Lebanon Panel Approves Draft Law On Domestic Violence

Lebanon panel approves draft law on domestic violence (via AFP)

A draft law protecting women from domestic violence was approved Monday by a Lebanese parliamentary panel, after years of campaigning by rights groups who welcomed the move as a step forward. The parliamentary committee's approval comes less than two…

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Nazi-Themed Cafe in Indonesia Sparks Global Outrage

We really need to start a WTF category for news like that!
For those who only read the headlines, the owner of that cafe is "a Christian who likes playing with air rifles"... I'm not sure if that really qualifies him as a good guy though.
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Nazi-themed cafe in Indonesia sparks global outrage (via AFP)

From a painting hung high on a blood-red wall, Adolf Hitler peers down on young students eating schnitzel and slurping German beer in Indonesia's Nazi-themed cafe. The SoldatenKaffee ("The Soldiers' Cafe") opened its doors in the western Javanese city…

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The Many Faces of Superman [Infographic]

Superman wasn’t always the man we know and love today. In fact, he was pretty much the exact opposite of the man we know today when he first appeared in print in 1932.

Two Cleveland teens, Jerry Seigel and Joel Schuster, created their own fanzine – “Science Fiction: The Advance Guard of Future Civilization” – after their work was rejected by publishers. In the third issue, Seigel included his story “The Reign of the Superman” - a comic about an evil villain who disrupts society with his mental powers.

Seigel revised Superman the following year, establishing him as a hero instead of a villain. However, Seigel’s revision came before editor Whitney Ellsworth outlined a strict code of conduct for superheroes, disallowing them to commit murder. Seigel’s first hero version of Superman was much more aggressive than the man we know today.

Jewish Groups Call On EU To Overturn Polish Kosher Ban

Jewish groups call on EU to overturn Polish kosher ban (via AFP)

Europe's Jewish leaders on Thursday asked the European Union to back their call for a Polish ban on the ritual slaughter of animals for food to be overturned. Jewish community and religious leaders from across Europe also urged the EU to review its…

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Fascinating Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Judaism

If you're interested in learning more about the Jewish faith, here are eight interesting facts you can add to your memory:

European Police Raid Neo-Nazi Terrorist Suspects

European police raid far-right 'Werewolf' suspects (via AFP)

Police launched raids in Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland on Wednesday against six suspected members of a far-right "Werewolf" cell modelled on late-World War II plans for a Nazi guerrilla resistance. Four suspects in the three countries, plus…

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France Arrests Norwegian Neo-Nazi Over Terror Plot Fears

France arrests Norwegian neo-Nazi over terror plot fears (via AFP)

A Norwegian neo-Nazi black metal musician and convicted killer was arrested in France on Tuesday over fears he may have been preparing a "major terrorist act", the interior ministry said. Kristian Vikernes, who the ministry said once had a link with…

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Zimmerman Acquittal Shifts Race Back To Fore In US

Zimmerman acquittal shifts race back to fore in US (via AFP)

The acquittal of Florida neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman in the death of unarmed black teen Trayvon Martin has brought tough questions about racism in America back to the fore. Suspicions that the fatal February 2012 shooting of the 17…

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School That Teaches Afghan Girls To Speak For Themselves

School that teaches Afghan girls to speak for themselves (via AFP)

Dah Yaya is an Afghan village set in stony hills and steeped in traditions that limit women to second-class status in this desperately poor country ravaged by Taliban insurgency. But in a school set up by an Afghan-American woman named a 2012 top 10…

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Malala Yousafzai Vows Not To Be Silenced By Attack

Malala vows not to be silenced by attack (via AFP)

Pakistan teenager Malala Yousafzai told the United Nations on Friday that she would not be silenced by terrorist threats, in her first public speech since being shot by the Taliban. "They thought that the bullet would silence us, but they failed," Malala…

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Let's Stand With Malala To End The Education Emergency!

The Taliban shot 15-year-old Malala in the head for her education activism. But she survived, helped win education for all girls in Pakistan, and will address the UN in 3 days asking leaders to agree to put every child on the planet in school, a shockingly achievable goal. Let's stand with her, and call for education for all... 

Book Tour: 'In Stone' By Louise D. Gornall [Book Trailer And Giveaway Included]

"Beau Bailey is suffering from a post-break-up meltdown when she happens across a knife in her local park and takes it home. Less than a week later, the new boy in school has her trapped in an alley; he’s sprouted horns and is going to kill Beau unless she hands over the knife. 

Until Eighteenth-century gargoyle, Jack, shows up to save her. 

Jack has woken from a century-long slumber to tell Beau that she’s unwittingly been drafted into a power struggle between two immortal races: Demons and Gargoyles. The knife is the only one in existence capable of killing immortals and they’ll tear the world apart to get it back. To draw the warring immortals away from her home, Beau goes with Jack in search of the mind-bending realm known as the Underworld, a place where they’ll hopefully be able to destroy the knife and prevent all hell from breaking loose. That is, provided they can outrun the demons chasing them."

Today's Book Tour is for 'In Stone', a YA paranormal romance novel written by Louise D. Gornall, and its hosting post is quite on the mega side as we have not only info about the book and its author, but also a Book Trailer and a quite lengthy excerpt as well as a Guest Post especially written for us by Louise D. Gornall.

Oh, and there is a Giveaway as well (open only to residents in the US, UK, Australia and Canada though)...

Enjoy!

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