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Twitter Blasphemy Watch: 26,000 Now Call for Death of Hamza Kashgari
As of this morning, over 26,000 Facebookers are calling for the death of poet and feminist Hamza Kashgari for Twitter blasphemy against the Prophet Muhammad. The number has been steadily climbing over the past week. If you find this as distressing as … Continue reading
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What a Dungeon is Saudi Arabia!
This woman’s life seems to me a nightmare. How do women come to comply with living like this, and so casually defend it to outsiders? ___ And, if you don’t have time for the whole second clip, at least check out … Continue reading
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Tagged dungeons, feminism, Islam, muhammad, Muslims, Saudi Arabia, women's equality, women's rights
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Australian Sentenced to 500 Lashes in Saudi Arabia
Mansor Almaribe, an Australian man visiting Saudi Arabia, didn’t insult the Prophet Muhammad, but one of Muhammad’s companions. It was enough. The Australian reports the result: a sentence of 500 lashes and a year in prison. Isn’t Sharia grand? The … Continue reading
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China vs. America: Advantage the United States (Because of Its Mind Wells)
If a recent projection is to be believed, China and the United States will be at gross domestic product parity sometime around 2016 (each country with a GDP in the 18-20 trillion dollar range). And because China’s growth is likely … Continue reading
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The Post Carbon Institute’s Richard Heinberg on Peak Oil
Richard Heinberg’s talk on peak oil is very good. Here’s part 1 of 5: And here’s part 2 of 5:
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