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Minneapolis: Hijab-wearing Muslim women flashmob at RightOnline conference

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmWDOGnTwSA&w=560&h=349] Hijab-wearing Muslim women flashmob invades RightOnline conference Posted on 06.19.11 By Kase Wickman http://www.rawstory.com/rawreplay A crowd of women wearing hijabs — headscarves traditionally worn by Muslim women — flooded the lobby of the Hilton in Minneapolis where the RightOnline conservative blogger conference was held this weekend. The women stayed for about ten More

Colombia: Women in the Crossfire

Colombia: Women in the Crossfire June 14, 2011 By Diane Lefer LAProgressive Colombian Conflict: Three Young Women in the Crossfire “When I was three years old, the army bombed my village,” the girl told me. She was sixteen, which meant the bombing happened in 1998. “You’re from Santo Domingo?” I had protested that very bombing in demonstrations More

5 WikiLeaks Hits of 2011 That Are Turning the World on Its Head — And That the Media Are Ignoring

5 WikiLeaks Hits of 2011 That Are Turning the World on Its Head -- And That the Media Are Ignoring June 7, 2011 | By Rania Khalek AlterNet.org Is 2011 capable of exceeding 2010's revelations? And what discoveries in 2011 has WikiLeaks unearthed thus far? Between Collateral Murder, the Iraq War Logs, the Afghan War Diary, and Cablegate, it appeared as More

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Minneapolis: Hijab-wearing Muslim women flashmob at RightOnline conference

Colombia: Women in the Crossfire

5 WikiLeaks Hits of 2011 That Are Turning the World on Its Head — And That the Media Are Ignoring