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Bahrain: F1 Missionaries

Posted by Amira Al Hussaini on 14/03/2010

Bahraini Mahmood Al Yousif took this “really interesting and clashing shot” during the Formula One weekend. Click on the link to check it out.

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Israel: Shin Bet “Detains” Reporter

Posted by Amira Al Hussaini on 14/03/2010

Jewish blogger Richard Silverstein claims that the Shin Bet has secretly detained a reporter for leaking top-secret memos on targetted assassinations.

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Bahrain: Ferrari Fans Rejoice as Alonso Wins Bahrain Grand Prix

Posted by Amira Al Hussaini on 14/03/2010

The first race of the 2010 Formula One season is over and the dust may have settled on the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir desert but the buzz continues online.

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The Balkans: Byzantine Nostalgia

Posted by Filip Stojanovski on 13/03/2010

Similar to Yugo-nostalgia, the nostalgia for the common Byzantine past can sometimes transcend some of the barriers erected through modern nationalism and racism in the Balkans.

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South Africa: inappropriate content in the classroom stage

Posted by Juliana Rincón Parra on 13/03/2010

Rochele Ardesher published a video taken during a South African elementary school class of what she calls inappropriate content where the teacher berates the students for improper bathroom usage.

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