A couple of questions about a potential trip to Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Israel. [more inside]
posted by einarorn on Apr 14, 2008 - 10 answers

Brigitte Gabriel showed up in my inbox today. My links to the evangelical subculture have provided me with many icky moments but none more so than this. An acquaintance forwarded me (and 20 others) a cut and pasted article about a speech she made at Duke University almost two years ago outlining Muslim atrocities in Lebanon during the 70s and I'm curious about the woman. Obviously someone like this is a great spokesperson for those who think Islam is bent on world domination and the destruction of all infidels. And apparently she gets quite a few speaking engagements at universities as an "expert" on the Middle East. But who is she?

After a little googling, I see the same "speech" cut and pasted into dozens of conservative blogs. And her page on Wikipedia dates from just two weeks ago, with a bit of a revert war starting already. What's going on here?
posted by jmcnally on Aug 2, 2006 - 11 answers

Where does one go if they're interested in humanitarian work in war-torn countries. [more inside]
posted by killyb on Jul 25, 2006 - 9 answers

Where were the Israeli troops when they were abducted by Hezbollah? [more inside]
posted by Tacos Are Pretty Great on Jul 17, 2006 - 4 answers