Category Archives: Humanitarian
Jordanian Orphanages, the Minister of Social Affairs and the Media
Written by Daoud Kuttab* 7bir.com Orphanages are notorious the world over for being a very sensitive place. Losing one or both parents is a shocking and highly emotional condition. Having the same young parentless children living away from the warmth … Continue reading
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Bill Moyers Interview with Howard Zinn
Watch the interview with Bill Moyers: HOWARD ZINN Renowned historian Howard Zinn joins Bill Moyers to discuss the voices of today’s people — facing big interests’ outsized influence — and his new film. There’s a long tradition in America of … Continue reading
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Invictus: On Nelson Mandela
Click above and watch the trailer for this new movie (looks really good!) Or Listen to NPR’s interview with Morgan Freeman on filming a ‘game’ that changed a nation
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Global gold industry and chaos in Congo.
This Sunday “60 Minutes” will present an investigation into how the global gold industry is helping fuel violence and chaos in the Congo. Five million people have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo in a war fueled primarily from … Continue reading
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Arab investigative journalism conference this week
AMMAN – More than 200 Arab journalists are convening in Amman on Friday to discuss ways of enforcing quality in-depth journalism under the motto, “From Arabs to Arabs”. Supported by the expertise of veteran international journalism professors, reporters … Continue reading
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Chimanda Adichie on the danger of a single story
Click here to watch this TED video: In Nigeria, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novel Half of a Yellow Sun has helped inspire new, cross-generational communication about the Biafran war. In this and in her other works, she seeks to instill dignity … Continue reading
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NPR: Foreign Dispatch Podcast
Foreign Dispatch is a weekly podcast of the biggest news and best stories as covered by National Public Radio’s Foreign correspondents from around the world. Visit this podcast’s Web site
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Charity: Water a simple yet brilliant idea
Click to watch how one idea changed hundreds of lives
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Peace and Prosperity in Jenin, West Bank?
PBS Episode: Peace and Prosperity in the West Bank? Once one of the most dangerous cities in the West Bank, Jenin. Today, however, there’s been a huge turnaround. Jenin is now the center of an international effort to build a … Continue reading
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Cheat Sheet: Must Reads From All Over
Daily Beast’s cheat sheet is a must read.
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