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News and stories from the Arab world, the Mediterranean and Europe, from the point of view of 20 women who met for the first time in November 2007, in Alexandria, Egypt

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Damas 2008: une grande occasion pour la Syrie

January 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Damas a été récemment nommée capitale culturel du monde arabe pour l’an 2008. La Ligue arabe a choisi la capitale syrienne, qui succède à Alger capitale en 2007. A Damas se dérouleront dans les mois prochains des importantes initiatives, qui vont voir la participation d’artistes et intellectuels de tous les coins du monde. Tous ces […]

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Tags: Arts & Culture · Human Rights · Politics · Society

Acte de vandalisme ou oeuvre d’art?

January 21st, 2008 · 2 Comments

Vous vous rappelez des images de la Fontaine de Trevi teintes de rouge? Grâce aux caméras de surveillance un homme fut suivi et arrêté, un certain Graziano Cecchini qui a tout de suite déclaré: “Ce n’est pas moi qui l’ai fait, c’est un génie, moi je ne suis pas un génie je suis seulement […]

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Tags: Arts & Culture · Humour · Society

Again about the veil in Cairo…

January 10th, 2008 · 7 Comments

I just happen to read on the Italian Press Agency ANSA and translate part of the article for you in English.I would like to know from our Egyptian friends if they can investigate how much truth there is in it.
(Apologies for the English)
IT MAKES DISCUSS A CLUB FOR VEILED WOMEN ONLY ( Barbara Alighiero) (ANSA) […]

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Tags: Human Rights · Religion · Sexuality · Society

Napoli, That’s Amore

January 9th, 2008 · 7 Comments

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Le problème des ordures est present dans la région Campania, et donc aussi à Naples, à partir du 1992. La ville presente périodiquement des excédents d’ordures qui ne sont pas recueillis dus au fait que les décharges de la zone ont été utilisées jusqu’à leur saturation, pendant qu’on attendait la construction de […]

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Tags: Environment · Video

2008 finalment!

January 1st, 2008 · No Comments

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The Presebbio

December 24th, 2007 · 1 Comment

The Neapolitan artistic crib (or presebbio) is one of the Christmas traditions more consolidated and followed that has remained unchanged over the centuries.
The true scope and cultural legacy of the Neapolitan crib reside in the realism of his performances. It is no longer just a religious symbol, but a descriptive tool, identifying and unifying the […]

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Tags: Arts & Culture · Religion · Travel · Video

Donne piegate…1 / Submitted Women…1

December 21st, 2007 · 1 Comment

In questi giorni ho letto molte notizie che riguardano storie di oppressione verso le donne, non solo in questi giorni. Credo che uno dei criteri per giudicare il grado di democratizzazione di un paese sia il livello di emancipazione femminile.
LA RAGAZZA DI QATIF
Re Abdullah d’ Arabia ha “perdonato” la giovane donna di Qatif colpevole di […]

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Tags: Gender · Human Rights · Politics

Saudi Prince has run out of money but don’t worry: Italian welfare system will help him out

December 17th, 2007 · 1 Comment

This is the story of a prince and his employees, but it’s not one with a happy end. It’s the story of HH Prince Khalid Bin Fahd Bin Abdullah Bin Abdulrahman Al Saud, owner of the Mawarid Group, a large Saudi Arabian multinational (as can you see from the website they place a lot […]

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Tags: Economics · Photo · Society

Fighting for Democracy in the Islamic World

December 12th, 2007 · 6 Comments

While in Algeria two bombs exploded causing more than 70 deaths and in Lebanon a car burst caused 4, including a General of the Lebanese Army, in Rome took place the conference entitled “Fighting for Democracy in the Islamic World“. This conference wanted to be the natural continuation of the previous one made in Prague […]

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Tags: Human Rights · Politics · Religion

Spaghetti and the veil

December 8th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Watch this
Maybe it’s false, but funny, but sad….

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Tags: Gender · Humour · Religion · Video