The stereotype of the submissive, repressed victim has been shattered by female protestors in Egypt, Tunisia and Yemen Saida Sadouni does not conform to the typical image of an Arab revolutionary. But this 77-year-old camped out in the bitter Tunisian cold for more than two weeks in front of the prime minister’s headquarters, leading the historic Kasbah picket that succeeded in forcing Mohamed Ghannouchi’s interim government out of office . “I have resisted French occupation. I have resisted the dictatorships of Bourguiba and Ben Ali. I will not rest until our revolution meets its goals,” she told the thousands of fellow protesters who joined her. She is today widely hailed as the mother of Tunisia’s revolution, a living record of her country’s modern history and its struggle for emancipation. Sadouni is one of many Arab women from older generations who have joined the revolutions in their countries after decades of political activism. But most women activists today tend to be in their 20s and 30s, highly politicised yet unaffiliated to any organised parties – young women such as Asma Mahfoudh, of Egypt’s April 6 movement. This 26-year-old’s interests had until recently been no different from those of any woman of her age. While surfing the net in 2008 she stumbled on
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Obama statement on Japan quake.flv Evil Ebenezer – Don’t Sleep The largest earthquake japan 2011 Michelle Malkin » Catastrophe in Japan; 8.9 quake, tsunami; West … Catastrophe in Japan; 8.9 quake, tsunami; West Coast , Hawaii prepare for floods. … Catastrophe in Japan; 8.9 quake, tsunami; West Coast , Hawaii prepare for floods. By Michelle Malkin • March 11, 2011 08:08 AM. NHK TV … Tsunami Warnings in Effect for West Coast Friday Morning – The … Network morning shows, cable news networks have covered the effects of an earthquake in Japan all morning. When Will Tsunami Waves Hit the West Coast ? « Fox News Insider Bill Hemmer just reported the estimated times that tsunami waves could hit the West Coast of the United States: When Will Tsunami Waves Hit the West Coast ? (When Will Tsunami Waves Hit the West Coast ?/Photo: FNC) … What the West Coast Could Face From the Tsunami | www.bullfax.com At least 10 villages were flattened when the tsunami triggered by a 7.7-magnitude offshore earthquake pounded the Mentawai islands late Monday off the west coast of Sumatra.”We’ve recovered 272 bodies. At least 412 people are still … Tsunami swamps Hawaii beaches, brushes West Coast | 89.3 KPCC Tsunami waves swamped Hawaii beaches and brushed the U.S. western coast Friday but didn’t immediately cause major damage after devastating Japan and sparking evacuations throughout the Pacific. altontelegraph says: RT @Telegraphdan : Do you know anyone involved in the tsunami that sparked large waves ashore on Hawaii and the U.S. West coast ? We are working on a story.
Continue reading …Word to the wise: You’ll probably want to set up a more sophisticated way to have your cocaine delivered than the US postal service. That’s what a Jersey City man allegedly did—and was busted by police minutes after accepting a package containing 2 kilos of the drug, the Star-Ledger…
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Broccoli may help fight cancer by blocking a defective gene associated with tumor growth, according to new research.
Continue reading …Last week, Michele Bachmann introduced a bill to repeal the energy efficiency standards for lightbulbs, because, as she said, the “government has no business telling an individual what kind of lightbulb to buy.” She’s not the only conservative politician who’s upset (see here and here ). All the complainers are…
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Researchers in Australia have identified four molecular characteristics, or biomarkers, of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which they say could lead to better ways to diagnose the respiratory conditions.
Continue reading …Entitlement programs are choking our budget, but one of them, Social Security, ought to be “back-of-an-envelope solvable,” argues Charles Krauthammer in the Washington Post : “Raise the retirement age, tweak the indexing formula, and means-test so that Warren Buffett’s check gets redirected to a senior in need.” Is the Obama administration…
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WebMD talks about different sleep gadgets and apps that can aid sleep and also discusses other ways to make your bedroom a place of rest.
Continue reading …iOS 4.3 jailbreak: Apple TV version released, iOS device version in alpha (video)
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iOS 4.3 was just released yesterday and the jailbreak community has already been hard at work exploiting the new software. An untethered jailbreak for the new Apple TV update is now available with Seas0nPass and an untethered jailbreak for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch is currently in alpha stage. The Seas0nPass jailbreak comes from Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : 9 to 5 Mac Discovery Date : 10/03/2011 23:56 Number of articles : 4
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