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markgeoffreykirshner.com – theguardian.com – The reopening of the British embassy in Iran was not greeted with much enthusiasm by some newspapers. The Times warned foreign secretary Philip Hammond, who went to Tehran to watc…

IS Wants World To See Palmyra Destruction

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news.sky.com – Palmyra. World Heritage Site. A place of incalculable cultural value but one with very specific use to so-called Islamic State. The ancient city north of Damascus was built on trade routes that rem…

How to get more Twitter followers free fast: @UNIR1Network

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Democracy activist Dr Nasser Bin Ghaith arrested

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middleeastmonitor.com – Democracy activist Dr Nasser bin Ghaith was arrested by the UAE authoirities in Abu Dhabi at 2pm on 18th August. Dr bin Ghaith, who works as an economist and academic, has not been heard from since…

Islamic State destroys Baalshamin Temple at Palmyra, say activists

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smh.com.au – The Temple of Baalshamin at Palmyra has been blown up by Islamic State militants, reports from Syria say. Photo: WikiCommons Militants from the Islamic State destroyed a temple in the ancient ruins…

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Military leaders appointed by Presidents Obama and Clinton oppose Iran nuclear deal

washingtonexaminer.com – What do military leaders appointed by President Obama and President Clinton think of Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran? Not much, in many cases. Examples: • Admiral James Stavridis, NATO supreme allie…

Europe – Hollande, Merkel, urge unified EU response to migrant crisis

france24.com – “We must put in place a unified system for the right to asylum,” Hollande said in a brief statement ahead of talks, calling the influx from the world’s crisis zones “an exceptional situation that w…

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Corruption, greatest human rights violation, says Buhari

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punchng.com – President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday described corruption as the greatest human rights violation ever. Justifying the reason why his administration is waging a large scale war against graft, Buhari…

Facebook bars posting of reports showing immigrants taking jobs from Americans

washingtonexaminer.com – Facebook temporarily banned users from posting reports by an immigration watchdog analyzing federal statistics that show immigrants in general, and illegal immigrants specifically, are taking a big…

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Birmingham News lays off last black journalist

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alldigitocracy.org – The big news from Alabama Media Group’s (AMG) recent announcement of more newsroom layoffs was that among those losing their jobs was Barnett Wright, the last black reporter at the Birmingham News….

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The 13 Best Parts of the New Joan Didion Biography, The Last Love Song

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vulture.com – Here’s the first thing you should know about The Last Love Song, Tracy Daugherty’s cradle-to-very-old-age account of the life of Joan Didion, which is out August 25 and is already ushering in a new…

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Helping Hands Press: Don’t get in a RUT,change things up a bit-James J. Griffin

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myhelpinghandspress.blogspot.com – Don’t get in a RUT,change things up a bit-James J. Griffin Writers and readers both need to take the time to stretch their imaginations and change their habits, or they risk getting in a rut. I’ve …

In Iran, a Women’s Soccer Revolution

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Domestic Abuse and LGBTI Rights: India’s Current Struggles in Saurav Dutt’s The Butterfly Room 

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markgeoffreykirshner.com – theguardian.com – The reopening of the British embassy in Iran was not greeted with much enthusiasm by some newspapers. The Times warned foreign secretary Philip Hammond, who went to Tehran to watc…

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IS Wants World To See Palmyra Destruction

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news.sky.com – Palmyra. World Heritage Site. A place of incalculable cultural value but one with very specific use to so-called Islamic State. The ancient city north of Damascus was built on trade routes that rem…

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Democracy activist Dr Nasser Bin Ghaith arrested

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middleeastmonitor.com – Democracy activist Dr Nasser bin Ghaith was arrested by the UAE authoirities in Abu Dhabi at 2pm on 18th August. Dr bin Ghaith, who works as an economist and academic, has not been heard from since…

WORLD

Islamic State destroys Baalshamin Temple at Palmyra, say activists

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smh.com.au – The Temple of Baalshamin at Palmyra has been blown up by Islamic State militants, reports from Syria say. Photo: WikiCommons Militants from the Islamic State destroyed a temple in the ancient ruins…

WORLD

Military leaders appointed by Presidents Obama and Clinton oppose Iran nuclear deal

washingtonexaminer.com – What do military leaders appointed by President Obama and President Clinton think of Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran? Not much, in many cases. Examples: • Admiral James Stavridis, NATO supreme allie…

WORLD

Europe – Hollande, Merkel, urge unified EU response to migrant crisis

france24.com – “We must put in place a unified system for the right to asylum,” Hollande said in a brief statement ahead of talks, calling the influx from the world’s crisis zones “an exceptional situation that w…

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Corruption, greatest human rights violation, says Buhari

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punchng.com – President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday described corruption as the greatest human rights violation ever. Justifying the reason why his administration is waging a large scale war against graft, Buhari…

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Why the US government is on track to ‘normalizing’ ISIS

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nypost.com – How long will it take the United States to recognize the Islamic State as a legitimate actor? That may sound ridiculous. After all, ISIS is a barbaric and sociopathic band of terrorists who proudly…

WORLD

Iran’s imprisonment of Jason Rezaian is an affront to justice

washingtonpost.com – The writer is secretary general of Reporters Without Borders. Jason Rezaian must be acquitted and freed immediately. As the final hearing in the Iranian trial of The Post’s Tehran correspondent was…

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The 13 Best Parts of the New Joan Didion Biography, The Last Love Song

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vulture.com – Here’s the first thing you should know about The Last Love Song, Tracy Daugherty’s cradle-to-very-old-age account of the life of Joan Didion, which is out August 25 and is already ushering in a new…

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Birmingham News lays off last black journalist

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alldigitocracy.org – The big news from Alabama Media Group’s (AMG) recent announcement of more newsroom layoffs was that among those losing their jobs was Barnett Wright, the last black reporter at the Birmingham News….

WORLD

Migrant crisis: EU arrival numbers triple

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smh.com.au – The UNHCR says the number of refugees and migrants arriving in Greece is accelerating dramatically and has now reached the 160,000 mark. It continues to say the overwhelming majority of arrivals ar…

WORLD

VIDEO: Maryam Rajavi’s message: 1988 massacre of political prisoners in Iran

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ncr-iran.org – Maryam Rajavi: Today, images of atrocities perpetrated by ISIS arouse outrage among people around the world over the brutality of religious fundamentalists. Three decades ago, however, it was Khome…

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Poetry: The Cinderella of the Arts

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bahaiteachings.org – Treasures lie hidden beneath the throne of God; the key to those treasures is the tongue of poets. – The Bab, quoted in Nabil’s The Dawnbreakers, pp. 258-259. Poetry does indeed have a significant …

SPORTS

Helping Hands Press: Don’t get in a RUT,change things up a bit-James J. Griffin

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myhelpinghandspress.blogspot.com – Don’t get in a RUT,change things up a bit-James J. Griffin Writers and readers both need to take the time to stretch their imaginations and change their habits, or they risk getting in a rut. I’ve …

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Longtime Baha’i leader Lincoln to give new perspective on Middle East

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markgeoffreykirshner.com – Longtime Baha’i leader Lincoln to give new perspective on Middle East. After 20 years in Haifa, Israel, Albert Lincoln sees the West as disconnected from the rest of the world — and thinks that it’…

POLITICS

Facebook bars posting of reports showing immigrants taking jobs from Americans

washingtonexaminer.com – Facebook temporarily banned users from posting reports by an immigration watchdog analyzing federal statistics that show immigrants in general, and illegal immigrants specifically, are taking a big…

WORLD

Orwell’s 1984 comes to life in Erdogan’s 2015 Turkey – Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East

