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Empowering Egyptians, one woman at a time
International Women's Day will be celebrated on Friday and is an occasion to celebrate women's economic, social and political achievements. Women have made great strides over the past century, but in many parts of the world, they still face oppression and...Tags: Feminism, Laura Bush, Healthcare Provider, Southern Methodist University, George W. Bush
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Egyptian judge suspends upcoming elections as disarray deepens
TRIPOLI, Libya — Egypt slipped further into political disarray Wednesday when a judge suspended upcoming parliamentary elections and referred the country’s much-criticized electoral law to the highest court. An administrative judge struck...
Tags: Judges, International Monetary Fund, Hosni Mubarak, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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African refugees kidnapped, brutalized in Sinai, report says
One of the men said he could not pay -- and so they decided to make an example of him. The kidnappers stripped the Ethiopian man and violated him, an Eritrean refugee who survived his ordeal in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula told Amnesty International. They...Tags: Kidnapping, Politics, United Nations, Crime, Law and Justice, Refugee
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U.S. says free speech 'stifled' as Egypt satirist is investigated
The U.S. has “concerns that freedom of expression is being stifled” in Egypt after the questioning of an irreverent television satirist frequently compared to American comedian Jon Stewart, U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland...
Tags: U.S. Department of State, Politics, Mohamed Morsi, Prosecution, Freedom of the Press
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Drug addiction rising in Egypt, officials say
CAIRO -- The Egyptian government says it is taking steps to battle drug addiction, especially among young people, which has escalated amid deepening social and economic problems since the 2011 uprising that toppled former President Hosni Mubarak. The...Tags: Addiction, Drug Trafficking, Tramadol (drug), Recreational Substance Use, Cairo (Egypt)
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Review: Opera Santa Barbara takes a bold, shaky step with 'Aida'
This is the time to start a discussion of "Aida." A view of ancient Egypt from the perspective of the 19th century — Verdi was commissioned to write the opera as part of the celebrations of the opening of the Suez Canal — "Aida" forecasts...
Tags: Italy, Bibhu Mohapatra, Academy Awards, Kevin Thompson, Suez Canal
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At least 18 reported dead in hot air balloon crash in Egypt
A hot air balloon flying over Egypt's ancient city of Luxor caught fire and crashed into a sugar cane field on Tuesday, killing at least 18 foreign tourists, a security official said. It was one of the worst accidents involving tourists in Egypt and...
Tags: Air and Space Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Japan, Political Dissent, Hong Kong
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The real reason there won't be women priests
A lot of the commentary about the election of the next pope has focused on the possibility — or, more often, impossibility — that Benedict XVI’s successor would allow women to be ordained to the priesthood. The usual reason given for...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Rome (Italy), College of Cardinals, Christian Orthodoxy, Christianity
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Tensions escalate in Egypt with arrest orders for activists
CAIRO -- The Islamist-led government escalated tensions with opposition parties Monday after Egypt’s prosecutor general ordered the arrest of five activists, including a prominent blogger, for violent protests against the Muslim Brotherhood over the...
Tags: Pakistan, Justice System, Activism, Crime, Law and Justice, Mohamed Morsi
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Aberdeen gathering celebrates links between Passover, Catholicism
Two faiths met under one house of God on Sunday as people in Aberdeen learned how Passover and Catholicism are related. Hosted by St. Mary's Catholic Church of Aberdeen, members of the B'Nai Isaac Synagogue told the story of Passover to a crowd of more...
Tags: Religious Events, Passover Seder, Belief and Faith, Social Issues, Roman Catholicism
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Jewish families donate leavened food in observation of Passover
Passover is seen traditionally as a holiday of the spring, not usually marked by snow. But Howard Kaplan and his wife, Roberta, of Baltimore, wouldn't let Monday's inclement conditions deter them from coming to the Pimlico Race Course to dispose of...
Tags: Bernard C. Young, Pimlico Race Course, Judaism, Religion and Belief, Passover
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The God Squad: Celebrate springtime, however you wish
Thank you, dear readers, for your many kind comments on my column welcoming Pope Francis to the world of healing and hope. I'm truly excited to see his first humble and gracious acts, and I hope they presage a time of new beginnings and old continuities...Tags: Crucifixes, Judaism, Religion and Belief, Passover Seder, Passover
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