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international / gender and sexuality Sunday October 08, 2006 - 22:04 by Houzan Mahmoud
 49 comments (last - thursday june 12, 2008 - 23:18)  2 images
The veil is not merely a piece of "cloth", but a sign of the oppression of women, control over their sexuality, submissiveness to the will of God or a man. The veil is a banner of political Islam used, to segregate women born by historical accident in the so-called "Islamic World" from other women in the rest of the world. Full story at the link. ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Sunday October 08, 2006 - 17:14 by nano
Think of the final refuge for religious extremists (fanatical Christian cults) from Europe; and later, the sexual undertone of the Salem witch trials and you stare homosexual congressman, Mark Foley, ‘straight’ in the American sexual obsession. It seems that puritanism is alive and well in the good ol’ U.S of A! Amazing as the over-reactive American response may seem to Europeans and those of other nations, the news of a homosexual’s exploits with a boy has pushed all other news aside – incredible! The Mayflower continues to sail the waters of conservative America. ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Saturday October 07, 2006 - 15:29 by Ignazio Albore'
The “New Democracy”. The capital as means of the proletarian revolution ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Friday October 06, 2006 - 06:17 by jalal'udin
Would someone care to guess the historical age of the well-known adage, “A HOUSE DIVIDED CANNOT STAND” notwithstanding this particular quote is sourced from theological material? Regardless of age or source the above maxim expresses a universal truth in relation to social affairs. Recent history reminds us of the fragmentation and demise of a once independent Balkan nation. Yugoslavia now hosts the largest military occupation base (Bondsteel) in Europe. The Balkan conflict was a perfect example of divisionism leading to ruin – as it always does! [In contrast fragmented, warlord-torn China overcame its long history of internal conflict to become one of the most powerful nations on the planet.] ... read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism Friday October 06, 2006 - 00:24 by redjade
18 comments (last - thursday october 12, 2006 - 14:27) 10 images
been distracted by too many silly threads and other riots new edition of NotLW starts today.... ... read full story / add a comment |
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