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al-monitor.com – In his cult novel “1984,” George Orwell described a dystopian world of people under constant government surveillance. In a letter to an American trade unionist, Orwell wrote he believed a society s…

SPORTS

In Iran, a Women’s Soccer Revolution

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wsj.com – Women, and women’s sports, still face stiff winds of resistance in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Hard-liners supported by the highest echelons of government oppose women even watching the country’s…

LEISURE

Domestic Abuse and LGBTI Rights: India’s Current Struggles in Saurav Dutt’s The Butterfly Room 

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sauravdutt.com – Since the release of India’s Daughters (2015) and its imminent ban in India, Bengali author Saurav Dutt’s The Butterfly Room (2015) also makes an intervention in women’s rights and LGBTI rights in …

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Razia Sultana: Winning the education battle – The Times of India

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timesofindia.indiatimes.com – Nanglakhumba, Meerut: She is named after the only woman ruler of the Sultanate and Mughal era. Seventeen-year-old Razia Sultana is a picture of girlish grace, dressed in a black salwar kameez, with…

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Sustainable Fashion Starts by Eliminating Child Labor

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takepart.com – How can we call sustainable-fashion supply chains “sustainable” when there is so much slave labor involving children at the heart of it all? From artisanal gold mining to unregulated fashion manufa…

WORLD

My speech for my father, to all the victems of War and a wake-up call for the World.

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imaginepeacenow.nl – Thank you for giving me this opportunity for being on stage and telling my story. My name is Rob Schouten and the reason that I am here is because I am on a mission on behalf of my father and mysel…

WORLD

Soldiers Kidnap Nine Palestinians In The West Bank – International Middle East Media Center

imemc.org – Media sources in Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, have reported that the soldiers invaded the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of the city, and kidnapped four Palestinians, including tw…

WORLD

UNRWA Workers Strike as School Year Officially Begins in Gaza – International Middle East Media Center

imemc.org – The strike comes amid a financial crisis in the agency that earlier threatened to delay the start of the school year. “We didn’t want to suspend classes, but the administration of UNRWA pushed us t…

WORLD

Gay Pride Stabbing Suspect Charged with Murder – International Middle East Media Center

imemc.org – Israeli ultra-orthodox Yishai Shlissel (C), suspected of stabbing six Gay Pride marchers the previous day, has been charged with murder. (AFP/Gali Tibbon, File) Yishai Shlissel, who was released fr…

WORLD

Israeli Media: Several Extremist Israeli Settlers Arrested – International Middle East Media Center

imemc.org – Haaretz said, according to the PNN, that the orders range in severity from prohibitions against contacting specified individuals to being forced to leave the West Bank. They were issued upon the re…

WORLD

Allan’s Condition Stable, Health Improving – International Middle East Media Center

imemc.org – Jawad Awwad’s statement was released following a meeting with neurologist Adel Misk, who had recently visited and evaluated Allan at the Barzilai Medical Center in Israel where Allan is being treat…

WORLD

Saudi Arabia executed 175 people in past year, says Amnesty International

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theguardian.com – Saudi Arabia has executed at least 175 people over the last 12 months, on average one person every two days, according to a report released on Tuesday by Amnesty International. Related: Executions …

POLITICS

Migrant crisis: “Let’s not pretend Europe’s response is working” – UN rights expert warns

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ohchr.org – GENEVA (25 August 2015) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, François Crépeau, today called on the European Union to establish a human rights-based, coherent and…

POLITICS

Wild Cards Remain as Democrats Add Supporters on Iran Deal

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nytimes.com – WASHINGTON — With Senator Harry Reid’s undiluted endorsement Sunday of the Iran nuclear accord, followed by Senator Debbie Stabenow of Michigan on Monday, supporters of the deal are closing in on t…

WORLD

Washington Week on Human Rights: August 24, 2015

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humanrightsfirst.org – Family Detention Federal Judge Dolly Gee ruled late on Friday that the Obama Administration must release children from family detention centers “without unnecessary delay” and that they should be r…

WORLD

British female diplomat sparks outrage opening Iran embassy without head covering

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independent.co.uk – Senior Foreign Office official Deborah Bronnert represented the British government at the reopening of the Iranian embassy in London. A photo of the event was shared by My Stealthy Freedom, a Faceb…

WORLD

Girls Who Flee From Home Are Not Criminals

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roozonline.com – When the term “fled from home” is attached to a girl’s name, the mind of an Iranian invariably perceives prostitution and all kinds of sexual immorality and misbehavior on her behalf. State judicia…

WORLD

The Costs of a Maniac Foreign Policy

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roozonline.com – The reopening of Iran’s embassy in London and the British embassy in Tehran, after about four years of closure, raises the fundamental question of who in Iran is responsible for the political damag…

WORLD

‘I believe in Iran’s desire for better ties with the West,’ says Philip Hammond after Tehran trip – Telegraph

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telegraph.co.uk – Mr Rouhani had given a “very strong signal of a desire for dialogue, of better understanding of each other’s positions,” said Mr Hammond. Iran’s longstanding hostility towards Britain had softened,…

WORLD

Imprisoned Cartoonist Grateful for International Courage Award

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iranhumanrights.org – Jailed artist Atena Farghadani has expressed gratitude upon hearing she was awarded the 2015 Courage in Cartooning Award by the Cartoonists Rights Network International (CRNI), her father said afte…

WORLD

4 Civil Activists in Tehran Sentenced to Imprisonments

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hra-news.org – HRANA News Agency – Arash Sadeghi, Golrokh Ebrahimi, Naveed Kamran and Behnam Mosivand have been sentenced by the Revolutionary Court Branch 15 to imprisonments. According to the report of Human Ri…

WORLD

Former Tehran Prosecutor Acquitted of Charges in Kahrizak Murders despite Overwhelming Evidence

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iranhumanrights.org – Mortazavi Verdict Shows Officials Still Enjoy Impunity even in Cases of Torture and Death of Prisoners. The former Tehran Prosecutor, Saeed Mortazavi, was acquitted on August 19, 2015, on charges c…

WORLD

Israel Planning Ground Operations In Syria? | Conservative Opinion

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right.is – Israel partnered with Obama’s war on Syria since conflict began in March 2011. It supports ISIS and other takfiri terrorists – providing arms, treating wounded fighters in Israeli hospitals. It con…

SCIENCE

Study of Holocaust survivors finds trauma passed on to children’s genes

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theguardian.com – Genetic changes stemming from the trauma suffered by Holocaust survivors are capable of being passed on to their children, the clearest sign yet that one person’s life experience can affect subsequ…

POLITICS

La Belgique va remettre une médaille aux héros du Thalys

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lesoir.be – Le Premier ministre Charles Michel est arrivé lundi matin à l’Elysée. Il a rencontré vers 09h00, en compagnie du président français François Hollande et d’un représentant du Premier ministre néerla…

WORLD

Hard-liners rage against Rafsanjani as elections near – Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East

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al-monitor.com – TEHRAN, Iran — Since his Aug. 3 announcement that he intends to run in the upcoming Assembly of Experts elections, Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani is once again dominating headlines in Iran. Predictab…IMG_1791

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ISIS Enshrines a Theology of Rape

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nytimes.com – QADIYA, Iraq — In the moments before he raped the 12-year-old girl, the Islamic State fighter took the time to explain that what he was about to do was not a sin. Because the preteen girl practiced…

WORLD

On the anniversary of Operation Desert Storm, will diplomacy replace war?

