Monthly Archives: January, 2012
Turkey launches hijab fash mag
Do you remember when one episode of the British comedy Absolutely Fabulous took Patsy and Edina to Morocco? For the two drunken, self-absorbed anti-heroes Morocco was all about smoking “Mary Jane” (to … Continue reading
Anonymous might get you thrown in jail
Has the internet protest movement Anonymous gone too far? Well, let’s put it this way: according to media reports, Anonymous’s new online campaign uses spamming.
Austrian Mint to issue Gustav Klimt coins
Celebrating 150 years since his birth in 1862, the Austrian Mint will release a series of five gold coins depicting artist Gustav Klimt and some of his paintings.
Two Tibetans self-immolate in protest against Chinese occupation
Free Tibet, the British-based Tibetan rights organization, has reported that two Tibetan nationals self immolated in Ngaba Town on January 6, 2012. An eye witness to one of the acts … Continue reading
Anti-Islam Metal band wins prestigious music award
Norwegian Black Metal band Taake has been nominated for the Spellemann Prize. The contemporary music prize has twenty categories, and Taake has been nominated for the Best Metal Album category for … Continue reading
Egyptian blogger gets death threats for nude protest
Porn and religious fundamentalism just don’t mix. Or do they? Well, it appears so. Take the case of Aliaa Magda al-Mahdy, 20. In protest against Egypt’s illiberalism and religious fundamentalism, in … Continue reading
