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Arab Countries Aim to Improve Journalism Education With UNESCO's "Model Curricula"

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 12.30.2009 | World

Read More: The Middle East, Europe, Russian, French, Converged Media, Unesco, North and South America, American, Asia, University of Bahrain, Chinese, Arabic, Journalism, Paris, English, Singapore, Mauritania, Un, North Africa, Spanish, Africa, Media Academic Programs, Morocco, Tunisia, World Journalism Education Congress, Media Ethics, Anglo-Saxon, Bahrain, Model Curricula for Journalism Education, Media Laws, Education, Arab, Algeria, Gulf Cooperation Council, Manama, Francophone, Rabat, World News
Magda Abu-Fadil

Arab countries are making strides in trying to improve journalism curricula, but still face strictures, obstacles and challenges to press freedom as w...

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Gift Idea for Him: A Sockscription from Blacksocks

5280 Denver's Magazine | 5280 | Posted 12.15.2009 | Home

Read More: Morocco, Italy, Home News

The socks are manufactured in northern Italy and Morocco using the highest-quality yarns with long fibers that pill less and are more durable....

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Kashmiri dispute looms large in politics of South Asia

WorldFocus.org | WorldFocus.org | Posted 12.14.2009 | Home

Read More: Srinagar-India, India, New Delhi-India, Islamabad-Pakistan, Pakistan, Morocco, Malaysia, Afghanistan, Syria, Soviet Union, Home News

A de-miner near Srinagar, Kashmir. Photo: Flickr user Haumont Ambassador S. Azmat Hassan is a former Ambassador of Pakistan to Malaysia, Syri...

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Billionaire Richard Branson enjoys warm environment at Natirar in Peapack-Gladstone

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 12.10.2009 | Home

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PEAPACK-GLADSTONE -- Years ago, as an invited guest of the King of Morocco, Richard Branson toured the grounds of Natirar, taking in the rolling h...

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Billionaire Branson welcomes warm environment at Natirar

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 12.09.2009 | Home

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Stephen Stirling/For The Star-LedgerRichard Branson, left, and developer Bob Wojtowicz share a laugh Tuesday at Natirar in Peapack-Gladstone. PEAP...

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Afghanistan troop surge enlarges U.S. military footprint

WorldFocus.org | WorldFocus.org | Posted 12.07.2009 | Home

Read More: Kandahar-Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Morocco, Malaysia, Pakistan, Syria, Vietnam, Home News

A U.S. soldier in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Photo: Flickr user USArmy Ambassador S. Azmat Hassan is a former Ambassador of Pakistan to Malaysia,...

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Al Qaeda In The Islamic Maghreb: Kidnappings Rife Across North Africa

GlobalPost | Solana Pyne | Posted 12.04.2009 | World

Read More: Barcelona Accio Solidaria, North Africa, Gambia, Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Al Qaida, Mauritania, Morocco, Terrorism, North Africa Al Qaida, Senegal, Al Qaeda, World News

RABAT, Morocco -- They called it a "solidarity caravan" -- a group of Spanish volunteers delivering truckloads of donated computers, wheelchairs and o...

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Celebrating Eid Al-Adha in a traditional Berber village

WorldFocus.org | WorldFocus.org | Posted 11.30.2009 | Home

Read More: Azimime, Casablanca, Morocco, Home News

Aida Alami lives in Casablanca and writes for Le Journal Hebdomadaire, a French-language Moroccan magazine. She describes celebrations during the Eid ...

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Reflecting on Pres. Obama's maiden voyage to the East

WorldFocus.org | WorldFocus.org | Posted 11.23.2009 | Home

Read More: Shanghai-China, China, Pakistan, Syria, Morocco, Malaysia, Home News

Obama t-shirt at Shanghai bazaar. Photo: Flickr user Shazari Ambassador S. Azmat Hassan is a former Ambassador of Pakistan to Malaysia, Syria...

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La inseguridad is pushing the Jews out of Venezuela

Haaretz. | Haaretz | Posted 11.17.2009 | Home

Read More: Caracas-Venezuela, Venezuela, Morocco, Home News

Caracas, Venezuela - Esther Benchimol de Roffe arrived in Venezuela as a young bride, leaving northern Morocco more than 50 years ago to meet her groo...

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Mourning the loss of life at one of the world's largest bases

WorldFocus.org | WorldFocus.org | Posted 11.16.2009 | Home

Read More: Morocco, Malaysia, Pakistan, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Home News

President Obama at the Ft. Hood memorial service. Photo: Flickr user USarmy Ambassador S. Azmat Hassan is a former Ambassador of Pakistan to ...

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Clinton Praises World's Oldest Peace Corps Volunteer

Posted 11.04.2009 | Impact

Read More: Muriel Johnston, Peace Corps, Hillary Clinton, Peace Corps Volunteer, Morocco, Marrakech, Impact News

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton praised the most senior member of the Peace Corps in the world on Tuesday, an 85-year-old Florida woman serving in ...

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Timidity Vs. Audacity? The Tests Are Yet to Come

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Egypt, Europe, Morocco, Pakistan, Obama, Hezbollah, Hamas, China, 2008 Election, Iran, Nato, National Security, Middle East, Israel, Afghanistan, North Korea, Barack Obama, One Year Later, Timidity to Govern, Politics News
Amb. Marc Ginsberg

So far this year, there has been a tendency to vocalize intent and engage in convenient can-kicking, rather than actionable resolve. That's not timidity -- that's testing the state of the ship's rudder.

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Jaouad Gharib: NYC Marathon Runner May Win Top Prize

Posted 10.30.2009 | New York

Read More: New York City Marathon, ING Marathon, Morocco, New York, Jaouad Gharib, Jaouad Gharib Marathon, Jaouad Gharib Runner, Olympics, NYC Marathon, New York News

Moroccan Jaouad Gharib will compete in Sunday's New York City Marathon. Gharib has competed 8 times before and at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games. He ...

