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Opinion: The Calm Before the Storm – by Mary Ahmed |
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The much agonised over, much debated and much anticipated or dreaded (depending on your convictions) political Isolation law has finally been approved by the national congress after many delays and fraying tempers. |
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Opinion: Israel, Hawking and the Pressing Question of Boycott - by Ramzy Baroud |
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It is an event “of cosmic proportions”, said one Palestinian academic, a befitting description regarding Stephen Hawking’s decision to boycott an Israeli academic conference slated for next June. It was also a decisive moral call which was communicated on May 8 by Cambridge University, where Hawking is a professor. |
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Opinion: Israel Takes Sides - by Gwynne Dyer |
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After making two major air strikes in and near Damascus in three days, Israel informed the Assad regime on Monday that it is not taking sides in the Syrian civil war. But of course it is. |
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To Celebrate or Not to Celebrate? |
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Is celebrating birthdays forbidden? Why is it frowned? Isn’t it just simple fun and enjoyment? We only invite friends and have a meal. Aren't we even allowed to celebrate anything? We only exchange gifts! Are exchanging presents improper? |
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Opinion: The Calm Before the Storm – by Mary Ahmed
The much agonised over, much debated and much anticipated or dreaded (depending on your convictions) political Isolation law has finally been approved by the national congress after many delays and fraying tempers. |
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Opinion: Israel Takes Sides - by Gwynne Dyer
After making two major air strikes in and near Damascus in three days, Israel informed the Assad regime on Monday that it is not taking sides in the Syrian civil war. But of course it is. |
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Opinion: Our Primitive, Violent Past Does Not Define Our Future - by Gwynne Dyer
Of course, a quarter of the adult males in the typical primitive society died violently, in wars and in fights (I’m using the banned word “primitive” here because it’s shorter than “hunter-gatherer and horticultural non-state societies,” not because primitive people are inferior).
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