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Buzkashi “Goat Dragging” In Afghanistan

Posted in Random, tagged , , , on November 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

In celebration of Hamid Karzai’s recent presidential election success (we won’t go into fraud, corruption, vote rigging, etc) and to honour his inauguration, a three day game of Buzkashi is currently underway in the country’s capital, Kabul.
Apparently going back to the days of Alexander the Great, Afghanistan’s national sport consists of two opposing teams of [...]

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Ridiculing Islam On The Internet

Posted in Random, tagged , , , , , on November 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

According to BERNAMA, Malaysia’s governmental press agency, the country’s Communications and Multimedia Commission is investigating over seventy cases of “disseminating false and lewed [sic] contents and contents that insult Islam” via the internet. Eight individuals have so far been charged with defamation for ridiculing Islam. Of those, one received a MYR 10,000 (£1,800, $3,000, €2,000) [...]

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“Anti-Fascist” Hacktivists Take Down David Irving

Posted in Random, tagged , , , , , , , on November 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Two websites belonging to the controversial Second World War historian David Irving have been targeted by anti-fascist protesters (i.e. fascists), who also released the names and contact details of his supporters via wikileaks:
http://wikileaks.org/leak/david-irving-emails-2009.txt
“We have released private email communications, phone numbers and addresses of Irving as well as destroy all files, backups, emails, and databases on [...]

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German Fairgrounds, Fire Brigades, And Vomit

Posted in Random, tagged , , , , , , on November 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Berlin’s Fire Department has invoiced the individuals whom it rescued last summer from a faulty amusement park ride with a bill to cover the costs of the operation. Due to a technical problem (most likely down to someone wedging a bratwurst in the cogs or something), the spinning wheel attraction known as “Star Gate” halted [...]

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“Extremists Aid West’s Plots Against Islam”

Posted in Random, tagged , , , , , , , , on November 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

No shit. According to Iran’s parliamentary speaker-cum-chairman Ali Larijani, America and her allies are attempting to propagate a perverted image of Islam in the Middle East. Quoted in the Tehran Times, he claims the deep-rooted divisions between the differing Islamic schools of thought in the region have been forged by foreign intelligence services.

Known for his [...]

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