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Chimanda Adichie on the danger of a single story

newsblog2you — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:08:21 +0000

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 into the finest details of each character, whether poor, middle class or rich, exposing along the way the deep scars of colonialism in the African landscape.

Adichie’s newest book, The Thing Around Your Neck, is a brilliant collection of stories about Nigerians struggling to cope with a corrupted context in their home country, and about the Nigerian immigrant experience.

NPR: Foreign Dispatch Podcast

newsblog2you — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:10:05 +0000

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.

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Charity: Water a simple yet brilliant idea

newsblog2you — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:23:54 +0000

Click to watch how one idea changed hundreds of lives

Peace and Prosperity in Jenin, West Bank?

newsblog2you — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:07:25 +0000

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 safe and economically prosperous Palestinian state.

Watch the Video

Cheat Sheet: Must Reads From All Over

newsblog2you — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:45:59 +0000

Daily Beast’s cheat sheet is a must read.

Stories to Listen to on NPR

newsblog2you — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:22:45 +0000

1) Is Hamas Support in Gaza Waning?

2) What J Street May Mean for America and…the Middle East?

3) Naguib Mahfouz Book of Dreams

4) Afghanistan: A Woman Among Women

Torture songs spur a protest most vocal

newsblog2you — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:15:24 +0000

Musicians call for release of records on Guantanamo detainee treatment

By Joe Heim
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, October 22, 2009

Was the theme to “Sesame Street” really played to torture prisoners held at Guantanamo and other detention camps? What about Don McLean’s “American Pie”? Or the Meow Mix jingle? Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the U.S.A.”?

A high-profile coalition of artists — including the members of Pearl Jam, R.E.M. and the Roots — demanded Thursday that the government release the names of all the songs that were blasted since 2002 at prisoners for hours, even days, on end, to try to coerce cooperation or as a method of punishment.

Is This the Device That Will Revolutionize Reading? – The Daily Beast

newsblog2you — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:07:59 +0000

Yesterday, Barnes and Noble unveiled its e-book reader, the Nook, but despite modern bells and whistles, it’s one of the most low-technology concepts that may challenge the primacy of the mighty Kindle.

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Ben Gunn, the blogging prisoner locked in a struggle

newsblog2you — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:46:35 +0000

Ben Gunn was 14 when he killed a friend. Almost 30 years on, his blogging and protests about prison regime injustices ensure that he is still no nearer release. By Eric Allison

The government is expected to grant the vote to prisoners at the next election – and it will be due to the efforts of two men, both lifers. One of them, John “Ben” Gunn, has been locked up since the age of 14. Now, almost 30 years later, he is the general secretary of the Association of Prisoners (AoP).

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Impressive Amman Website

newsblog2you — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:16:47 +0000