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What Convicted Smugglers Tell Us About Iran's Proxy Wars
When Saudi Women Get Behind the Wheel, Male Supporters are Jailed
The Texan who stole the show at Margaret Thatcher's funeral
The 'Harlem Shake' is becoming a new form of protest in the Middle East
Porn fans of Egypt unite against crackdown
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What Convicted Smugglers Tell Us About Iran's Proxy Wars
Yemen has sentenced eight sailors for smuggling arms to local rebels. The crew of the Jihan sailors received sentences ranging from one to six years in prison; the alleged mastermind of the operation, tried in absentia, received ten. No one in the Jihan...
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Mon, Nov 11 2013 9:01 AM
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When Saudi Women Get Behind the Wheel, Male Supporters are Jailed
Saudi authorities have found a novel way of punishing women who defy the country's driving ban: jailing the men who support them. Around 50 women got behind the wheel on Oct. 26, in an act of civil disobedience. While some of the women were stopped...
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The Texan who stole the show at Margaret Thatcher's funeral
After being carried through the streets of London in a flag-draped coffin aboard a gun carriage, former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was laid to rest this morning in St. Paul's Cathedral. But the big story of the day wasn't Maggie...
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Wed, Apr 04 2013 11:40 AM
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The 'Harlem Shake' is becoming a new form of protest in the Middle East
Earlier this week, we reported on the controversy in Tunisia and Egypt over some "Harlem Shake" videos, which have provoked arrests and an investigation by the Tunisian Ministry of Education, and the follow-up Harlem Shake protests Egyptians...
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Fri, Mar 03 2013 9:55 AM
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Porn fans of Egypt unite against crackdown
Egypt's increasingly influential Salafis won a victory this week by pressuring the government to finally implement a 2009 court ruling , enacted under former President Hosni Mubarak, to ban pornography. On Wednesday, Egyptian Prosector Abdel Maguid...
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Thu, Nov 11 2012 2:58 PM
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A Jewish pilgrimage returns to Tunisia
Though the powerful and prominent Islamist Ennahda party has sent mixed messages about its attitude toward Tunisia's 1,500-strong Jewish population, President Moncef Marzouki's government has made an extraordinary effort this year to promote the...
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Thu, May 05 2012 12:34 PM
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Anglican church struggles with 'occupy' response
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 The protestors of London's "Occupy" chapter have chosen to camp out in the forecourt of St. Paul's cathedral. The site of the tent city was originally to be further...
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Mon, Oct 10 2011 3:23 PM
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There's a mosque inside the Pentagon!
Manhattan's proposed Cordoba House -- described on its website as a project that "is about promoting integration, tolerance of difference and community cohesion through arts and culture" -- has been the target of heated right-wing attacks...
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Mon, Aug 08 2010 10:03 AM
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Uganda backs down on anti-gay legislation
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 After months of resistance against international pressure to overturn Uganda's now-notorious Anti-Homosexuality Bill, Uganda's politicians seem to be pulling back. In early...
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Thu, Jan 01 2010 1:14 PM
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