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Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Rise in divorce in Iran linked to shift in status of women 1 MADem Oct 2014 Mar 2015 0 2145
Americans Abroad for Elizabeth Warren Group 0 davidpdx Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 2243
***Mes Aynak Update*** 0 littlemissmartypants Jan 2015 Jan 2015 0 2183
Why ISIS's treatment of Yazidi women must be treated as genocide 6 shira Nov 2014 Dec 2014 1 3630
Gay community hit hard by Middle East turmoil 0 shira Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 1970
Kurdish women a force to be reckoned with for ISIS 0 shira Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 1811
Lebanon's Pro-Hezbollah Government Collapses 1 Mosby Mar 2013 Oct 2014 0 2427
Why Kurdistan Will Benefit Iraq and the Middle East 0 Mosby Sep 2014 Sep 2014 0 1878
For Immediate Release: Courageous Human Rights Defender Maryam Al-Khawaja Arrested in Bahrain 4 veness Aug 2014 Sep 2014 1 4084
This message was self-deleted by its author 1 gopiscrap Jul 2014 Jul 2014 0 2002
Netanyahu: Terror group seized three Israeli teenagers 2 theHandpuppet Jun 2014 Jul 2014 2 2592
Americans must pay taxes on bank accounts in Israel 0 riverbendviewgal Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 1928
Former Israeli Nuclear Head says No Iran Bomb for More Than Ten Years 0 pbmus May 2014 May 2014 0 2112
A doctor in Egypt is set to stand trial on Thursday in relation to the female genital mutilation 1 Sherman A1 Apr 2014 Apr 2014 0 2501
‘More than 150,000’ killed in Syrian conflict 1 Mosby Apr 2014 Apr 2014 0 9404
Hezbollah, Israel’s nasty new neighbor in the Golan 0 Mosby Mar 2014 Mar 2014 1 1956
Yes, We Really Can Stop the Slaughter in Syria 1 Mosby Mar 2014 Mar 2014 2 2303
Think you know the Middle East? Take our geography quiz. 17 dixiegrrrrl Jun 2012 Feb 2014 8 8527
Iran Top Nuke Negotiator: Deal Reversible In One Day 0 Mosby Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 1966
Lebanon charges punitive registration fees to Palestinians fleeing Syria war 0 Mosby Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 2077
Lebanon army fires on Syrian aircraft for ‘first time’ 1 Mosby Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 2317
WADJA Movie Trailer (2013) Oscar nominated film - first major feature film made in Saudi Arabia 0 Douglas Carpenter Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 2477
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 mgc1961 Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1834
For Syrian refugees in Jordan, aid from Israel comes in a whisper 0 Mosby Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1957
Why don't those who beat the drums of war get it? 2 BillyRibs Sep 2013 Oct 2013 1 2733
Attacks surge in Egypt, a day after deadly clashes 0 Mosby Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1889
Tensions in Tehran: Iran’s Mullahs vs. the Revolutionary Guards 1 Mosby Sep 2013 Sep 2013 1 2922
Misreading Iran’s Elections: Iranian Infighting and American Narcissism 0 Mosby Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1925
Lineup of Entities/Religions in Syria Crisis 0 philly_bob Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1900
Nasrallah not looking quite so smart now 2 Mosby Aug 2013 Sep 2013 0 2437

Middle East Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Woman jailed for reporting rape 1 shira Jul 2013 Jul 2013 1 2454
Iranians Duped or Hijacking Elections? 4 MADem Jun 2013 Jul 2013 0 3162
Hopes Rise for Appeal of Ex-Marine Held in Iran 1 MADem Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 1999
Egypt condemns Iranian 'interference' after army ousts Mursi 0 MADem Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 2049
Sabawi Ibrahim Al Hassan Dead: Saddam Hussein's Half-Brother Dies Of Cancer In Iraq 0 MADem Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 3263
Mohammed Assaf won Arab Idol 0 MADem Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 2392
How is Beirut these days? 0 Deep13 Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2193
BIG NEWS!!!!!!! Egypt cuts diplomatic ties with Syria 0 MADem Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2327
Iran Candidate Jalili Says Women’s Rights Are as Mothers 0 MADem May 2013 May 2013 0 2421
Please help me mend relations with a Turkish dude trying to kill me in an online game 5 Ian David Mar 2013 May 2013 1 3907
