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Blog Entries by Jillian York from 01/2009

The Anatomy of a Protest in 2009

| Posted 01.05.2009 | World
Read More: Gaza Israel, Twitter, Anti-Israel Protests, Gaza, Protest, Anti-War Protests, Hamas, Israel Gaza, Facebook, Israel, Flickr, World News

In today's world, live and online activism go hand in hand. Without the use of Facebook or Twitter, I wouldn't have heard about the protests. Without the Internet, I wouldn't have known much about the Gaza conflict.

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The Efforts of the Syrian Red Crescent

| Posted 01.05.2009 | World
Read More: Food, World News

Late last week, Syria News Wire reported on the efforts of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent in sending aid to Gaza. The humanitarian group, which is a me...

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Gaza: "They Don't Know if They Will Live"

| Posted 01.16.2009 | World
Read More: Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, West Bank Israel, West Bank, Gaza, World News

The war on Gaza continues into its seventeenth night. I find myself longing for the day when I don't feel I have an obligation to tell this story anym...

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Morocco: Disappearing the Amazigh

| Posted 01.23.2009 | World
Read More: Amazigh, Moroccan, Ethnic Cleansing, King of Morocco, Morocco, Ethnicity, Names, Arabs, World, Ethnicities, Conflict, Middle East, Ethnic Names, Baby Names, World News

What is Moroccan identity? Is it Arab identity? The official language of Morocco certainly is Arabic, but it is estimated that 23 of Morocco's 30 million people speak one of three Amazigh dialects.

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