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Welcome. Before we get rocking and rolling, pehaps we should address some things. 24 Behind the Aegis Feb 2012 Mar 2012 0 7047
Do we need a host or hosts? If so, let's put it to a vote. 18 Behind the Aegis Feb 2012 Mar 2012 0 4711
Think you know the Middle East? Take our geography quiz. 17 dixiegrrrrl Jun 2012 Feb 2014 8 6063
Liberals arguing that the U.S. should give weapons to Syrian rebels underestimate Assad's power 13 Douglas Carpenter Apr 2012 Jul 2012 0 5950
Let's vote! Lead host and hosts. 12 Behind the Aegis Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 3191
Israel Election: Blue and White are slightly ahead 9 Mosby Sep 2019 Sep 2019 2 2005
Looks like it's over for Netanyahu 9 Mosby Mar 2020 Mar 2020 39 2759
Intense storms in Egypt unleashed a massive swarm of scorpions from their nests, stinging 450 people 9 left-of-center2012 Nov 2021 Nov 2021 14 2334
Does this include Azerbaijan ? 8 dipsydoodle Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 3400
Saudi Arabia Declares War on America's Muslim Congresswomen 8 blue-wave Dec 2018 Dec 2018 13 2494
Templars who (most) became Nazi in the 1930s-40s - Fascinating 1957 article.Translated 8 PostTruth Mar 2023 Mar 2023 8 7092
Wages too low for survival, Dubai labourers claim 7 JCMach1 Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 3086
How about a Southwest Asia or East Asia forums 7 JonLP24 Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 2172
Two Western journalists killed in Syria 6 tabatha Feb 2012 Feb 2012 0 2953
It appears that chemical weapons may be being used in HOms 6 tabatha Feb 2012 Feb 2012 1 2933
Finally Our Own Group- and some thoughts on Iran 6 JCMach1 Feb 2012 Feb 2012 0 2526
advice for sight-seeing in Jordan 6 Deep13 May 2012 Jun 2012 0 3019
Why ISIS's treatment of Yazidi women must be treated as genocide 6 shira Nov 2014 Dec 2014 1 2325
This message was self-deleted by its author 6 Mosby Dec 2021 Dec 2021 2 1531
Iraqis protest over killing of YouTube star by her father 6 niyad Feb 2023 Feb 2023 11 1196
'There's no other option but to fight': Iranian women defiant as 'morality police' return 6 niyad Jul 2023 Jul 2023 11 2333
HOMS, Syria - Assad forces try to bomb Homs into submission 5 tabatha Feb 2012 Feb 2012 0 2889
Execution of (Canadian) web programmer in Iran may be imminent 5 Ruby the Liberal Feb 2012 Feb 2012 2 2829
NBC: Fears grow of Israel-Iran missile shootout 5 Ruby the Liberal Feb 2012 Mar 2012 1 2944
Dennis Ross: Saudi king vowed to obtain nuclear bomb after Iran 5 Mosby Jun 2012 Jun 2012 1 3097
Please help me mend relations with a Turkish dude trying to kill me in an online game 5 Ian David Mar 2013 May 2013 1 2801
Has anyone here been to Yemen? 5 Deep13 Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 3066
The Arab world needs to admit: It's racist 5 Mosby Apr 2017 Apr 2017 3 1698
This message was self-deleted by its author 5 Mosby Jun 2021 Jun 2021 2 1518
Pride Month in Arab states brings warnings and rainbow hunts 5 Behind the Aegis Jun 2022 Jun 2022 2 2517

Middle East Continued...

