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- South Sudan votes for independence by a landslide
- With 98.83% voting in favor of separation, it's unlikely that there'll be a recount. Now to see what changes this will bring to the region. A while back the Sudanese president said the following: "If south Sudan secedes, we will change the constitution and at that time there will be no time to speak of diversity of culture and ethnicity ... Sharia and Islam will be the main source for the constitution"
- Record number of British racehorses being slaughtered for meat exports
- I'm confused... how does this differ from that happening with any other animal that humans eat?
- Egypt's conflicting views of democracy and religion
- Another thing to think about in regards to the Egyptian situation: "Last year the Pew Research Center Global Attitudes Project conducted a survey of opinion in several Muslim countries. The subject was the proper role of Islam in politics and society. One of the countries surveyed was Egypt, and among other discoveries, the Pew researchers found that 84 percent of Egyptians favor the death penalty for people who leave the Muslim religion."
- To Really Learn, Quit Studying and Take a Test
- "Taking a test is not just a passive mechanism for assessing how much people know, according to new research. It actually helps people learn, and it works better than a number of other studying techniques."