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Women's Global Education Project - 1 views

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shared by mdamschroder on 28 Feb 15 - No Cached
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  • mdamschroder on 28 Feb 15
     
    The Women's Global Education Project is attempting to destroy the barriers keeping girls out of school, especially in remote, rural areas. As of now, they primarily work in Africa, providing scholarship support and encouraging family involvement and community awareness. One of the main factors that determine development is access to knowledge. It is also known that, generally, more gender equality contributes to better development. By working to improve both of these things in struggling countries, the Women's Global Education Project in helping to raise the HDI's of these countries.
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The Object of Al Shabaab Terror: To Set Up a Caliphate in Kenya | George Kegoro - 1 views

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shared by mdamschroder on 18 Dec 14 - No Cached
  • Since the Westgate attack, all the major acts of terrorism in Kenya have seen the targeting of non-Muslims, while sparing any Muslims caught in harm's way.
  • Assessing the recent terrorist acts in Kenya, the president explained that "the obvious intent is to create hostility and suspicion across ethnic and religious lines and to drive non-Muslims from certain parts of this country."
  • This new situation justifies the assertion by Kenyatta that Al Shabaab's ultimate objective is to establish a caliphate extending to parts of Kenya that are contiguous with Somalia.
  • mdamschroder on 18 Dec 14
     
    In Kenya, the Muslim extremist group known as Al Shabaab is committing terrorist attacks against those who are not Muslim, attempting to drive them out of Kenya, securing the territory for themselves. How does Kenya's isolation lend itself to these sort of attacks? Who should be intervening to stop this group?
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Are myths making the Ebola outbreak worse? - 1 views

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    Myths about Ebola are quickly spreading thanks to globalization and the connections that make it up. Information, whether it be correct or not, is disseminating quickly through diffusion. While it is informing people of the problem, it is also causing fear in many. How can we utilize the power of modern-day technology and the speed at which ideas spread to help limit the amount of false information shared and ensure that the right information reaches those who need it?
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