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So, I just looked at my followers list…
And most of you guys are not guys.
Yeah. Not sure what else to say…
More suggested media though!
Womens Rights in:
Saudi Arabia- “Saudi officials continue to require women to obtain permission from male guardians to conduct their most basic affairs, like traveling or receiving medical care, despite government assertions that no such requirements exist, Human Rights Watch said today. The government made its assertions most recently in June 2009, to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.” http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/07/08/saudi-arabia-women-s-rights-promises-broken
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/01/world/middleeast/01iht-saudi.html
Yemen-“The Personal Status Law calls for wife obedience, allows marital rape, reinforces stereotypes about women’s roles as caretakers within the home and severely restricts women’s freedom of movement. The recent remarks made by President Ali Abdullah Saleh condemning women’s participation in public protests as being un-Islamic reflects the secondary status given to Yemeni women.” http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/23/opinion/l23yemen.html?_r=1
(Embassy site) http://www.yemenembassy.org/issues/democracy/HRandParticipation.htm
Oman (For comparison)- “Oman is one of the most advanced countries in the Gulf region as far as women’s rights are concerned, according Dr Nora N. Alnahedh, resident representative (GCC) of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).” http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/oman/oman-regional-pioneer-for-women-s-rights-1.90692
http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=179
Human Right Violations:
Palestinian- “Despite the committee’s position, some small independent groups attempted to protest at the Lebanese border. The Lebanese army stopped a group of 20 youths who made it to the border town of Kfar Kila.
Syrian state television reported that 23 Palestinian and Syrian protesters had been killed in the Golan Heights on Sunday, a death toll which Israel disputes.
Yet Navi Pillay, the UN human rights chief, condemned Israeli security forces for their “excessive use of force” in the Golan Heights, saying they have killed as many as 40 demonstrators in the area in recent weeks.” http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/features/2011/06/201168131013184315.html
http://uk.ibtimes.com/articles/159357/20110608/israel-pro-syria-fighters-kill-palestinians.htm
Yemeni-
http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/yemen-must-stop-killings-protesters-or-risk-slide-civil-war-2011-05-31
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13688641
And of course, look into these and more by yourself.
EDIT: Just found something on Uganda, some of you may remember the commotion about the bill a while back. It didn’t fail the vote, it wasn’t voted upon. It could be up for vote next month, so get educated! http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/10/15/uganda-anti-homosexuality-bill-threatens-liberties-and-human-rights-defenders
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Come be a bitch :D http://formspring.me/iAmAgnostic
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Come be a bitch :D http://formspring.me/iAmAgnostic
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Lack of Agnostic Involvement
I have basically strayed from the religious world- it hardly affects me, and most of the religious people I know are really cool. I have therefor chosen to differ from my regular topics and instead write about more important things. To start it off, here’s a movie you guys should watch:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1wj75_pbs-frontline-ghosts-of-rwanda-1-of_people
And some academic reading:
http://www.hks.harvard.edu/fs/pnorris/Acrobat/Huntington_Clash.pdf
And last but not least, an article on education.
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2005/2005003.pdf
Enjoy.
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Yesterday I took the pleasure of visiting good friends in Belfast, since I’m leaving for Dallas on Thursday and probably won’t be back in Ireland until Christmas. Thus, I now feel it my duty to be an annoying dick and romanticise about the city and the memories it’s given me.
For those…
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yer doin’ it wrong…
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be more interesting.
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Don’t quite understand your super-hate for Christians. I’m Agnostic myself, but quite frankly, your blatant hatred is so annoying. Defend.
You’re retarded, nothing I’ve ever done or said that you would know of had showed such. Fuck off.
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I do Christian women shouting demonic words to make them more bad. I shove bibles up their asses afterthe fun to. I beat up Christian men telling them they are weak.
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