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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 6994
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 4692
Think you know the Middle East? Take our geography quiz. 17 dixiegrrrrl Jun 2012 Feb 2014 8 6030
Liberals arguing that the U.S. should give weapons to Syrian rebels underestimate Assad's power 13 Douglas Carpenter Apr 2012 Jul 2012 0 5908
Let's vote! Lead host and hosts. 12 Behind the Aegis Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 3178
Israel Election: Blue and White are slightly ahead 9 Mosby Sep 2019 Sep 2019 2 1976
Looks like it's over for Netanyahu 9 Mosby Mar 2020 Mar 2020 39 2741
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 2313
Does this include Azerbaijan ? 8 dipsydoodle Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 3371
Saudi Arabia Declares War on America's Muslim Congresswomen 8 blue-wave Dec 2018 Dec 2018 13 2476
Templars who (most) became Nazi in the 1930s-40s - Fascinating 1957 article.Translated 8 PostTruth Mar 2023 Mar 2023 8 6998
Wages too low for survival, Dubai labourers claim 7 JCMach1 Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 3074
How about a Southwest Asia or East Asia forums 7 JonLP24 Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 2158
Two Western journalists killed in Syria 6 tabatha Feb 2012 Feb 2012 0 2930
It appears that chemical weapons may be being used in HOms 6 tabatha Feb 2012 Feb 2012 1 2922
Finally Our Own Group- and some thoughts on Iran 6 JCMach1 Feb 2012 Feb 2012 0 2517
advice for sight-seeing in Jordan 6 Deep13 May 2012 Jun 2012 0 3000
Why ISIS's treatment of Yazidi women must be treated as genocide 6 shira Nov 2014 Dec 2014 1 2311
This message was self-deleted by its author 6 Mosby Dec 2021 Dec 2021 2 1517
Iraqis protest over killing of YouTube star by her father 6 niyad Feb 2023 Feb 2023 11 1181
'There's no other option but to fight': Iranian women defiant as 'morality police' return 6 niyad Jul 2023 Jul 2023 11 2226
HOMS, Syria - Assad forces try to bomb Homs into submission 5 tabatha Feb 2012 Feb 2012 0 2864
Execution of (Canadian) web programmer in Iran may be imminent 5 Ruby the Liberal Feb 2012 Feb 2012 2 2813
NBC: Fears grow of Israel-Iran missile shootout 5 Ruby the Liberal Feb 2012 Mar 2012 1 2926
Dennis Ross: Saudi king vowed to obtain nuclear bomb after Iran 5 Mosby Jun 2012 Jun 2012 1 3076
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 2784
Has anyone here been to Yemen? 5 Deep13 Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 3044
The Arab world needs to admit: It's racist 5 Mosby Apr 2017 Apr 2017 3 1675
This message was self-deleted by its author 5 Mosby Jun 2021 Jun 2021 2 1508
Pride Month in Arab states brings warnings and rainbow hunts 5 Behind the Aegis Jun 2022 Jun 2022 2 2500

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 8133
The Arab World Braces for the Summer of Counter-Revolution 4 JCMach1 Feb 2012 Feb 2012 1 2283
Yay! 4 Ruby the Liberal Feb 2012 Feb 2012 1 2035
972mag.com 4 annabanana Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 2494
Assad's wife shops while protests rage, leaks reveal 4 Violet_Crumble Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 3102
Did rogue spies or 'Pakistani Blackwater' shield Osama bin Laden? 4 MADem Apr 2012 May 2012 0 2863
Owl Love Knows no Borders 4 Mosby May 2012 May 2012 12 3767
Why Iran should get the bomb 4 shaayecanaan Jun 2012 Jan 2013 0 3695
Iranians Duped or Hijacking Elections? 4 MADem Jun 2013 Jul 2013 0 2188
Palestinian Woman Plants Flowers In Israeli Army Tear Gas Grenades (four photos) 4 PumpkinAle May 2014 Oct 2015 4 3923
For Immediate Release: Courageous Human Rights Defender Maryam Al-Khawaja Arrested in Bahrain 4 veness Aug 2014 Sep 2014 1 2909
Closing fronts to deal with ISIS 4 no more banksters Sep 2014 Mar 2017 0 2204
