a-restless-being:

Andy Worthington is currently writing a 70 part, one million word account of 776 of the 779 prisoners in Guantanamo. He is currently on part 34.

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mehreenkasana:

People who quote and think Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Ed Hussain, Maajid Nawaz, Pervez Hoodbhoy, Mona Eltahawy, Christine Fair, Thomas Friedman and co. are “relevant” and give “accurate commentary on Islam, politics and terrorism.”

　

Also:

• Salman Rushdie
• …

it is seriously one of my favorite things in life when nature takes over man-made spaces.

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This is Chiffa in North Algeria (in about 2008?), its famous for its Barbary macaque /monkeys. Oh and the mountains, the mountains are beautiful too. I don’t know why but I remember walking around pretending to be Cap’n Jack Sparrow arriving in Tortuga. And yes that last picture is a man trying to feed the monkey a chilli. Why? Because he’s dzairi, that’s why. 

Algiers xx

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rhea137:

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Mirny Diamond Mine

The diamond mind in Mirny, Russia, a small town in eastern Siberia, is the second largest man-made hole in the world.  At 1,722 meters deep, it takes one hour to drive to the bottom.

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Zemmour el Bahri, Algeria x

tarrifiq:

(Cynthia Merhej)

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politicallypeng:

Parents of murdered black teenager Trayvon Martin to address public meeting and vigil in London tomorrow

Friday 11 May

3-5pm: Public meeting at the University of London Union, Malet

Street, Bloomsbury London

Chair: Zita Holbourne PCS executive member and Co…

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