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washingtonexaminer.com – Operation Desert Storm, which began 25 years ago this week, was, using the words of Teddy Roosevelt’s secretary of state, “a splendid little war.” Indeed it was if one’s criteria are success, strat…

WORLD

Cybergeddon: Iran readies cyber, ‘EMP’ war plans, defenses

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washingtonexaminer.com – An unusual alliance of national security experts that include a former CIA director and one-time spy Valerie Plame are warning the administration and Congress to act fast to block a growing “cyberg…

WORLD

UN official confirms Israeli soldiers launched attacks from inside Gaza school

middleeastmonitor.com – A senior UN official has confirmed that the Israeli military turned a school in the Gaza Strip into a military base during July’s ground offensive. The comments last week by Special Representative …

WORLD

Greece: Authorities Abuse Refugees on Kos

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doctorswithoutborders.org – Police are evicting migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers from public areas on the Greek island of Kos and directing them into an ill-equipped stadium, exacerbating conditions for thousands of peo…

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Severely neglected dog rescued from Arizona shelter

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examiner.com – A dirty, heavily matted coat hid the festering wounds on one dog’s body who arrived this week at a metro animal shelter in Phoenix, Ariz. When staff at the facility shaved the long-neglected fur aw…

SCIENCE

The Sinister (or Left-Handed) Theatrical Duel

britishmuseum.org – The most common type of Museum number begins with the year of acquisition. The database standardises these numbers in the form, for example: 1887,0708.2427 (year: comma: block of four numbers – usu…

SCIENCE

Solar farms could make fertile habitats for bees and butterflies

greenbiz.com – The buzz about the puzzling mass demise of honey bees, monarch butterflies and other crucial pollinators has prompted plenty of personal protection pledges. Now, a movement is afoot to plant these …

ART & ENTERTAINMENT

Miley Cyrus Discusses Double Standards In ‘Marie Claire’

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popcrush.com – Referring to Swift’s Vevo record-breaking video, Cyrus reveals during the interview, “I don’t get the violence revenge thing. That’s supposed to be a good example? And I’m a bad role model because …

ART & ENTERTAINMENT

Incredibly Kind Kids – The Fuentes Children

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huffingtonpost.com – Mario and Tara Fuentes are the parents of three incredibly kind kids. Michael, 10, Catherine, 9, and their youngest, Mario, 6, are all committed to doing acts of kindness and making sure their acti…

ENVIRONMENT

Naga youth join forces to protect forests

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undp.org – 22-year-old U Pay Ta Ru has become a voice for conserving forests. His village, perched high on the banks of the Chindwin River, is home to more than 200 ethnic Naga people. Traditionally, his comm…

POLITICS

Anti-Abortion Group Continues Its Attack On Planned Parenthood With New Video

nationalmemo.com – An anti-abortion group’s campaign to discredit Planned Parenthood with deceptively edited and dubiously produced videos continues. The latest release from the Center For Medical Progress (CMP) is t…

BUSINESS

Starting small, saving big in Boven Digoel

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undp.org – OGENETAN VILLAGE, Iniyandit subdistrict, Boven Digoel regency, Papua – Yulia Bayup, 24, is a happy woman. She is the proud owner of two fishponds, having been provided with IDR 2 million (US$150) i…

POLITICS

Trump Threatens To Fight #BlackLivesMatter Protesters If They Interrupt His Rallies (VIDEO)

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addictinginfo.org – Not one to miss even a single day of saying something that would get any other candidate immediately kicked out of the race, Trump spent a recent campaign rally suggesting he would physically fight…

WORLD

Failed revolution, failed state: Libya’s torment continues

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euronews.com – The rebel Libya Dawn forces have held the capital, Tripoli, for the last year, forcing the legitimate government to flee. In February they put on a show of strength ahead of a resumption of UN-brok…

SCIENCE

10 NASA Images That Will Inspire You – InformationWeek

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informationweek.com – The ubiquity of digital cameras makes it easy to overlook the glory of the visible world. Facebook in 2013 said users had uploaded more than 250 billion photos, and were adding 350 million photos p…

WORLD

Le massacre des prisonniers politiques en 1988 en Iran reste impuni – Maryam Radjavi

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ncr-iran.org – L’été 1988 fut l’apogée de l’horreur pour le peuple iranien qui a vu des milliers de prisonniers politiques pendus en quelques semaines dans les prisons du pays. Ces prisonniers qui purgeaient leur…

ART & ENTERTAINMENT

“I’m Scared to Be a Woman”

hrw.org – This report addresses human rights abuses faced by transgender people in Malaysia. “Transgender” is an inclusive term for anyone whose sex assigned to them at birth—i.e., the designation as “female…

WORLD

Sudanese Army Troops Raped Over 221 Girls, Women in ‘House-to-House’ 3-Day Onslaught in Darfur, Says Leading Human Rights Group

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LEISURE

Nothing prepares you for being the daughter of ageing parents

theguardian.com – Old people’s wards are hell for old people. Geriatric wards are bedlam, bonkers, bananas. A toothless woman screaming when left alone, a cry that reaches the high hospital ceiling. A woman effing a…

LEISURE

JUNGLE SCHOOL

gogetfunding.com – The migrants living in appalling conditions in the tented settlement in Calais are getting no help from any of the EU governments. They have nothing and need virtually everything that we take for g…

LEISURE

Discussion with Leslee Udwin, Director of ‘India’s Daughter’

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sauravdutt.com – Whilst researching, writing and completing my latest book ‘The Butterfly Room’ I-like many around the world-was struck by the power, resolve and unflinching horror of the ‘India’s Daughter’ documen…

LEISURE

Migrants flock to tiny school built by 1 of their own

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bigstory.ap.org – CALAIS, France (AP) — The floor is sandy like the nearby dunes, the canvas roof is held up by tree branches covered in flowered cloth and the students seated at small desks are listening with soldi…

WORLD

Child Piracy – The Somali News Story You’re Not Being Told About

asafeworldforwomen.org – Somalia made headlines again on the 26th July as a bomb explosion outside the Jazeera Palace Hotel in Mogadishu killed 13 people and injured more than 40 others. The attack, which was carried out b…

ART & ENTERTAINMENT

A Journey With Mum – Called Alzheimer’s

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asafeworldforwomen.org – By Chris Crowstaff, founder of Safe World for Women. 13th June 2015. “It’s nice that we should all be friends, despite differences. What we want to hear about, around the whole world, is similariti…

LEISURE

The Second Hardest Thing I’ve Done

asafeworldforwomen.org – By Chris Crowstaff, founder of Safe World for Women. 11th August 2015. Friday 7th August was Mum’s birthday. She turned 79. Mum lives with our son in her bungalow, half an hour away by car. I went …

ART & ENTERTAINMENT

Alzheimer’s – Looking on the Bright Side

asafeworldforwomen.org – By Chris Crowstaff, founder of Safe World for Women. 6th July 2015. OK this is relatively early stages but, at the moment, it is still possible for me to see Alzheimer’s in a positive light, at tim…

LEISURE

Expecting the Unexpected – Alzheimer’s

asafeworldforwomen.org – By Chris Crowstaff, founder of Safe World for Women. 20th June 2015. Reading about Alzheimer’s, it looks as though the condition progresses in a series of clear-cut stages, starting with a bit of c…

LEISURE

Dementia and the Importance of Family

asafeworldforwomen.org – By Chris Crowstaff, founder of Safe World for Women. 4th August 2015. My recent blogs started out being about Mum who has been diaignosed with Alzhemer’s Disease. But actually this one is at least …

