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Dispatches from a Frequent Flyer
It’s no secret: I fly a lot. While I can’t seem to dig up my stats from last year, TripIt (my travel tracking tool of choice) tells me that in the time I’ve been using it (since approximately mid-2010), I’ve clocked 354,000 some-odd miles, traveling to 56 cities and 22 countries. Within my (TripIt) network, [...]
Celebrating Five Years
No, not of sobriety (have you met me?). Not a child’s birthday, nor the anniversary of a job. Nope, today I celebrate five years with Global Voices! On April 15, 2007, I wrote my very first GV post on the Moroccan blogosphere’s discussion of the then-recent Casablanca suicide bombings and the “soul of Morocco.” So [...]
Justice for Trayvon Martin
I first heard about Trayvon a few mornings ago in an airport lounge, on CNN. Thinking it was an older story that I’d somehow missed, I watched, shocked, but moved on…until a few days later when I began to see the petitions, the calls for protest, the plans for the Million Hoodie march and began [...]
On March 15
March 15, as it relates to Syria, holds two meanings for me. First, of course, it marks the anniversary of the beginning of the uprising that has claimed thousands of lives and caused so much damage — not just on the ground, but in the way it has divided the Syrian people, brother from brother. [...]
On Syria’s Media Narrative(s): A Rant
This week’s Listening Post–the Al Jazeera program that includes clips from citizens all over the world with varying views–discusses “Syria’s media tug of war.” I haven’t listened yet (I’m at a conference) but the subject is pertinent and timely. Today, there are two stories making the rounds that illustrate this “tug of war” perfectly. The [...]
Wednesday Reads
When sharing things on Twitter just isn’t enough… “Violating Sacred Values” in Morocco: Free Speech with an Exception Gen. McCaffrey privately briefs NBC execs on war with Iran What the Quran burnings tell us – though I prefer its other title, “Sorry America: We are the heavily armed thugs in Afghanistan” Ahead of Elections, Iran [...]
And the Prize for the Worst (Best) Dictator Fan Website Goes To…
This guy: Seriously, you really have to visit it yourself, the screenshot doesn’t do the animated gifs justice. Bonus: Dude lists his mobile number on his public CV. Semi-related honorable mention (because it isn’t deserving of its own post) goes to… Syrian Ambassador to China (and blogger) Imad Moustapha for his daring use of MS [...]
