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9 in Senegal to Be Jailed for 8 Years
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1-9-2009 2:04 AM
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africa
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aids
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homophobia
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muslim
,
islam
zasel
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We send so much money to Africa for humanitarian purposes, but one has to wonder what their concept of humanitarianism is.
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