About Suzanne Lehn
A translator on GV Ligua - French since July 2009.
As a new retiree from civil service, based in Strasbourg, I am keener than ever on news worldwide.
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December 1st, 2009
France: The Day Without Immigrants
With the embittering background of the French official debate about "national identity", a "Day Without Immigrants" was announced to take place on the 1st of March, 2010. How would the economy and society fare if so-called immigrants suspended all activity during 24 hours ?
November 15th, 2009
France: Does Prestigious Literary Award Entail a “Duty of Restraint” ?
November 2nd, 2009
Mali
GVO in French translator and Mali-based Bambara blogger Boukary Konate, who blogs at Fasokan, is featured [Fr] in Africascopie, a blog of the French daily Le Monde. They call him “the unrepentant blogger”, and you can listen to a podcast of a “smashing” interview. In an earlier entry of the “collaborative report”, he talks about new media as a great way out of the crisis and to raise awareness, “if we go to the trouble of translating them into our national languages” and can bring cheaper and more efficient internet access in African countries.
September 26th, 2009
Benin , Burkina Faso
Last weeks' torrential rains triggered disastrous floodings (Fr), killing 159 people and affecting over 600,000 in a dozen Western Africa countries, unprepared to face seasonal rains growing heavier and heavier. (See map). Afropages (Fr) describes the situation in Conakry, Guinea's capital.
September 18th, 2009
Morocco , Netherlands
ImHalal.com, a search engine in English launched earlier this month by a Netherlands-based company, only fetches results that are flagged as “Halal” and safe for Muslim users. Blogger Agharass [Fr] comments.
September 4th, 2009
France: Secularity, Required for Democracy and Human Rights
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