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Liberia: Too Late for Flowers

Posted by Ndesanjo Macha on 13/11/2009

Too Late for Flowers is a short story by Liberian writer Saah Millimono: “Theresa was in her seventies, lean, gray-headed, with a wrinkled face and almost toothless mouth when I moved into her house as a tenant. She had suffered a stroke that left her right leg crippled and her left arm useles ...

English Liberia Literature Roundups Sub-Saharan Africa

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Liberia: Photography workshop in Monrovia

Posted by Ndesanjo Macha on 13/11/2009

Ruthie writes about photography workshop in Monrovia, Liberia, which trained Liberian journalists on editing, picture taking skills, and street photography.

English Liberia Media Photography Roundups Sub-Saharan Africa

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Liberia: From guns to notebooks

Posted by Ndesanjo Macha on 13/11/2009

From bullets and guns to notebooks and pens in Liberia: Waking up in the morningwith my uniformson my way to school, sitting in the classroom taking notes is something that I really like doing every day. These are of words of Matthew Jacobs, a former child soldier who fought the Liberian Civil War ...

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Syria: Restore Jailed Lawyers Credentials

Posted by Human Rights Watch on 13/11/2009

(New York) - The Damascus Bar Association should reverse this week's decision to permanently disbar the lawyer and rights activist Muhanad al-Hasani, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch also urged Syrian authorities to free al-Hasani, who is in detention awaiting trial on charges ...

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Algeria-Egypt: Online Feud Over Football Match

Posted by Hisham on 12/11/2009

Tension is building between Egyptian and Algerian football fans ahead of a decisive football match due to take place in Cairo on November 14, which could determine which of both teams would qualify to next year's FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Ahead of the Saturday showdown, rival fans have bee ...

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