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Politicising homosexuality: A make or break for US presidents
In 2012, President Barack Obama is the first ever president in office to come out in support of gay marriage.
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The problem with owning large media corporations
When a corporation is used to mould social and economic market behaviour, there is a problem.
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Who is the real enemy in Afghanistan?
I still do not understand whether all the terror groups are different, synonymous or overlapping?
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Afghan shooting rampage: When the solution became the problem
Could Robert Bales, a soldier who murdered innocent Afghans, not differentiate between a threat and a non-threat?
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Iran, laughing in the face of nuclear disaster
Hague says if Iran gets nuclear weapons, then other Middle East nations would want to go nuclear as well. The horror!
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Captain atom and the indulgence of war games
Tensions continue to rise, raising the question of whether or not the US wants a positive relationship with Iran.
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Does the American Muslim vote count in 2012?
The Muslim American vote can make a difference! We might be few in mumber but we matter.
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Iran and the oil embargo
Is it wise for the US and Iran to challenge one another at a time like this?
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Don’t put a label on it
Labels define us and seem to be more important than the bigger picture. As individual groups, Muslims and Pakistanis have allowed labels to divide them.
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To veil or not to veil
A veil is a piece of cloth, just like a beard is only facial hair. It does not say Muslim or non-Muslim. It is a physical symbol which portrays what an individual feels.