China Parents Apologize After Netizens Track Down Teenager who Defaced Egyptian Temple 3 exboyfil May 2013 May 2013 0 3388
Palestinian refugees fleeing Syria stage Cairo sit-in 0 Mosby Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2317
Richard Falk Blasted by American Jewish Committee for Linking Bombing, Israel 2 Mosby Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 3852
The First Ever Saudi Arabian Female Abuse Ad 0 Mosby Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 3594
Israeli drones given leave to fly over Jordan 0 Mosby Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2016
Has anyone here been to Yemen? 5 Deep13 Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 4263
Australian Jews seek reassurance on Qantas-Emirates deal 0 Violet_Crumble Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2624
BRICS voice concern on violence in Iran, Syria 0 ocpagu Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1999
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Mosby Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1817
The North is Ready to Blow 0 Mosby Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2283
The Israeli Obsession with Jonathan Pollard 0 R. Daneel Olivaw Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2209
Iran's Ahmadinejad seeks strategic axis with Egypt 1 Mosby Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 2482
Syria may respond to Israeli air strike, says ambassador 0 R. Daneel Olivaw Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 2138
New Palestinian camp BabAlShams reportedly under immediate threat 1 Fire Walk With Me Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 2302
Why Iran should get the bomb 4 shaayecanaan Jun 2012 Jan 2013 0 4827
UN condemns Syria, Iran, and North Korea for rights abuses 2 R. Daneel Olivaw Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2977
The shit is hitting the fan in Tahrir Square (CAIRO, Egypt). 2 MADem Nov 2012 Nov 2012 2 3309
Vendetta masks in UAE colours draw warning 1 JCMach1 Nov 2012 Nov 2012 1 3676
Egypt’s Copts vote for successor to Pope Shenouda III 0 left-of-center2012 Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 2150
Shades of Iraq in Afghanistan? Problems with shoddy contracting work 1 unhappycamper Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 2464

Middle East Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Americans in Jordan: The Goal Is Syria 0 unhappycamper Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 2147
Breakaway Alawite state may be Assad's last resort 1 Mosby Jul 2012 Sep 2012 1 2749
Israel media talk of imminent Iran war push 1 maddezmom Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2526
‘Most sophisticated cyber virus ever’ reaches West Bank 3 Mosby May 2012 Jul 2012 0 3157
The Case for Aiding Syria’s Rebels 0 Mosby Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 2454
Syrian rebel forces occupy second border post with Turkey 0 Mosby Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 2315
New York police link nine 2012 plots to Iran and its proxies 0 Mosby Jul 2012 Jul 2012 1 2445
Analysis: A deadly blow to Syria's regime 0 UnrepentantLiberal Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 2457
Fresh From Syria, Rebel Commanders Unite in Frustration 0 MindMover Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 2845
MI6 chief Sir John Sawers: 'We foiled Iranian nuclear weapons bid' 0 Mosby Jul 2012 Jul 2012 2 2544
Syria massacre "an extension" of Syria air force operation: U.N. 0 MindMover Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 2262
Liberals arguing that the U.S. should give weapons to Syrian rebels underestimate Assad's power 13 Douglas Carpenter Apr 2012 Jul 2012 0 8258
Bashar Assad eyes seat on UN Human Rights Council 0 Mosby Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 2625
Most Iranians would give up nuclear program in exchange for removal of sanctions, poll shows 1 Mosby Jul 2012 Jul 2012 2 2587
Death toll mounts as Russia confirms Syria-bound ship carried ‘repaired’ helicopters 0 Mosby Jun 2012 Jun 2012 2 2743
advice for sight-seeing in Jordan 6 Deep13 May 2012 Jun 2012 0 4465
Video: Egypt's Nubians seek return to homeland 0 Mosby Jun 2012 Jun 2012 0 2345
Malnutrition at ‘crisis levels’ in Yemen 0 JCMach1 Jun 2012 Jun 2012 0 2824
Dennis Ross: Saudi king vowed to obtain nuclear bomb after Iran 5 Mosby Jun 2012 Jun 2012 1 4184
Where the Arab Spring Began 0 Mosby May 2012 May 2012 0 2279
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