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Bedouin Traditional Wedding a Reflection of Gaza Identity

Fencing, traditional musical instruments, they all are part of this special event, in a place under constant threat and siege by Israel's military.

(GAZA CITY) - Bedouins in Gaza have a special way of celebrating their weddings. A traditional wedding practices by some Bedouins in parts of the Gaza Strip, are held in the summer.

The ceremony involves the invitation of horseback riders, who are invited to the event.

Gulf Oil Disaster - Time to Demand Solutions and Cleaner Energy Policy

Gulf Oil Disaster – Time to Demand Solutions and Cleaner Energy Policy.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Thursday, May 20, will mark one month since BP's Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, killing 11 workers.

It sank two days later in a mile of water in the Gulf of Mexico. Since then, more than 6 million gallons of crude oil - probably much more - have gushed into the ocean.

Female Circumcision in the West: Harmless Sexual Cutting?!

The AAP recommends substituting a threat of castration for actual castration of the clitoris.

(PARIS, France) - Terms like: "types of female genital cutting that pose risks of physical or psychological harm" and: "harmful forms of FGC", assume the existence of harmless "types" or "forms" female genital mutilation.

Making Salem a Mecca of Murals

Let us not go around in civic circles, ending up in the same place. Murals provide momentum, and it's high time to climb aboard.

(SALEM, Ore.) - What art thy future plans, Salem? Do consider a proliferation of Public Art as the perfect vehicle to help upgrade the city's image throughout the Far West... and nationwide.

My various travels have met up with public confusion of what Salem, OR is all about. Far too often we get mistakenly taken for Salem, Mass. But we are not that same Witch Territory, although we may have a few goblins of our own.

Former Mexico Presidential Candidate is `Missing`

A former presidential candidate in Mexico has gone missing under suspicious circumstances, prosecutors have said.

(MEXICO CITY) - The car of Diego Fernandez de Cevallos was found abandoned near his ranch in the central state of Queretaro amid "signs of violence", they added.

Local media have been giving conflicting reports of his fate.

Webinar Thursday with Dr. Franklin Lamb on Intifada-Palestine.com

Dr. Lamb is author of many articles, and that famous 'letter to Janet', which is a beautiful love story about Janet Lee stevens, who was an American; she died as a martyr for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.

(BEIRUT) - Intifada Palestine is holding a special Webinar Thursday with Dr. Franklin Lamb, an international lawyer and director of the Sabra Shatila Foundation in Beirut, Lebanon.

The topic of the Webinar is Palestinian Civil Rights in Lebanon and Palestinian Right of Return. Dr. Lamb has spent the last 26 years of his life doing humanitarian work for Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon.

Activist, Musician, and Multi-War Combat Veteran

LZ Lambeau: Finally...

(DA NANG) - In 1971, a young soldier by the name of Lem Genovese received orders to serve in Vietnam. He did so honorably. He grew up quickly – perhaps too quickly, like so many of us during those turbulent times.

At 20 years of age, he experienced death first hand, perhaps more so than many of us – working with those who were KIA and WIA.

The Middle-Income Taxpayer needs a Champion

The bottom-line is this: the middle-income American taxpayer needs a champion and so far, no such champion has actually toed-the-line.

(HARRISVILLE, N.H.) - It seems that for almost every cause there is a politician or group of politicians to carry its banner.

The environment, illegal immigrants, abortion rights, right to life, offshore drilling, failing banks, failing corporations, low-income families, the unemployed, and healthcare (just to name a few) all have their champions.

Triple Fatal Traffic Crash - Highway 97 south of Grass Valley

OSP troopers from The Dalles Area Command office are continuing the investigation.

(GRASS VALLEY, Ore.) - Three people died Tuesday morning shortly after midnight when the pickup they were in crossed the centerline of Highway 97 about ten miles south of Grass Valley and collided head-on with a commercial truck.

Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers are continuing the investigation.

Darwinism As A Campaign Issue

How are we going to keep up with the rest of the world in innovation and scientific discovery when adherents of pseudo-science wield so much influence in our society?

(SAN FRANCISCO) - Darwinism versus creationism became a campaign issue in the Alabama GOP nomination for governor.

A conservative political action committee (PAC) called “True Republican” put out a television ad denouncing Bradley Byrne, who is seeking the GOP nomination for Governor, for saying that he believes in evolution and that the bible is “only partially true.”