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“What is keeping Bangladeshi women from emancipation when their country is ruled by one of their own? How is their situation now? What are their most urgent needs; which rights are they fighting for? And how does society perceive them?” these are some of the queries of a project of Pulitzer Center titled “Bangladesh: The (Un) Power of Women.” Read student fellow Stine Eckert's dispatches from Bangladesh to learn more.
Hina Safdar at Chowrangi informs that a banned drug called Metamizole is readily available at pharmacies in Pakistan.
GroundViews posts two short testimonies on the plight of IDPs released from Menik Camp. The testimonies highlight “significant challenges facing reconciliation and resettlement in post-war Sri Lanka and the urgent need for psycho-social counseling”.
Nerve Endings Firing Away informs that Aditya and Abhishek have published their 100th podcast at IndiCast.
Iraq is gearing itself for the January presidential elections. Iraqi Pundit shares his views in this post.
Are Tabbouleh, Hummus and Falafel Lebanese? Beirut Spring jumps straight into the medley.
The next Crisis Camp Italy will take place in Bologna on the 17th of march. The topic on the agenda...
If you like this or want to hear more/better accent rendering, check Sarah Jones, one-woman global village at TED 2009...
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I guess this story is supposed to make us Haitians proud of something , just because it involves the USA...