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Daniela posted a new activity comment 4 years ago
Sorry about that! Fixed.
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Daniela posted a new activity comment 4 years ago
Thanks! I must have deleted it while changing the order of the links. Fixed now.
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Daniela wrote a new post, Global Quickies: Norse Gods, Pangolins, and Abducted Girls Going Back to School, on the site Skepchick 4 years ago
GERMANY (From Amy)
“Members of Germany’s neo-Nazi National Democratic party (NPD) were forced to cancel a protest in the south-west city of Freiburg after they got on to a train to Mannheim by […] -
Daniela wrote a new post, Global Quickies: First Female Bishop, Conviction for FGM, and Astrological Elections, on the site Skepchick 4 years ago
(TW for sexual violence in the last item)
EL SALVADOR
A woman charged with murder for delivering a stillborn baby alone has been pardoned, but at least 16 other women are currently serving 30-to-40 year […] -
Daniela wrote a new post, Global Quickies: Discrimination in Soccer, Doctor Performs Exorcism, and Gay Rights, on the site Skepchick 4 years ago
UK
“A Christian GP took a mentally ill patient to his church to perform an exorcism, and told her she would be cursed if she reported him, a medical tribunal has heard.”INDIA
In 2009, India […]-
Well, she’s dead now. I’m…numb. I do hate that her parents trotted her out for ‘tribal sovereignty’ politics. I mean, it’s bad enough to have wannabes doing this shit (and the ‘doctor’ in question was not an Indian, and is actually an ND from, where else?, Florida), but to have real Indians do it too?
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Daniela posted a new activity comment 4 years, 1 month ago
Yeah, Dieudonné seems like a real asshat.
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Daniela wrote a new post, Global Quickies: Free Speech, Witchdoctors, and Nepalese Women Conquering Summits, on the site Skepchick 4 years, 1 month ago
SAUDI ARABIA
The second round of lashes for Raif Badawi, the Saudi blogger convicted of blasphemy, has been postponed on medical grounds. Also, authorities publicly beheaded a woman in the holy city of […]-
From Canada…
It should be noted that Dieudonné is a Nazi sympathizer. In fact, we should have a discussion about the connection between Islamic theocracies and white supremacists. David Duke has a show on Press TV.
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Yeah, Dieudonné seems like a real asshat.
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Yeah, we need to do more research before formulating opinions.
Oh, I had fun not five minutes ago pointing that out when someone posted a PressTV thing about Indians on Facebook. Sorry, but I am not your tu quoque.
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Jon, what has the link you posted got to do with Dieudonne? Was that a separate point or am I missing something again? (like how to get e acute out of this keyboard in the dark…)
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Daniela wrote a new post, Global Quickies: Charlie Hebdo, Fighting Violence With Science, and Bans on Driving and Petting Puppies, on the site Skepchick 4 years, 1 month ago
ARAB WORLD (from Mary)
Arab newspapers around the world react to Charlie Hebdo attack.INDIA
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Daniela wrote a new post, Global Quickies: Hunting Spiders, Anti-racism Campaigns, and Crop Circles by Drunk Chupacabras, on the site Skepchick 4 years, 1 month ago
MEXICO
“Thousands of people have flocked to a Mexican city where crop circles spanning seven-hectares appeared on Christmas Eve.” Because of their terrible-made design, they have been called “crap circles”, the […] -
Daniela wrote a new post, Global Quickies: Lost Fairytales, Heroe Doctor, and Egypt Doesn’t Like the Exodus Movie, on the site Skepchick 4 years, 1 month ago
EUROPE / DR CONGO
“A doctor from the Democratic Republic of Congo has won Europe’s top human rights prize for helping thousands of gang rape victims in the country.”AUSTRALIA
“The Australian Competition and […]-
I’m trying to decide if I care whether Egypt banned the Moses movie because the movie said the Red Sea parted due to a miracle or because it said the opposite. The only option not open to the ambiguous, poorly written article is the most likely one that the Red Sea never parted at all.
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Hmm. The actual, ya-know, BOOK of Exodus doesn’t mention the pyramids at all. A reason that some cast doubt on the whole story, though the ‘land of Goshen’ was where the short-lived Hyksos dynasty was located.
AND. The bible suggests that three days of high winds ‘parted’ the body of water. No earthquake.
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The exodus story is really odd. Certainly if you study theology in Germany you learn that it’s basically rubbish. Though it’s highly possible that some people who later moved to the near East did at some time live in Egypt, there’s no evidence to suggest a large exodus. Also the Egyptians didn’t really have slaves.
Oh, and the great pyramids were built some 1500 years before Moses (if he ever lived).
Actually Moses is a part of an Egyptian name. Mws in Egyptian means “born” or “born of”, rather like the Scottish “mac” or “mc”.
