(Photo: Twin Design/Shutterstock) Voluntourism is ultimately about the fulfillment of the volunteers themselves, not necessarily what…
Month: June 2014
“Journalism in Egypt is a Crime”: Global Outcry After 3 Al Jazeera Reporters Sentenced to 7-10 Years
An Egyptian court has sentenced three Al Jazeera journalists to between seven and 10 years in…
From guns and knives to friendship
Photo: http://bit.ly/1m3q4Gr by Rosa Lia: The Palestine-Israel Journal One conversation in a coffee shop in…
Heed the Voices For Peace Amid the Tragedy of Iraq By Amy Goodman
It didn’t take long this week for the architects of the disastrous U.S. invasion and occupation…
Uruguay’s President Mujica says vulture funds are after Argentina’s oil
Image Telam, Uruguay’s President Jose Mujica Uruguayan President Jose Mujica conveyed his concern at the U.S.…
Millions of Widows Face Abuse, Poverty, Homelessness, Rape, Cleansing, Burning…
No woman should lose her status, livelihood or property when her husband dies, yet millions of…
Forests Provide Jobs, Energy, Nutritious Foods and Ecosystem Services – Do Not Kill Them!
Across the world, forests provide employment, energy, nutritious foods and a wide range of other goods…
Dieudonné through the prism of the white Left, or conceptualizing a domestic internationalism by Houria Bouteldja
A group rarely vows eternal loyalty to political organizations that do not serve that group’s…
Rokia Traore visits Malian refugees
Rokia Traore visited Goudoubo camp, Burkina Faso. The camp hosts some 10,000 Malian refugees who fled…
Iraq: What does one do with the broken pieces?
Rene Wadlow, President, Association of World Citizens There is the legendary sign in shops selling china…
Spain 2050–Ten Predictions by Johan Galtung
Alfaz; Historiegruppen, Municipio, Spain Can we know the future? Rhetorical answer: can we know the past?…
Saving Threatened Species
by John Scales Avery – TRANSCEND Media Service Loss of Biodiversity All of us know that…
What does it mean when someone says they're Shia or Sunni?
Credit: Wissm al-Okili/Reuters Shi’ite pilgrims gather at Imam Moussa al-Kadhim shrine to mark his death anniversary…
Congo-Kinshasa: 'La Lucha' – Goma's Own Brand of Indignados
I can't remember exactly when I first heard about them, but suddenly they were there. Not…
The Mutarule massacre: conflict from below in eastern Congo – By Kris Berwouts
Cows and land remain central to many local conflicts in South Kivu. On the evening of…
To prevent more Mpeketonis Kenya must define Somalia exit plan – By Abdullahi Boru Halakhe
Since Kenya intervened in Somalia in October 2011, insecurity has spiraled out of control, with…
Behind Islamophobia, Fascism and Complicit Antifascism By Houria Bouteldja
First, I would like to thank the conference organizers for inviting me. I want to pay…
Race, class, and gender: Intersectionality between social reality and political limits
By Houria Bouteldja I would like to thank the University of California at Berkeley and in…
Nigeria doesn’t need more oil wells
Nnimmo Bassey discusses the continuing protests by the Niger Delta people against oil pollution and makes…
Technology Robots invade the streets of Kinshasa
By Habibou Bangré in Kinshasa The giant robotic policemen are preventing accidents – and racketeering by…
African Music Legends Pay Homage to Mandela
African superstars Johnny Clegg and Youssou N’Dour paid homage on Sunday to late South African icon…
Kenya, Nigeria, Libya risk becoming like Somalia: How rising Jihadism could bring 'rising' Africa down
In groups like Al Shabaab, we may be seeing a seminal shift in Al-Qaeda-led Islamist…
WAR AND BOOKS: WHEN PALESTINIAN REFUGEES RISK THEIR LIVES TO TAKE COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMS by FRANKLIN LAMB
–A+A 0 Palestinian refugees Masnaa border crossing (Syria/Lebanon)—Predictions about the likely course of events in this…
Liberia And Its Conflicting Narratives Of Conflict By Nvasekie N Konneh
–A+A 0 Author says President Tolbert, assassinated during 1980 coup, paid “more for the sins of…
Like It or Not, Île à Vache Haiti “Open for Business” by MARK SCHULLER
Cross-posted from Counterpunch. Recently Haiti President Michel Martelly celebrated his third year in office. He…