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Chaya Seewoonarain

Rev. Jesse Jackson: Why Africa Matters - 0 views

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  • Chaya Seewoonarain on 26 Aug 09
     
    Perfect example of the paternalist and colonialist view of Africa is Nicolas Sarkozy's discourse in Dakar's university in 2007. Here is the link to the translation of the speech: http://marian.typepad.com/marians_blog/2008/04/africa-outside.html
  • Chaya Seewoonarain on 26 Aug 09
     
    What strikes me is that while Reverend Jesse Jackson speaks about Ivory Coast's path to democracy, his discourse begins with the material prospects that Africa has always represented in the eyes of the West. Is that why Africa matters?
  • Chaya Seewoonarain on 26 Aug 09
     
    We ignore Africa at our peril. The African continent will only become more important in the future, and the whole world has a stake in what happens there.
Christoph Zed

Pope warns of 'new colonialism' - 0 views

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  • Pope Benedict has warned that a form of colonialism continues to blight Africa.
  • he said the developed world continued to export materialism - which he called "toxic spiritual rubbish" - to the continent.
  • Pope Benedict praised Africa's rich cultural and spiritual treasures, caling them a "spiritual lung" for the world.
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  • But he said the continent was afflicted by an export of the "so-called 'first world'... [the] toxic spiritual rubbish" of materialism. "In this context, the political colonialism is never finished," the Pope said.
  • He said Africa also suffered increasing religious fundamentalism, in the form of religious groups which "act on behalf of God" but "teach intolerance and violence".
Nadeem Uddin

BBC NEWS | Africa | Anger at Lockerbie bomber welcome - 0 views

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  • Nadeem Uddin on 21 Sep 09
     
    Now what do we all think about this? Is it fair to free a criminal because of his health reasons? What do you guys think?
  • Christoph Zed on 25 Sep 09
     
    It may not be "fair" - and no doubt there is discussion over what fairness even means - but given circumstances, I think it is commendable for governments, (or individuals for that matter) to pardon a person that has been convicted of criminal offenses, if their individual case has been assessed in regards to threat for the general public. If found that a long time prisoner does not pose a threat to society anymore for reasons of health or age, why not give him the dignity to live a few last years, with their families in some sort of dignity? (eg: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2009/09/21/has-biggs-pulled-another-fast-one-115875-21689197/) Of course this can never be an global statement for every convicted criminal out there, but I think forgiving can be more powerful than being revengeful or "seeking justice".
fiona hou

BBC NEWS | Middle East | 'Racism' claims at Lebanon beach clubs - 0 views

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  • fiona hou on 14 Aug 09
     
    The BBC's Andrew North reports on how migrant workers are allegedly being turned away from many of Beirut's thriving beach clubs.The Lebanese office of campaign group Human Rights Watch says a majority of beach clubs it surveyed are preventing many migrant workers from Asia and Africa from using their facilities.
Christoph Zed

Looking for the African Akira - 0 views

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  • What better measure of society is there than through the fiction it creates? In 1988 the Japanese animation feature film AKIRA was released to the world envisioning the near future of a 2019 neo-Tokyo.
  • THE MATRIX in the U.S. would do for action and sci-fi movies, what AKIRA did for animation. The directors of THE MATRIX, the Wachowski brothers, cited one of their main influences and inspirations as AKIRA and that films director Katsuhiro Otomo
  • Fiction represents the ideas of a society that’s thinking as much about it’s future as it is it’s past and present. It represents as much about the hopes of that collective society and it’s factions as it does the fears. The concept of who and what heroes and villains are, protagonists and antagonists, are critical concepts for framing identity
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  • Most people would have you believe that fiction is the result of leisure, and that’s absolutely true. Without an abundance of time (and the worry of fulfilling primary needs like thirst and hunger) there simply is no opportunity to spend the day ‘thinking’ (or the ultimate of leisure activities: ‘thinking about other people’s thinking’)
  • the production of movies, books, comics, animation, TV and other form of media is all indicative of cultures that can produce more than just laborers and politicians. Africa is beginning to see a great shift towards people who pursue conceptual and intellectual careers, these people with both consume and create the next generation of Africa’s stories
  • there needs to be a creative revolution in the types of stories that are being told in Africa; how stories are distributed needs a revolution as much as the mediums that they are told with does.
Christoph Zed

AFP: Kadhafi calls for 'NATO of the south' at Venezuela summit - 0 views

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  • pushing for the creation of a "NATO of the South" by 2011 to counter the military bloc of the United States and European powers.
  • Energy infrastructure development and joint oil project cooperation were the central topics of the meeting,
  • Libya is the gateway to Africa for us because it is a country well-known for its socialist policies that plays an important and strategic role for us
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  • no global challenge in the 21st Century that cannot be tackled by Africa and South America, and there is no challenge that can be addressed without
Christoph Zed

