The Strong do what they will; the Weak suffer what they must.
- Thucydides
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“If you want to free a society, just give them internet access. Because people, the young guys, you know, are all going to go out and see biased media, see the truth about other nations and their own nation and they’re going to be able to contribute and collaborate together.”
Curation of international news, visuals, music - and our stories and conversation.
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Promise of obviating past
 
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“The draft provides for some basic political and economic rights but falls far short of international law on women’s and children’s rights, freedom of religion and expression, and, surprisingly, torture and trafficking,” Human Rights Watch said in a statement.”

Will Egypt’s New Constitution Take the Country Backwards?, Sharif Abdel Kouddous, The Nation

Not have time to do thorough check on how it’s going (Egypt’s new Constitution drafting process) but - on this piece - it reads really ‘going backward’ - on many important points. 

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October 11, 2012, 4:44pm  0 notes