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Monday, November 19, 2007

Baha’i World Centre features on AFP website

by Barney on 19 November 2007

The French news agency AFP has published a very nice quite odd article on its website about the Baha’i World Centre in Israel, under the title “Israel haven for new Baha’i world order”.
HAIFA, Israel (AFP) — Dominating a holy mountain in Israel is the nerve centre of the world’s fastest growing major religion, preaching global [...]

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The Omid Djalili Show- how was it for me?

by Barney on 19 November 2007

Omid Djalili publicity shot

Iranians, said Omid Djalili, as he opened the first episode of his new TV show on BBC One, just don’t get British humour:
For you, an Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman is a joke. For us, it’s a hostage situation.
Or the Middle Eastern equivalent of the “knock knock” joke: the “floomph floomph” joke. “Floomph [...]

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