Australia: What Would Change Your Mind on Climate?
Region: AustraliaWritten by Kevin Rennie The scenario is simple. A wily conservative ex-politician and a young climate activist visit their ‘experts’ around the globe together. It’s a futile and inevitably failed attempt... more
Views: 1108Do Arab Men Hate Women? Mona Eltahawy Faces Firestorm
Region: United StatesWritten by Solana Larsen Egyptian-American columnist Mona Eltahawy [1] has once again [2] sparked controversy with an article in Foreign Policy magazine on April 23, 2012, entitled &ldqu... more
Views: 1282Egypt: Time for Televised Presidential Debates?
Region: EgyptWritten by Salah Almhamdi As the time approaches for the Egyptian presidential election [2], there have been calls not only in Egypt but also around the Arab world for televised presidential debates. Durin... more
Views: 1103Iran: Turning a Page on Racism Against Afghans
Region: AfghanistanWritten byFred Petrossian Several bloggers expressed their disgust at learning that Afghans living in Isfahan, Iran were banned from a park by the authorities on April 1, 2012, the 13th day of Nowruz New Ye... more
Views: 1119Senegal: No Slack for President Wade After Peaceful Election Defeat
Region: SenegalWritten by Jea While the outside world appears unanimous in its praise for outgoing Senegalese president Abdoulaye Wade [1] and democracy after a peaceful election outcome [2] in March 2012, the Senegalese blo... more
Views: 1005Pakistan: Stop Dumping On Us
Region: PakistanWritten by Faisal Kapadia Globalization is often touted as the solve it all solution of the problems this world faces today. However there are several very highly toxic effects of globalization as well. For... more
Views: 1065Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood versus SCAF - the Fall of the Masks?
Region: EgyptWritten by Menna Alaa “A million men march to demand the fall of Ganzouri's cabinet” read the official newspaper of the Freedom and Justice Party [2] (FJP, affiliated with the Muslim Bro... more
Views: 986Moldova: 917-Day Marathon to Elect the President is Over
Region: RomaniaWritten by Diana Lungu 917 days without a president might bring Moldova a Guinness record. After two and a half years of repeated failures to elect the head of state, the Moldovan politicians finally man... more
Views: 946Caribbean: Talking to Giselle Rampaul of The Spaces Between Words
Region: Trinidad and TobagoWritten by Nicholas Laughlin Giselle Rampaul [1] is a literary scholar in the Literatures in English (LIE) [2] section at the St. Augustine campus of the University of the West Indies [3... more
Views: 914Cuba: Who will the Pope Support?
Region: CubaWritten byRafael Gonzalez and Translated by Kathryn Morgan At 2:00 p.m local time on 26 March, Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Santiago de Cuba, making this the second visit by a Supreme Pontiff of the... more
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