Gaddafi proposes 'Nato of the South' at South America-Africa summit - Times Online - 0 views

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  • Colonel Gaddafi proposed an African-Latin American defence alliance yesterday at an intercontinental summit hosted by Venezuela.
  • President Mugabe of Zimbabwe and President Zuma of South Africa were among almost 30 leaders from across the two continents present as Mr Chávez sought to promote his socialist policies abroad, urging a new world order that would confront Western dominance
  • “The world’s powers want to continue to hold on to their power,” said Mr Gaddafi, who had a white limousine flown to Venezuela to meet him at the airport.
xinning ji

Globalization - 0 views

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  • Multinational corporations manufacture products in many countries and sell to consumers around the world. Money, technology and raw materials move ever more swiftly across national borders.
  • The term globalization encompasses a range of social, political, and economic changes. Within the section Defining Globalization, we provide an introduction to the key debates on this issue. The materials look at the main features of globalization, asking what is new, what drives the process, how it changes politics, and how it affects global institutions like the UN.
  • Cases of Globalization explore the various manifestations of interconnectedness in the world, noting how globalization affects real people and places.
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      xinning ji on 24 Aug 09
       
      the influence of globalization could be either beneficial or harmful. on the one hand, through the Internet, we view the world, travel to the world, and experice the world. on the other hand, however, like the image on the left hand side, the improvement of technology made a gap between rich and poor bigger and bigger. even though developed countries try to help developing countries, such as Africa, the unequal distince between each other is obvious and hard to reach in a fair position because the poor nations are far more behind the rich.
glen donnar

Hip-hop helps build bridge for city's newcomers - 0 views

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  • A dynamic music program is helping migrants connect to their new home
  • His experiences as a migrant give him the perspective needed to work with other newcomers."There's a system, and many people get trapped in that system," he says. "They put you in a housing commission flat when you first arrive as a refugee
  • I was battling a lot of things, like racism and stuff, and hip-hop helped me understand a lot of things about the government, about what happened back in Africa — it gives me more self-confidence to be here. So if I face racism I don't take it personally, I think, 'Maybe I need to educate you about some stuff.' "
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  • Both MCs have day jobs as youth workers and that can feed into the hip-hop workshops.
  • "You've got to understand how much the media affects young people, in so many ways," says Azmarino. "For example, the African community — what happened a few years ago in Kensington was all over Channel Seven, and it made them feel like they were a gang. That's like putting oil in the fire. They're teenagers and they're already feeling all those things, and then they were getting disrespected by the whole of Melbourne."
Christoph Zed

BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | Edinburgh, East and Fife | Madonna adoption saga on Fringe - 0 views

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  • The 50-year-old star is portrayed in the play Mercy Madonna of Malawi by a black male actor in a blonde wig
  • It also attempts to depict how people in the African country viewed the case.
  • Without taking sides, it asks whether it is right for a child to be taken away from her culture if it means enjoying a life of privilege.
Nadeem Uddin

Nigeria 'offended' by sci-fi film - 0 views

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  • Nigeria's government is asking cinemas to stop showing a science fiction film, District Nine, that it says denigrates the country's image.
  • she had asked the makers of the film, Sony, for an apology.
  • the film portrays Nigerians as cannibals, criminals and prostitutes.
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  • a gang leader with the nickname of Obasanjo, also the surname of former Nigerian President
  • The name our former president was clearly spelt out as the head of the criminal gang and our ladies shown like prostitutes sleeping with extra-terrestrial beings.
  • Nigeria's Nollywood film industry was also being pressed to help portray Nigeria in a better light.
xinning ji

Sudan Court Fines Woman for Wearing Trousers - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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  • A Sudanese woman who wore pants in public was fined the equivalent of $200
  • “I will not pay a penny,” she told The Associated Press.
  • The judge had threatened to jail her for one month if she did not pay the fine.
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  • Sudan is partly governed by Islamic law, which calls for women to dress modestly. But the law is vague. According to Article 152 of Sudan’s penal code, anyone “who commits an indecent act which violates public morality or wears indecent clothing” can be fined and lashed up to 40 times.
  • She was arrested in July, along with 12 other women, who were caught at a cafe wearing trousers. “I am Muslim; I understand Muslim law,” Mrs. Hussein said in an interview on Friday. “But I ask: What passage in the Koran says women can’t wear pants? This is not nice.”
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