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Gore Vidal: Polanksi rapee “a young hooker”
Citizens Against Pro-Obama Media Bias —
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November 2, 2009Polanski/Goldberg/rape postsSource: (10-26) The Atlantic JOHN MERONEY This is disgusting. Not only that Vidal would think and say such a thing but that the Atlantic would print it.His words speak for themselves. The 13 y/o Polanski raped was a hooker and Polanksi was wrongly accused because of ...18 hours ago -
Eid Mubarak
THE VIEW FROM FEZ —
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The View from Fez team wishes all its Muslim readers a very happy Eid18 hours ago -
To protect the American health care system, reform it.
The Platform —
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For all the talk about test votes and public options, health care reform remains a relatively nebulous concept to most people. As the Senate prepares to take up its version, it is worth asking what it is all about. The answer:…1 day ago -
New Waraka Recipes.
THE VIEW FROM FEZ —
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The View from Fez recieves a lot of emails about Moroccan food and when we were recently asked about what other things could be made from the wonderful waraka, we set our resident chef the task of creating some new recipes. Katerina Annels accepted the challenge and here is her report: While in Fez I have ...2 days ago -
Guesthouses in Fez - the legal requirements
THE VIEW FROM FEZ —
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Tourism authorities in all countries have a set of requirements that hotels and guesthouses have to fulfil in order to have permission to operate. The View from Fez takes a look at the new regulations put in place recently. Local authorities and the Guesthouse Association in Fez have been working hard over the ...2 days ago -
Cheap flight from Morocco? Not!
THE VIEW FROM FEZ —
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In earlier posts on The View from Fez , our team has brought you many stories of brave or foolish attempts to travel to or from Morocco. Who can forget the flying sand buggy ? Or the jellyfish combating swimmers who swim to Morocco ? But now we have a new entry into the "dont try this at home" ...2 days ago -
The Loh Down on doing your best
Naptime Writing —
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I told you when I posted about Sandra Tsing Loh’s divorce article in The Atlantic that her perspective is interesting and intriguing. Much more so than Waldman’s (or any of the other so-called bad parents out there). Now that she’s posting about the difficulty of being a real parent in the era where all ...3 days ago -
Daredevils winged flight across Gibraltar strait fails
CKA Canadian News —
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ATLANTERRA, Spain - A Swiss adventurer went down in the Atlantic on Wednesday while trying to fly from Morocco to Spain with jet-powered wings strapped to his back. A rescue helicopter pulled him from the water and he appeared unhurt.3 days ago -
The Un-American Pledge, Nietzsche (Republican), Islamists, Anti-Statism, Health Care Reform (again), and Abortion Politics
2parse —
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Today, I present to you an early addition of the best reads for the long Thanksgiving weekend… 1. The Un-American Pledge. Michael Lind explains why the Pledge of Allegiance is un-American . 2. Nietzsche was a Republican . The Economist’s Democracy in America discusses Medicare and Nihilism . As it is ...3 days ago -
Eid is coming ... the sheep are getting fat
THE VIEW FROM FEZ —
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The whole of Fez is buzzing -or perhaps baaing - with preparations for Eid that takes place on Saturday. Most families buy a sheep for the festivities that celebrate Abrahams slaughter of a sheep instead of his son, Isaac. The major supermarkets have tents outside in the carpark full of sheep for sale. ...3 days ago -
There’s More to Hate Crime Stats Than Meets the Eye
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines —
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Upon first glance, the FBI’s news that hate crimes based on sexual orientation were up 11 percent in 2008 from the previous year suggests a giant uptick in violence against America’s LGBTQ population. However, as Andrew Sullivan and Mark Thompson remind us, although the topic of hate crimes is not one to ...4 days ago -
From Ambinder At The Atlantic: ‘The New U.S. Ally In Afghanistan’
Chris Navin —
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Full post here . Not all Afghans are Pashtun, and most Taliban are Pashtuns, so potentially you could fight fire with fire: “The question is whether this strategy will help to build Afghan security and political relief for Obama or risk Afghanistan’s fourth decade of endless war.” Pit tribal loyalties ...5 days ago -
Swine Flu (A/H1N1) deaths in Mecca - Update
THE VIEW FROM FEZ —
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While some media outlets had reported that a Moroccan woman had died from Swine flu while in Saudi Arabia, Moroccan authorities have contradicted the report, saying that there were no A/H1N1 death case reported among Moroccan pilgrims Head of the Moroccan medical mission to the Holy city of Mecca, Dr. Fouad Bouchareb ...5 days ago -
Correcting the Rest of the “Headline Readers” on Goldman Sachs
The Reformed Broker —
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There’s a pet name I’ve privately assigned to many of the bloggers out there who are so obsessed with covering every story that they barely read actual articles anymore. It’s “ Headline Readers “. You know who they are and so do they, so we’ll leave it at that. Now that the government has just ...6 days ago -
Death of Peace Corps Volunteer
THE VIEW FROM FEZ —
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The Peace Corps volunteers and staff throughout Morocco have been shocked by the death of twenty-three year old So-Youn Kim. Her work at Tamagourte in the youth centre has been highly praised by those associated with her. And today, throughout Morocco, Peace Corps workers paused to remember and pay tribute to the ...1 week ago -
Moroccos close ties with Spain
THE VIEW FROM FEZ —
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While Moroccan Arabic (Darija) is the common language of Moroccans, many speak at least one other language, usually French, Modern Standard Arabic, and perhaps a Berber language. Judging by the success of language schools across the country, many people recognise the importance of learning or improving on their ...1 week ago -
Amtrak to San Francisco: Community on the Rails
On the Level: Car Free Blog —
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I got back to Union Station from my walk around Chicago with about 15 minutes to spare, and for the next 14 minutes struggled to liberate my luggage from the electronic lockers, which maddeningly refused to recognise my fingerprint. At the very last moment as they were closing the gate, the locker popped opened. I ...1 week ago -
A Palin/Beck Ticket In 2012? The Mind Reels
Mediaite —
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Obviously, unless sometime between now and 2012 there occurs a rip in the space-time continuum and the country slips into an alternate reality, Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck will not be running on a joint ticket for the presidency. But let’s speculate anyway. The (sort of inevitable, considering their ...1 week ago -
Marrakech Film Festival to screen 44 Korean films
THE VIEW FROM FEZ —
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Since the Marrakech International Film Festival began back in 2000 it has focused on the national cinemas of Italy, Egypt and Spain. This year, signaling the growing importance of Korean film and certainly spurred by recent successes such as Bong Joon-hos " Mother - 2009 " and Park Chan-wooks " Thirst ", the festival ...1 week ago -
Riad Fes gains international recognition
THE VIEW FROM FEZ —
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Riad Fes in the Douh quarter of the Fez medina has recently been accepted into the worldwide, prestigious Relais & Chateaux collection of the worlds finest restaurants and hotels. There are only four other hotels in Morocco that have reached this standard: Dar Ahlam near Skoura, Ksar Char-Bagh in the Palmeraie ...1 week ago
