Monika’s Pensieve

I’m having a lot of problems with spambots on this blog right now, so please don’t be surprised if your comments don’t appear straight away. This does not mean I don’t want comments - I love comments, so please keep them coming *grin* I’m just annoyed with the spam grrrr…

Below is a long, but interesting report on how strongly religion influences Lebanon’s politics.

I always like hearing news about age ratings for films and so here’s an article about the BBFC reviewing its guidelines. Interesting changes I think.

In the report below, Al Jazeera interviewed people in Beirut about their city and about their views on many issues. It looks like a fascinating place :)

Below is a report on how the statistics from Guantanamo have been skewed by the media. It gives a whole new perspective on statistics like “1 in 7 of the prisoners released from Guantanamo have returned to terrorism” :]

The building of Israeli settlements on Palestinian land has been in the media for a while now, but personally I found the coverage on it confusing and never really understood what was going on. Below is an excellent video report on the problem, I really recommend it - it’s a great way to finally start [...]

Here’s the story of one of the men in the chilling South African rape statistics that I mentioned before. I think it sheds some light on why rape happens in the RSA so often.

Interesting I think…

California has significantly cut spending on education. Below is an interview with a social justice educator, who talks about the repercussions.

This is an article about two young lovers, who committed suicide when their communities put pressure on them.