Arab pride: Queen Rania in Forbes' "World's 100 Most Powerful Women" and Lebanese Swim for Gold

Queen Rania comes in at a proud 53 in the Forbes' Power List: World's 100 Most Powerful Women; as Lebanon can celebrate having its first ever Olympic swimmer, Katya Bachrouche, in London 2012; 10 Reasons to Quit Pornography and why it porn addiction is dangerous; Palestinian body parts trafficked by Israel; And find out what Syria's only hope is.

Queen Rania gives Arabs fighting for freedoms and light from dark oppression a torch of hope, as a celebrated world figure- who Tweets and radiates hope on the world stage.

Blog Baladi [4]

Katya Bachrouche first Lebanese swimmer in the Olympics

"It is quite sad how setting stupid Guinness records gets more coverage in Lebanon than having for the first time ever a swimmer in the Olympic Games." See also: http://theinnercircle.wordpress.com/2011/08/25/first-ever-lebanese-swimmer-to-represent-us-at-the-2011-olympic-games-in-london/

Chez Chiara [5]

Arab Women On Forbes Most Powerful Women Lists

"Though all lists are created subject to certain criteria, and have inherent premises or biases, it is a fine tribute to all the women who make Forbes' power lists, and worth noting the Arab women of MENA countries who have been so acknowledged." #53 Queen Rania Al Abdullah "An international celebrity, Queen Rania has become known for her philanthropic work, eye for fashion and upbeat tweets to 1.6 million Twitter followers. "

An Arab Survivor of Childhood Sexual Abuse (CSA) [6]

The danger of pornography

"** Trigger Warning ** People do not know that porn can be addictive. They think it’s normal for a guy to watch porn on daily basis. It is NOT! When I was a kid, I was forced to watch porn by my molesters. They would force me to masturbate while watching porn and would enjoy observing me."

Maysaloon [7]

Syria's only hope?

This man.

Occupied Palestine [8]

Israel Traffics Palestinian Body Parts, Says Qaraqe’e

Israeli state oppression includes trafficking crimes: "Minister of Prisoners’ Affairs, Issa Qaraqe, Sunday said that Israel is the largest international trade center for body parts, due to its continuous trafficking of the remains of Palestinian bodies, which are held by the Israeli government."