What ISIS Really Wants 4 Electric Monk Jul 2015 Nov 2015 2 2567
Question on ME group policy 4 Mufaddal Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 1971
Iran Payment Wasn’t Ransom, but it Was Ransom 4 Mosby Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 2064
Israel should arm the Kurds 4 Mosby Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1587
Forced into abusive marriages, Syrian child brides increasingly turn to suicide 4 Mosby Aug 2018 Aug 2018 8 1651
Saudi Arabia torturing human-rights activists held in its prisons without charge 4 sandensea Nov 2018 Nov 2018 1 1564
Suleimani's death is a huge blow to Iran's plans for regional domination 4 Mosby Jan 2020 Jan 2020 0 1413
Out of this world: 555.55-carat black diamond lands in Dubai 4 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 5 2657
Women Everywhere Are Standing Up Against 'Gender Apartheid' 4 niyad Oct 2022 Oct 2022 3 2274
'My heart is bleeding': Afghan women devastated by university ban 4 niyad Dec 2022 Dec 2022 5 2750
Amid the health and economic crisis in Afghanistan, the Taliban refuses to help. Instead, blames th 4 niyad Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 1737
Israel bombs Iran embassy in Syria, Iranian commanders among dead 4 Eugene Apr 1 Apr 1 2 657
Baloch freedom supporters laud bill by Gohmert 3 TexasTowelie Feb 2012 Feb 2012 0 1941
Oil windfall boosts Gulf spending 3 JCMach1 Feb 2012 Mar 2012 0 2164
The divide between occupier and occupied (Afghanistan) 3 azurnoir Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 2214
Israelis Grow Confident Strike on Iran’s Nukes Can Work 3 Mosby Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 1977
Leaders must act to halt slide toward violence (Lebanon) 3 JCMach1 May 2012 May 2012 0 2605
‘Most sophisticated cyber virus ever’ reaches West Bank 3 Mosby May 2012 Jul 2012 0 2213

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 2445
Israeli Red Shift - Did Bibi pull a Bush? 3 staggerleem Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1776
Jews who resisted Nazi occupation were called "patriots". 3 Viva_Daddy Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1829
Not a very lively group, this 3 pscot Sep 2015 Sep 2015 0 1618
Call to inspect Israeli nuclear site defeated 3 pscot Sep 2015 Jul 2016 3 2159
US and Qatar seal $12bn deal for F-15 fighter jets 3 Mosby Jun 2017 Jun 2017 2 3060
tRump to Let Assad Stay Until 2021, as Putin Declares Victory in Syria 3 ffr Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1408
(X-post) Only 5% of Palestinians and 6% of Lebanese accept gay relationships 3 Behind the Aegis Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1983
Saudi Arabia: arrests of dissidents and torture allegations continue 3 Eugene Nov 2019 Nov 2019 1 1324
No more pretending 3 Mosby Jan 2020 Jan 2020 0 1326
This message was self-deleted by its author 3 sl8 Nov 2020 Nov 2020 5 1036
Baghdad bombing could be the Biden admin's first challenge 3 Mosby Jan 2021 Jan 2021 1 1480
Parts of Middle East at breaking point with power cuts and water supplies running out 3 left-of-center2012 Jul 2021 Jul 2021 7 2532
This message was self-deleted by its author 3 Mosby Sep 2021 Sep 2021 3 1723
This message was self-deleted by its author 3 Mosby Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 1361
Iran: protestors set fire to Khomeini ancestral home 3 cbabe Nov 2022 Nov 2022 5 3528
Afghan lawyers and judges are being persecuted by the Taliban. It threatens Afghan women, the justic 3 niyad Jun 2023 Jun 2023 1 1780
US porn actor who advocates for Palestinians visits Iran on trip unacknowledged by Tehran 3 Eugene Feb 5 Feb 5 0 938
Syria asks journalists to report to government 2 maddezmom Feb 2012 Feb 2012 0 1707
Don't Tell My Mother I'm In Iran... 2 Violet_Crumble Feb 2012 Feb 2012 1 3443
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