Activism is change, not academic squabbles and bickering

by Ramzy Baroud

March 18, 2010

http://www.freepress.org/index2.php

An activist is a person who feels strongly about a cause and who is also willing to dedicate time and energy towards advancing and realizing this cause.



This might be my own limited interpretation of what activism means. I was born and raised in a Gaza refugee camp where the…

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The…

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North Korean finance chief executed for botched currency reform

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North Korea has executed a senior official blamed for currency reforms that damaged the already ailing economy and potentially affected the succession, a news agency in South Korea reported today.



Pak Nam-gi…

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