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Rayna Stamboliyska Twitter: MaliciaRogue

PhD, research fellow at Paris Descartes University // CEO at RS Strategy // Geek & DIYbio hacker // working to achieve gender equality in science & tech // former research assistent for Unesco // human rights activist // Editor for Global Voices Bulgarian & Bioinfo-fr.net // Author for Al-Jazeera English, Nature Middle East & Jadaliyya // Science blogger for Nature's SciLogs.com and Australian Science // board member of the French chapter of the Open Knowledge Foundation // human being Between Bulgaria, Egypt & France I tweet under @MaliciaRogue I write Learn more about me
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    Refugee brides: the bounties of war

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    “There are many who don’t wish to sleep for fear of nightmares. Sadly, there are many who don’t wish to wake for the same fear.” (Richelle Goodrich) It’s two years now since the Syrian people first took to the streets to protest against the dictatorial iron fist of Bashar Al-Assad. […]

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    Governments and citizens status: it’s complicated

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    I have been mulling over how to frame my thoughts about the ‘relationship trouble’ between the people and the institutions that govern them. On FutureChallenges, Corina Murafa phrased a very interesting perspective; I, however, disagree with her main proposition: “governments, be they local, regional or national, are no better than […]

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    Healthcare Ailments

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    With scary news about the “financial crisis shaking the world!” making the headlines every second day, you can easily end up blaming the godawful traders for every single bit of wrong-doing. Or Greece. As time goes by, I more and more have the impression that everyone around is turning into […]

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    Egypt: The Right to Water

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    Water is indispensable to human life. As a basic need, it is highly vulnerable to exploitation and has been recognized as a human right in several international human rights treaties and declarations. Addressing the right to water in terms of sustaining life highlights how important proper policies are for securing […]