Archive for August 4th, 2008
Too Much of a Good Thing
For some people, 4 wives is just not enough.
A member of the Saudi religious police has been accused of having six wives at the same time – two more than allowed under religious laws, reports say.
The 56-year-old was detained in south-western Jizan province, according to the Saudi newspaper al-Watan.
Three of the women involved were Saudis [...]
From the Mailbag: Ask Aussie Dave
Hiraethin writes:
The media has quite a few stories about the death in Gaza of Akram Al Masri, who was deported from Australia about 6 years ago. I can’t find any local stories on this and some context about *why* he was killed would be nice. Any chance you can shed some light on this? I [...]
Missing the Point
Israeli border police help a Palestinian prisoner on crutches at the Erez crossing between northern Gaza and Israel last year. Israeli security agents have been pressuring Gazans seeking medical treatment abroad to work as informers in violation of international law, an Israeli rights group has said. (AFP/File/David Buimovitch)
This is the point AFP has decided to [...]
The Importance of Good Localization
Question: When is a missing dot not just a missing dot?
Answer: When it leads to this:
The life of 20-year-old Emine, and her 24-year-old husband Ramazan Çalçoban was pretty much the normal life of any couple in a separation process. After deciding to split up, the two kept having bitter arguments over the cellphone, sending text [...]
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