CNN Reports on Gay Life in the Middle East
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March 3rd, 2007 at 11:50 pm
that is a pretty touching story. the commentator who mentioned the abuse of religion by secular dictators hit the nail on the head. i wonder if the ironic parallels to the abuse of christianity centuries ago to this current state of affairs in the muslim world is lost on the more moderate. the really could learn from european history what happens when it is taken too far (then again so could we sometimes…).
the other thought I had is people should stop saying “paris of the middle east” cause this is one case in which it is not even close…
March 7th, 2007 at 12:32 pm
[…] comment called us “fufus”. It’s slang for fag in Arabic. We first brought you a report about it here and you can read more about it on […]
April 2nd, 2007 at 4:10 pm
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April 7th, 2007 at 7:15 pm
This is the DARKER side of homosexuality in Lebanon, why dont they do the brighter side, im sure its MUCH more interesting!
May 23rd, 2007 at 11:08 am
thx for the post
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