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Empowering Women Through Entrepreneurship And Education

Dr. Amel Abed Mohammed Ali | Posted 06.17.2012 | Impact
Dr. Amel Abed Mohammed Ali

For women around the world, education provides a pathway to greater economic and social independence, greater confidence and a better life. In my home...

Ancient Diaries May Shed New Light On Climate Change

Posted 02.27.2012 | Science

By: Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience Senior Writer Published: 02/26/2012 08:58 PM EST on LiveScience Diaries and writings from ninth-century Baghda...

3500 Year Old Yo' Mama Joke Surfaces

The Huffington Post | Mallika Rao | Posted 01.31.2012 | Home

3500 years ago, a student in Babylon did the inevitable and carved jokes about "beer," "intercourse," and "your mother" into a tablet. Now researchers...

War Veterans Condemn Hate Crime Against Eatery

Posted 01.12.2012 | Good News

The owners of Babylon restaurant in Lowell, Massachusetts, were understandably shaken last Wednesday when a man hurled a 20-pound rock through the win...

(PHOTOS) Controversial Camp Alpha In Iraq Inspires Artist

Posted 06.11.2011 | Arts

The layers of mixed media on the canvas represent the stacking of moments. Cristopher Pate's exhibition, Camp Alpha, touches upon the constant layerin...

Beck's Scare Tactics

Joe Peyronnin | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Joe Peyronnin

Last week, Glenn concluded that Islam would soon be united as a caliphate stretching from Iran west to Morocco, and that Obama and George W. Bush were complicit in this plot. Why is he devoting so much air time to this subject?

Police Investigating Possible Serial Killer After Four Bodies Found On Beach

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

BABYLON, N.Y. — A serial killer may have abandoned four bodies, each apparently dumped from a vehicle, along a desolate, wind-swept stretch of h...

Marzieh, Iran's Musical Icon, Passes Away

Ali Safavi | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Ali Safavi

Ashraf os-Sadat Morteza'i, or "Marzieh", had a legendry singing career which spanned some six decades. She died at the age of 86.

Iran To Cut Ties With British Museum Over Loan Of Cyrus Cylinder

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran said it will cut ties with the British Museum on Monday because of the museum's failure to lend Tehran an anc...

Brutal Destruction Of Iraq's Archaeological Sites Continues (SLIDESHOW)

Diane Tucker | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Diane Tucker

A brutal plundering of this rich cultural heritage has been taking place in broad daylight ever since the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

UNESCO: Bablyon Historic Site Damaged By US In Iraq

AP | KIM GAMEL | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

BAGHDAD — Iraq's U.S.-led invaders inflicted serious damage on Babylon, driving heavy machinery over sacred paths, bulldozing hilltops and diggi...