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October 20, 2008

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Jews Against the Occupation

Aggregated from: Ali

I came across this web site Jews Against the Occupation which is a peaceful organization believing in Peace and Respect between Israelis and Palestinians. This is indeed a positive and vocal group, in addition to the known group “Peace Now” which operates inside Israel, this group is based in Ne...

October 19, 2008

Are Hate and Fear still powerful forces in America?This is a Video post

Posted by Amira Al Hussaini · 5:42 pm · Jordan · Morocco · Palestine · Qatar

A Negro, a Muslim and an anti-American. These are just some of the names Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has been called over the past few days. Is Obama in danger and are hate and fear still powerful forces in America? Bloggers from around the world react. 5 comments · read »

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Palestine

Ignorance

Aggregated from: Soul Blossom

Other than WOW, I have nothing to say. I am almost sure Obama will get assassinated if he becomes president. What gets to me is that what people think is simply untrue. Oh Gosh. Stupid people, at least know what you are talking about; he is not Muslim neither Arab. Also, being black does not mean he...

October 15, 2008

Mickey Mouse Must Die..or Maybe NotThis is a Video post

Posted by Amira Al Hussaini · 4:48 pm · Egypt · Jordan · Morocco · Palestine

Mickey Mouse must die, declared a Saudi cleric in a television interview. Or perhaps that is not exactly what he said. Regardless, the interview found its way to television screens and newspaper headlines around the world and bloggers are at loggerheads with the issue. Did the cleric literally mean that Mickey Mouse must die or was it just another ploy to sensationalise and poke fun of anything an Arab and a Muslim utters? 0 comments · read »

Today's Faves: A Palin Shoe Fetish, Optimistic Times, and “The Scary Arabs”

Posted by Jillian York · 12:05 am · Jordan · Morocco

Voices without Votes continuously aggregates interesting links about the election from world bloggers. Our authors take turns picking their top 3 personal favorites every weekday. Today, Jillian York takes a look at a Jordanian blogger vehemently defending Arabs, a Filipina who loves Obama, and a Moroccan who doesn't get what all the love of Sarah Palin's shoes is about. 1 comments · read »

October 14, 2008

Jordan

The Scary Arabs

Aggregated from: Hareega

If you haven't heard it well, if you were dumb enough to not understand what this conversation was about, the woman is saying she didn't trust Obama saying he was an Arab. She threw "Arab" as an insult as if it was equivalent to criminal or pedophile. OK, there are racists in American, some low...

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Podcast: Latest teleconference with American students

Aggregated from: Mideast Youth - Thinking Ahead » USA

Cross-posted from our podcasting site: We were extremely excited to be doing this again. I love it that today we live in a world where with just a few clicks you can connect yourself with people and hear their views or express your own without having to worry about the geographical limitations. For ...

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Jordan

Sen. John McCain protects his father’s role in the massacre of Americans on the U.S.S. Liberty June 8, 1967

Aggregated from: Mideast Youth - Thinking Ahead » USA

On June 8, 1967, the Israeli military was in the midst of a war with its Arab neighbors. At the time, they were engaged in the battle and did not fully grasp how easily the Arab nation’s armies had collapsed — they were never a real threat to Israel. Israel wanted the United States ̵...

October 12, 2008

Jordan

Where my Tax money goes….

Aggregated from: Ali

While some are using the Tax Payers to draw Posh Parties for $700,000 in the USA, here in Jordan, the government use the People's money to build better public places, green parks for our children and lately improving the Parking Lots at the Queen Alia International Airport. So today while picking up...

October 11, 2008

Obama and McCain Through Jordanian Eyes

Posted by Mohammad Azraq · 5:03 pm · Jordan

Writing for 7iber, Jordanian Rana Sweis goes to downtown Amman asking people their views about the Democratic candidate Barack Obama. Check out what Jordanians have to say about the US election, the presidential debate and the undecided voters in this article by Mohammad Azraq. 1 comments · read »