LEISURE

Love, Joy and Alzheimer’s – A Day With My Mum

asafeworldforwomen.org – By Chris Crowstaff, founder of Safe World for Women. 15th July 2015. Today I took my mum for an ECG (electocardiogram) to check out her heart, to help the psychiatrist to prescribe the most appropr…

WORLD

Israeli Forces Kidnap 9 from West Bank Districts – International Middle East Media Center

imemc.org – WAFA correspondence stated that Israeli forces raided a Hebron city neighborhood, where they proceeded to detain a Palestinian after breaking into and ransacking his house. The detainee was identif…

WORLD

Mother of Ali Dawabsha’s Health Deteriorating, Possible Brain Death – International Middle East Media Center

imemc.org – (Press TV/Al Ray) Riham Dawabsha who was herself injured, and also lost her husband as a result of the attack, was put on a respirator at the Chaim Sheba Medical Center, also known as Tel HaShomer …

WORLD

$35 million to UNRWA from Saudi Arabia – International Middle East Media Center

imemc.org – According to Ma’an, Yousef al-Bassam, Managing Director of the Saudi Fund for Development, said the donation aims to mitigate a funding crisis within UNRWA, which has threatened to delay the start …

WORLD

Pour la première fois depuis 1979, un journaliste d’un média juif américain a pu visiter l’Iran

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fr.news.yahoo.com – Le reporter du Jewish Daily Forward, une publication marquée à gauche, livre un reportage nuancé sur le pays et son rapport à Israël. Le Congrès américain devra se prononcer en septembre sur l’acco…

WORLD

Solidarité Socialiste avec les Travailleurs en Iran

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iran-echo.com – Dernière liste des prisonnières politiques Iraniennes détenues dans la seule prison d’Evin à Téhéran‎ La liste suivante comprend les prisonnières politiques, actuellement arbitrairement enfermées d…

WORLD

The Movement Against Solitary Confinement

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Iran Human Rights Documentation Center – Eleven Human Rights Organizations Condemn the Destruction of Sunni Place of Worship in Tehran

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iranhrdc.org – Eleven human rights organizations have condemned the destruction of a Sunni place of worship in Tehran in a statement and called on international organizations and Ahmed Shaheed, the UN Special Rap…

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Iran Human Rights Documentation Center – Majid Moghaddam on Ward 8 of Evin Prison: “A Reminder of Kahrizak Detention Center”

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globalvoicesonline.org – It has been five days since the assassination of secular blogger Niloy Neel but Bangladesh police authorities have made no significant progress investigating his murder. Neel was hacked to death by…

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I am a Jewish Iranian-American in favour of the nuclear deal

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theguardian.com – As an Iranian Jew raised in Tehran, educated in the United States, and a frequent visitor to Israel, the nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran has pulled me in different directions. Like m…

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Iran refuses to free student activist Bahareh Hedayat after six years in jail

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theguardian.com – Seven years ago this summer, everything was set for the marriage ceremony of a young Iranian couple who had met and fallen in love at university. But on the day before the wedding, plain clothes of…

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In Iran, Anti-Baha’i Actions Hurt People and Business

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ihrb.org – The airwaves are still buzzing with news of the historic nuclear deal between six major world powers and Iran. As foreign corporations begin to consider the opportunities to do business in Iran, it…

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A Jewish Journalist’s Exclusive Look Inside Iran – News – Forward.com

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forward.com – Pasagardae, Iran —— In the heart of Fars Province on Iran’s high desert plateau in the South, a stark and bare large limestone tomb juts out of the landscape. It’s in the middle of nowhere. But the…

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Proof Iran Funding Hamas Gives the Lie to Obama Claims

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commentarymagazine.com – When asked repeatedly by Republicans about Iran’s repeated threats to destroy Israel during Congressional testimony about the Iran nuclear deal, Secretary of State John Kerry sighed and looked at h…

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Amid Crackdown, Putin Reportedly Plans Human Rights Award

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rferl.org – MOSCOW — Rights groups in Russia have been ensnared in a far-reaching government clampdown since Vladimir Putin returned to the presidency in 2012, but some activists may soon get plaudits and eve…

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Jailed Iranian Artist Atena Farghadani Recipient of CRNI’s 2015 Courage in Cartooning Award

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cartoonistsrights.org – CRNI’s 2015 Courage in Cartooning award is being given to Iranian artist-activist Atena Farghadani.  Ms. Farghadani was jailed in Tehran in August of 2014 after publishing a cartoon in protest of p…

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Inside Syria: Kurds Roll Back ISIS, but Alliances Are Strained

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nytimes.com – HASAKA, Syria — Green drapes were drawn against the sun, cloaking the room where members of a Syrian Kurdish militia huddled around walkie-talkies, assiduously taking down GPS coordinates. Talal Ra…

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Israeli Generals Back Nuclear Deal With Iran — Split With Netanyahu – Breaking News – Forward.com

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forward.com – In remarks carried by several Israeli media outlets, an unnamed senior military officer said that if agreed by its June 30 deadline, the deal would provide clarity on the direction of Iran’s nuclea…

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Tehran May Be Planning a Foreign Policy Reversal

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How Princess Reema Is Opening Doors For Women In Saudi Arabia

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A New Generation in Somalia

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Why You Should Treat Your Career Like a Bad Boyfriend – Chelsea Krost

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Istanbul Biennial commemorates Armenian genocide

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Husband bars Iranian footballer from Asian championships

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theguardian.com – The captain of an Iranian women’s football team is to miss a forthcoming Asian championships because her husband would not allow her to renew her passport. In a case highlighting Iran’s discriminat…

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Refugee crisis: why aren’t the rich Gulf Arab states doing more?

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Military Junta Turns Thailand into Land of Frowns

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‘Israel wanted Assad gone since start of Syria civil war’

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newtectimes.com – Local author, Douglas Gardham, has done it again. The award–winning author of, The Actor, recently released a second novel – a collection of short stories, entitled, ‘The Drive In’. “The Drive In i…

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RT Report: Nearly all of Gaza’s water ‘undrinkable’ – International Middle East Media Center

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Helping Hands Press: Six Sanity Savers by Tracy Krauss

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Throwing Stones At A Sitting President: A Topsy-Turvy Day On The Hill

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iUniverse | Author Success – Doug Gardham

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Missouri’s Archaic Abortion Laws May Come Unraveled–Thanks To Satan & Religious Freedom

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addictinginfo.org – Missouri pro-lifers have managed to all but overturn Roe v. Wade in their state. With ridiculous regulations and archaic laws, Missourians have but one Planned Parenthood clinic as an option for ab…

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Iran : une caricaturiste poursuivie pour une poignée de main

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directmatin.fr – Déjà condamnée à douze ans et neuf mois de prison, une jeune caricaturiste pourrait voir sa sentence s’alourdir. La jeune iranienne est désormais poursuivie pour “indécence” après avoir serré la ma…

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From Pencil to Photoshop to Dropbox: 2015 Design Tools Survey

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10 Most Creative Products for Your Kitchen

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‘The Daily Show’ Has a Woman Problem | Al Jazeera America

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Madama Villagers Foil Infilitration Attack By Israeli Extremists – International Middle East Media Center

imemc.org – The WAFA News Agency has reported that the Palestinians noticed an unusual activity, shortly after 2 after midnight, when they saw a short, bearded armed man wearing a cap, monitoring some homes in…

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UN General Assembly Votes For Raising Palestinian Flag – International Middle East Media Center

imemc.org – The UN proposal achieved 119 votes out of the 193 UN member states, while only eight countries, headed by the United States and Israel, voted against it. The resolution states that flags of all non…

