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Cardi B Speaks Out Against Trump's Government Shutdown: "Our Country Is In A Hellhol
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(Entertainment)
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The government shutdown has been going on for 26 days and counting—the longest stretch in U.S. history, CNN reports. Cardi B, who has spoken up about political issues and current events before, took ...
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Created on 17 January 2019
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The Story Of Fanny Eaton, The Forgotten Jamaican Pre-Raphaelite Muse
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(Arts)
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... work with Fanny. But the portrait of Fanny was thought to be a study for a larger painting that would depict Fanny as a Libyan prophetess or a Syrian warrior queen (both sound fucking amazing).
"The Young ...
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Created on 04 September 2018
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Cardi B Just Made Music History Again
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(Music)
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Cardi B isn’t new to breaking records and making headlines. Over the summer, she dropped “Bodak Yellow,” her debut single with Atlantic Records; shortly after, the Bronx-born artist became the first ...
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Created on 05 January 2018
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Cardi B's Instagram Live About Libya Is "A MotherF*cking Fact" ...
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(Music)
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... crisis: as Al Jazeera reported, there seems to be evidence of a literal slave trade happening in Libya. The coverage of what is happening in Libya is sparse and horrific – Al Jazeera reported, “hundreds ...
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Created on 29 November 2017
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The Manchester Bombing Of An Ariana Grande Concert Targeted Young Girls - And We Need To Talk About That
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(General)
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... BBC.
According to the Independent, the terrorist was 22-year-old Salman Abedi, who was born in the UK to Libyan refugee parents. ISIS has claimed responsibility, but this has not yet been verified.
Two ...
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Created on 23 May 2017
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Yemeni Bodega Owners Strike In Response To Travel Ban
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(Living)
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... executive order, entitled “Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States,” seeks to suspend the issuance of visas and other immigration benefits for Iranian, Iraqi, Libyan, ...
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Created on 03 February 2017
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9 Things You Can Do To Resist Trump's Muslim Ban ...
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(Living)
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... “Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States.” The order places a hold on the U.S. refugee program and restricts travel from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. ...
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Created on 30 January 2017
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3 Political Uprisings And What They Owe To Social Media
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(Living)
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... special significance for Tunisia, Iraq, Libya, Syria and Yemen. Although messy and complex conflicts rage on in several of these countries, Tunisia has made the successful transition to democracy.
But ...
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Created on 14 November 2016
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Egypt Lawmaker Wants Women To Prove Their Virginity Before Entering College
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(Feminism)
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... effect.
Photos Courtesy of Wikicommons, MEMRITV and Flickr
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Created on 03 October 2016
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These Women Are Working To Bring Peace To South Sudan
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(Feminism)
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... print edition of BUST Magazine. Subscribe today!
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Iranian Child Bride Faces Execution
A 14-Year-Old Libyan Refugee Tells Her Story
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Created on 13 June 2016
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3 Syrian Refugee Women Tell Their Stories
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(Feminism)
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This week, Refinery29 launched “Behind The Headlines: Daughters of Paradise,” a beyond-stunning multimedia feature, which explores the lives of three Syrian women who have been displaced to Turkey due ...
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Created on 12 November 2015
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A 14-Year-Old Libyan Refugee Tells Her Story
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(Movies)
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Nada and her family
I'm from Benghazi?—?the largest city in the Cyrenaica region, Libya's second largest city and the former joint capital of the country.
Libya is a North African country bordered ...
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Created on 14 September 2015
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Human Rights Watch Film Festival Hits NYC!
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(Movies)
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... activists from Human Rights Watch’s Emergencies Team as they investigate and document war crimes on the front lines of Syria and Libya. Then on June 13th, director Cynthia Hill and executive producer ...
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Created on 15 May 2014
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Hillary Clinton Gets Angry; NY Post Gets More Douchebaggy
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(General)
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... questioned the U.S. Consulate’s accounting of the September 11th, 2012 attack in Benghazi, Libya. He insisted that the Obama administration deceived the public by calling the attack a “spontaneous protest.” ...
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Created on 24 January 2013
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Fire This Jerk: CNN's Erick Erickson Refers To DNC As “Vagina Monologues
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(Feminism)
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... also blamed women for the United States’ military intervention in Libya, saying, "By the way, it's the women's fault...It's, apparently, the women in the Obama administration who have decided we needed ...
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Created on 06 September 2012
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Ladyfest Comes to Boston This Weekend
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(Feminism)
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... Ladyfest responds to the need for community awareness, spotlighting women in creative arts.
The lineup is diverse and inclusive, featuring hardcore punk bands (Sick Fix, Libyans, Ampere) as well as indie ...
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Created on 01 February 2012
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Rape and Bravery in the Libyan War
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(Feminism)
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On Saturday morning, a woman named Eman al-Obeidy broke into the Libyan hotel reserved for members of the press to tell journalists that she had been raped by members of Quaddafi’s militia. The journalists ...
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Created on 27 March 2011
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Gadhafi's Revolutionary Nuns: An All-Female Team of Bodyguards Protects the Libyan Leade
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(Feminism)
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In the wake of the unrest/civil war/revolution in Libya, a lot of media attention has been paid to the eccentricities of their four-decade long leader and tyrant, Moammar Gadhafi. He’s been garnering ...
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Created on 24 March 2011
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Intriguing and Influential Women at 92Y
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(General)
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... collaborations and recent work with Robert Storr.
On Tuesday, 3/22, watch Forgotten Refugees, a documentary on the stunning life of Regina Bublil Waldman. As a Jew born in Libya, she was forced to leave ...
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Created on 13 January 2011