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<FONT FACE="Arial">Hello,<BR>
This is my first post to the idc.<BR>
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I wanted to share with you a selected number of news sites and blogs I have been reading on a regular basis since the wars began (Iraq, Gaza, Lebanon). There is an unbelievable amount of writing, discussing, activism being done both online and in the streets in response to these wars. Each link below contains links to many journalisms, resources, blogs, and organizations.<BR>
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I start with the <B><I>Guardian</I></B>. At the end of each Guardian article about the current wars there are links to some excellent blogs, online diaries, and additional news sources.<BR>
http://www.guardian.co.uk/<BR>
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I then look at <B><I>Electronic Lebanon</I></B>, <B><I>Electronic Intifada</I></B>, and <B><I>Electronic Iraq</I></B>. There are so many powerful, well-written articles in this irreplaceable online resource. Below I've listed several links, each of which brings you to a different part of the extensive site(s). <BR>
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http://electronicintifada.net/v2/live-from-lebanon.shtml/<BR>
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http://electronicintifada.net/new.shtml<BR>
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http://electroniciraq.net/<BR>
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http://electronicintifada.net/bytopic/electronic-lebanon.shtml<BR>
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http://electronicintifada.net/bytopic/442.shtml<BR>
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http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article5407.shtml<BR>
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<B><I>Saveleb.org</I></B> has done an excellent job of both posting articles, videos, protest and vigil announcements around the world, and links to write your representative (internationally) and donate relief funds.<BR>
http://www.saveleb.org/<BR>
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<B><I>Open Lebanon, lebanonheartblogs,</I></B> and<B><I> lebanesebloggers</I></B> all consolidate different bloggers' posts and I look at all of them regularly.<BR>
http://openlebanon.org/<BR>
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http://lebanonheartblogs.blogspot.com/<BR>
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http://lebanesebloggers.blogspot.com/<BR>
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Every day I go to <B><I>beirutupdate</I></B>, Zena’s blog, since her writings were the first ones I was reading about the conflict, via email sent to me by friends. She then started a blog because the response was so enormous to her writings.<BR>
http://beirutupdate.blogspot.com/<BR>
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Artist Emily Jacir also did a very fine project recently with students at the Kitchen’s Summer Institute, here in NY, using some of Zena’s writings.<BR>
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I am fond of Ramzi's blog as well, another diary.<BR>
http://www.ramziblahblah.blogspot.com/<BR>
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The Guardian lists <B><I>Lebanese Political Journal </I></B>at the end of its articles. While I have not been reading in it extensively, it appears to be well-written, clear, and insightful. <BR>
http://lebop.blogspot.com/<BR>
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I am also following what is happening Gaza. <B><I>fromgazawithlove</I></B> is written by Dr. Mona El-Farra, human rights and women’s activist and doctor who lives and works in Gaza. There are links to other sites on her blog.<BR>
http://fromgaza.blogspot.com/<BR>
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Finally, I'll point you to Maysoon's site, <B><I>Maysoon Zayid News</I></B>. Maysoon is an actress and professional stand-up comedienne, who, in her own words, will be the first "comedienne, activist, actress, and dancing gimp to win an Oscar in the obsessive-compulsive multitasking category" Please read about "Maysoon's Kids," an initiative for "Helping Palestine's disabled children, one child at a time." as well.<BR>
http://maysoon.com/<BR>
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Again, there are hundreds if not thousands of other resources out here. I just wanted to point you to the ones I am looking at on a regular basis, in hopes that they will also be helpful in whatever way you decide to engage.<BR>
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Jenny Perlin<BR>
www.nilrep.net<BR>
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