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"Follow Franco" on a world cruise via the prestigious and boutique Italian cruise line Silversea. Chef Franco Lania will be the Italian chef on board the companies Silver Whisper ship...as Italian chef. The journey will begin in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Africa..up the west coats of Africa to the Arabian peninsula, and finishing in the outreaches of the Mediterranean Sea.
You can "Follow Franco" on facebook and twitter, and view the well mapped out journey along with photos, videos and exciting posts."Follow Franco" on a world cruise via the prestigious and boutique Italian... more
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A 30-year-old man was hospitalized in the country’s Eastern Province with high fever and shortness of breath on Wednesday and on Sunday he died.A 30-year-old man was hospitalized in the country’s Eastern Province with high... more
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“The program presents anomalies and deviancy in society that are unacceptable and immoral, and should be punished according to Shariah.”“The program presents anomalies and deviancy in society that are unacceptable... more
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Mazen Abdul Jawad, a Saudi man who spoke about losing his virginity and his sexual conquests on Lebanese channel LBC was arrested due to Saudi Arabian religious customs that forbid talk about sex in public and pre-marital sex.Mazen Abdul Jawad, a Saudi man who spoke about losing his virginity and his sexual... more
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Azar Nafisi is best known as the author of Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books, an often harrowing portrait of how the Islamic Revolution in Iran affected one professor and her students.
Her new book, Things I’ve Been Silent About, is a memoir of growing up against the background of Iran’s political revolution.
She is a visiting professor and the executive director of Cultural Conversations at the Foreign Policy Institute of Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies in Washington DC.
Nafisi is a professor of aesthetics, culture and literature, and teaches courses on the relation between culture and politics.
Al Jazeera gets her thoughts on the Iranian elections.
Al Jazeera: What has just happened in Iran?
Azar Nafisi: Well, what has just happened in Iran is a continuation of what has been happening for thirty years. Iranian people took up opposition and used an open space to express what they want. Their vote was not just against [incumbent President Mahmoud] Ahmadinejad but for what he stood for.
But it seems like Ahmadinejad has won an overwhelming majority?
But the most amazing thing is that so many people came out into the streets to demonstrate and protest and to make their wishes known.
.....because sometimes, one voice sings louder than the many, but listen to the chorus...Azar Nafisi is best known as the author of Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in... more
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Morning Edition, June 25, 2009 · Around the Arab world, reactions to the Iranian election have ranged from street demonstrations to Internet protests. But Arab leaders, many of whom are wary of the regime of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, have either remained silent or embraced his re-election as legitimate.
The gap between the public and their leaders in the tightly controlled, economically powerful Persian Gulf states has rarely been this clear. In the wake of the Iranian vote, as government repression of street demonstrations turned violent, the United Arab Emirates' foreign minister spoke out, as did his counterpart in Bahrain.
Both echoed the regime in Tehran, railing against what they called "foreign interference" in Iranian affairs. The Emirati minister added that no country wants to be exposed to instability.
Ordinary Arabs Show Support For Reformers
At the street level, meanwhile, the reaction was much more supportive of the demonstrators seeking a new election. In Dubai, where property prices are generally the first topic of conversation, demonstrators — many of them Iranian expatriates — took to the streets outside mosques and the Iranian Consulate in a rare display of sustained public protest.
When the demonstrations showed no signs of evaporating after several days, the police were called in to break them up. Even so, on a recent night, hundreds of people showed up for a silent candlelight vigil featuring a memorial to a young Iranian woman whose apparent shooting death in Tehran had been captured on video.
Cautious Reaction Of Arab Leaders Not SurprisingMorning Edition, June 25, 2009 · Around the Arab world, reactions to the... more
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Yemen has stated that the US should free its Guantanamo Bay prisoners, arguing that public opinion of the States would be improved dramatically. President Ali Abdullah Saleh invoked images of the founding principles of the US - 'freedom and justice', and human rights, in his letter to Bush. Around 100 of the 275 Guantanamo inmates are Yemenis. Yemen has stated that the US should free its Guantanamo Bay prisoners, arguing that... more
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