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04
Jul
2009
Happy Independence Day: All men were created equal, but not all are seen as ...  

11 hours ago by Jordan

As my American readers know, on this date in 1776, the Declaration of Independence was signed, officially proclaiming our nation free from the control of England. That very document said it almost perfectly – “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are end ...

that.dork.jordan - thatdorkjordan.com · 1 reference

01
Jul
2009
Tehran Iran Video: 30 June 09 Riot police destroying cars and motor cycles  

3 days ago by John Barry

Video youtube video

Why the Ahmadinejad Regime is doomed These thugs -in this video- are so-called police engaging in wanton acts of vandalism. The Ahmadinejad regime is out of control and at war with its people. Peaceful protesters have been gunned down. Young women have been murdered. Universities have been ransacked ...

John Barrys Blog - johnbarrysblog.blogspot.com · Rank: 71,519 · 8 references

30
Jun
2009
Wimbly-don…  

4 days ago by Luke_D

I plan this to be a really quick post as early morning starts necessitate early nights. Anyway, I enjoy Wimbledon. I enjoy everything about the tournament, its ethos, its nature, its drama. It still seems, in a modern world, so quintessentially English. There is tradition and history to the tourname ...

The Cowfield - thecowfield.wordpress.com · 2 references

29
Jun
2009
Hope for secular Islam: AHA Foundation and Ayaan Hirsi Ali  

5 days ago by mavenandmeddler

st saw this on Sam Harris’ ‘The Reason Project’ website: THE AHA FOUNDATION:The AHA Foundation was established by Ayaan Hirsi Ali as a charitable organization to help protect and defend the rights of women in the West against militant Islam.

Impurely Maven - mavenandmeddler.com/impurely-maven · Rank: 161,839 · 1 reference

28
Jun
2009
No sane, free person would choose to wear a burka  

6 days ago by songdongnigh

Interesting and informative reaction of a western non-Muslim woman upon donning a burka. FROM CALGARYHERALD.COM: No sane, free person would choose to wear a burka By Licia Corbella, Calgary Herald June 27, 2009 A while back I was asked to give a talk at my kids' school about my December 2003 trip to ...

lockandload - songdongnigh.blogspot.com · Rank: 40,386 · 46 references

27
Jun
2009
The Stoning of Soraya M.  

7 days ago by truenorthquest

Although protests over Iran’s disputed presidential elections have died down, a new film by the Christian filmmaker who helped produce The Passion of the Christ is again drawing attention to human rights abuses in the predominantly Muslim nation. Film exposes human rights abuses in Iran View the tra ...

TrueNorth Quest - truenorthquest.wordpress.com · 1 reference

26
Jun
2009
Escape from the Plantation II: Democratic “Faux”-menism  

8 days ago by theblackcommenter

I owe a large debt for my political independence to genuine left leaning liberal feminists, both men and women, who call themselves PUMA and gave me the freedom to blog out loud what I’d been observing for a while, but which came to a head during the Democratic primary. Thanks RiverDaughter!! To wit ...

The Truth in Black and Right - theblackcommenter.wordpress.com · 1 reference

Safeguarding women’s rights will boost food security  

8 days ago by Rady Ananda

By Mary Wandia, Pambazuka News June 25, 2009 cc Find Your FeetAfrican women play a critical role in ensuring the food security of the continent, writes Mary Wandia in the run-up to the 2009 African Union Summit (24 June-3 July), which has its official theme ‘Investing in agriculture for economic gro ...

Food Freedom - foodfreedom.wordpress.com · Rank: 134,232 · 5 references

What a Sophisticated Species We Are…  

8 days ago by CJ

It’s all part of life’s rich pattern I suppose and even the jerks must add something to the spectrum of our experience – just keep on telling yourself that, you might eventually start to believe it! Nevertheless, isn’t it amazing what some people spend their time doing on the Internet? Spam, of cour ...

Christopher Williams Blog - cjw666.wordpress.com · Rank: 145,094 · 5 references

24
Jun
2009
Sarkozy vs Obama on The Burqa  

10 days ago by Photomanfirst

As far as I’m concerned, Frenchmen are back in vogue. Who could ever have predicted that the French president would stand up for women’s universal rights and for freedom as a universal right — while the American president would hang back, wait, temporize? It’s almost as if we’ve elected a Frenchman ...

Random Thoughts - photomanfirst.com · Rank: 59,930 · 5 references

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