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When you are a Palestinian

Translation by Nahida Exiled Palestinian

(LONDON) - When you are a Palestinian
You would need daily practice of hiding tears
And swallowing huge chunk of wishes
Overflowing from your reality

In front of which you stand flabbergasted
Wondering who’d find the genie’s lamp
That would bring back your olive tree,
the straw tray and the sea fragrance?

An Integrated Strategy to Fight for Human Survival

Have you read any good news lately?

(BLACKBURN, Victoria, Aust) - In a recent article - ‘The Global 1%: Exposing the Transnational Ruling Class’ - the authors identify the global power elite and explain the ways in which this elite acts to maximise their own private gains at the expense of the 99%.

Moreover, they demonstrate how the US/NATO military-industrial-media empire operates in service of this transnational corporate elite.

LAPD Officers Investigated in 3 Recent In Custody Deaths and Brutalities

Roundup of stories about police abuse in Southern California by Bill Holmes and Tim King

(LOS ANGELES) - While initially reading through this information, I immediately understood why it had caught the information of my friend Bill Holmes in Eureka. I count on him for keeping track of police brutality.

These stories are borrowed from news agencies in Southern California and all entries have links so you can go the source and learn even more.

Rohingya and Rakhine: Let`s Shake Hands and Reconstruct Our Society Towards Peaceful Coexistence

Reports of mass killings, mass graves, rape, and torture come out of Myanmar with figures of at least 20,000 Rohingya killed since June 28.

(SITTWE, Akyab, Myanmar) - We, Rohingya and Rakhine were like real brothers; living on the same soil, sharing the same resources, depending on each other, helping each other in the whole history of Arakan.

Then in 1942, a monk’s propaganda caused a horrible massacre that led us toward hatred, and discrimination.

Warrior Monks: The Untold Story of Buddhist Violence

It seems clear that Westerners of the Judeo-Christian tradition have no leg to stand on when they single out Islam.

(SALEM) - The basic plank of Islamophobia can be summed up as follows: Islam is uniquely violent compared to other world religions.

Of course, it’s just not true. In previous articles, I’ve taken a Thor-sized hammer to shatter this myth by proving that Judaism and Christianity are scripturally and theologically just as violent, if not more so.

KSL NBC Censors Gay Families Banning Show `The New Normal`

KSL needs to broadcast The New Normal at NBC's scheduled time and on NBC (channel 5).

(SALT LAKE CITY) - We live in a country where our personal freedoms are supposed to be valued. The local NBC affiliate in Utah, KSL, is trying to ban a TV show that starts this fall called The New Normal.

Tamil Nadu Government Ordered to Release 7 Tamil Refugees from Chenkalpattu Detention Center

Many Sri Lankan Tamil refugees languish in Indian detention camps.

(CHENNAI, India LankaSriNews) - Government officials in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, have been ordered to release seven Sri Lankan Tamil refugees who are detained at the Chenkalpattu special detention center.

Family members of the refugees, along with political parties and supporters, expressed happiness and relief.

Bangladesh: Immediately Release Illegally Arrested Gay Men by Police

People, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity, are equally deserving of human rights.

(SALEM) - Bangladeshi authorities have arrested three gay men in Sylhet. The saga is indicative of problems facing this community of gay men from home and abroad.

In this event, Bangladeshi young gay men Sumon, Jakir and British citizen Alen were raided by police in a hotel.

17 Civilians Beheaded by Taliban for Mixed-Sex Party

The Taliban, who openly beat women and girls in the street, maintain a medieval view of flirting or any open displays of affection between men and women.

(KABUL) - Fifteen men and two women were found beheaded in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province on Monday, punishment meted out by Taliban insurgents for a mixed-sex party with music and dancing, officials said.

The bodies were found in a house near the Musa Qala district, about 75 km (46 miles) north of the provincial capitol, Lashkar Gah, said District Governor Nimatullah, who only goes by one name.

School Voucher Recipients More Likely to Enroll in College, New Study Finds

New research shows significant increase in college enrollment for African American students.

(WASHINGTON DC) - A new study shows that African American participants in a private school choice program were 24 percent more likely to enroll in college as a result of receiving a voucher.

This reinforces previously-released data showing improved graduation rates, parental satisfaction, and academic achievement among voucher students.