February 2011
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The War Against Street Harassment Goes Global →
Hollaback, the “movement dedicated to ending street harassment using mobile technology,” has launched in 10 new cities today, including U.S. towns like Atlanta, Portland and Houston… But also international locations, like Buenos Aires, London and Mumbai.
Inti Maria Tidball-Binz, the leader of Hollaback Buenos Aires, says, “For many of us in Buenos Aires ‘piropos,’...
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Fuck Yeah Ancient History: archaeology: Unreported... →
archaeology:
Unreported Heritage News: Damage reported at Giza Pyramids, Looters turned back at Karnak – Dr. Gerry Scott, ARCE director, provides an update from Cairo
Continuing reports of civilians protecting sites & monuments.
‘One piece of good news is that looters attempted to enter…
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January 2011
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URGENT MESSAGE FROM ACTIVIST IN EGYPT. PLEASE...
roxanneritchi:
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“To all the people of world” Alicia Ali Marsden To all the people of world The people in Egypt are under governmental siege. Mubarak regime is banning Facebook, Twitter, and all other popular internet sites Now, the internet are completely blocked in Egypt. Tomorrow the government will block the 3 mobile phone network will be completely blocked. And there is news that...
http://protestorskissingriotcops.tumblr.com/ →
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phurvenpink:
monsterdanichan:
HENRY IS A VERY...
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“For the first time in a generation, it is not religion, nor the adventures of a...”
– “Yearning for Respect, Arabs Find a Voice,” The New York Times (via inothernews)
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Egypt's Tombs, Temples Under Siege →
archaeology:
‘Egyptians are bravely defending their cultural heritage, according to a statement from Ismail Serageldin, librarian of Alexandria and director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina.
‘“The young people organized themselves into groups that directed traffic, protected neighborhoods and guarded public buildings of value such as the Egyptian Museum and the Library of Alexandria,” he said.
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Egypt
fuckyeahancienthistory:
There are a million things to say about what is happening in Egypt right now. We will focus on what is happening to the antiquities.
Classical Archaeology News on Tumblr is updating regularly with news
There was looting in the National Museum in Cairo and artefacts have been destroyed
Zahi Hawass has commented on the destruction of two mummies
There is a large fire...
tell me not to haul off and yell at a girl i...
danceoncoals:
she just said something to the effect of “oh well if the egyptian museum is looted, nobody would even notice because it’s organized so badly, lol!”
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Ugh, I’d probably tell her off as well. How can someone not realize the importance of the museum?
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Classical Archaeology News: Understanding museum... →
effyeaharthistory:
archaeology:
Just a couple of quick thoughts about why the Egyptian Museum might have been the focus of looting and damage by those rioting in Cairo over the past few days.
As one of my links below states, two mummies have been damaged. There are other reports, coming from Zahi Hawass, that those mummies were decapitated. Clearly this is evidence of vandalism and not...
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sitting in the kitchen sink: #DearJohn: Prep Time →
sadydoyle:
Okay. So, for those unaware of context, here is what is going on. In the “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act,” which is reprehensible on its surface, there’s a special surprise clause that seeks to limit the definition of rape and incest. In order to qualify for the exception to rape and incest cases, all rapes must be “forcible” and all incest cases must involve survivors under...
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