This article just serves as an introduction to web2.0 for the grassroots people. So this article is by no means academic. I will try to avoid tech terms. Web2.0 is grassroots in the sense that if you look at web2.0 websites (meetup, craigslist, youtube, flickr, del.icio.us …), they are all built by the user. It […]
Free Media, Unless You’re Arab
Since 9/11, when the whole turned their faces to understanding — or criticizing, for some — the Middle East and its Islamic population, one channel managed to rise as a spokesman for the Arab population in the world, the voice of what the people in the Middle East, as well as in other Muslim nations, […]
Card game for a past time, anyone?
Every weekend, the laminated table at the far end of the kitchen of an old bungalow along Moneta Avenue, that serves as their favorite rendezvous, is full. They are not holding a closed door meeting, so they say. Instead, they are there to while away the time, not exercising but playing a card game, now becoming an inseparable […]
Online Pornography Growing in Bangladesh
Dhaka, May 18: A few days ago, there was a big dispute about a series of nude photos featuring a girl. This girl is a member of a very respectable family in Bangladesh. Her photo on the internet was unexpected and shocking for her family. Viewers of the photos said that the boyfriend of the […]
RICHNESS OF GHANA`s COCOA
By Daniel Aforo When I was very young, my mom used to buy me chocolate. Since then, I have been addicted to the eaten of chocolates (I mean made in Ghana one) which is known to contain a very rich nutrients for the health of mankind. Well the next […]
Rio De Janeiro
In the melting pot of Brazil, three quite different concepts of a square meal interacted delectably. The Indians, who were there first, contributed grains, vegetables and an appreciation of the abundant seafood. The Portuguese, who colonized Brazil, brought their stews and sweet tooth… and then imported African slaves who in turn added new spices and […]