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Daniela wrote a new post, Global Quickies: Troll Hunters, Rusty Radiators, and Fighting Rape Riding a Tiger, on the site Skepchick 4 years, 2 months ago
IRELAND
“In Ireland, a woman who is clinically dead but 17 weeks pregnant is being kept alive against her family’s will. At this painful time, her relatives must go to court to stop the Irish state treating their […] -
Daniela wrote a new post, Global Quickies: Bad PSAs, Sham Healer Jailed, and a School for Husbands, on the site Skepchick 4 years, 2 months ago
PAKISTAN
“The actor Veena Malik has expressed anger at a 26-year jail term handed down by a Pakistani court after she acted in a scene loosely based on the marriage of the prophet Muhammad’s daughter. The same […]-
Erdogan’s also claimed Muslims discovered America. But neither of those things piss me off as his letting ISIS on Turkish soil. There’s a reason I called him our century’s answer to Quisling.
Oh, on schools for husbands, what’s interesting is, something similar is being done on Rosebud by the same guy who led the honor song after KXL was defeated.
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Daniela,
I personally wonder if anyone has pointed out to Erdogan that there are feminists who actually are mothers. That’s something I know. I guess feminist women must really all hate motherhood if a huge number of them are currently mothers, and expected mothers.
Misogyny like racism, makes you say incredibly stupid things.
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Daniela wrote a new post, Global Quickies: Bad Judgement, Catholic Antivaxxers, and a Dictator’s Quest for Longevity, on the site Skepchick 4 years, 4 months ago
NIGERIA
Dr Adadevoh is being widely praised for helping prevent a more devastating Ebola outbreak in Nigeria, now declared free of the virus. She diagnosed and kept in the hospital a Liberian ebola patient who […]-
Well, the girl has a point. No, not about rejecting mainstream medicine. What I mean is, she has a point about consent (which, of course, forcing her to take chemo would be a violation of). Though making Indians look like fools in the process is bad.
Seems like a pretty cut-and-dried case of medical ethics. Something like vaccines, where noncompliance is demonstrably harmful to others as well, is far muddier, yet we still bend head-over-heels to accommodate antivaxxers.
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Daniela wrote a new post, Global Quickies: Witchcraft, Gurus, and #BringBackOurGirls, on the site Skepchick 4 years, 4 months ago
NIGERIA
Nigeria’s chief of defense announced a ceasefire agreement with Boko Haram and the release of the 200 abducted girls. Not many details have been announced and many Nigerians remain extremely […]-
Women’s rights, equity and building safe communities matters to us more than it did before. We have the years witnessed grassroots movements working hard to promote women rights and health equity. I think this is an important step to try and break barriers to women development. Sharing with the Barefoot Grannies, a grassroots movement of grannies and women working hard to end Female Genital Mutilation and promote women reproductive health. Please join and support the Barefoot Grannies through the link http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/barefoot-grannies-ii/x/639146
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Daniela posted a new activity comment 4 years, 4 months ago
Weird. I see the link to the Google Translate version of the article.
I always try to find a version in English, as google translated articles are hard (and sometimes impossible) to read, but it’s not always available.
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Daniela wrote a new post, Global Quickies: Blasphemy, Deadly Rituals, and Calling Out Sexism, on the site Skepchick 4 years, 4 months ago
UK
A couple is sentenced for making fake bomb detectors in their garden shed. They sold them for thousands of dollars. These and other “detectors” are still being used in war zones, drug wars, and against poachers.CHILE
A 7 year-old girl was drowned by her family while trying to perform a healing ritual with cold water in the tub. The ritual was suggested by a Pastor.UK
The number of cases of religious or ritualistic abuse of children reported to Scotland Yard has increased year-on-year over the past decade.IRELAND
Ireland will hold a referendum to remove the crime of blasphemy from its constitution. The offence is punishable by a fine of up to 30 thousand dollars, but before the law was changed five years ago, blasphemy could have led to up to 7 years in prison. Church of Ireland urges caution.SINGAPORE
The Education Ministry announced that a workshop on managing relationships for junior college students given by the Christian charity Focus on the Family Singapore will “cease its run by end-2014”. This came after a student wrote an awesome letter to her principal calling the course sexist and promoting gender stereotypes. The letter went viral and a successful online petition was started.POLAND
The head of the Polish Episcopate has said that couples living together prior to marriage are committing ‘self-mutilation of their love.’ Also, men who clean up after themselves might become gay.BOLIVIA
In Bolivia, one of the most dangerous countries for women in Latin America, activists have been campaigning to get sexist politicians to abandon their campaigns for the upcoming elections. So far, two candidates for congress accused of domestic violence have dropped off the race.TURKEY (From Hans)
Gentlemen, stop pondering women’s clothing choices: Cool article about how society controls what women wear. “Anyone can wear whatever he or she wants. And what is up to you is to shut up.”INDIA
“Women’s groups in the southern Indian state of Kerala have criticized the legendary singer KJ Yesudas for saying women should not wear jeans.”Featured image: Pages from the Focus On The Family Singapore booklet taken by Agatha Tan.
