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diamond03

Attack in Egypt's Sinai leaves many dead - Middle East - Al Jazeera English - 0 views

www.aljazeera.com/...-dead-2014111941951516498.html

egypt sinai dead middle east attack

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  • Attack in Egypt's Sinai leaves many dead
  • Seven people have been killed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula
  • fire that hit their home
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  • missile fired by one of the Egyptian army helicopters th
  • errant mortar round from fighters,
  • Tuesday's blast included women and children
  • they have not yet been identified
  • civilians were from a prominent Bedouin family in the village of Negah Shabana.
  • happened while the area was heavily shelled by fighters and the Egyptian military.
  • 65-year-old woman was injured by shrapnel during the exchange of fire and was rushed to hospital for treatment.
  • army has launched a massive crackdown against armed groups in Sinai area that has killed scores of policemen and soldier
  • demolished hundreds of homes
  • Civilians in the mostly Bedouin towns of Sinai had been caught in the crossfire before, with several killed by an errant mortar round.
  • diamond03 on 19 Nov 14
     
    Seven people were killed during an explosion in Sinai. The individuals have not ye been identified.
ralph0

Ankara blast: At least 28 dead in Turkish capital explosion - BBC News - 0 views

www.bbc.com/...world-europe-35599323

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  • ralph0 on 17 Feb 16
     
    An explosion just happened in Ankara, Turkey. The explosion has left at least 28 dead and almost 50 injured according to reports. The PKK is currently the chief suspected organization responsible for this but it will be interesting to see what reports show over the next few days.
allieggg

I watched Libya seize its freedom. Now I have to flee its new chaos | World news | The ... - 0 views

www.theguardian.com/...bya-freedom-now-flee-new-chaos

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  • the first democratically elected parliament, the General National Congress, rather than disband the militias, funded them, each faction seeing its own forces as insurance against those of everyone else.
  • An Islamist-led coalition came to dominate parliament, but as the squabbling grew worse it realised it would lose an election, so delayed having one.
  • Then, in May, a former Gaddafi-era general turned rebel leader, Khalifa Hiftar, launched an offensive against Islamist brigades in the east while his allies stormed congress in Tripoli. An election was duly called in June, and the Islamists duly lost, or expect to lose when parliament assembles this week. The result has seen some of their militias grab what Tripoli real estate they can, triggering civil war.
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  • "Within Libya it is region against region, within regions, tribe against tribe, within tribes, family against family."
  • The Islamists call themselves revolutionaries, implying that anyone opposed to them is against the revolution. Their opponents also call themselves revolutionaries, labelling the Islamists "terrorists", while the Islamists accuse their opponents of following Gaddafi. Neither label is true: both sides have plenty to give that is positive. But the time for giving in Libya seems past.
  • "We are like a class of kids where the bad teacher is suddenly dead," he said. "Now we all fight each other."
  • "My problem is, it's hard to be a radical moderate."
  • Flying away, I leave the country as I found it, back at war. It is a country so rich in possibility and so undone by a chaos you can unpick for ever without getting to the nub.
  • My photographer friend had the answer. "Confused?" he told me. "Then you understand Libya."
  • allieggg on 13 Nov 14
     
    This article illuminates the aftermath of Gaddafi's reign from a first person perspective of a citizen fleeing the country due to its devastating chaos. He offers a short version of the conflict and the rise in militant groups. The root of the issue is the fact that when the GNC took power, the factions funded the militant groups for their own insurance rather than working towards their disbandment. The Islamist coalition dominated parliament, and as chaos deepened when they realized they would loose the election so they just delayed having one. This is where General Khalifa Haftar chimed in, launching his offense against islamic insurgency by storming the capitol in Tripoli leading the country to slip into civil war. The Author says "We are like a class of kids where the bad teacher is suddenly dead," he said. "Now we all fight each other." When the light finally comes to a country that was for so long in the dark, its blinding. 
kbrisba

Man shot dead by police in Tunisia protest: witnesses - 0 views

www.reuters.com/...protests-idUSKBN0LC0S320150208

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  • kbrisba on 09 Feb 15
     
    A man was shot dead on Sunday during a protest over the economy in Tunisia. Protests have been over taxes imposed on local traders, with residents demanding more opportunities and jobs. Witnesses said police fired bullets and tear gas to disperse crowds.
aromo0

On women in Egypt: Equality doesn't mean justice - Daily News Egypt - 0 views

www.dailynewsegypt.com/...t-equality-doesnt-mean-justice

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  • “Women in politics”
  • “Women in society”
  • “Women in the economy”
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  • “Women in the family”
  • “Reproductive rights”
  • Violence against
  • women”
  • The study showed that 99.3% of Egyptian women have experienced some form of sexual harassment.
  • ajonesn on 02 Mar 15
     
    Equality does not mean justice for women in Egypt, according to some.
  • aromo0 on 15 Mar 16
     
