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		<title>Anti gay laws in Africa are product of American religious exports, say activists</title>
		<link>http://meemgroup.org/news/2010/05/anti-gay-laws-in-africa-are-product-of-american-religious-exports-say-activists/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 May 2010 11:31:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From The Times May 22, 2010 Jacqui Goddard in Miami and Jonathan Clayton in Nairobi When he arrived at Kampala’s Hotel Triangle for a three-day conference, the Rev Kapya Kaoma knew that he would not like what he heard. The clue was in the event’s title — “Exposing the truth behind homosexuality and the homosexual [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kenya chiefs block Mombasa gay wedding</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 08:10:36 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[International LGBT News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Local chiefs and Kenyan officials have prevented a planned "gay wedding" in Kenya - where such unions are illegal.]]></description>
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		<title>Different in a Different World</title>
		<link>http://meemgroup.org/news/2008/12/different-in-a-different-world/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:15:42 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[International LGBT News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meem in International events]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Meem participated in a workshop that reached out to young people in schools and youth centers in Belgium to talk about the challenges of LGBT rights around the world. The experience gained in working with youth was important in helping us formulate a strategy to combat school homophobia in Lebanon in the future.]]></description>
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		<title>Antihomophobic Petition</title>
		<link>http://meemgroup.org/news/2008/11/antihomophobic-petition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 21:10:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Meem members have launched a petition at the American University of Beirut in protest of strongly homophobic remarks directed by a Professor at two students in his class. The petition, currently being signed by AUB students, calls on the administration to take strict measures to maintain a campus life and university education that is non-discriminatory [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bekhsoos Makes Its First Appearance in Arab Media!</title>
		<link>http://meemgroup.org/news/2008/10/bekhsoos-makes-its-first-appearance-in-arab-media/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:13:27 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Arab LGBT News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bekhsoos Media Coverage]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bekhsoos has made its first media appearance in Menassat.com, an online Arab news portal You can read the fantastic article in Englishand Arabic. After the exposure we got from those articles, Bekhsoos il Homophobia, our first issue was discussed on many blogs and news websites such as Caledoniyya, Muslimah Media Watch, and Jiha5 Saudi Magazine.]]></description>
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		<title>Lebanese Lesbian Jailed in Dubai</title>
		<link>http://meemgroup.org/news/2008/09/lebanese-lesbian-jailed-in-dubai/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 09:38:22 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Arab LGBT News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[AFP has released a news piece about a Lebanese and Bulgarian lesbian couple that have been jailed in Dubai for indecent acts on a public beach.  The news release has been re-printed in many newspapers around the world, bringing lots of damaging publicity to the unfortunate incident. You can read the Daily Star story here and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Egypt Trip</title>
		<link>http://meemgroup.org/news/2008/08/egypt-trip/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:26:09 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Arab LGBT News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meem Activities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homophobia]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Support]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In a continued effort to support lesbians in Arab cities, Meem made a trip to Cairo, Egypt to meet with a number of lesbian women who shared their own stories and experiences on living in a homophobic society. Meem also held some brainstorming sessions to strategize the plan for the creation of a permanent and [...]]]></description>
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