The mainstream news media and the White House appear willing and able to successfully downplay the danger to the United States posed by the Egyptian-based Muslim Brotherhood. During his televised Super Bowl Sunday interview with Fox News Channel’s Bill O’Reilly, President Barack Obama indulged in verbal gymnastics when questioned about the role of the radical terrorist group Muslim Brotherhood […]
HIV Stigma Index Project Rolled Out
People living with HIV often face stigma and discrimination. Many do not know what their rights are and how they can help to change things for the better. Stigma and discrimination continue to pose a critical barrier to achieving universal access to HIV related prevention, treatment, care and support. Much of what we know […]
Butter Fest: Celebrating Shepherds’ Homecoming
Andudi or Butter festival is a folk event that gives an insight into the life of the Shepherd community in India’s Uttarakhand state. Folk festivals are often indicators of a community’s lifestyle, economic status and professions. A video report by Luxmi Nautyal, a mountain girl from Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, shows us how the butter […]
Turning the Catch of the Day into Improved Livelihoods for the Whole Community
Cross posted from Worldwatch Institute’s Nourishing the Planet and written by Christi Zaleski. Leaving Gambia’s capital city, Banjul, you’ll find a group of women standing road side offering up oysters for 15 dalasis a cup, or about 55 cents for approximately 75 pieces of oyster meat. These women in the community have been harvesting oysters […]
Government 2.0: With the ascension of Social Media and Obama’s blessing, it’s gaining momentum
With the advent of social media, most notably Twitter, the lines between government and ordinary citizens are blurring. People are sharing information, expressing their views, and interacting with each other—all in real-time. The most remarkable aspect of this style of communication is the level of transparency and honesty; people are not afraid to express themselves. […]
Report finds terrorists moving from Afghan border to Africa
A NEW report has shown that battle-hardened extremists are filtering out of safe havens along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border into East Africa, bringing sophisticated terrorist tactics that include suicide attacks. The alarming shift, according to United States (U.S.) military and counter-terrorism officials, fuels concern that Somalia is increasingly on a path to become the next Afghanistan […]
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