    A survey ranked Egypt 22nd, dead last, among all Arab states for women's rights. Categories vary from women in politics, women's rights, and domestic violence with women.
csosa14

Jordan waits, Japan mourns after ISIS apparently beheads journalist - CNN.com - 0 views

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  • csosa14 on 03 Feb 15
     
    Japan is yet another country that has felt the terror of ISIS as a Japanese journalist was taken by ISIS and is supposedly dead. This journalist was speaking out about the atrocities occurring due to ISIS and he was taken and it seems he was beheaded.
kbrisba

Tunisia province declares strike over protester death | Africa | Worldbulletin News - 0 views

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  • kbrisba on 15 Mar 15
     
    A strike was declared near the border with Libya, two days after deadly clashes with security forces left a protester dead and another injured. The strike was a result from the response to calls by Tunisia's largest trade union and the local provincial council. They had called on public and private institutions in the province except for hospitals and pharmacies. Following the death of the protester the UGTT renewed calls for banning the use of birdshot by police to disperse demonstrations.
jreyesc

New Tape Of ISIS Leader Appears To Prove He Was Not Killed In U.S. Airstrike - 0 views

www.buzzfeed.com/...-leader-speaking-for-the-first

ISIS ISIL Islamicleader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

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  • released an audio recording on Thursday in what could be the first sign of life since rumors spread that a U.S. airstrike hit Baghdadi and a convoy of ISIS leaders in Iraq.
  • Baghdadi references several events that happened in the last week, including the recent move by militant groups in Yemen and Sinai to swear allegiance to ISIS.
  • jreyesc on 13 Nov 14
     
    Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is suspected to be alive, after reports that he had been injured or dead after an air strike hit the area he was in at the time. The is an audio recording that fit into the accounts that he might be alive.
sheldonmer

How an Egyptian Revolution Began on Facebook - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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      sheldonmer on 19 Oct 14
       
      This article highlights the Egyptian Revolution and it's ties to social media. We have talked about how Khaled Said was beaten. This talk about how a man in Dubai saw his picture on Facebook and how it prompted him and many other to become activists in the revolution.
  • This article highlights the Egyptian Revolution and it's ties to social media. We have talked about how Khaled Said was beaten. This talk about how a man in Dubai saw his picture on Facebook and how it prompted him and many other to become activists in the revolution.
  • And he’s right. But his individual story resonates on two levels: it epitomizes the coming-of-age of a young Middle Eastern generation that has grown up in the digital era, as well as the transformation of an apolitical man from comfortable executive to prominent activist.
  • sheldonmer on 19 Oct 14
     
    This article highlights the Egyptian Revolution and its ties to social media. We have discussed Khaled Said in class and this article talks about the image of his dead beaten body appearing on Facebook and how it inspired Wael Ghonim, born in Egypt, living in Dubai, and many others to become activists in the revolution.
fcastro2

Islamic State executes three of its Chinese militants: China paper | Reuters - 0 views

www.reuters.com/...is-china-idUSKBN0L90T620150205

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      fcastro2 on 13 Feb 15
       
      China is concerned with rise of Islamic State. May pose threat to its farthest region. 
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  • But Beijing has also shown no sign of wanting to take part in the U.S.-led coalition's efforts to use military force against the militant group
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      fcastro2 on 13 Feb 15
       
      China does not want to join efforts to stop ISIS
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  • Around 300 Chinese extremists were fighting with the Islamic State after traveling to Turkey
  • Chinese man was "arrested, tried and shot dead" in Syria in late September by the Islamic State after he became disillusioned with jihad and attempted to return to Turkey to attend university
    • fcastro2
      fcastro2 on 13 Feb 15
       
      1st Chinese extremist shot dead for attempting to flee.
  • "Another two Chinese militants were beheaded in late December in Iraq, along with 11 others from six countries. The Islamic State charged them with treason and accused them of trying to escape
    • fcastro2
      fcastro2 on 13 Feb 15
       
      Many others who were fighting with ISIS killed for "treason"
  • Islamic State, which has seized parts of northern and eastern Syria
  • killed hundreds off the battlefield since the end of June, when it declared a caliphate.
  • Chinese officials blame separatists from the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) for carrying out attacks in Xinjiang, home to the Muslim Uighur people. But they are vague about how many people from China are fighting in the Middle Eas
  • China was opposed to "all forms of terrorism"
  • "China is willing to work with the international community to combat terrorist forces, including ETIM, and safeguard global peace, security and stability," Hong said.
  • Human rights advocates say economic marginalization of Uighurs and curbs on their culture and religion are the main causes of ethnic violence in Xinjiang and around China that has killed hundreds of people in recent years. China denies these assertions.
  • hina has criticized the Turkish government for offering shelter to Uighur refugees who have fled through southeast Asia, saying it creates a global security risk.
  • The Islamic State has killed three Chinese militants who joined its ranks in Syria and Iraq and later attempted to flee
  • China has expressed concern about the rise of the Islamic State, nervous about the effect it could have on its Xinjiang region, which borders Pakistan and Afghanistan.
cramos8

