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Traditional Home, Libya
Photo: George SteinmetzKasim Abdu Salaam Habib, 39, opens his lovingly decorated 600-year-old home to foreign tourists in Ghadames in western Libya. The house needs repairs, and visitors are scarce these days. But Habib is optimistic. “I want to see Libya as a democracy,” he says.
"In 1991 they organized a controversial North American tour in double-act with Public Enemy. Fearing a clash between white fans of The Sisters with the black following of Public Enemy, several towns banned the performances, and the tour was cancelled halfway through."
Sisters of Mercy and Public Enemy - this tour is one of the greatest overlooked performance art pieces of our time.
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Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is under fire from the country’s clerics over a photo of him consoling the mother of Hugo Chavez at the late Venezuelan leader’s funeral—physical contact that’s considered a sin under Iran’s strict Islamic codes.
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"What girls need to learn is that they count no matter what they wear or who they have sex with, and the best way to send that message is to start acting like you believe it’s true."
If You Don’t Want Girls Judged by Their Hemlines, Stop Judging Them by Their Hemlines
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