 16, 2012 2 Comments[Translate]
Editor’s note: Our writer dedicates this poem to her friend who works with the United Nations and was beaten and stabbed in an attack by the Taliban. She survived, but the dreadful incident continues to haunt her.
Why can’t I be indifferent?
Knives carved her body.
Now when she sees the scars, she remembers the assault.
Why can’t I be senseless?
The invasion of darkness attacks her dreams.
Why do I feel angry?
She witnessed her colleague being poisoned by the Taliban.
Why do I feel empty?
She sees on her office grounds the dead bodies forming a bloody rug.
Why do I feel useless?
As she ran from the building, police watched her attacked in the streetbut no one helped her.
Why can I feel her pain?
The horror of death jumps in her heart and mind.
Why can’t I see clearly?
Blood curtains my pupils.
Why can’t I hear?
The scream of her mother scratches my ears.Anger and sorrow become bells in my head I hear their sound: binggggggggggg.
How can she erase the ominous Taliban from her sweet dreams?
What bleach can we find to clean the stain the Taliban put on her vision?
Why am I crying?
Because she senses they are coming to beat her again.
By Mahnaz
After camp closures, France loosening job restrictions on Roma from Eastern Europe
Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayraults office announced Wednesday that it will expand the number of sectors where residents of Romania and Bulgaria — where most of the thousands of Roma in France originate from — can seek work. The decision was made after it held a meeting to rethink Frances policy towards the ethnic group, following consultations with Roma representatives.The government also abolished a tax that employers must pay to employ people from the two countries instead of hiring French workers.The decision comes in the wake of raids this month in Paris and other French cities that echoed a crackdown on Roma two years ago under conservative former President Nicolas Sarkozy that drew Europe-wide ire.
via After camp closures, France loosening job restrictions on Roma from Eastern Europe.

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