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I’m going to throw this article in as it looks new
Iraqi Yazidi girl tells of captivity in IS group
http://news.yahoo.com/iraqi-yazidi-girl-tells-captivity-group-104216474.html
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The Chile article is in spanish…
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Weird. I see the link to the Google Translate version of the article.
I always try to find a version in English, as google translated articles are hard (and sometimes impossible) to read, but it’s not always available.
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Daniela wrote a new post, Global Quickies: Zombies, Evil Atheists, and Discriminated Virgos, on the site Skepchick 4 years, 4 months ago
MALDIVES
The government is trying to “reduce adverse effects on society that could be caused by published literature” by introducing new regulations to ensure “that the works published in the Maldives do not […]-
“It is said among the Kurds that their female fighters inspire great fear in the ISIS militants, who believe that if they are killed by a woman they will not go to heaven.”
I have heard variants on this before, and heard them debunked. Usually along the lines of “smear terrorists with pig fat before killing them, so they know they are going to hell”, and invariably it turns out upon actual research that no, Islamic theology does not offer any convenient way to send someone else to hell. Is this more of the same?
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Daniela posted a new activity comment 4 years, 4 months ago
Thanks! Fixed.
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Daniela wrote a new post, Global Quickies: Mars on a Budget, Sharia Law, and The Vatican Arrests a Priest, on the site Skepchick 4 years, 4 months ago
INDIA
India has succeeded, at their first attempt, to send an operational mission to Mars. The Mangalyaan mission was also really cheap, $74 million. That’s less than what making the movie Gravity cost.DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
The Vatican has placed its former ambassador to the Dominican Republic, Jozef Wesolowski, under house arrest on charges of sexually abusing children.INDONESIA
Aceh province, the only area of Indonesia that enforces Islamic Sharia Law, is about to pass a law under which gays, Muslim or not, will be punished with 100 lashes with a cane if caught having sex.SPAIN
The conservative government abandoned the plan to tighten abortion laws which would have made abortion illegal except in case of rape or when mother’s health is at risk, due to lack of consensus. Polls showed that between 70% and 80% of the population was opposed to the proposed law.SOUTH AFRICA
South Africa’s first gay-friendly, cross-cultural mosque, which also allows women to lead prayers, is being ordered to close for not having the proper permits.MEXICO
As many other politicians before him, a former congressman got in trouble for using the most sexist saying ever: “Laws, like women, are meant to be raped/broken”. Seriously, it’s bad enough that your advocating breaking the law, why do you have to advocate rape as well?IRAN (From Lily)
Reader Lily sends us a friendly reminder that yes, Iran is still on the UN Commission on the Status of Women. The website she recommends also has a Ten-Point Plan for gender equality in IranINDIA (From criticaldragon1177)
Masculinist India is a horrific “men’s Rights” Group which has been spreading appalling memes, including one celebrating a court decision allowing married men to rape their wives with impunity. (TW: rape apologism, offensive imagery.)UK (and spreading)
British Muslims have started the #NotInMyName campaign to condemn the actions of the Islamic State.PAKISTAN
A healer who claimed he could breathe life back into a dead man has been arrested for killing a man who volunteered for the miracle.Featured image: Indian Space Research Organisation scientists celebrating their awesome achievement.
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Daniela,
Note about the “Masculinist India” article. The link takes you to the middle of the page for some reason. Anyone who wants to read it, should scroll to the top of the page and than start reading. I don’t know why that happened.
Anyway thanks for helping expose that sick organization. I also think we should David Futrelle for keeping up the good work fighting people like this.
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Daniela,
Turns out that if you “#more-13334” at the end of the link, it fixes the problem and takes you to the top the page like its supposed to.
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Sorry I meant to say it turns out that if you get rid of the “#more-13334” at the end of the link, it fixes the problem.
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Thanks! Fixed.
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Daniela,
You’re welcome.
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India enjoys pointing out that their probe (its name means “Mars vehicle in Hindi, how great is it that they just called their Mars vehicle “Mars vehicle”?) cost less to make than Gravity, as well they should, but I’d like to point out that NASA’s new Mars probe cost 9 times as much as India’s. I know NASA’s project is much larger and it only makes sense it would cost more, that just amuses me given how they happened within days of each other.
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Daniela posted a new activity comment 4 years, 5 months ago
Yeah, the first time I saw a picture of the uniform I did think it was made to make them look naked on purpose. I guess it depends on how the light hits and where the cycling pad makes a shadow.
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Just a heads up, the link regarding same sex marriage in Nigeria is listed twice, and there’s no link about pangolins, despite their being mentioned in the title of this post.
carpelibrarium,
It appears the link to the first article is also incorrect. Hopefully Daniela will fix the mistake as soon as possible.
Sorry about that! Fixed.