Urban Mining
Here is an interesting article about the Zabaleen people.
http://www.adbusters.org/magazine/80/urban_mining.html
This Blog is intended for use by students in the Islamic Middle East course at Northfield Mount Hermon School and guest students and teachers from other participating schools.
Here is an interesting article about the Zabaleen people.
http://www.adbusters.org/magazine/80/urban_mining.html
The various political factions of Lebanon, including the pro Syrian Hezbullah and the current westernized government, headed by Prime Minister Fouad Siniora, have agreed to talks after a guns battle nearly lead to civil war.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7618167.stm
I found this video of Iran and thought it was a view of Iranian society that we don’t always see.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7612319.stm
A member of the Israeli inner cabinet, Rafi Eitan, has recently made threats towards Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, threatening to kidnap Mahmoud if his accusations towards the state of Israel did not stop. Mahmoud has long threatened the state of Israel as part of his anti Zionist strategy, quoting famous Iranian leaders such as the Ayatollah Khomenei [...]