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- middle_east voted up What If I Told You I Love You? 4 years ago
Isis Thompson interviews all her past loves and asks them "What if I told you I thought I was in love with you...?"
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- middle_east voted up infoMania 3.12.09: Supermodels and Jam Bands 4 years ago
In this week's infoMania Conor Knighton looks at the new season of 'Dancing With The Stars' and dueling supermodel reality shows, Ben Hoffman congratulates the Octomom on her... more
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- middle_east voted up Arab Anthropologist Discusses Islam and the Modern World 4 years ago
Anthropologist Sa'd Al-Sowayan discusses how the academic institutions in the Arab world must be changed, how interpretation of Islamic texts should be adapted to current times, and why the...
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- middle_east voted up El-Baradei: "The Arab World Has Sunk to the Lowest Depths" 4 years ago
Dr. Mohamed Mostafa El-Baradei, General Director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Nobel Peace prize winner discusses the Arab world's place in the international society... more
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- middle_east voted up Kanye West gives new meaning to the word 'gay' 4 years ago
The Hip Hop star believes the word will be synonymous with being fashionable and stylish in the future. "Take the word gay. Like, in hip-hop, that's a negative thing, right?... more
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- middle_east voted up Pakistanis rally for peace amongst military turmoil 4 years ago
MINGORA, Pakistan – A hardline cleric led hundreds of supporters in a peace march in Pakistan's Swat Valley on Wednesday aimed at convincing Taliban militants to lay down their weapons... more
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- middle_east voted up Liberal Bahraini Author Expresses Amazing Views 4 years ago
Finally, someone with brains that should propagate his knowledge all over the East.
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- middle_east voted up Would legalizing pot help the economy? 4 years ago
Now's your chance, marijuana. The economy is bleeding jobs and businesses. The world's greatest Olympian who's ever lived smokes you. Our government could use the tax revenue after... more
