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'Public Intellectuals 2.0': Democratizing Free Speech?
OpenDemocracy has a great post today by Evgeny Morozov on the recent Citizen Media Summit (organized by our citizen-media internet neighbours Global Voices), which was held this past weekend in Budapest. The post and... Senegal: Tourism in Eastern Senegal
" Tambacounda is the largest region in Eastern Senegal. It lies across major transit hubs linking Senegal to four of their neighboring countries; The Gambia, Guinea-Conakry, Mali and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania. The region also has an Airport which is...Cost of food forces World Vision to cut aid
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCertainly a sad situation where not just World Vision is having problems feeding the masses, Some Consumers at some WalMarts find the store is limiting Bags of Rice to 4... Dakar Rally canceled due to terrorist threat
Given the renewed fever with which people are wary of Al Qaeda these days (Pakistani President Musharraf has linked the assassination of Benazir Bhutto to the organization), it's not altogether surprising that this... Living Large as an Expat, 'Putting Privilege into Perspective' (Alan Paul)
Can our sense of reality get skewed when we join the Expat crowd and land in countries where we suddenly can afford domestic help (cook, chauffeur, gardener) that would be out of reach in our native or adopted land? Alan Paul tackles these issues in Putting Privilege Into...Indonesia among countries invited to Annapolis conference
""The Annapolis Conference will signal broad international support for the Israeli and Palestinian leaders` courageous efforts, and will be a launching point for negotiations leading to the establishment of a Palestinian state and the realization of Israeli-Palestinian...Spain begins anti-migration ads
Many of them never make it. They risk their lives trying to find a better life."The Spanish government has begun airing emotional television adverts across West Africa as part of its attempts to combat illegal...A los parlamentarios de Mauritania, que ahora materializan en punible la prá...
En 1980 la práctica de la esclavitud fue abolida oficialmente en Mauritania. Sin embargo, hasta ayer, carecía de una legislación sobre el tema que castigase con penas de más de 10 años de cárcel a...Doing the Crocodile Rock
"JERUSALEM (AP) - A woman with three crocodiles strapped to her waist was stopped at the Gaza-Egypt border crossing after guards noticed that she looked "strangely fat," officials said Monday. The woman's shape raised suspicions at the Rafah terminal in southern Gaza, and a...Pilots and Passengers Foil Hijacker
This is a pretty cool story; a friend from South Africa sent me this link. Hijackers, don't mess with Mauritania!"A fast-thinking pilot, with the help of passengers, fooled a gunman who had hijacked a jetliner flying from Africa to the Canary Islands, braking hard upon...Mauritanian head of state arrives in Beijing for China-Africa ... - People's ...
" Mauritanian head of state Ely Ould Mohammed Vall arrived in Beijing Friday for the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. Forty eight African countries that have diplomatic relations with China are to participate in the two-day summit slated for Nov. 4-5....A new use for camel's milk: Sell it abroad.
LIQUID GOLD: A Mauritanian herder feeds his camels outside the northern town of Nouadhibou. Milk from camels is now a key source of income for the herders.No U.S. detainees at Guantanamo Bay?
Thirty six different countries have detainees at Guantanamo Bay. But the U.S. does not. Not according to this web page.
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