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Pakistan Bans Facebook Indefinitely Due To Disrespectful ‘Draw Mohammed Cartoon Day’ Protest

May 19, 2010

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority directed Internet service providers to block Facebook indefinitely on Wednesday because of an online competition to draw the Prophet Mohammad.(CNN) [picapp align=”center” wrap=”false” link=”term=pakistan&iid=8851661″ src=”0/c/2/a/A_Pakistani_student_89ff.jpg?adImageId=12915322&imageId=8851661″ width=”234″ height=”158″ /] Any visual depiction of  Mohammed is deemed to be disrespectful and blasphemous,and have demanded that even those that do not worship Mohammed respect […]

Rima Fakih,24,Miss Michigan Crowned 2010 Miss USA… First Arab American Miss USA!!!

May 17, 2010

Rima Fakih,24, Michigan’s representative at Sunday’s Miss USA pageant, took home the crown, becoming the first Arab-American to be named Miss USA. [picapp align=”left” wrap=”true” link=”term=rima+fakih&iid=8822804″ src=”0/4/4/8/Miss_Michigan_Fakih_6d63.jpg?adImageId=12883811&imageId=8822804″ width=”234″ height=”178″ /]Fakih is of Lebanese descent, and is from Dearborn, Michigan. She is also the first Miss Michigan to be Miss USA since Kenya Moore won it […]