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Thanks to the support of media celebrities like Lauren Laverne, the Twitter channel @BringGirlsBack has been flooded with hundreds of new followers.

The level of outrage is reaching record heights. What we need to do now is channel this outrage into meaningful action that will make an actual difference in the lives of the poor abducted girls.

On the 1st May 2014, people were demonstrating in Kaduna, Nigeria, to protest the abduction of 234 school girls.

Twitter user KADUNAconnect was very kind to send me some pictures he took during the protest.

UPDATE: Now it's getting worse: Twitter has suspended my account because a fault in their #$@ software prevents me from confirming my email!! Please help! Twitter helpdesk has not replied to my demand for help! I cannot stop now!!!

As I understand, Boko Haram means "Western education is forbidden" - something I personally find amazing. The group's ultra violent reaction to modernity is uniquely extreme. The media ignores these stories but the numbers of victims in the kidnapping and in previous attacks by the group are devastating. What can cause such hate and readiness to use violence? The civil war was very violent and political power is uneasily shared between largely Christian/traditional south Nigeria (in charge for longtime) and the largely Muslim north (more neglected and poor).

Without the limiting factor or 140 character tweets, use this blog entry as an open thread to discuss and brainstorm ideas to help the poor schoolgirls....

Check the wiki for more info:
http://en.minguo.info/wiki/forgotten/schoolgirls

On the 29th April 2014, in the afternoon, mothers were demonstrating of Abuja, Nigeria, to protest the abduction of 234 school girls.

Twitter user KADUNAconnect was very kind to send me some pictures he took during the protest.
Click on the images for the full size:

I thought people might be interested in this but I'm not sure how to present it best on my website. Below is an article that relates to an archive from the Iraqi Jewish community that have caused a controversy between the two countries at some small level. As it happens, much of the archive was taken forcibly from a synagogue in Baghdad that was founded by my family member. The synagogue functioned as a school as well as a center for religious events so many of the documents are personal belongings like school records. Other items like old torahs and religious documents are included too.

In the last 3 years as close as i can remember, my ears had never stayed without hearing the sound of a gunfire,fortunately i haven't heard about 3 Months, which sounds security has really improved with #Dadaab refugee camps.
I and the rest of #Dadaab refugees are cheering for that.
Stay optimistic and keep calm!!!

This is a popular great French song of friendship against violence, and particularly rape. Pierre Perret is loved by most French people, and much admired for his simplicity and frankness.

The main electorial issue in Pennsylvania is the attempt to replace Governor Tom Corbett. Corbett was elected with the huge financial assistance of the gas drilling (and fracking) industry. Corbett ran in 2010 promissing to keep the drilling in Pennsylvania by not over-regulating or over-taxing the industry. The end result of a state totally controlled by Republicans was no severance fee for natural gas and almost no regulations on the drilling industry.