Posted By:  RaquelEvita Posted On:  Aug 22, 2008	Pakistan: acid attack victims find beauty - in themselves
Irum Saeed, survivor of an acid attack (photo: MSNBC) My post on acid attacks in Pakistan   was viewed 4,000 times in less than 24 hours. No post of mine has ever gotten that much traffic so quickly. The post quickly skyrocketed to seven thousand and counting. While reactions have been...... [view]

Posted By:  RaquelEvita Posted On:  Aug 19, 2008	Achieving women: Al-Gassra and Maddow
SO cool. (photo: Stu Forster / Getty Images Asia Pacific) Remember my blog about Rachel Maddow? I called her a “great mind to watch out for”. Well, she’s getting her own show on MSNBC ! Here are her comments on the achievement. This is excellent news -...... [view]

Posted By:  RaquelEvita Posted On:  Jul 26, 2008	This Muslim knows how to have fun & great minds to watch out for
We all have our vices, whether we like to ‘fess up to them or not. Mine are slightly embarassing. But I’m willing to own up to them: * Independent bookstores: the one in my neighborhood has the most incredible Middle Eastern politics, current affairs and history sections...... [view]

Posted By:  tim846 Posted On:  Apr 23, 2008	Firey Descent of the Soyuz
We're preparing to launch another episode of the Space Task Force this week! In the meantime, check out this story of the rough landing for the latest Soyuz: ... [view]

Posted By:  foval Posted On:  Apr 18, 2008	Scarborough Can't Take Maddow's Heat; Walks Off
Huffington Post reported last night that Joe Scarborough got into it with rising star Rachel Maddow on MSNBC last night. David Gregory's attempts to control his own show seemed to take a dive when Joe got bitchy with Rachel for challenging him. Watch the video...its pretty clear who's the...... [view]