Wills evokes the stink of the corpses, some barely covered at the time of this historic dedication: A nurse shuddered at the all-too-visible "rise and swell of human bodies" in these furrows war had plowed…. Householders had to plant around the bodies in their fields and gardens, or brace themselves to move the rotting […]
Fleur Pellerin: “I am opposed to France selling massive surveillance technologies”
Fleur Pellerin is French Minister for SMBs, innovation and the digital economy. This past Saturday, she was invited to a public radio show hosted by France Culture and national newspapers Le Monde. During the show, she declared that she was opposed to surveillance technology exports to oppressive regimes. This announcement is causing quite a stir […]
Maize Prices In Zambia Impact Unstable World Bank
By Gershom Ndhlovu Nshima, the stodgy porridge-like substance cooked out of maize-meal, has divided families and triggered food riots in Zambia at one time or other. This is why subsequent governments have kept a keen eye on the growing, harvesting, buying and selling of maize-meal to consumers. The production of maize — or corn as it is known in […]
Tunisia: Campaign for Freedom of Expression Launched
Written by Afef Abrougui The collective blog Nawaat, and IFEX-TMG (the Tunisia Monitoring Group of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange) have launched a campaign for freedom of speech in Tunisia, which remains under threat despite gains made during the last year. Nawaat introduced the campaign: "On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, and […]
AMANDA KNOX: Anti-Americanism is Alive to Thrive!
How much of the Amanda Knox saga can be attributed to the Anti-American sentiment in Europe? Bernard Chazelle, a Eugene Higgins Professor of Computer Science at Princeton University wrote an article: “Anti-Americanism: A Clinical Study.” One of the ironies he points out is that Anti-Americanism is pretty much a phenomenon unto itself. I’m guessing it’s probably […]
France: Taking a Stand for Regional Languages
Written byRayna St. On March 31, 2012, several simultaneous events took place in France’s major cities, driven by the overarching goal of showing an unfailing support to regional as well as indigenous languages [1]. These demonstrations took place three weeks prior to the French presidential election and showed a strong citizen commitment in favor of the recognition of regional […]
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