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- NOW Lebanon -Egyptian Sheikh: Driving a Chevy is Haram (40 comments)
- Bill Gates on Using His Money to Save Lives and Fix U.S. Schools, and Steve Jobs (+ Video) (5 comments)
- U.S. commandos free two pirate hostages in Somalia (8 comments)
- Boko Haram vows to fight until Nigeria establishes Sharia law (7 comments)
Boko Haram vows to fight until Nigeria establishes Sharia law
Seeded on Sat Jan 28, 2012 1:05 AM EST (Guardian Unlimited)
The Islamist group Boko Haram, which has killed almost 1,000 people in Nigeria, will continue its campaign of violence until the country is ruled by sharia law, a senior member has told the Guardian.
NOW Lebanon -Egyptian Sheikh: Driving a Chevy is Haram
Seeded on Wed Jan 25, 2012 3:47 PM EST (NOW Lebanon)
A Salafi sheikh in Egypt has reportedly issued a fatwa that buying [or driving] a Chevrolet vehicle is haram because the American brand’s logo looks like the Christian cross.
U.S. commandos free two pirate hostages in Somalia
Seeded on Wed Jan 25, 2012 1:07 PM EST (Reuters)
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Bill Gates on Using His Money to Save Lives and Fix U.S. Schools, and Steve Jobs (+ Video)
Seeded on Tue Jan 24, 2012 8:12 PM EST (Yahoo! News)
With a pledge to give away 95 percent of Gates' personal wealth, the Gates Foundation claims to have granted more than $26 billion since 1994. While some of that money is devoted to improving U.S.
Egypt's Islamists win 75 percent of parliament
Seeded on Sun Jan 22, 2012 5:05 AM EST (AP)
CAIRO (AP) — Final results on Saturday showed that Islamist parties won nearly three-quarters of the seats in parliament in Egypt's first elections since the ouster of authoritarian president Hosni Mubarak, according to election officials and political groups. The Is …
Attack by Islamic sect kills at least 143 in north Nigeria
Seeded on Sat Jan 21, 2012 6:14 PM EST (The Washington Post)
KANO, Nigeria — A coordinated attack by a radical Islamist sect in north Nigeria’s largest city killed at least 143 people, a hospital official said Saturday, representing the extremist group’s deadliest assault since beginning its campaign of terror in Afr …
ElBaradei out of Egyptian presidency race: "Previous regime still running the country"
Seeded on Sat Jan 14, 2012 12:37 PM EST (Reuters)
My conscience does not permit me to run for the presidency or any other official position unless it is within a real democratic system . . .
Nigeria and its Fuel Subsidy Crisis
Wed Jan 11, 2012 10:02 AM EST
Want to help Africa? Do business here was the TED rallying cry by former World Bank MD now Nigeria Finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
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The Obama Kwanzaa Series Day 6 of 7 2011
Sat Dec 31, 2011 3:50 PM EST
In the Obama Kwanzaa Series we have been comparing Obama's principles and performance, especially his third year as President, to each of the seven principles of Kwanzaa.
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Poll: The Obama Kwanzaa Series Day 5 of 7 2011
Fri Dec 30, 2011 12:25 PM EST
In the Obama Kwanzaa Series we have been comparing Obama's principles and performance, especially his first three years as President, to each of the seven principles of Kwanzaa. The question today is, will Obama be good for our Nation and our ethnic group's purpose.
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