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...tons of hummus and three tons of tabbouleh are the newest additions to Lebanon’s arsenal in its struggle with Israel. Almost two weeks ago, the Lebanese set out to break the world record for largest hummus and tabbouleh dishes, previously held by Israel. The events took place on consecutive days and brought together 300 chefs and hundreds of citizens. Remarkably, the event was publicized and encouraged by different Lebanese political parties...
While some members of the community were annoyed, Keun Hee Oh ’10, a Johns Hopkins student, said he thought most people were generally intrigued by the film. The director and other members of the production team held question and answer sessions with groups of students at both schools about the industry...
...reform treaty is in place? Fredrik Reinfeldt, the Prime Minister of Sweden, which currently holds the rotating E.U. presidency, has already begun a round of telephone calls to draw up a shortlist of candidates for the new E.U. president and foreign policy chief positions. An emergency summit could be held as early as next week to decide. (See ten things to do in Sweden...
...elections, with an opposition rally timed to coincide with the yearly commemoration of the assassination of an important revolutionary leader in June 1981. Several weeks later in September, an even larger crowd dressed in green and numbering in the tens of thousands effectively hijacked the annual Jerusalem Day rallies held across the country. Shouts of "Death to Israel" were replaced by a chorus of "Not Gaza, not Lebanon, my life only for Iran!" and "Death to Russia," the latter slogan the consequence of Moscow's early acceptance of the presidential election results...
...Wednesday, opposition rallies were held in various cities across Iran. In Tehran, protesters gathered in the large Vali Asr and Haft e Tir squares in the central section of the capital. Footage and reports from opposition websites show demonstrators chanting "Death to the dictator" and "So long as Ahmadinejad remains, this will continue" before being dispersed by an onslaught of plain-clothed and uniformed security forces. At the same time, the traditional shouts of "Death to America" and "Death to Israel" echoed in large gatherings organized by the government in front of the old embassy. (See pictures of the rise...