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21/09/2012 / Ivory Coast
Amputee Ivorian war veteran fights for compensation
It’s been a year and a half since Ivory Coast’s post-election crisis ended, but many former soldiers are still waiting for the government to compensate them for the injuries incurred during the conflict. Our Observer, who served in the armed forces that supported now-President Alassane Ouattara, describes how the conflict has turned his life upside down. Read more...
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21/09/2012 / EAST JERUSALEM
Israel puts pressure on Palestinian organisations to leave East Jerusalem
Palestinian cultural organisations in East Jerusalem are finding it increasingly hard to keep their doors open, resisting the pressure exterted upon them by Israeli authorities eager to see them leave the area. After being shut down more than three years ago, the Nidal Cultural Centre finally re-opened its doors this week. Our Observer, who works for the centre, describes the organisation's precarious position. Read more...
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20/09/2012 / WORLD
French expats react to embassy closures
France has ordered the closure of its embassies, schools, and embassies Friday in 20 countries, mostly in the Muslim world. The French government is worried that these institutions could be targeted during protests against French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo’s publication of incendiary cartoons representing the Prophet Mohammed. We asked three French expatriates living in Muslim countries what they thought of these measures. Read more…
19/09/2012 / UNITED KINGDOM
UK Muslims distribute Koran in response to anti-Islam film
With violent protests spreading around the world over the video “Innocence of Muslims”, a Muslim organisation in the United Kingdom decided to react in a very different way: by distributing copies of the Koran in English to non-Muslims, with the aim of countering prejudice against Islam. Read more...
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18/09/2012 / CHINA
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17/09/2012 / MALAYSIA
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14/09/2012 / Senegal
“Whiter skin in 15 days”: fury in Dakar at skin whitening cream advert
The wolof expression “Khess Petch” means “all white.” It is also the name of a brand new skin whitening cream that has been advertised throughout Dakar in the past few days. Our Observer calls for the government to legislate against the marketing of this cream that is deemed to be a health hazard. Read more...
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13/09/2012 / USA
Volunteers try to clear Oregon beaches of Japan tsunami debris
It looks like any other plastic bottle washed up on a beach, except that on its cap, next to the arrow – where it should say “Turn This Way” – are Japanese characters. And the beach where it was found is in Oregon. See photos and read more…
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13/09/2012 / LIBYA
Benghazi residents apologise after US consulate attack
A day after the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi that left Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans dead, local residents held a demonstration to express their support for the United States and their indignation at the radical Islamists’ violence. Read more...
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