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Monday, August 23, 2010

Why Doesn't the World Care About Pakistanis? > a moral question

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Labels: Al Qaeda, east asia, Pakistan, perspective, politics

Tuesday, July 06, 2010

After 99 lashes, an Iranian mother could be stoned to death > What can be said about a society that condones this behavior?

Good news. This story has been updated here.
Posted by Jan Rifkinson at 11:57 2 comments:
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Labels: east asia, Iran, politics
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