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Saudi Arabia: Child Marriage Annulled

The Huffington Post | Posted 08.09.2009 | World


Two families in Saudi Arabia have agreed to annul the marriage of an 11-year-old girl due to pressure from a lobby group, AHN reports. The girl was m...

Shoo Haida? The Shoe Saga Snowball Rolls On

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 01.22.2009 | World


Magda Abu-Fadil

Egyptians have had a field day with the shoe-thrower story. According to one joke, the U.S. accused Syria of being behind the shoe attack, citing phone taps that intercepted the word "shoo" (Arabic for "what").