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PCHR Weekly Report: One dead; 7 wounded, including 4 children, by Israeli troops this week – International Middle East Media Center

imemc.org – Palestinian man salvaging his family’s belongings after Israeli military demolished his home (PCHR photo) Reham Dawabsha succumbed to her wounds, becoming the third victim in her family, following …

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Rafsanjani emphasizes importance of political parties – Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East

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al-monitor.com – In a meeting with the newly formed Reformist bloc, Union of Islamic Iran People Party, Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani talked about his vision for the 2016 parliamentary elections and the im…

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What’s Next for the Iran Nuclear Deal

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nytimes.com – WASHINGTON — With Senate Democrats blocking passage of a resolution disapproving of the Iran nuclear deal, the attention will shift from the halls of Congress to the nations and international agenc…

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Lindsey Graham Blames Iran For 9/11 Attacks

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lobelog.com – Published on September 10th, 2015 | by Eli Clifton Over the past week, Republican opposition to the Iran deal has devolved considerably. Senate Republicans spent the week in chaos, raising uncertai…

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Iran: Criminals sentenced to buy books – BBC News

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bbc.com – A judge in Iran has started sentencing criminals to buy and read books instead of handing down prison terms, it’s been reported. Judge Qasem Naqizadeh, who presides over a court in the north-easter…

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10 September 1951: Britain boycotts Iran over the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company

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moneyweek.com – Of all the overseas possessions the British government owned at the start of the 1950s, the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (AIOC) was the most prized. And it’s not hard to see why. A relic of Britain’s …

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U.S. Senate Democrats Block Vote On Iran Deal

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rferl.org – A move in the U.S. Senate to hold a vote of disapproval on the international nuclear deal with Iran has been defeated on a first vote. Sixty votes in favor were needed to move the resolution forwar…

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Saudi journalist and blogger held without charge for past 16 months – Reporters Without Borders

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en.rsf.org – Reporters Without Borders calls for the release of Alaa Brinji, 33, a Saudi journalist and blogger who has been held without trial or charge for more than a year for still unclear reasons and who i…

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News website editor gunned down in Mogadishu – Reporters Without Borders

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en.rsf.org – Reporters Without Borders is shocked and saddened to learn that Abdullahi Ali Hussein, the editor of the English-language section of the Somali online newspaper Waagasucub, was gunned down in the M…

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Education International – Iran: Teachers face new round of government repression

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Fated To Go To A Turkmen Prison

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Iran and the Myth of Anti-Semitism

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inthesetimes.com – Iran, even in the most fanciful flights of rhetoric of some of its leaders, is not threatening to kill Jews, as Goldberg intimates. It is threatening to dismantle a system (the Zionist regime) that…

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DNC chair closes door on more debates

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thehill.com – Democratic National Committee chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz is closing the door on adding more Democratic presidential debates, and said a controversial clause penalizing candidates for parti…

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Iran Daily: Supreme Leader Pushes Back Against His President – EA WorldView

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eaworldview.com – PHOTO: Supreme Leader at Imam Khomeini’s shrine in Tehran on Wednesday Iran’s Supreme Leader has again cautioned President Rouhani against political efforts, ahead of key elections next February, s…

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Cold, fever and babies born on migrants’ long journey to Europe

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The Netherlands Must Do More to Counter Racism

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liberties.eu – Discrimination of ethnic minorities by the police is an unfortunate reality in the Netherlands. The Civic Integration Examination, which often has to be made abroad, turns out unfairly against some…

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Exclusive: 50 Spies Say ISIS Intelligence Was Cooked

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thedailybeast.com – More than 50 intelligence analysts working out of the U.S. military’s Central Command have formally complained that their reports on ISIS and al Qaeda’s branch in Syria were being inappropriately a…

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Five human rights abusers backed by the U.S. whom you never heard of

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washingtonpost.com – Former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre gesturing as he leaves a Dakar courthouse after a hearing on June 3. An official truth commission report in 1992 accused his regime of committing some 40,000 p…

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Russia finally admits it HAS sent military experts to Syria

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dailymail.co.uk – Russia has admitted its military is present in Syria a day after leaked pictures appearing to show soldiers on the ground were published. Russia’s Foreign Ministry today said military experts are p…

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Fossil first: ancient human relative may have buried its dead

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reuters.com – CRADLE OF HUMANKIND, South Africa Humanity’s claim to uniqueness just suffered another setback: scientists reported on Thursday that a newly discovered ancient species related to humans also appear…

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UN atomic watchdog seeks to clarify Iran ‘ambiguities’

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france24.com – The UN atomic watchdog said Wednesday that information provided by Iran regarding its nuclear programme contained “ambiguities” and that it was seeking clarification from Tehran. “The IAEA submitte…

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John McCain displayed the gut-wrenching photo of the drowned Syrian child on the Senate floor to urge US action

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businessinsider.com – McCain, a Republican, stood next to an enlarged, close-up photo of Aylan Kurdi, who drowned along with his 5-year-old brother and mother when their small rubber boat capsized as it headed for Greec…

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The day 100,000 Iranian women protested the headscarf

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Dhabihullah Ra’ufi arrested again in Sanandaj

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Being ‘hafu’ in Japan: Mixed-race people face ridicule, rejection

america.aljazeera.com – Ian Herman is a hafu whose father is American. Teased as a child for being white, he got into fistfights and defended himself against other children with his umbrella. “I feel a bit offended becaus…

Egypt billionare offers to buy Med island for refugees | Egypt Independent

egyptindependent.com – Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris has offered to buy an island off Greece or Italy and develop it to help hundreds of thousands of people fleeing from Syria and other conflicts. The telecoms tyco…

European Official Calls for Continent to Take In 160,000 Migrants

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Iranian deputy foreign minister reasserts leadership on Syria, confidence in Hezbollah – Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East

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Secret traces: how expired photo paper caught the imagination of the art world

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telegraph.co.uk – Most photographers would be horrified at the presence of mould or water damage on their photographic paper, but both are exciting to New york artist Alison Rossiter.  “If it’s doing something nasty…

Child mortality rates plunge by more than half since 1990 but global MDG target missed by wide margin | Press centre

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Simon Dixon: ‘Bitcoin Solves 3 Major Problems in the Financial System’

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Asylum-seekers, Refugees, Migrants – What’s in a Name?

asafeworldforwomen.org – By Peter Hilton, Global Correspondent for Safeworld The ‘jungle’ camp outside Calais has been growing ever denser and increasingly is looking more likely to become a permanent fixture on the Anglo-…

Cartoonist Zunar could get 43 years in prison for nine cartoons – Reporters Without Borders

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en.rsf.org – Reporters Without Borders condemns well-known cartoonist Zunar’s trial on a sedition charge for posting nine of his cartoons on Twitter, and urges the Malaysian authorities to stop harassing him ju…

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Zensanity: Guest Post from Douglas Gardham, author of The Drive In

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Surrealist Dreams

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iranrights.org – Flogging is another cruel and degrading punishment that Iran has not been willing to eliminate but that receives little international attention. Based on ABF’s research, at least 149 offenses are p…

Saeid Shirzad In The 15th Month Of Detention

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Sweden’s first LGBT retirement home – a model for rainbow ageing?

http://www.trust.org – STOCKHOLM, Sept 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – There’s a lengthy waiting list for a place at Sweden’s first retirement home for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, its success h…

ART & ENTERTAINMENT

Catherine La Rose, Arte, Poesia, Pittura, Fotografia, Letteratura: ✿ Giulio Aristide SARTORIO (1860–1932) ✿

