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Morocco: Peace Corps Community Honors So Youn Kim

Photo of So Youn shared by the Peace Corps Two years ago, Global Voices first introduced Morocco's Peace Corps blogosphere, a close-knit group of volunteers blogging from some of Morocco's most far-flung locales. Over the years, Peace Corps bloggers ...

From JILLIAN C. YORK, Global Voices Online,  22 Nov 2009

Morocco: Marrakesh Film Festival to Focus on Korea

The View from Fez reports that the Marrakesh Film Festival plans to screen a record 44 films from South Korea this year. All comments are moderated. Do not submit your comment more than once or it may be identified as spam. Please treat others with ...

From JILLIAN C. YORK, Global Voices Online,  20 Nov 2009
Related Topics: The View

Gaza: Twitter Reports Say Israel Bombing Rafah & Khan Yunis

During Israel's attacks on Gaza in January 2009, bloggers and Twitter users took the place of the media, which had been banned from entering, reporting on each event well before mainstream publications. Today, a user raises the alarm saying Israel ...

From JILLIAN C. YORK, Global Voices Online,  19 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Twitter Inc

Jillian York: Western Sahara: Aminatou Haidar Deported

Aminatou Haidar is a leading activist for independence of the Western Sahara (from Morocco). Born in 1967, she was "disappeared" by Moroccan authorities for her activism at age twenty, only to reemerge three years later. In 2005, Haidar was arrested ...

From JILLIAN YORK, Huffington Post,  18 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Robert F. Kennedy

Western Sahara: Aminatou Haidar Deported

Aminatou Haidar is a leading activist for independence of the Western Sahara (from Morocco).  Born in 1967, she was “disappeared” by Moroccan authorities for her activism at age twenty, only to reemerge three years later.  In 2005, Haidar was arrested ...

From JILLIAN C. YORK, Global Voices Online,  18 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Robert F. Kennedy

Egypt vs. Algeria: The Twitter Match

In much of the world, nothing is more unifying - or in some instances, more polarizing - than a football match. Egyptian and Algerian fans battled it off on Twitter as their national teams faced off for a place in the 2010 World Cup in South ...

From JILLIAN C. YORK, Global Voices Online,  15 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Twitter Inc

Morocco: Aicha Ech Chenna Wins Opus Prize

Extramarital sex in Morocco is taboo, technically punishable by imprisonment, though the law is rarely enforced.  Unwed motherhood then, is the ultimate taboo, and women who get pregnant out of wedlock are often shunned from their communities.  That's ...

From JILLIAN C. YORK, Global Voices Online,  13 Nov 2009

Morocco: Touring the Moroccan Foodscape

Ask anyone who's never been what they know about Morocco, and it's likely that one of the first words out of their mouth will be “couscous.”  The seminal Moroccan dish is famous the world over, and to many, is synonymous with the country itself.  But ...

From JILLIAN C. YORK, Global Voices Online,  4 Nov 2009
Related Topics: The View

USA: The Race and Gender Politics of Halloween

Despite both its Christian and pagan origins, Halloween in the United States has become a time to watch scary movies, share candy with neighbors, and dress up in costume…unfortunately, as many bloggers this Halloween season pointed out, those costumes ...

From JILLIAN C. YORK, Global Voices Online,  3 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Walgreens,  Amazon.com

Palestine: A Cartoonist's Visit

American political cartoonist Daryl Cagle shares his recent visit to Palestine on his blog, also sharing the work of Palestinian cartoonists he met there. All comments are moderated. Do not submit your comment more than once or it may be identified as ...

From JILLIAN C. YORK, Global Voices Online,  3 Nov 2009

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