Archive for the ‘Syria’ Category

Check the bride at the door

This item was filled under [ Good News, Jordan, Palestine, Photos, Syria ]

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Over a week ago, tens of thousands of people attended what they thought to be the biggest Palestinian wedding ever, in addition to the huge media coverage. A mass [...]

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Jordan River Pollution

This item was filled under [ Failures, Israel, Jordan, Syria ]

The Jordan River, where Jesus was reportedly baptized, is now just an extra-large toilet.
Jordan River threatened by dams and sewage
By Ibon Villelabeitia, Fri Jun 24, 9:08 AM ET
Reuters
The Jordan River, where Christians believe Jesus was baptized, is heavily polluted with sewage and is in danger of drying up after decades of conflict and intense agricultural [...]

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Human bait: Accused teen in Syrian prison!

This item was filled under [ Bleeding Edge, Failures, Human Rights, Syria ]

(AFP) DAMASCUS - A 17-year-old accused of ties to a banned Islamist group in Syria was sentenced to six years in prison by a state security court on Sunday, according to a human rights lawyer.
Massaab Hariri was initially sentenced to death for allegedly belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood, “but the court commuted the death sentence [...]

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Syrian-Canadian arrested

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“A Syrian authorities have arrested a Syrian-Canadian returning home to Syria after years in exile.“
Canadians with dual citizenship must understand that, when in Syria, their Canadian citizenship is not recognized.

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The Syrian Blog Shock!

This item was filled under [ General, Internet 'n Computers, Syria ]

On average, there is a new one or two blogs added to Arablogger.com directory a day. However, suddenly today I received a notification that there is 16 new blogs added.
Well, first I thought of spam somehow, but when I went to check them out, to my surprise I discovered that there are 16 new “Syrian” [...]

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Arab Discriminates Against Women. Why Is That So?

Last week, Guardian-organised event at which more than 100 young British Muslims were brought together at University College London. The delegates came from all walks of life, and held a wide range of views.
The one thing that came across very clearly was that the media are often wrong to refer to “the Muslim community”, when [...]

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