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catherinelarosepoesiaearte.blogspot.com – ‘E’ nel sibilo canto che audace scivoli nel mare a raccogliere l’incanto… E come quiete dopo la tempesta la dorata chioma di sirena riemerge… Poi sollevi la perla del suo corpo la trascini a te…

LEISURE

I Expanded the Love of Me Myself & I

cowboywisdom.wordpress.com – I expanded the unselfish uncensored unconditional love of me myself and I today and forever as I felt my expanded energized enterprized… Entrepreneurialized executed experienced love of me myself a…

ART & ENTERTAINMENT

Album of the Week: ‘HitNRun’ hits Prince’s many facets

usatoday.com – Prince has never been one to follow the rules, and his “experimental” — his word — new album, HitNRun (* * * out of four), is the proverbial pudding containing that proof. First of all, it’s avai…

WORLD

India’s quest for UN Security Council permanent seat: Negotiations may begin – The Economic Times

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economictimes.indiatimes.com – UNITED NATIONS: General Assembly President Sam Kutesa is expected to formally present this week a negotiating document for Security Council reform for adoption before its 69th session ends next wee…

ART & ENTERTAINMENT

The Writer’s Life eMagazine: Interview with Douglas Gardham, author of The Drive In

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thewriterslife.blogspot.com – Title: The Drive In Author: Douglas Gardham Publisher: iUniverse Pages: 130 Genre: Short Stories Format: Kindle/Paperback  Have you ever been intrigued by what mysteries lie behind the doors and wi…

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Discussion with Leslee Udwin, Director of ‘India’s Daughter’

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sauravdutt.com – Whilst researching, writing and completing my latest book ‘The Butterfly Room’ I-like many around the world-was struck by the power, resolve and unflinching horror of the ‘India’s Daughter’ documen…

POLITICS

Institut Perempuan – » INDONESIAN BILL ON GENDER EQUALITY AND EQUITY: CHALLENGES TO GENDER, SEXUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS

institutperempuan.or.id – The paper was presented in 2nd International Conference on Human Rights and Peace and Conflict in South East Asia, October 17-18, 2012, Jakarta, Indonesia Indonesia is now in a transition era marke…

LEISURE

The Second Hardest Thing I’ve Done

asafeworldforwomen.org – By Chris Crowstaff, founder of Safe World for Women. 11th August 2015. Friday 7th August was Mum’s birthday. She turned 79. Mum lives with our son in her bungalow, half an hour away by car. I went …

EDUCATION

Please allow international students to complete their UK HE vocational studies

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change.org – From July 13 2015, new rules extending work restrictions to international students have been introduced to parliament. It is reported as an attempt by Theresa May to reduce annual net migration.  T…

WORLD

Army Kidnaps 13 Palestinians In The West Bank – International Middle East Media Center

imemc.org – Home Searched And Ransacked In Nabi Saleh – File, Nabi Saleh Solidarity Media sources in Jerusalem said the soldiers invaded a number of homes in the al-‘Eesawiyya town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque…

WORLD

BDS National Committee: “EU Move to Label Settlement Products is Insufficient” – International Middle East Media Center

imemc.org – Boycott Israel label (image from Palestinian Pundit blog) The statement reads as follows: The BNC considered the European Union’s move towards labeling Israeli settlement products, announced at a r…

WORLD

Thousands Attend Funeral of Reham Dawabsha, Mother of 18-month old Baby who was Burned to Death – International Middle East Media Center

imemc.org – Funeral of Reham Dawabsha (image by Ahmed Talat Hasan) Reham Dawabsha was 27, having just marked her birthday on September 5th, hours before she died. Her baby, Ali Saad Dawabsha, was burnt to deat…

WORLD

Bodies of 43 Mexican students incinerated at dump, says Mexico attorney general

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ctvnews.ca – MEXICO CITY – Mexico’s attorney general’s office remained convinced on Monday that many of the 43 students who disappeared in 2014 were killed and incinerated at a garbage dump, one day after an in…

ART & ENTERTAINMENT

Une vie extraordinaire qui a jeté un pont entre l’Orient et l’Occident

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bahai.fr – Le professeur Bushrui était issu d’une famille dont l’histoire remarquable remonte aux premiers jours de la foi bahá’íe. Son attachement profond aux enseignements de Bahá’u’lláh a trouvé une expres…

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Je suis menacé de mort mais je continuerai à me battre pour le Niger | Ali Idrissa

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theguardian.com – Tout a commencé en 1990. Je me battais pour la démocratie et de meilleures conditions pour les étudiants. Bien que notre pays ait obtenu son indépendance de la France en 1960, le Niger connaissait …

WORLD

Iran: Schoolteacher due to be executed at dawn

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amnesty.org – The Iranian authorities must immediately halt the execution of Mahmoud Barati, a teacher who was convicted of drug-related offences following an unfair trial that is believed to have included a con…

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Islamophobia Is On the Rise in London, with Hate-Crimes Up 70 Percent on Last Year | VICE | United States

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vice.com – A veiled Muslim woman in London. Woman wearing the veil are said to be popular targets of violence (via) Read: Shockingly, a Porno Featuring Hijabis and Niqabis Is Not Very Sensitive Toward Islam F…

WORLD

A Religious Activist’s House Confiscated

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hra-news.org – HRANA News Agency – A house owned by Fatemeh Zandi, a member of the faith called “Al-Yasin Community” has been confiscated by the Executive Commission of Imam Khomaini’s Order. According to the rep…

WORLD

Despite the threats, I will not stop fighting for Niger | Ali Idrissa

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theguardian.com – It all started in 1990. I was fighting for democracy and better conditions for students. Despite our nation having gained independence from France in 1960, Niger had been prone to political instabi…

SPORTS

Explanations demanded for football players’ tattoos

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en.radiozamaneh.com – Ashkan Dejagah and Sardar Azmoon, two strikers on Iran’s National Football team, have been summoned by the Ethics Committee of the Iranian Football Federation for revealing tattoos on their arms du…

WORLD

Dutch reporter detained in continuing harassment of foreign journalists – Reporters Without Borders

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en.rsf.org – Reporters Without Borders calls for the immediate release of Dutch reporter Frederike Geerdink, who was arrested in southeastern Turkey yesterday, and urges the government to stop harassing foreign…

WORLD

Murder Rates Rising Sharply in Many U.S. Cities

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nytimes.com – MILWAUKEE — Cities across the nation are seeing a startling rise in murders after years of declines, and few places have witnessed a shift as precipitous as this city. With the summer not yet over,…

WORLD

Iran hopes to export gas to EU through Spain

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reuters.com – DUBAI, Sept 7 Iran hopes to bring its gas to the European Union by shipping liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Spain, its oil minister was quoted as saying on Monday at a news conference with his Spani…

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Iranian Newsha Tavakolian Wins Prestigious Prince Claus Award for Her ‘Bold’ Photography · Global Voices

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globalvoicesonline.org – Portrait of an angry Kurdish woman in Northeastern Syria… #onassignment #Timemagazine A photo posted by Newsha Tavakolian (@newshatavakolian) on Feb 13, 2015 at 5:19am PST Tori Egherman contributed…

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Mohsen Makhmalbaf voices support for imprisoned fellow director Oleg Sentsov

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theguardian.com – The Iranian film-maker Mohsen Makhmalbaf has added his voice to international protests over the plight of Oleg Sentsov, the Ukrainian director serving a 20-year jail sentence after being convicted …

WORLD

Iran photographer to share prize money with Syria refugees – The Economic Times

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economictimes.indiatimes.com – TEHRAN: Iranian photographer Newsha Tavakolian has said she will donate part of a 100,000-euro (USD 112,000) Dutch award to charity, including Syrian and Iraqi refugees. “It is hard for me to enjoy…

