Following World Aids Day, an Iraqi doctor recalls his unsettling first encounter with the disease in sanctions-stricken Baghdad. By Alaa Yousif in Erbil (ICR No. 314, 4-Dec-09) I received my education in AIDS from a patient who died before the doctors treating him learnt of his condition. A poor, unemployed man in his […]
Land Rights Confusion Hinders Darfur IDP Returns
As pressure mounts to send IDPs home, little is being said about the crucial issue of land rights. By Katy Glassborow, Tajeldin Abdhalla Adam and Blake Evans-Pritchard in The Hague (AR No 237, 25-Nov-09) Abdalla Adam, an IDP (internally displaced person) leader from Alryad camp in El Geneina, West Darfur, says that he desperately […]
Iran’s Green Movement Spreads Despite Crackdown
Government violence reduced number of street protests, but movement has become more difficult to control. By Behzad Yaghmaian (MR No 16, 13-Nov-09) The presidential election of June 12, which Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared to have won, gave birth to a grassroots movement that has been evolving politically, embracing broader segments of the population, discovering […]
Why it’s healthier to sit down to family meals together with classical music in the background
Food with family is strong medicine. So is relaxing or motivational music that enhances concentration while you eat or even when you choose what foods to cook or buy for each meal. Here’s how they work in tandem to enhance memory and digestion along with conversation and body language. The family that eats together speaks […]
What’s This About Resveratrol?
With resveratrol all over the words of Dr. Oz and all over the news these days, the question comes: so what’s the big deal about resveratrol, anyway? Well, it all has to do with what I call the French Connection–otherwise called the "French Paradox". Many people by now know that this refers to the French […]
Motorola’s Karma QA1 Released With Digital Social-networking Features
Motorola has launched its Motorola Karma QA1, which is a new messaging phone with a social-networking focus allowing users to have easy access to Facebook, Twitter and MySpace. There’s a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard for easy messaging, QVGA display, GPS, a 2.0-megapixel camera, an MP3 player, 8x digital zoom, stereo Bluetooth, microSD card slot […]
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