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Cultivable Land Creating Opportunities for Pakistani Women
Written by Shaikh RafiaSindh government initiated a first-of-its-kind pilot project in 2008 to distribute 91,000 hectares of cultivable state land to thousands of poor and landless peasants, with specific focus on women. The Province of Sindh has traditionally been a patriarchal society mainly sustained by agriculture. While women have always played a vital […]
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The BRICS Development Bank: Does the Rise of the Rest Mean the Decline of the West?
Written by Joseph LarsenThe “decline of the West” has become an increasingly ubiquitous phrase in recent years. Depending on your perspective, you may cringe or express glee at the thought of the Western world going into relative decline and opening space for developing countries like China, India and Brazil to take on a […]
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Global Media Forum: Sights, sounds, and all the action!
Written by Chioma AgwuegboWhat’s the next big thing after Facebook and Twitter? Is social media the peak of journalism, or is there more to be seen? Is there an end in sight for the battle for supremacy between traditional and social media? What is ‘clicktivism’, how effective it it, and what do millions […]
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MH 17 belongings will be passed to Russian terrorist fund
Written by Oleg ShynkarenkoAs inspired and supported by Russia war in the eastern Ukraine is going on, the world sees more and more shameful evidences of local terrorists activity. This is order N242 from “minister of defence of Donetsk People Republic (DNR)” Russian colonel and FSB agent Ihor “Strelkov” Hirkin (more about the […]
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Going back 30 years? The new political refugees from Brazil
Written by Raphael Tsavkko GarciaYesterday, lawyer Eloisa Samy sought the Consulate of Uruguay in Rio de Janeiro seeking asylum. She is one of the 23 Human Rights activists that were arrested “preemptively” a day before the final match of the World Cup
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World Cup 2014: The metaphysics of a non-event
Written by Samuel ChapmanOn Monday morning, fútbol fans of the world changed gears and went back to their normal routines, elated Germans in cities around the world reveled in the glory of a fourth World Cup title, and in the streets of Brazil, cleaning crews began to sweep up the remains of this incredible show. […]