Nadir Gullu, chef and baklava master of Karakoy Gulluoglu, shows off his portrait of President Obama made of baklava, also known as the Baracklava. Turks rejoiced when Barack Obama was elected president last November, and he remains a popular figure in predominantly Muslim Turkey. But sentiment has been mixed in Istanbul, as the president winds [...]
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March 24, 2009
Danny Boyle, on why we need art in the Congo as well as peace
Danny Boyle, the director of the Oscar winning movie, Slumdog Millionaire writes on how the arts should play a vital role in post-conflict relief for coping with and expressing individual trauma. Why the Congo needs art as well as food | Danny Boyle – Times Online For children – and for many adults – art [...]
March 23, 2009
Papal fatigue in Africa
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February 25, 2009
The ‘dusty foot philosopher’ makes waves again
Somalia-raised, Toronto-based rapper K’naan thinks like Bob Marley, flows like Eminem and mixes African music with conscious hip-hop, unabashed pop and even metal. The results are usually catchy and interesting – Rolling Stone, Feb 5, 2009 Along with his mother and his brother, 13-year-old Keinan Warsame left Somalia on the last commercial flight from Mogadishu [...]
November 8, 2008
What just happed in America on Nov 4th, 2008 with Obama’s win
These pictures were were taken at the election eve rally at the Prince William Fairgrounds in Prince William county, a few hundred yards from the city limits of Manassas, Virginia, November 3, 2008. Related articles by Zemanta Obama: “Change Has Come to America” Barack Obama – President 2.0? Obama addresses economy in first press conference [...]
October 31, 2008
Le Tour du Faso, Burkina Faso
What’s fascinating about this contest is that twelve of the 18 national teams are from the continent and the race is run by the organizers of the Tour de France. Oh, and in case you are wondering Burkinabes have won 10 of the past 19 Tours. More than 100 cyclists from around the world are [...]
October 30, 2008
Don’t Vote …
Leonardo DiCaprio Tom Cruise Cameron Diaz Snoop Dogg Harrison Ford Julia Roberts Ben Stiller Will Smith Steven Spielberg Justin Timberlake Sacha Baron Cohen as Borat Zach Braff Colin Farrell Neil Patrick Harris Scarlett Johansson Shia LeBeouf Tobey Maguire Ryan Reynolds Jason Segal …. encourage you to vote These public service announcements to encourage American youth [...]
October 24, 2008
On Victory Gardens in San Francisco and what’s wrong with the American Green Movement
When I first read about San Francisco’s Victory Garden, I was elated. Victory gardens were first planted in North America during World War I and World War II to reduce the pressure on the public food supply brought on by the war effort. In addition to indirectly aiding the war effort these gardens were also [...]
