CurrentEvents:Level2 http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/01/2013122151331813240.html Date:January23rd2013 Inthisarticle,titledFirstBatchofRussiansFlownOutofSyria,explainshowRussiais beginningtoevacuatetheirownoutofSyria.Itwasthefirsttimepeoplehadbeguntoevacuate sincetheconflictstarted.PresidentAssad,ofSyriahasbeenopposinghisrebelsfortwoyears. Thisarticlespeakstothenegativityofthesubject,andthepressingneedforsomeassistance fortherebels.TheU.N.hasalreadydoneasmuchtheycandotohelp,otherthanmilitary intervention,butitmaybetimetodoso.AssadseemstobegettinglesssupportfromRussia, sohopefullywiththis,hewillstepdown.Ithinkthatothercountriesneedtoassisttherebelsas muchaspossible.Assadstillhasmorecontrol,andmoreweaponsthantheresistanceefforts. Therearefartoomanypeopledying.Idofeeloptimisticaboutpeoplebeingsafer,sinceRussia isevacuatingpeople.Iamextremelycuriousstilltowhatisgoingtohappen. http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/aljazeeraworld/2013/02/2013212837310172.

html 12february2013 ThisarticleisavideofocusingonamannamedGideonLevy.Heisbeingcalledthe mosthatedmaninIsrael,forhisjournalisticreportsonPalestinianterritories.Levyisfocusing ontheseareastoshowtheworldwhatoccupiedPalestineislike.Hesays,whenhebegan workingfortheHaaretznewspaper,henoticedthatthebrutalityoftheoccupationwasthemost dramaticissueinIsrael,andthatitwasbeinghiddenfromIsraelicitizens.Ithinkthismanis doingagreatprojecttohelppeople.Oneofthebestwaystohelpandissueissimplycreating awareness.InthearticleitdoessaythatIsraelisattackinghisefforts,sayingtheyarereinforcing antisemiticviews.Ithinkthisisunfairtobesaid.Israelisnotinthepositiontobeplayingthe victimrightnow.Ibelievetheyshouldstartbeingmuchlesshostiletothepeoplewhoseland theyoccupy. Whycanahumanbesocrueltoanotherhuman?Itreallyisbeyondme,howsomeofthese soldierstreatinnocentpeople.

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/ http://news.yahoo.com/egyptianchristiandieslibyandetention203537980.html_ylt=AuN7vap4d 8KH8.ElJ3cTQiy1qHQA_ylu=X3oDMTQ4a3Fkc3Y3BG1pdANUb3BTdG9yeSBXb3JsZFNGIE1pZ GRsZUVhc3RTU0YEcGtnA2EzODY5YTE0LTE0ZWYtM2FiZi1hZDQ1LTZjMDAyZjc2ZTFkNARwb 3MDMQRzZWMDdG9wX3N0b3J5BHZlcgM0NjZiMTVlMC04OWMyLTExZTItYjc3Ni0yNmM3YWU1 MDYwMDU_ylg=X3oDMTF1cDZjaTBwBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHB zdGNhdAN3b3JsZHxtaWRkbGVlYXN0BHB0A3NlY3Rpb25z_ylv=3 ThisarticleexplainshowanEgyptianChristiandiedinaLibyandetentioncenter.EzzetAttala wasbeingdetainedforproselytizinginLibya.Severalothers,havebeenheldforalleged proselytizingaswell.55ofthesehavebeenreleasedfrominterventionbytheEgyptianForeign Ministry,however35ofthemwereconvictedofillegallyenteringthecountry.Attalasufferedfrom Diabetesandheartdisease,sohisdeathwasmostlikelyfromnaturalcauses.

Ipersonallyfeelthatthisarticlecanbringupmanyissues.Thereligionaspectofthisis concerning.Personally,Ibelieveitisahumanrighttobelievewhatyouwanttobelieve.The Christians,firstoff,shouldnotbearrestedforspreadingtheirfaith,howeverenteringacountry illegallytoattempttoconvertpeopleintoyourreligionisprobablynotthebestidea.Ibelievethat nomatteryourreligion,practicingfaithispersonal.Idonotbelievereligionsshouldbesoheavily focusedontryingtoconvertothers.However,Libyashouldnotbeabletoarrestsomeonefor proselytizing.Attalawasclearlynottreatedwellwhilebeingheldinprison,ashedied,andhe probablydidnotreceivepropertreatmentforhisdiseases,whichisnotfair.Ibelievethatmostof thesocalledreligiousbattles,wars,andfeudsarenotso.Theyarentfocusingonwhose religionisbest,orwhichoneisright.Theyarefightingaboutpower,whosereligionismore powerful,moreincontrol,andhasmorerights.Iamcurioustoreallydigdeepintohowthisall escalated,fromthebeginningoffaiths,andhowtheybecamesodistastefulofoneanother. http://news.yahoo.com/egyptsbrotherhoodblastsunwomensdocument201012747.html ThisarticlereportsonhowTheEgyptianBrotherhood,apoliticalorganisation,refusedto accepttheUNwomensdocument.ThegroupclaimedthatthedocumentclashedwithIslamic valuesandprinciples.Thedocumentwastoassistwomensrightsinsexualviolence, reproductiverightsandalsotouchedontopicssuchashomosexualrights,andothertopics whicharenotwidelyacceptedinmuchofIslamicculture. ThisisonearticleIfoundveryinteresting.Insomeaspects,Idobelievethatpeoplewho believeinIslamictraditionsshouldbeabletodosuchtraditionsfreely,howeverwhenitpertains tohumanlife,health,safety,andfairness,Idothinkitisimportanttobemoreaccepting.Inmany religions,mostofthesetopicsaredisliked,andmostreasonsarebecauseofwhattheirholy bookreads.Butnow,inanew,modernsociety,thingshavechanged.Thousandsofyearsago, everythingwastreateddifferently.Ithinkpeopleshouldbegintolookatequality,andtreating everyhumanbeingwithrespectshouldbeimperative.Itsimportanttorespectothersbeforeyou expecttobeappreciated.Isthereanywaythiscanhappen?Williteventually?Whatpercentage ofMuslimsdoaccepthomosexualityandwomensequality?Ifeelfrustratedaboutthefactthat somanyissuesthesedaysarestemmedfromsuchdeeprootedbeliefs.