MeFi post: YouTube Disables Wael Abbas's Account

Miss Lynster, I'd have to challenge your use of the veil as an indicator of the "militancy" or "religious pressure" of Egypt - or any country in the Middle East. The connection between the veil and "Islamic fundamentalism" or "Islamic extremism" is, like these terms, a fiction of the western media. It's a gross oversimplification of the reality and facilitates the kind of dangerous generalizations our government has been using to justify its presence (in a... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by anonymous78 at 6:21 PM on December 3, 2007

MeFi post: Doing our homework on the Middle East

Vindaloo: If you're looking for a critique of Friedman, check out this piece: www.nypress.com/18/16/news&columns/taibbi.cfm.
It's pretty scathing, but I personally find it to be spot on. (Plus, I love the term "flathead"!) In my own experience (as a graduate student), I've found him to have limited clout in the academic community.

otherworldlyglow: If you are looking for online material, there is a wealth of stuff out there. I would check out... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by anonymous78 at 8:06 AM on March 8, 2007

MeFi post: Strange bloodsucking bedfellows.

Is there any way to identify bites on one's body as bed bug bites? Or is it simply circumstance that determines the diagnosis? As in, I am waking up in the morning with bites, therefore I have bed bugs.

Also, can anyone explain why I would be getting bitten, but not my boyfriend?
posted to MetaFilter by anonymous78 at 12:17 PM on March 20, 2006