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Monday, May 14, 2007
United Arab Emirates University Team wins Microsoft Imagine Cup
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Look at the picture. Four completely covered women are the winners of the highest software award and competing globally. The picture challenges the stereotype that covered women are suppressed and uneducated, who need our help to liberate them. Do I want my daughter to dress this way? The answer is no, but I believe it is her call not mine. Let us wake up, all people are the same covered or not! It can be personal choice!
Friday, January 5, 2007
Choose Generosity, Not Exclusion
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By newly-elected House Member Keith Ellison, "My constituents in Minnesota elected me to fight for a new politics in which a loving nation guarantees health care for all of its people; a new politics in which executive pay may not skyrocket while workers do not have enough to care for their families. I was elected to articulate a new politics in which no one is cut out of the American dream."
Sunday, December 31, 2006
While You Were at War
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As the president contemplates sending even more U.S. forces into the Iraqi sinkhole, he should consider not only the thousands of fatalities, the tens of thousands of casualties and the hundreds of billions of dollars already lost. He must also weigh the opportunity cost
Thursday, December 28, 2006
The Other Israel Lobby
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A former Israeli speechwriter outlines the divide between Israel's needs and AIPAC's current direction. The article also uncovers some early stage planning for an AIPAC alternative.
Sunday, December 3, 2006
In U.S., fear and distrust of Muslims runs deep
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When radio host Jerry Klein suggested that all Muslims in the United States should be identified with a crescent-shape tattoo or a distinctive arm band, the phone lines jammed instantly. People didn't know he was pulling a "Borat."
Monday, November 27, 2006
Iraq's Exodus
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According to the UN, 1.6 million have fled since the start of the war.
