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		<title>Comment on LAU Professor Accused Of &#8220;Raping&#8221; Student &amp; His Response by !!!!!!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 18:31:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[His reply and some comments are REVOLTING !!! 
I will quote a person who commented on this on blogbaladi.com by the name of Hiba (I hope she does not mind):

&quot;Hiba says:	

 May 22, 2013 at 7:08 pm	

I’m sorry, but what what on earth is this?

How do any of the above constitute a denial or defense of rape allegations? 

You do realize that all this professor does in the above ‘defense’ is slut-shame this girl, make her out as a sexual deviant, and expose his own inappropriate relationship with her. How on earth does something along the lines of ‘I helped her, was her mentor, knew of her sexual activity for 4 years, and she hates her parents’ constitute ‘Her rape allegations are false?’. 

In fact, what it does demonstrate is an enormous amount of power and influence over this girl. And, like it or not, most cases of molestation and rape that do occur have to do with a personally-close abusive figure, and a lot of them continue due to Stockholm Syndrome. 

Or does helping and mentoring her mean that she owes sexual favors or that she consented to or wanted sexual activity? No. Then why mention it? Does her sexual openness mean that she cannot be taken advantage of or cannot be raped? No. Then why mention it? 

A denial of rape does not involve talking shit about a person. All it takes is ‘She consented and here is the evidence’ or ‘The events never took place at all and here is the evidence’, but in the entire rambling message above, this professor did not once say say that she consented or that there was no sexual activity between them to begin with. 

Or is this a country where a woman who is open with her sexuality is automatically demonized and discredited?&quot;]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>His reply and some comments are REVOLTING !!!<br />
I will quote a person who commented on this on blogbaladi.com by the name of Hiba (I hope she does not mind):</p>
<p>&#8220;Hiba says:	</p>
<p> May 22, 2013 at 7:08 pm	</p>
<p>I’m sorry, but what what on earth is this?</p>
<p>How do any of the above constitute a denial or defense of rape allegations? </p>
<p>You do realize that all this professor does in the above ‘defense’ is slut-shame this girl, make her out as a sexual deviant, and expose his own inappropriate relationship with her. How on earth does something along the lines of ‘I helped her, was her mentor, knew of her sexual activity for 4 years, and she hates her parents’ constitute ‘Her rape allegations are false?’. </p>
<p>In fact, what it does demonstrate is an enormous amount of power and influence over this girl. And, like it or not, most cases of molestation and rape that do occur have to do with a personally-close abusive figure, and a lot of them continue due to Stockholm Syndrome. </p>
<p>Or does helping and mentoring her mean that she owes sexual favors or that she consented to or wanted sexual activity? No. Then why mention it? Does her sexual openness mean that she cannot be taken advantage of or cannot be raped? No. Then why mention it? </p>
<p>A denial of rape does not involve talking shit about a person. All it takes is ‘She consented and here is the evidence’ or ‘The events never took place at all and here is the evidence’, but in the entire rambling message above, this professor did not once say say that she consented or that there was no sexual activity between them to begin with. </p>
<p>Or is this a country where a woman who is open with her sexuality is automatically demonized and discredited?&#8221;</p>
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		<title>Comment on How I Lost 30 Kilos by Rita Bassil</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rita Bassil]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 17:58:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oh wow!! Amazing job! I went to Mira&#039;s clinic a few years ago and whenever it feels like im putting up a kilo or two i keep going back to her diet. Just wait until you start working out! You&#039;ll feel even better! 
Keep it up! :D]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh wow!! Amazing job! I went to Mira&#8217;s clinic a few years ago and whenever it feels like im putting up a kilo or two i keep going back to her diet. Just wait until you start working out! You&#8217;ll feel even better!<br />
Keep it up! <img src='http://s0.wp.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>Comment on Why The Lebanese Government Is Silent On Tripoli by Why The Lebanese Government Is Silent On Tripoli &#124; A Separate State of Mind &#124; A Lebanese Blog &#124; Ned Hamson Second Line View of the News</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 15:03:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Comment on Why The Lebanese Government Is Silent On Tripoli by nedhamson</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 15:02:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Comment on How I Lost 30 Kilos by Joey</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 12:24:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks for sharing your story with us n for an upbeat blog post! You look great!]]></description>
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