Assault on U.S. consulate in Benghazi leaves 4 dead, including U.S. Ambassador J. Chris... - 1 views

www.cbsnews.com/...bassador-j-christopher-stevens

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  • cramos8 on 08 Feb 15
     
    U.S. Ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens was among four Americans killed in an attack by Muslim protesters on the U.S. consulate compound in Benghazi.
csosa14

American ISIS Hostage Kayla Mueller Is Dead, Family Says - NBC News - 0 views

www.nbcnews.com/...eller-dead-family-says-n303591

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  • csosa14 on 10 Feb 15
     
    There was an American hostage held captive by ISIS and her parents have confirmed that she has been killed by ISIS. During a strike, Kayla Mueller was taken and according to the White House and the Mueller family she has been killed.
  • csosa14 on 10 Feb 15
     
    There was an American hostage held captive by ISIS and her parents have confirmed that she has been killed by ISIS. During a strike, Kayla Mueller was taken and according to the White House and the Mueller family she has been killed.
jreyesc

Vile image of baby girl being 'beheaded' found by Kurds on phone taken from dead ISIS f... - 0 views

www.dailymail.co.uk/...dead-isis-fanatics-kobane.html

ISIL children images Syria

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  • jreyesc on 19 Oct 14
     
    Kurdish soldiers recovered images of ISIL picking a baby girl down with a knife near her throat. It is unclear what happen to the child. Many other images were found in the phone like the terrorist group playing football with heads.
ajonesn

How Egypt is keeping its women trapped in zombie society - Your Middle East - 0 views

www.yourmiddleeast.com/...rapped-in-zombie-society_26800

Egypt womens rights zombies

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  • he majority of families would rather have their daughters in an unfulfilling, even miserable marriage, convinced that she will somehow find a magical way to adapt, than see her alone
    • diamond03
      diamond03 on 29 Sep 14
       
      This is so sad and disturbing!
  • Female independence is looked down on,
  • true religious scholars are the first to reject any form of overt or clandestine female oppression
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  • there is hope
  • intellectual women today stand in solidarity
  • woman's marital status is mutually exclusive from her value and right to lead a healthy, fulfilling life of her own.
  • suffering economy
  • women
  • society
  • spinsterhood
  • marriage in Egypt really means.
  • trapped
  • declining marriage rate in Egypt,
  • “transforming her into a commodity for the highest bidder.”
  • family to be the pillar of one's success
  • pros and cons,
  • codependence is highly favorable in the Middle Eas
  • typical Egyptian female's life, is to pursue an auspicious college degree
  • regarded as a supporter or sidekick,
  • “...an archaic notion that defines a woman's value by her husband's status”
  • improve her chances of finding a proper suitor
  • lifelong purpose of securing a husband.
  • he standard sequence of events for a typical Egyptian female's life, is to pursue an auspicious college degree (to improve her chances of finding a proper suitor, and assist her future children with their studies), possibly add to her assets by acquiring a mediocre job for a year or two (under the pretext of killing time and elevating her practical wisdom), and eventually fulfill her lifelong purpose of securing a
  • ones who suffer are those who can't find a “star.”
  • pressure from three distinctive sources
  • their rights and full potential, desperately seeking approval before they reach their “expiration date.
  • “Stepford wife model”,
  • incompatible matc
  • transforming her identity, s
  • driven towards more extreme measures.
  • parents employing psychological abuse
  • subject to such scrutiny
  • generation of women
  • oblivious t
  • conforming comes naturally to a lot of women,
  • On one hand
  • (parents-peers-society
  • quoting religious commandments promoting marriage,
  • coerce their daughters
  • into submission
  • threat of eternal damnation
  • (should she fail to perform this role and still wishes to enjoy her life then she will have indeed committed sacrilege and is a covertly regarded as a disgrace regardless of any other achievement)
  • peer-pressure;
  • still under the impression that exceptions do not exist .
  • 25-40
  • “business marriages”
  • Egyptians have a problem with evolution
  • persecute anomalies
  • educated middle class that crowns the highest rate of unmarried wome
  • women can hardly take care of themselves and that is the norm.
  • ajonesn on 13 Apr 15
     
    I enjoyed this article because it uses terminology that is not typically associated with this topic. The author compares Egyptian women to zombies, stating that they must "play-dead" or be "obliterated and shunned."
atownen

As Ramadi falls, Pentagon says it is 'striking at the head of the snake' - 0 views

www.politico.com/...agon-ramadi-iraq-forces-217196

ISIL Ramadi airstrikes pentagon

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  • atownen on 03 Feb 16
     
    In another coalition of airstrikes, President Obama announced one particular ISIL leader who had direct ties to the ringleaders in the Paris attacks has been confirmed dead. Pentagon reports ISIL is losing combat power; Iraqi forces are working to rid Ramadi of ISIL presence. 10 other key leaders of ISIL were taken out as well in December.
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