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Gaza Women Struggle to Survive Economically, Says UN Study PDF Print E-mail
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Monday, 17 October 2011 22:56
 
RAMALLAH, (WAFA) – A UN Women report discussed the varying coping strategies Gaza women have employed to compensate for their household’s income collapse under the combined impact of Israeli siege, internal political strife, military destruct [ … ]
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Inside the 'capital of the Syrian revolution' (VIDEO) PDF Print E-mail
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Monday, 17 October 2011 22:43
 The BBC's Sue Lloyd-Roberts reports from the city of Homs which has become one of the main centres of demonstration against the Syrian government.
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Is the Egyptian Army Helping Only Itself? PDF Print E-mail
Written by Niloofar Haeri   
Monday, 17 October 2011 22:30
 Perhaps the only time in his 30-year reign that Hosni Mubarak made people happy was when he stepped down, after 18 days of mass protests against his regime.
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US Congress Punishes Palestinians PDF Print E-mail
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Monday, 03 October 2011 02:47

 In the first concrete reprisal for the Palestinians application for full UN membership, the US Congress decided to hold up food, health and construction aid, a move condemned by Palestinian officials as a collective punishment to civilians.&# [ … ]
Last Updated on Monday, 03 October 2011 02:51
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In support of Palestinian statehood PDF Print E-mail
Written by Robert Azzi   
Sunday, 02 October 2011 23:22
 Shortly after 9/11, I heard an American diplomat smugly state that, while the United States had differences with the Muslim and Arab worlds over Palestine, it was just one of several equally important issues.
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'Fear, Inc.' names and shames top Islamophobes PDF Print E-mail
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Saturday, 10 September 2011 08:14
 NEW YORK - A new report by the Center for American Progress called "Fear, Inc.: The Roots of the Islamophobia Network in America" shows how a small group of self-proclaimed experts backed by a host of donors are spreading fear and hostility tow [ … ]
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The challenge of being a Muslim in post-9/11 America PDF Print E-mail
Written by Mona Eltahawy   
Saturday, 10 September 2011 08:03
 For most of my life, the US was never anything more than vacation memories. My family visited almost 30 years ago for a vacation that marked the end of our years of living in the UK and which came just before we moved to Saudi Arabia.
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Syria: Troops Reportedly Snatch Wounded From Hospitals PDF Print E-mail
Written by ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY   
Saturday, 10 September 2011 07:49
 
BEIRUT -- Thousands of Syrian protesters appealed Friday for international help in the face of a bloody government crackdown, marking a fundamental shift in an uprising that has defied bullets, tanks and snipers but has failed to crack the re [ … ]
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Muslim Americans and Sept. 11 PDF Print E-mail
Written by karen mccreary   
Saturday, 10 September 2011 07:33
 Ten years after the devastating attacks of Sept. 11, this somber anniversary provides an opportunity to reflect on the turbulent decade behind us, and to recommit ourselves to the values that best define our nation.
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Palestinians feel pinch of dwindling PA budget PDF Print E-mail
Written by IRIN   
Wednesday, 24 August 2011 09:23
 RAMALLAH - Palestinian families in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) are facing increasing financial woes this Ramadan, as the Palestinian Authority (PA) juggles with its dwindling budget.
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