Ayesha Saldanha
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AuthorI am a translator and writer. I was born in India, grew up in Britain, but feel most at home in the Arab world. I currently live in Bahrain, and blog here.
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9 September 2010
10 August 2010
31 July 2010
Palestine: A Possibility of Military Conscription?
The Hamas government's Interior Minister, Fathi Hammad, earlier this week announced that he was considering expanding Gaza's military force, initially with volunteers and eventually with conscripts. Bloggers in Gaza have reacted with astonishment to the idea.
24 July 2010
India: The Korean Cultural Wave In Nagaland
Many people in Nagaland, a tribal state in Northeast India, feel disconnected - "racially, historically, culturally, politically" - from India, and have been fighting to protect their "unique identity" from mainstream Indian influence. Nevertheless, a different culture has been making an impact in Nagaland in recent years - that of Korea.
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20 July 2010
Palestine: A Green Home Away from Home
In this post we hear about two women with a great love of nature: a nun who has found her home in the convent garden, and a city-dwelling mother who has brought her dreams of a village garden to the balcony of her apartment.
17 July 2010
Palestine: The Pain of Exile
Palestinian refugees are one of the biggest displaced populations in the world, with the United Nations providing assistance for some 4.7 million registered refugees in the occupied Palestinian territory, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. Millions more displaced and emigrant Palestinians live around the world. However, their attachment remains strong to the home they, or their parents or grandparents, left behind. Two bloggers in Gaza have written about the pain of exile.
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5 July 2010
Palestine: Surviving with Portable Generators in Gaza
The only power plant in Gaza shut down temporarily on June 25 due to a payment dispute between Hamas and the Palestinian Authority. During power cuts of 12 or more hours a day, the residents of Gaza now depend even more on portable diesel generators that carry a significant health and safety risk.
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21 June 2010
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5 June 2010
Palestine: “I Support Turkey”
The Turkish-led flotilla which attempted to break the blockade of Gaza has strained Israeli-Turkish relations, while gaining Turkey much respect in the Arab world. One Gaza blogger has decided to show her appreciation for Turkey's stance in a practical way - by starting a campaign to buy Turkish goods.
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==> As Africans we need to let go of our victimhood, inferiority complex & acceptance...