Stories from 6 April 2010
China and U.S: Sending Amercian students to China
C. Custer from china/divide comments on the U.S government's plan to send students to China for learning more about the world.
Senegal: Wade's African Renaissance Monument
Ethan discussses Abdoulaye Wade’s African Renaissance Monument project: “Sure, there’s the predictable “Does a country with a per capita income of $1088 per person need a huge copper statue?” The...
South Africa: Real threats to South African democracy
Pierre discusses the murder of the South African white supremacist, Eugene Tereblanche: “I really do not understand why everyone is making such a fuss about the murder of a completely...
Africa: Online African Music Awards
Museke.com has launched Museke Online African Music Awards.
Malawi: Raising Malawi Academy to empower young girls
Madonna blogs from Malawi about Raising Malawi Academy: “Our academy will educate, protect, and empower 450 young girls who are Malawi’s hope for the future. We will stop the brain...
Russia: War Reporter Blogs on Trauma and Politics of the Subway Attacks
Olga Allenova is a special correspondent for the Kommersant daily, author of Chechnya is Close: War Through the Eyes of a Woman, a collection of the 1999-2007 war reportage from the North Caucasus. In the post below, she writes about the March 29 subway bombings, the subsequent pain and trauma, and the resulting political and media responses.
