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The Associated Press: 2 Palestinian women become judges in Islamic court

"Across the Arab world, only Sudan has had women judges in Islamic courts, West Bank-based academic experts on Islamic affairs said. Lebanon, Syria and Jordan, all relatively progressive states in the region on women's rights, do not." By NASSER SHIYOUKHI and DIAA HADID

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[from jeffdavis] Geist: Record industry faces liability over `infringement'

$60 billion copyright infringement class-action lawsuit by artists against the four biggest members of the Canadian Recording Industry Association, who have been screwing them over for decades.

[from elizrael] Basra bans alcohol « The Gulf blog, Dec 7, 2009

[from elizrael] Talk Morocco

[from elizrael] Morality Quiz/Test your Morals, Values & Ethics - Your Morals.Org

[from sambrook] Eric Schmidt: How Google Can Help Newspapers - WSJ.com

The flow of accurate information, diverse views and proper analysis is critical for a functioning democracy. We also acknowledge that it has been difficult for newspapers to make money from their online content. But just as there is no single cause of the industry's current problems, there is no single solution. We want to work with publishers to help t […]

[from martinstabe] Econsultancy: 3am site goes from swearing off SEO to keyword stuffing in 3 months

Malcolm Coles: "The Daily Mirror's 3am.co.uk gossip site has gone from disavowing SEO and promising to concentrate on building a loyal audience - to stuffing its HTML titles with as many keywords as it can think of. And then adding some more. Before finally making sure Britney is in there."

[from frontlineclub] Simon Sticker puts Rwanda in the picture

Photojournalist discusses working in Rwanda