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Fast Times at ISIS High:  What Terrorists Want to Teach your Children (Taiwan Spoof)

Fast Times at ISIS High: What Terrorists Want to Teach your Children (Taiwan Spoof)

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Taiwanese Animators | (ISISville Series) – “Welcome to ISISville! The animated series that examines life under the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant! You’ve read the headlines. So you know ISIS is growing in power as the terrorist organization murders thousands of innocent Muslims as it tightens its stranglehold on parts of Iraq and […]

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As Americans are shot At: Saudi Death Sentence on Shiite Cleric inflames Sectarian Tensions

As Americans are shot At: Saudi Death Sentence on Shiite Cleric inflames Sectarian Tensions

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By Giorgio Cafiero | (Foreign Policy in Focus) – The fate of one Shi’ite cleric hangs over the Gulf like a sword of Damocles. [Updated: Two Americans were fired on in the Shiite Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia on Friday, and one injured; this incident is likely related to the radicalization of Shiites via oppressive […]

Yemen
U.S. Ally Yemen in Danger of Splitting into Two – Again

U.S. Ally Yemen in Danger of Splitting into Two – Again

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By Thalif Deen – UNITED NATIONS, (IPS) – When North and South Yemen merged into a single country under the banner Yemen Arab Republic back in May 1990, a British newspaper remarked with a tinge of sarcasm: “Two poor countries have now become one poor country.” Yemeni protesters in Sanaa carrying pictures of arrested men. […]

Economy
Egypt bets on Suez Canal Expansion to combat Economic Crisis

Egypt bets on Suez Canal Expansion to combat Economic Crisis

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CCTV America | – “Egyptian president Abdel Fattah El Sisi said he hopes the Suez Canal expansion project will increase his country’s foreign cash reserves during his meetings while on an official visit to China earlier this week. Egypt expects the expanded canal will bring in more $100 billion annually. CCTV’s Adel EL Mahrouky reported […]

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Over 80 Cartoonists And Comics Workers Boycott Israeli Occupation Firms

Over 80 Cartoonists And Comics Workers Boycott Israeli Occupation Firms

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By IMEMC News & Agencies Report post More than 80 cartoonists and other workers in the comics industry, including colorists, writers, critics, and editors, from over 20 countries, signed an open letter this week addressed to Franck Bondoux, the head of the International Festival of Comics at Angoulême, which opened in France on January 29th. […]

Energy
The false promise of fracking and local jobs

The false promise of fracking and local jobs

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By Susan Christopherson | (The Conversation) In a surprise decision that led to consternation in the oil and gas industry and elation among fracking opponents, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in December banned fracking in the state. He attributed his decision to unresolved health risks associated with this drilling technique, but the governor surely also […]

Climate Change
Network Climate Coverage: The Good, the Bad and the (Mostly) Ugly

Network Climate Coverage: The Good, the Bad and the (Mostly) Ugly

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MediaMatters4America | – Climate Coverage In 2014: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly

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As Gaza Refugee Babies die of Cold, Underfunded UN Agency Halts Rebuilding Aid to 400,000

As Gaza Refugee Babies die of Cold, Underfunded UN Agency Halts Rebuilding Aid to 400,000

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By Charlie Hoyle | – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — A massive shortfall in the $5.4 billion pledged for Gaza’s reconstruction by the international community last October is exacerbating an already dire humanitarian crisis for Palestinians displaced by Israel’s summer offensive. On Tuesday, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, the largest service provider in the Gaza Strip, […]

Bangladesh
Women Empowered by Solar Energy in Bangladesh

Women Empowered by Solar Energy in Bangladesh

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World Bank | — “Bangladesh has become the world’s fastest growing market for solar home systems, thanks in part to IDA – the World Bank’s fund for the poorest. Solar energy is not only replacing expensive fuels, it also has become a tool of social change, empowering girls and women.” World Bank from 18 months […]

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