WORLD

Foreign Journalists Under Fire

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nytimes.com – A kangaroo court in Egypt recently sentenced three journalists from the Al Jazeera English network to three years in prison for committing journalism. On Tuesday, in Azerbaijan, an award-winning in…

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As Europe Grasps for Answers, More Migrants Flood Its Borders

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nytimes.com – HEGYESHALOM, Hungary — Throughout the day on Sunday, train after packed train arrived at this border town from Budapest, the passengers smoothly shifting to a gleaming Austrian train on the opposit…

WORLD

Refugees Who Could Be Us

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nytimes.com – WATCHING the horrific images of Syrian refugees struggling toward safety — or in the case of Aylan Kurdi, 3, drowning on that journey — I think of other refugees. Albert Einstein. Madeleine Albrigh…

LEISURE

Janmashtami Observed in Dhaka | News

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nelive.in – Janmashtami, birth of Lord Krishna was celebratedalongwith India in Bangladesh capital Dhaka as well on Saturday with full religious fervour by the hindu community of Bangladesh. According to Hindu…

LEISURE

Giuliani: De Blasio’s progressivism created city’s homeless crisis

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nypost.com – A  city with homeless on its streets is a city that has no love of its people. The so-called “progressive” view, that people have a right to live on the sidewalk, is not only legally devoid of any …

ENVIRONMENT

The war of words over 7-day GP services – BBC News

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bbc.co.uk – Talk to a GP and it wont take long for the issue of seven-day services to come up. There are heated and varied opinions. Some argue forcefully that they have a heavy workload on weekdays so extendi…

WORLD

Chechen Jihadis Leave Syria, Join the Fight in Ukraine

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thedailybeast.com – MARIUPOL, Ukraine — Just an hour’s drive from this city under siege, at an old resort on the Azov Sea that’s now a military base, militants from Chechnya—veterans of the jihad in their own lands an…

BUSINESS

Obama adds another worker benefit: paid sick leave

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latimes.com – President Obama plans to use Labor Day to announce a new step toward increased benefits for workers — ordering companies that do business with the government to provide paid sick leave for their e…

WORLD

Young Algerians let their hair down at the mall

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france24.com – Young people don’t have many places to socialise in conservative Algeria. But now the North African’s country’s youth are discovering something their counterparts in the West embraced a generation …

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Barrel Bombs, Not ISIS, Are the Greatest Threat to Syrians

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nytimes.com – GAZIANTEP, Turkey — As the self-proclaimed Islamic State, or ISIS, commits horrendous videotaped executions, it might seem to pose the greatest threat to Syrian civilians. In fact, that ignoble dis…

WORLD

The National Front Prohibited From Holding Any Meeting

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hra-news.org – HRANA News Agency – Hossain Mousavian, the head of National Front party, was summoned by the intelligence service, and interrogated for three hours. He has been told that the National Front was not…

WORLD

Al-Jazeera journalists jailed for airing ‘false news’, Egyptian court ruling says

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theguardian.com – An Egyptian court released a detailed ruling on Sunday on why it sentenced three journalists working for al-Jazeera English to three years in prison for airing what it described as “false news” and…

LEISURE

Russia’s war on western food is leading to a national cheese revival

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theguardian.com – A year after Russia banned the import of dairy, meat and fish products from European and other western nations in response to sanctions against it over its actions in Ukraine, a wide array of chees…

SCIENCE

Science/AAAS | News

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Sweden’s first LGBT retirement home – a model for rainbow ageing?

http://www.trust.org – STOCKHOLM, Sept 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – There’s a lengthy waiting list for a place at Sweden’s first retirement home for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, its success h…

ART & ENTERTAINMENT

Catherine La Rose, Arte, Poesia, Pittura, Fotografia, Letteratura: ✿ Giulio Aristide SARTORIO (1860–1932) ✿

catherinelarosepoesiaearte.blogspot.com – ‘E’ nel sibilo canto che audace scivoli nel mare a raccogliere l’incanto… E come quiete dopo la tempesta la dorata chioma di sirena riemerge… Poi sollevi la perla del suo corpo la trascini a te…

I Expanded the Love of Me Myself & I

cowboywisdom.wordpress.com – I expanded the unselfish uncensored unconditional love of me myself and I today and forever as I felt my expanded energized enterprized… Entrepreneurialized executed experienced love of me myself a…

Album of the Week: ‘HitNRun’ hits Prince’s many facets

usatoday.com – Prince has never been one to follow the rules, and his “experimental” — his word — new album, HitNRun (* * * out of four), is the proverbial pudding containing that proof. First of all, it’s avai…

WORLD

India’s quest for UN Security Council permanent seat: Negotiations may begin – The Economic Times

economictimes.indiatimes.com – UNITED NATIONS: General Assembly President Sam Kutesa is expected to formally present this week a negotiating document for Security Council reform for adoption before its 69th session ends next wee…

The Writer’s Life eMagazine: Interview with Douglas Gardham, author of The Drive In

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thewriterslife.blogspot.com – Title: The Drive In Author: Douglas Gardham Publisher: iUniverse Pages: 130 Genre: Short Stories Format: Kindle/Paperback  Have you ever been intrigued by what mysteries lie behind the doors and wi…

LEISURE

Discussion with Leslee Udwin, Director of ‘India’s Daughter’

sauravdutt.com – Whilst researching, writing and completing my latest book ‘The Butterfly Room’ I-like many around the world-was struck by the power, resolve and unflinching horror of the ‘India’s Daughter’ documen…

POLITICS

Institut Perempuan – » INDONESIAN BILL ON GENDER EQUALITY AND EQUITY: CHALLENGES TO GENDER, SEXUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS

institutperempuan.or.id – The paper was presented in 2nd International Conference on Human Rights and Peace and Conflict in South East Asia, October 17-18, 2012, Jakarta, Indonesia Indonesia is now in a transition era marke…

LEISURE

The Second Hardest Thing I’ve Done

asafeworldforwomen.org – By Chris Crowstaff, founder of Safe World for Women. 11th August 2015. Friday 7th August was Mum’s birthday. She turned 79. Mum lives with our son in her bungalow, half an hour away by car. I went …

EDUCATION

Please allow international students to complete their UK HE vocational studies

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change.org – From July 13 2015, new rules extending work restrictions to international students have been introduced to parliament. It is reported as an attempt by Theresa May to reduce annual net migration.  T…

WORLD

Army Kidnaps 13 Palestinians In The West Bank – International Middle East Media Center

imemc.org – Home Searched And Ransacked In Nabi Saleh – File, Nabi Saleh Solidarity Media sources in Jerusalem said the soldiers invaded a number of homes in the al-‘Eesawiyya town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque…

WORLD

BDS National Committee: “EU Move to Label Settlement Products is Insufficient” – International Middle East Media Center

imemc.org – Boycott Israel label (image from Palestinian Pundit blog) The statement reads as follows: The BNC considered the European Union’s move towards labeling Israeli settlement products, announced at a r…

WORLD

Thousands Attend Funeral of Reham Dawabsha, Mother of 18-month old Baby who was Burned to Death – International Middle East Media Center

imemc.org – Funeral of Reham Dawabsha (image by Ahmed Talat Hasan) Reham Dawabsha was 27, having just marked her birthday on September 5th, hours before she died. Her baby, Ali Saad Dawabsha, was burnt to deat…

WORLD

Bodies of 43 Mexican students incinerated at dump, says Mexico attorney general

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ctvnews.ca – MEXICO CITY – Mexico’s attorney general’s office remained convinced on Monday that many of the 43 students who disappeared in 2014 were killed and incinerated at a garbage dump, one day after an in…

