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Pro-harassment rhetoric
Can you believe this?The text says: “You can’t stop them, but you can protect yourself. Your creator knows what is best for you.”Via the Arabist.
Lists and parentheses
June 25, 2008
There are two advantages to being an Egyptian woman, as opposed to an Egyptian man: No compulsory military service. I can think of nothing that I would not do to avoid that, short of self-mutilation. I’ve heard some good tales regarding avoiding conscription from the men of my acquaintance: alleging homosexuality; purchasing African passports; sham-marrying […]
Immodesty meets tactlessness
June 8, 2008
I recently got back in touch with Manson Fan via Facebook. I don’t think we have seen each other since graduation nine years ago (NINE!) So today I was the recipient of the following Facebook chat message (which we have to agree is an evil application and makes annoying burping noises): MF: I was just […]
forsoothsayer
Unnecessary and not very diverting musings 
June 29, 2008
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