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Afghan women barred from beauty salons in latest Taliban edict: "Don't we have the right to work or 5 niyad Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 8146
The Arab World Braces for the Summer of Counter-Revolution 4 JCMach1 Feb 2012 Feb 2012 1 2295
Yay! 4 Ruby the Liberal Feb 2012 Feb 2012 1 2052
972mag.com 4 annabanana Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 2511
Assad's wife shops while protests rage, leaks reveal 4 Violet_Crumble Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 3123
Did rogue spies or 'Pakistani Blackwater' shield Osama bin Laden? 4 MADem Apr 2012 May 2012 0 2873
Owl Love Knows no Borders 4 Mosby May 2012 May 2012 12 3784
Why Iran should get the bomb 4 shaayecanaan Jun 2012 Jan 2013 0 3711
Iranians Duped or Hijacking Elections? 4 MADem Jun 2013 Jul 2013 0 2197
Palestinian Woman Plants Flowers In Israeli Army Tear Gas Grenades (four photos) 4 PumpkinAle May 2014 Oct 2015 4 3980
For Immediate Release: Courageous Human Rights Defender Maryam Al-Khawaja Arrested in Bahrain 4 veness Aug 2014 Sep 2014 1 2917
Closing fronts to deal with ISIS 4 no more banksters Sep 2014 Mar 2017 0 2225
What ISIS Really Wants 4 Electric Monk Jul 2015 Nov 2015 2 2578
Question on ME group policy 4 Mufaddal Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 1981
Iran Payment Wasn’t Ransom, but it Was Ransom 4 Mosby Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 2079
Israel should arm the Kurds 4 Mosby Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1604
Forced into abusive marriages, Syrian child brides increasingly turn to suicide 4 Mosby Aug 2018 Aug 2018 8 1661
Saudi Arabia torturing human-rights activists held in its prisons without charge 4 sandensea Nov 2018 Nov 2018 1 1579
Suleimani's death is a huge blow to Iran's plans for regional domination 4 Mosby Jan 2020 Jan 2020 0 1430
Out of this world: 555.55-carat black diamond lands in Dubai 4 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 5 2668
Women Everywhere Are Standing Up Against 'Gender Apartheid' 4 niyad Oct 2022 Oct 2022 3 2292
'My heart is bleeding': Afghan women devastated by university ban 4 niyad Dec 2022 Dec 2022 5 2773
Amid the health and economic crisis in Afghanistan, the Taliban refuses to help. Instead, blames th 4 niyad Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 1760
Israel bombs Iran embassy in Syria, Iranian commanders among dead 4 Eugene Apr 1 Apr 1 2 1088
Baloch freedom supporters laud bill by Gohmert 3 TexasTowelie Feb 2012 Feb 2012 0 1956
Oil windfall boosts Gulf spending 3 JCMach1 Feb 2012 Mar 2012 0 2185
The divide between occupier and occupied (Afghanistan) 3 azurnoir Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 2230
Israelis Grow Confident Strike on Iran’s Nukes Can Work 3 Mosby Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 1989
Leaders must act to halt slide toward violence (Lebanon) 3 JCMach1 May 2012 May 2012 0 2632
‘Most sophisticated cyber virus ever’ reaches West Bank 3 Mosby May 2012 Jul 2012 0 2222

Middle East Continued...

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China Parents Apologize After Netizens Track Down Teenager who Defaced Egyptian Temple 3 exboyfil May 2013 May 2013 0 2465
Israeli Red Shift - Did Bibi pull a Bush? 3 staggerleem Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1792
Jews who resisted Nazi occupation were called "patriots". 3 Viva_Daddy Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1840
Not a very lively group, this 3 pscot Sep 2015 Sep 2015 0 1631
Call to inspect Israeli nuclear site defeated 3 pscot Sep 2015 Jul 2016 3 2167
US and Qatar seal $12bn deal for F-15 fighter jets 3 Mosby Jun 2017 Jun 2017 2 3075
tRump to Let Assad Stay Until 2021, as Putin Declares Victory in Syria 3 ffr Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1421
(X-post) Only 5% of Palestinians and 6% of Lebanese accept gay relationships 3 Behind the Aegis Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 2004
Saudi Arabia: arrests of dissidents and torture allegations continue 3 Eugene Nov 2019 Nov 2019 1 1335
No more pretending 3 Mosby Jan 2020 Jan 2020 0 1343
This message was self-deleted by its author 3 sl8 Nov 2020 Nov 2020 5 1047
Baghdad bombing could be the Biden admin's first challenge 3 Mosby Jan 2021 Jan 2021 1 1494
Parts of Middle East at breaking point with power cuts and water supplies running out 3 left-of-center2012 Jul 2021 Jul 2021 7 2540
This message was self-deleted by its author 3 Mosby Sep 2021 Sep 2021 3 1736
This message was self-deleted by its author 3 Mosby Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 1368
Iran: protestors set fire to Khomeini ancestral home 3 cbabe Nov 2022 Nov 2022 5 3558
Afghan lawyers and judges are being persecuted by the Taliban. It threatens Afghan women, the justic 3 niyad Jun 2023 Jun 2023 1 1803
US porn actor who advocates for Palestinians visits Iran on trip unacknowledged by Tehran 3 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 0 1341
Portuguese-flagged ship is hit far in Arabian Sea, raising concerns over Houthi rebel capabilities 3 Eugene May 1 May 1 3 535
Saudi Arabia is rebranding itself as a moderate country, but what's the truth? Just ask our female activists 3 niyad Monday Monday 4 237
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