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Palestine Think Tank Launched

Posted by Amira Al Hussaini on 08/05/2008

A new website, called Palestine Think Tank, has been launched. It provides commentary in English and Arabic, and according to the site: “We believe that the just struggle of the Palestinian people is the greatest liberation struggle of our times, and we aim to render service to their cause thr ...

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Iraq: Stop the massacre in Sadr City…

Posted by Salam Adil on 07/05/2008

so says Al-Ghad. In the weeks following the high profile attack on Basra by the Iraqi army and its high profile failure something of a low-level war has been going on across Iraq much behind the scenes of the mainstream media. Yet now the situation seems to be coming to a head.

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Azerbaijan: Homophobic Politics

Posted by Onnik Krikorian on 07/05/2008

After laying the blame for the stabbing of a pro-opposition journalist by his gay lover, Queerty comments on news that the authorities are once again playing the homophobic card in the run-up to the presidential election in Azerbaijan. State TV claims that a leading opposition leader and possible ca ...

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Armenia: Global Issues

Posted by Onnik Krikorian on 07/05/2008

Seetizen, the blog of a local youth activist, decries the tendency of Armenians to rally “around whatever looks big and noisy enough.” Instead, it suggests that people put aside partisan party politics to work locally on global issues.

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Myanmar: Will aid really reach the victims?

Posted by Mong Palatino on 07/05/2008

Tropical Ramblings is reluctant to give money to aid organizations involved in the relief work in Myanmar since he fears the money will not reach the victims

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