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Gay girl in Damascus: A taboo ignominy feeding to a white fantasy
Written by Aown Kaz
Biographical blog describing life in Syria amid the current political instability, supposedly written by a struggling gay woman has been revealed to be a hoax. Amina Abdallah Arraf al-Omari a 25-year-old, half-Syrian, half American lesbian living in Damascus documented her life in a blog entitled “Gay Girl in Damascus”, dating back to […]
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The Bent Given by Education Will Determine All That Follows
Written by Maria Farooq
The sustainability of the educational system is one of the important weapons that will effectively address key problems and global challenges in Pakistan knows Maria Farooq. As a nation we are confronted with global challenges — greater competition, persistent pressures to innovate, new global markets and production options — in […]
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Access costs and local content – emerging issues
Written by Charles Amega-Selorm
Traveling around Ghana has made Charles Amega-Selorm realize that Internet access is no longer an issue – but access costs and local content certainly are! If you had asked me a few months back what my position on the Internet in Ghana was, I would have said that we needed […]
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On a Mission to End Oil
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Better Place: Green Transportation & Mobility I’ve heard Shai Agassi’s story for the first time in January 2007. It was at DLD Conference in Munich. Since then I am wondering about all the people he has already hooked up with: mayors, CEOs, investors, statesmen, car dealers … incredible carbon footprint […]
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World’s differences in the use of mobile phones
Written by Gudrun Porath
Future trends in mobile use. Read more