ART & ENTERTAINMENT

Une vie extraordinaire qui a jeté un pont entre l’Orient et l’Occident

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bahai.fr – Le professeur Bushrui était issu d’une famille dont l’histoire remarquable remonte aux premiers jours de la foi bahá’íe. Son attachement profond aux enseignements de Bahá’u’lláh a trouvé une expres…

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Je suis menacé de mort mais je continuerai à me battre pour le Niger | Ali Idrissa

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theguardian.com – Tout a commencé en 1990. Je me battais pour la démocratie et de meilleures conditions pour les étudiants. Bien que notre pays ait obtenu son indépendance de la France en 1960, le Niger connaissait …

WORLD

Iran: Schoolteacher due to be executed at dawn

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amnesty.org – The Iranian authorities must immediately halt the execution of Mahmoud Barati, a teacher who was convicted of drug-related offences following an unfair trial that is believed to have included a con…

WORLD

Islamophobia Is On the Rise in London, with Hate-Crimes Up 70 Percent on Last Year | VICE | United States

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vice.com – A veiled Muslim woman in London. Woman wearing the veil are said to be popular targets of violence (via) Read: Shockingly, a Porno Featuring Hijabis and Niqabis Is Not Very Sensitive Toward Islam F…

WORLD

A Religious Activist’s House Confiscated

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hra-news.org – HRANA News Agency – A house owned by Fatemeh Zandi, a member of the faith called “Al-Yasin Community” has been confiscated by the Executive Commission of Imam Khomaini’s Order. According to the rep…

WORLD

Despite the threats, I will not stop fighting for Niger | Ali Idrissa

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theguardian.com – It all started in 1990. I was fighting for democracy and better conditions for students. Despite our nation having gained independence from France in 1960, Niger had been prone to political instabi…

SPORTS

Explanations demanded for football players’ tattoos

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en.radiozamaneh.com – Ashkan Dejagah and Sardar Azmoon, two strikers on Iran’s National Football team, have been summoned by the Ethics Committee of the Iranian Football Federation for revealing tattoos on their arms du…

WORLD

Dutch reporter detained in continuing harassment of foreign journalists – Reporters Without Borders

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en.rsf.org – Reporters Without Borders calls for the immediate release of Dutch reporter Frederike Geerdink, who was arrested in southeastern Turkey yesterday, and urges the government to stop harassing foreign…

WORLD

Murder Rates Rising Sharply in Many U.S. Cities

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nytimes.com – MILWAUKEE — Cities across the nation are seeing a startling rise in murders after years of declines, and few places have witnessed a shift as precipitous as this city. With the summer not yet over,…

WORLD

Iran hopes to export gas to EU through Spain

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reuters.com – DUBAI, Sept 7 Iran hopes to bring its gas to the European Union by shipping liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Spain, its oil minister was quoted as saying on Monday at a news conference with his Spani…

TECHNOLOGY

Iranian Newsha Tavakolian Wins Prestigious Prince Claus Award for Her ‘Bold’ Photography · Global Voices

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globalvoicesonline.org – Portrait of an angry Kurdish woman in Northeastern Syria… #onassignment #Timemagazine A photo posted by Newsha Tavakolian (@newshatavakolian) on Feb 13, 2015 at 5:19am PST Tori Egherman contributed…

WORLD

Mohsen Makhmalbaf voices support for imprisoned fellow director Oleg Sentsov

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theguardian.com – The Iranian film-maker Mohsen Makhmalbaf has added his voice to international protests over the plight of Oleg Sentsov, the Ukrainian director serving a 20-year jail sentence after being convicted …

WORLD

Iran photographer to share prize money with Syria refugees – The Economic Times

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economictimes.indiatimes.com – TEHRAN: Iranian photographer Newsha Tavakolian has said she will donate part of a 100,000-euro (USD 112,000) Dutch award to charity, including Syrian and Iraqi refugees. “It is hard for me to enjoy…

WORLD

Foreign Journalists Under Fire

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nytimes.com – A kangaroo court in Egypt recently sentenced three journalists from the Al Jazeera English network to three years in prison for committing journalism. On Tuesday, in Azerbaijan, an award-winning in…

WORLD

As Europe Grasps for Answers, More Migrants Flood Its Borders

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nytimes.com – HEGYESHALOM, Hungary — Throughout the day on Sunday, train after packed train arrived at this border town from Budapest, the passengers smoothly shifting to a gleaming Austrian train on the opposit…

WORLD

Refugees Who Could Be Us

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nytimes.com – WATCHING the horrific images of Syrian refugees struggling toward safety — or in the case of Aylan Kurdi, 3, drowning on that journey — I think of other refugees. Albert Einstein. Madeleine Albrigh…

LEISURE

Janmashtami Observed in Dhaka | News

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nelive.in – Janmashtami, birth of Lord Krishna was celebratedalongwith India in Bangladesh capital Dhaka as well on Saturday with full religious fervour by the hindu community of Bangladesh. According to Hindu…

LEISURE

Giuliani: De Blasio’s progressivism created city’s homeless crisis

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nypost.com – A  city with homeless on its streets is a city that has no love of its people. The so-called “progressive” view, that people have a right to live on the sidewalk, is not only legally devoid of any …

ENVIRONMENT

The war of words over 7-day GP services – BBC News

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bbc.co.uk – Talk to a GP and it wont take long for the issue of seven-day services to come up. There are heated and varied opinions. Some argue forcefully that they have a heavy workload on weekdays so extendi…

WORLD

Chechen Jihadis Leave Syria, Join the Fight in Ukraine

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thedailybeast.com – MARIUPOL, Ukraine — Just an hour’s drive from this city under siege, at an old resort on the Azov Sea that’s now a military base, militants from Chechnya—veterans of the jihad in their own lands an…

BUSINESS

Obama adds another worker benefit: paid sick leave

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latimes.com – President Obama plans to use Labor Day to announce a new step toward increased benefits for workers — ordering companies that do business with the government to provide paid sick leave for their e…

WORLD

Young Algerians let their hair down at the mall

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france24.com – Young people don’t have many places to socialise in conservative Algeria. But now the North African’s country’s youth are discovering something their counterparts in the West embraced a generation …

WORLD

Barrel Bombs, Not ISIS, Are the Greatest Threat to Syrians

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nytimes.com – GAZIANTEP, Turkey — As the self-proclaimed Islamic State, or ISIS, commits horrendous videotaped executions, it might seem to pose the greatest threat to Syrian civilians. In fact, that ignoble dis…

WORLD

The National Front Prohibited From Holding Any Meeting

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hra-news.org – HRANA News Agency – Hossain Mousavian, the head of National Front party, was summoned by the intelligence service, and interrogated for three hours. He has been told that the National Front was not…

WORLD

Al-Jazeera journalists jailed for airing ‘false news’, Egyptian court ruling says

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theguardian.com – An Egyptian court released a detailed ruling on Sunday on why it sentenced three journalists working for al-Jazeera English to three years in prison for airing what it described as “false news” and…

LEISURE

Russia’s war on western food is leading to a national cheese revival

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theguardian.com – A year after Russia banned the import of dairy, meat and fish products from European and other western nations in response to sanctions against it over its actions in Ukraine, a wide array of chees…

SCIENCE

Science/AAAS | News

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news.sciencemag.org – AAAS.org Feedback Help Librarians Welcome Guest | Sign In Alerts Access Rights All Science Journals Science Magazine Daily News Science Signaling Science Translational Medicine SAGE KE Science Care…