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Entries from July 2006

links for 2006-08-01

July 31st, 2006 · 2 Comments

Kerblog
Funny, sad, tragic drawings about the war in Lebanon
(tags: war lebanon israel art)

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A comic writer’s response

July 31st, 2006 · No Comments

Ricardo, a student in my program, sent around a link to his friend Mazen Kerbaj’s blog on which he posts drawings documenting his experience of the war in Lebanon. They’re sometimes funny and sometimes sad, but always an amazing look into one person’s experience of this tragedy.
He also posts the images and words on Flickr.

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Mel’s conspiracy theories

July 31st, 2006 · 1 Comment

The recent shooting at a Seattle Jewish Center has confirmed a fear of mine: that Jews worldwide are beginning to be blamed for Israel’s belligerence in Lebanon. I’ve already spent a fair amount of time defending myself when I was told that all Jews need to act to stop Israel’s behavior, as if we [...]

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links for 2006-07-31

July 30th, 2006 · No Comments

Atanu Dey’s useful questions on the OLPC in India
One critic sees bad news for the One Laptop Per Child initiative
(tags: technology development education)

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links for 2006-07-28

July 27th, 2006 · No Comments

Israeli/Lebanese Coffin Counter
(tags: israel lebanon war)

In an African Minute: Will Africa Benefit from the Rise of Personal Media?
(tags: social_software africa blogging technology)

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links for 2006-07-27

July 26th, 2006 · No Comments

Putting things in perspective
“To Nasrallah with love,” they wrote to the man whose name was for them a devilish image on television - the man who mockingly told Israelis, via speeches that were broadcast on Al Manar and Israeli television, that Hezbollah was preparing to launch even
(tags: war israel lebanon)

Lebanon
This week a group of prominent [...]

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Immediate ceasefire?

July 26th, 2006 · 3 Comments

I would like to think that I discovered this, but I didn’t, kottke did. It speaks volumes.

Tags: beirut, israel, lebanon, war

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links for 2006-07-26

July 25th, 2006 · No Comments

MAKE: Blog: Make T-Shirt Stencils from Freezer Paper
(tags: design t-shirts)

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