South Korean riot police spray tear gas at protesters during a rally marking World Labor Day in Seoul. The protesters attended the demonstration demanding an improvement of working conditions for temporary workers.
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I’m 함이량 (Ham I-Ryang). I was born in 1989 in North-Korea. My mom, my sister and I escaped in 2000-2002 and now we live in America. Even though I’m so thankful that I can live a great life, I’m so fed up with people lately. I always say I’m North-Korean instead of a Korean. I was born too rather wealthy parents with a good image, so I never had to suffer until our escape. However, now, whenever I say I’m from North-Korea, people can’t say anything else but “Don’t bomb America or Europe”, “Is Kim Jong Eun your father”, “Did you fake cry when kim jong il died”, “Aren’t you hungry”, “Have you ever lived in prison camps”, “Why can’t you speak Korean”, “Where you a whore for the Chinese during your escape” … Those comments make me so angry and feel hurt, especially the last one. Why can’t I be seen as an average person rather than some attraction in an amusement park? Why can’t I say I’m North-Korean without getting such comments? Where do those people even get the right to ask such questions if they don’t know me?
Nowadays people make me feel like I can’t be proud anymore. I have to shut up about my own country and I can’t share my experiences anymore, because the truth is only to be found in the news and documentaries. I wish I could still speak Korean fluently so I could curse at them. They make me ashamed of my country and I’m starting to hate them.
KKK
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Palestinian-American Oday Aboushi drafted to the New York Jets
APRIL 27, 2013 BY SAMI KISHAWI.Offensive lineman Oday Aboushi from the University of Virginia was selected by the New York Jets in the fifth round of the NFL Draft on Saturday, making him one of the first Palestinian-Americans to play in the NFL.
Aboushi, a Brooklyn native, performed exceptionally well both as a student and as an offensive and defensive lineman when he attended Xaverian High School. Intent on challenging himself academically, he chose to attend the University of Virginia which is known for its academic reputation. There he played for four years, starting over three dozen games and earning a selection to the first team All-ACC squad. He graduated in the winter with a degree in sociology.
Standing at 6’5” and 310 pounds, Aboushi is known for his ferocity and good blocking instinct on the field. The Jets will hope to utilize him in protecting the pocket.
Aboushi comes from an arguably unique background. He is the ninth of ten children born to Palestinian parents who immigrated to New York from their town of Beit Hanina in the occupied West Bank. Aboushi speaks English and Arabic.
He is also a devout Muslim, one of very few in the NFL. During Ramadan, which fell every year during training camp season at Virginia, he fasted from sunrise to sunset every day. He was one of almost a dozen Muslim athletes honored by the U.S. Department of State for his contributions in 2011.
Aboushi is widely regarded as one of the top offensive tackle draft picks in this year’s NFL Draft.
Aboushi tweets here.
Other NFL players with Palestinian backgrounds include Nader Abdallah, who signed with the Baltimore Ravens, and Gibran Hamdan, who was drafted by the Washington Redskins in 2003. Hamdan, who retired in 2010, is half Pakistani and half Palestinian. Tarek Saleh is also identified as a former NFL player of Palestinian descent, having played for both the Carolina Panthers and the Cleveland Browns before retiring.
http://smpalestine.com/2013/04/27/palestinian-american-oday-aboushi-drafted-to-the-new-york-jets/
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First they threatened to burn his house down. Then they pinned leaflets to his front door, denouncing him as a Jewish traitor. But Eli Tzavieli, an 89-year-old Holocaust survivor, is defiant. His only “crime” is to rent out his rooms to three Arab students attending the college in Safed, a religious city in northern Israel that was until recently more famous for Jewish mysticism and Madonna.
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Not a good look, Israel. You are going to try and bully a Holocaust survivor from sheltering the persecuted? Good luck with that one. What are you going to threaten him with?
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They also took Miss Holocaust Survivor’s crown because she spoke out about Israel’s treatment of Palestine.
Are we ready to admit that this is not about protecting Jewish identity anymore since they’re hurting Jewish people
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reblogged for more info.
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Gordon Ramsay doesn’t care about your gender, race, or creed. All he cares about is that you can cook.
The contestant, Christine, is blind, and he lets her know exactly what he thinks of her dish.
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To this day, not a single soul among the US political elite has been brought to justice for the crime against humanity that was the invasion, war, and occupation of Iraq.===
Year: 2003
Photographer: Jean-Marc Bouju
Nationality: France
Organization / Publication: The Associated Press
Date: 31-03-2003
Country: Iraq
Caption
An Iraqi man comforts his four-year-old son at a holding center for prisoners of war, in the base camp of the US Army 101st Airborne Division near An Najaf. The boy had become terrified when, according to orders, his father was hooded and handcuffed. A soldier later severed the plastic handcuffs so that the man could comfort his child. Hoods were placed over detainees’ heads because they were quicker to apply than blindfolds. The military said the bags were used to disorient prisoners and protect their identities. It is not known what happened to the man or the boy.
America’s failed foreign policy summarized in 2 pictures.