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No Toilets or Air For "Forgotten Prisoners"

Betwa Sharma | Posted 10.29.2009 | World

Read More: Egypt, Syria, Uruguay, Jordan, Torture, Tunisia, Morocco, Toilets, United Nations, Corporal Punishment, United States, Special Rapporteur, Equitorial Guinea, China, Human Rights Violations, Montevideo, Iran, Amman, Alien Deportation, Russia, Israel, Falun Gong Camps, Togo, India, Saudia Arabia, Cuba, Algeria, Nigeria, Manfred Nowak, Immigration Laws, Toga, World News
Betwa Sharma

Prison conditions worldwide are worse than the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture could have imagined. Jails without air, toilets and food are not rare.

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Getting the shot while wearing a sauna tracksuit

WorldFocus.org | WorldFocus.org | Posted 10.22.2009 | Home

Read More: Fes-Morocco, Morocco, Fez, New York City-New York, Home News

Megan in her sauna tracksuit. Megan Thompson is a producer and editor at Worldfocus. She blogs about how she films such stunning shots for he...

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Sufism in Morocco: Music, mysticism and moderation

WorldFocus.org | WorldFocus.org | Posted 10.20.2009 | Home

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Mokhtar Ghambou is an English professor at Yale University and the founder and president of the American Moroccan Institute. This article appeared in ...

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Sufism in Morocco: Music, Mysticism, and Moderation

WorldFocus.org | WorldFocus.org | Posted 10.20.2009 | Home

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Mokhtar Ghambou is an English professor at Yale University and the founder and president of the American Moroccan Institute. This article appeared in ...

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U.S. mulls military options in Afghanistan

WorldFocus.org | WorldFocus.org | Posted 10.12.2009 | Home

Read More: New York-New York, Cuba, China, Morocco, Malaysia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Syria, Home News

An Afghan villager in late 2008. Photo: Flickr user RugNug S. Azmat Hassan is a career diplomat and former ambassador of Pakistan, where his ...

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Top Fall Travel Destinations (SLIDESHOW, POLL)

Huffington Post | Ami Cholia | Posted 11.14.2009 | World

Read More: Travel, Summer Travel, Slidepoll, Tourism, India, Thailand, Morocco, South Africa, Capetown, Goa, Summer Tourist Destinations, Fiji, Fall Travel Destinations, Top Fall Travel Destinations, Us Fall Travel Destinations, Best Fall Travel Destinations, Fall Travel, Fall Slide Show, World News

Who says the summer fun has to end just because we're in the middle of September? We've compiled a list of places you can visit to stay warm and enjoy...

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Moroccan Reforms Slow Down Due To Islamic Radicalism

nytimes.com | STEVEN ERLANGER and SOUAD MEKHENNET | Posted 09.27.2009 | World

Read More: Morocco Islamists, Morocco-Islamists, Morocco Islam, King-Mohammed-Vi, Morocco, Islam Radicals Morocco, King Mohammed VI, Islam Radicalism, King of Morocco, Islam Morocco, World News

CASABLANCA, Morocco -- Morocco has long been viewed as a rare liberalizing, modernizing Islamic state, open to the West and a potential bridge to a ca...

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McDonald's, Western Chains Spice Up Food For Global Franchises

Global Post | Posted 09.26.2009 | World

Read More: Mcdonalds, Food in Morocco, Morocco McDonalds, Morocco, Eating in Morocco, Food, Eating Out, McDonalds Abroad, McDonalds Menu, Mcmorocco, Mcarabia, Macdonalds, World News

By Erik German | GlobalPost RABAT, Morocco -- Walk into a McDonald's in Morocco and you'll find a sandwich you can't get anywhere else in the world...

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Arabia Felix 102: Yemeni Government Fingers Iran as Arms Supplier to Northern Houthi Rebels

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 09.23.2009 | World

Read More: Ali Abdallah Saleh, Al Alam Tv, Lebanon, Hezbollah, Britain, Shiite Islam, Arab Countries, Unhcr, Tareq Al Houmayed, Iran, Abdel Malek Al Houthi, Saudi Arabia, Daoud El Shiryan, Sunni Muslim, Un, Al Hayat, Saleh Habra, Germany, Morocco, Unicef, Sana’A, Houthis, Hassan Al-Lawzi, Yemen, U.S. Embassy in Sana’A, Bahrain, Kuwait, South Korea, Asharq Al-Awsat, Israel, Sudan, Hadramawt, Together Against Sa’ada War, Zaydi, Hasama, Sa’ada, Aden, World News
Magda Abu-Fadil

The sixth Sa'ada war between central government forces and Houthi rebels in Yemen's north is well underway and expected to drag on, according to the country's ruling party.

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In Morocco, 91% Approval isn't Good Enough

Jillian York | Posted 09.11.2009 | World

Read More: Twitter, Anas Alaoui, Activism, Morocco, Youth Digital Activism, King Mohammed VI, Digital Activism, 9%, King of Morocco, World News
Jillian York

When popular glossies TelQuel and Nichane published approval ratings for the Moroccan king, they found 100,000 copies of the magazines seized by the Ministry of Communication.

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Is There a Life After New York?

Aida Alami | Posted 09.11.2009 | New York

Read More: Brooklyn Bridge, Bodegas, Morocco, New York Subway, Hudson River Park, Soho, West Village, Tribeca, Union Square, Journalism, Angelika Theater, New York, New York City, New York News
Aida Alami

When I decided to move away from New York, I was confident about my decision. I felt that the city had nothing to offer me anymore; I'd heard or seen everything before.

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