Good News Magazine: May - June 2011

Table of Contents

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The Middle East: What Now?
3 minutes
The Middle East's long era of strongmen may be reaching its end. If so, what will replace it?
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Turmoil: What's Behind the Unrest Sweeping the Middle East?
18 minutes
Riots and demonstrations have left governments trembling across North Africa and the Middle East. Is democracy about to triumph in the region, or...
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Egypt in History and Prophecy
12 minutes
Egypt has recently been rocked by turmoil and unrest, with longtime ruler Hosni Mubarak forced from office. Could this be the beginning of a trend...
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Gaddafi's Violent Past Catching Up in Libya
9 minutes
On Sept. 1, 1969, Libya's King Idris was overthrown in a violent coup that brought a young revolutionary Colonel Muammar Gaddafi to power. For more...
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The Origins and Future of the Mideast Conflict Over Israel
15 minutes
Why is there so much unrest in the Middle East? Why do we see constant strife between the Israelis and their neighbors? The answers to these questions...
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The Brink of Bankruptcy: Unfunded Liabilities Threaten the U.S. Economy
11 minutes
We're used to hearing regular reports of U.S. government debt growing to staggering levels. But recent events are spotlighting another huge problem...
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The Luangwa Elephants: A Lesson for All
8 minutes
Depredations of the elephant herds of northern Zambia by poaching led to a breakdown of the social structure of these magnificent creatures. Their...
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A Modest Example: What Your Clothes Say About You!
5 minutes
What are some practical steps you can take to achieve an attractive but modest personal style?
2 minutes
The end of the world will not come in 2012. The Bible makes this inarguably clear. Yet human beings from time immemorial have set dates for the end.
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The unrest that began with Tunisia in December 2010 has spread to many other Middle Eastern countries. Other despotic rulers may well fall in addition...
2 minutes
The focus of much of the world's media continues to be on the revolution sweeping through the Arab world. Yet the eventual impact on the state of...
1 minute
In the wake of the uprisings in a number of Arab countries, the former head of Britain's Secret Intelligence Service (MI6), Sir Richard Dearlove...
2 minutes
Prior to the fall of the Berlin Wall, the former chancellor of West Germany, Helmut Schmidt, observed that the idea of a unified state of 75 million...
2 minutes
No one knows the precise date of the end of the age, but Jesus Christ said there would be general indicators.
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Japan's Earthquake Disaster: A Foretaste of Worse to Come?
14 minutes
The world was shocked by the destructiveness of the recent earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan. The disaster proved that even a modern...