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KONY 2012: Terrible or Terrific?
The film “Kony 2012” has been an Internet sensation. Some people love it, others hate it. The film is rife with controversy – it’s inaccurate, it’s simplistic, it’s self indulgent. Add to the list of controversies, a photo and a photographer.
Tagging Dakar
In the hustle to cover elections in Senegal two weeks ago, there was a story about graffiti I would have loved to have pursued, but didn’t have time to [...]
Dimitrios Georgas, Vintner-Philosopher
“Do you want to see some dolphins?” Dimitrios Georgas asks me with a broad smile, as we stand in the middle of his family’s 20 acres of vineyards. In any other circumstance, it might be a surreal question for a vintner to ask you [...]
Tulips for International Women’s Day in Moscow
Setting off for the Moscow metro today, I noticed an unusually high number of people clutching bouquets [...]
From a Cairo Apartment Syrian Activists Spread News About the Revolution Back Home
I visited the Cairo office of the Activists News Association on Monday and talked with the founders of the group. Rami Jarrah is a Syrian national who grew up in London [...]
Boarding the Bus Through the Back Door
Many Greeks are angry and sad, and for good reason. The country has been in recession for a few years now. Wages have been slashed, and new taxes have been imposed [...]
Russian Poll Watchers Strive for Clean Elections
As Russians voted on Sunday, they knew there was not much suspense about the outcome. Even Vladimir Putin’s opponents conceded his victory and voters I spoke to told me as much today as I toured polling stations [...]
Jordan Welcomes (Mostly) Libyan Medical Patients
When I mentioned to Jordanians this week that I was doing on a story about Libyans seeking treatment at Jordan’s hospitals, most of them grumbled a bit. “The Libyans are taking up all the space and now the taxpayers of Jordan,” the complaint went, “well, we have to wait!”
Night Flight, DKR-JFK
There are few direct flights from the US to West Africa. The routes, the companies that serve them, and their schedules change relatively often.
Thought Experiment: Imagining the Political Changes in Myanmar Taking Place in China
It’s tempting as a China correspondent to look at the political changes sweeping Burma, and imagine their equivalent happening in China [...]
Ex-Fighters from Libya Recovering in Jordan
The hotel where I’m staying in Amman is teeming with Libyans seeking medical care in Jordanian hospitals. A friend here tells me that’s the case with most hotels. These are a couple of guys I met in the lobby yesterday.
Isabelle Eberhardt’s Wildly Unconventional Life
Isabelle Eberhardt lived a wildly unconventional existence. She was a late 19th century explorer and writer, and an incredibly daring woman [...]
Pardon My French While I’m Grabbing My Oscar
TJ Martin, co-director of this year’s Oscar winning documentary feature “Undefeated” was not the only one to drop a live “F Bomb” last Sunday night during his acceptance speech [...]
Waiting for News from Syria
When the grown-ups put on the news from Syria, the kids started chanting along with the crowds shown on screen: “The people want the downfall of the regime!” [...]
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