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South Sudan Flag

on July 18, 2011 in South Sudan

By Atlas Al If you haven’t already heard about the world’s youngest country, Flagging Headquarters brings the news to you. According to the July 14, 2011 article on CNN.com, South Sudan becomes newest U.N. member state. South Sudan got its seat at the UN’s General Assembly Hall during a ceremonious warm welcoming from international delegates. [...]

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North Korea Flag

Top 4 Hardest Flags To Capture

on November 10, 2010 in Bhutan, North Korea, Swaziland, Vatican City

By Atlas Al Today we examine the top four Hardest Flags To Capture. (Not taking into consideration population numbers as already discussed in Exotic Flags). Social Seclusion/Political Strife:  North Korea Haha, think again if you think you can get the North Korean flag.  They’re ruled by Kim Jong-il (who has his own cult of personality, [...]

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Happy Ramadan

The Ramadan Factor

on September 14, 2010 in Morocco

By The Hunger Having just returned from a magical three-week stint in Morocco during Ramadan, I’m left with more questions than after I watch a David Lynch film.  Although a flood of questions were answered, it also spawned a world of more question marks.  Ramadan provides endless insights into the Islamic culture. But for anyone [...]

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Uganda bombings, World Cup 2010

The Middle East’s Wild West

on July 23, 2010 in Somalia, Uganda

By Atlas Al If you haven’t already heard about the terrorist bombings in Kampala, Uganda, Flagging Headquarters brings the story to you.  Earlier this month, Somali terrorist group, Al-Shabaab, bombed two locations where fans were watching the World Cup.  Their motive:  retribution for the 6000 Ugandan and Burundian soldiers keeping the peace in war torn [...]

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World Cup Prostitution

World Cup Woes, Hoes

on June 21, 2010 in South Africa

By Atlas Al FootballSex The World Cup always attracts heaps of visitors and earns the host country billions in state revenue.  The one industry South Africa won’t make money on is: FootballSex. In the article, Prostitutes flock to South Africa ahead of World Cup 2010, The Christian Science Monitor reports sex workers from all over southern [...]

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Hot Football Fans

Ready. Aim. Flag!

on June 15, 2010 in Canada, South Africa

By Atlas Al Hot Football Fans Fans of basketball, baseball, tennis, American football, the annual Lumberjack World Championship – all are god awful when compared to Hot Football Fans. You won’t see more beautiful women at any sporting event other than the World Cup. Yes, this is a fact. The well known cliché goes “______ [...]

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Argentina Futbol

FIFA Citizenship

on June 1, 2010 in South Africa

By The Hunger June 11th is just around the corner and the whole world (even New Zealand) is getting ready for FIFA World Cup 2010. Whilst everyone with a passport has an automatic favourite, the tournament is limited to only 32 nations. With 30 countries destined not to make the final and 161 nations without [...]

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Togo Football Attack

No One Is A Winner In Cabinda

on January 22, 2010 in Angola

By Atlas Al Recently, I read a good blog post by seasoned travel writer Rick Steves on worldhum.com called My Hunch About Iran. In it, he said, “My strong hunch is that Iranians need to earn their freedom (as France, the U.S. and South Africa all did), and support in spirit from the U.S. is [...]

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