Omar Borkan Al Gala deported from Saudi Arabia for being ‘too handsome'
Posted by: aymaan30
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-05-24 02:34:01 -0700 | causes-news
If you ever wondered that there’s no flip side to being irresistibly handsome, think again! Apparently that chiselled face, the dreamy eyes fringed with dark lashes and the manly chest could land you in trouble, even forced deportation. Well, this...
France legalizes gay marriage
Posted by: aymaan30
Paris :: France | updated 2013-05-24 03:42:05 -0700 | causes-news
A law allowing same-sex marriage makes France the 14th country to legalize gay marriages. Following months of bitter debate and demonstrations, President Francois Hollande on Saturday signed a bill into law legalizing gay marriage and adoption. “The bill, a campaign...
UN General Assembly approves resolution for political transition in Syria
Posted by: aymaan30
Damascus :: Syria | updated 2013-05-24 08:15:01 -0700 | causes-news
The UN General Assembly Wednesday approved an Arab-backed resolution calling for a political transition in Syria. The new resolution asks for all parties to work with UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi to hasten the roadmap for a Syrian political transition...
Hamid Karzai's decree bans ‘un-Islamic' television channels in Afghanistan
Posted by: aymaan30
Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated 2013-04-30 11:40:47 -0700 | causes-news
Afghan President Hamid Karzai ordered a vague decree calling for a ban on the broadcast of “un-Islamic” films and TV serials in the country. The Ulema Council approached Karzai with the concern that "many TV stations that turn to vulgarisms...
South Korea on alert after Pyongyang fires three short-range missiles
Posted by: aymaan30
Seoul :: South Korea | updated 2013-05-24 03:48:48 -0700 | causes-news
North Korea has fired three short-range missiles from its east coast, a statement released by South Korea's Defense Ministry said. Reportedly, Pyongyang fired two missiles Saturday morning and one in the afternoon, the ministry stated. “North Korea fired three short-range...
Saudi woman Raha Moharrak becomes the youngest Arab to conquer Mount Everest
Posted by: aymaan30
Kathmandu :: Nepal | updated 2013-05-24 03:35:12 -0700 | causes-news
Raha Moharrak, 25, comes from Saudi Arabia, a highly conservative Islamic nation, where women's rights are severely restricted. But the conservative outlook did not prevent her from achieving her dreams of becoming a mountaineer. On Saturday, Moharrak made history by...
Stephen Hawking boycotts Israel conference; triggers accusation of anti-Semitism
Posted by: aymaan30
London :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-24 09:13:00 -0700 | causes-news
British cosmologist Professor Stephen Hawking’s last minute withdrawal from an Israeli conference in Jerusalem has raised speculations that he is supporting an academic boycott on the Zionist state. The 71-year-old world-renowned theoretical physicist had earlier accepted an invitation...
Gang leader impregnated 4 prison guards while running contraband scheme
Posted by: skooter
Cebu :: Philippines | updated 2013-04-28 11:02:01 -0700 | causes-news
Skooter reports 04/25/13 A gang member from Maryland is accused of running illegal operations while in prison to smuggle contraband by "corrupting" 13 female prison guards from behind bars, four of whom he impregnated. Tavon White has been charged for...
North Korea puts American Kenneth Bae on trial
Posted by: aymaan30
Pyŏngyang :: North Korea | updated 2013-05-01 16:30:02 -0700 | causes-news
An American citizen detained in North Korea for nearly six months now faces death penalty if convicted of charges that he plotted to overthrow the government. The trial of 44-year-old Kenneth Bae follows months of standoff on the Korean peninsula...
Britain signs legal treaty with Jordan to allow Abu Qatada's deportation
Posted by: aymaan30
London :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-04-27 16:48:22 -0700 | causes-news
A new legal treaty with Jordan now eases Britain’s effort to deport radical cleric Abu Qatada to Jordan where he is wanted on terrorism charges. For many years now, the British government has faced legal hurdles to deport Abu Qatada...
Turkish – Muslim TV Commentator Supports Israel
Posted by: israelseen
Tel Aviv :: Israel | updated 2013-05-24 01:49:20 -0700 | causes-news
Ceylan Ozbudak Despite the risks, Ozbudak believes that ‘someone should speak up and say the truth, so others can follow.’ By: Rachel Avraham Ceylan Ozbudak is a Turkish TV commentator, peace activist, and supporter of the State of Israel. Ozbudak...
Do Facebook ‘likes' make us more or less likely to help? Activism in the digital age (Video)
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VeronicaS
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 01:54:08 -0700 | causes-news
Opinion Most of us use Facebook, Twitter and other social networks as part of our daily routine, but are these sites making us less social and even less likely to help others? We have seen an endless array of videos...
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