95% of people on my Tumblr won’t read this, but as we speak, Libyan people are being massacred, because they’re rebelling against an unfair government. The elderly, women, children, everyone in Libya is in danger tonight. It’s genocide. Reblog this to raise awareness and support the revolution.
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“A revolution is coming — a revolution which will be peaceful if we are wise enough; compassionate if we care enough; successful if we are fortunate enough — But a revolution which is coming whether we will it or not. We can affect its character; we cannot alter its inevitability.” - John F. Kennedy
tweet of hope from Iran: “# homosexuals will not die, woman will not be stone to death, we will be friends with world.” viva revolution!
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Emboldened by the fall of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, a key ally of the United States, other pro-American regimes in the region are quickly coming to realize that their countries are not immune to the revolutionary fervor that has swept through the Middle East. In Bahrain, protests to topple the monarchy continue today, as protesters mourn the deaths of five fellow demonstrators killed the day before in a violent clash with the kingdom’s military.
Ruled by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa since 1999, Bahrain is an absolute monarchy. Before him, the country was ruled by his father Emir (a high title of nobility in the Muslim world equivalent to sheikh or other high ruler) Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa from 1961 to 1999.
The Bahraini monarchy is ruled by the House of Khalifa — the ruling family since Ahmed ibn Muhammad ibn Khalifa came to power in 1783 as Bahrain’s first Hākim or monarch.
The Bahraini people have never known political freedom as some of their fellow Arab neighbors have, and after seeing that a revolution can topple a longstanding powerful ruler such as Mubarak, many in Bahrain see this as their opportunity to overthrow the monarchy and establish a free democratic society.
As with the recent events in Tunisia and Egypt, the United States has been careful not to interfere too much, hoping to be on good terms with the government -— whoever that may be once these revolutions subside.
Although a tiny island nation located in the Persian Gulf, off the coast of Saudi Arabia and Qatar, Bahrain is a key strategic outpost for the U.S. Navy. Bahrain’s naval ports are the home away from home for the U.S. Fifth Fleet, which — because of its proximity to Iraq, Iran, and Afghanistan — has played a more important role in the War on Terror and the Iraq War than any other U.S. fleet in the world, and is also responsible for keeping oil shipping lanes in the Gulf secure.
powerful images from around the middle east and africa.
“I will participate in the demonstrations tomorrow. Maybe they will turn violent. Maybe I will be one of the people who is going to get killed. I’m listening to all my favorite music. I even want to dance to a few songs. All family pictures have to be reviewed, too. I have to call my friends as well to say goodbye. All I have are two bookshelves which I told my family who should receive them. I’m two units away from getting my bachelors degree but who cares about that. My mind is very chaotic. I wrote these random sentences for the next generation so they know we were not just emotional and under peer pressure. So they know that we did everything we could to create a better future for them. So they know that our ancestors did not surrender to despotism. This note is dedicated to tomorrow’s children…” - anon blogger.
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If you are still unaware about what is going on in Libya, New Zealand, Mexico, Egypt and Tunisia, you need to be informed.
If Please read this. There is a massacre going on in Libya at the moment. The insane dictator Moammar Gadhafi insists that he stay in power and is tricking then slaughtering protesters. Not only that, but he has given orders to mercenaries to rape all of the Libyan women. It’s 2011, you guys, this should not be happening. In New Zealand, a 6.3 earthquake hit Christchurch. Many lives have been lost and the town’s damage is extensive. To be exact, about 65 people have been confirmed dead, and the damage may cause insurers over $6 billion. In Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, for over 3 days more than 80 people have been murdered in drug-related killings. Since 2007, an estimated 6,400 have been killed in the city to drug violence just in this city. 3,000 of these happened in 2010. In Egypt, Bahrain’s army has been killing off peaceful protesters. Like Gadhafi he does not want to give up his power and will stop at nowhere to keep it. Both Egypt and Tunisia have set up hospitals at their Libyan borders in an attempt to save it’s people.
Everybody please pray for all of these people and join the movement by reblogging this and getting others aware of these situations.
