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September, 2009

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12 September 2009

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Brazil: Photos of a country hit by hail, rain and high winds

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Written by Paula Góes · Latin America

Heavy rains killed at least 11 people in Brazil, injured hundreds and made thousand homeless in the past week. Citizen photographers have registered the wreckage across the country.

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Arab World: Healing the Rifts of 9/11

Written by Jillian C. York · Middle East & North Africa, North America

As the United States remembers the tragedy that occurred on September 11, 2001, the rest of the world is remembering too. For many Arabs, that day marked a change in mutual perception. It fundamentally changed how the world perceives Arabs and how Arabs see the world.

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India: The Web Meets The Road In The Great Driving Challenge

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Written by Aparna Ray · South Asia

An automobile company in India recently held a promotional/marketing event named ‘The Great Driving Challenge‘, in which social media was used innovatively both to create buzz as well as to decide the final winner. Contestants shared their travel experiences through blog posts, photos, videos etc.

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Video: Caring about Congo

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Written by Juliana Rincón Parra · D.R. of Congo

Videos showing different ways in which people are trying to make a difference in the situation faced by those living in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Françafrique casts shadow in Gabon, Madagascar, and Mauritania

Written by Lova Rakotomalala · Sub-Saharan Africa

Recent violence in Gabon and Madagascar, and a contested election in Mauritania, have added fuel to the idea that France 's influence looms large in the political arenas of her former African colonies, where it still has wide-ranging political and economic interests.

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11 September 2009

Egyptians React to the Sudanese “Sin”

Written by Marwa Rakha · Middle East & North Africa

Sudanese UN female employee Lubna Hussein faced threats of imprisonment and flogging for the “sin” of wearing trousers in Khartoum - and her saga is far from over. Marwa Rakha sums up the reactions of Egyptian bloggers in this post.

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