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Into Africa: Zanzibar

Tim Jahnigen | Posted 04.08.2013 | Impact
Read More: One World Futbol Project, Clinton Global Initiative, Social Entrepreneurship, Soccer, One World Futbol, Chevrolet, Zanzibar, Video, Impact News
Tim Jahnigen

"Playing soccer gives children time to feel good and experience joy, to bond with teammates, and to be healthy in unhealthy circumstances. The "beautiful game" builds self-esteem and teaches them to treat each other with respect."

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OPEC's Massive $1 Trillion Haul in 2012 While Sowing Jihad

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 03.07.2013 | Business
Read More: Congress, Saudi Oil Minister Ali Al-Naimi, Bp, World, Opec, Balkans, Promised Land Movie, Obama Administration, Abu Dhabi Media Company, Wahhabism, Persian Gulf States, Mali, Saudi Aramco, Strait of Hormuz, Saudi Arabia, NOPEC Legislation, Zanzibar, Oil, Commidity-Exhanges, New York Times, Financial TImes, Pdvsa, London Times, Business News
Raymond J. Learsy

This torrent of money flowing into OPEC, especially into the Persian Gulf States, raises the question how this massive windfall is being put to use other than providing fresh capital for the world's largest sovereign wealth funds, as those of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Kuwait.

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Scores Presumed Dead In Ferry Accident

AP | ALI SULTAN | Posted 07.21.2012 | World
Read More: Zanzibar, Tanzania Ferry Accident, Ferry, Ferry Accident, Zanzibar Ferry Accident, Mv Skagit, MV Skagit Accident, Tanzania Ferry Sinks, Tanzania, Tanzania Ferry Disaster, Video, World News

ZANZIBAR, Tanzania -- Tanzania's government on Saturday halted rescue operations for a ferry accident that appears to have killed 146 people. Governm...

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PHOTOS: 8 Best Party Beaches In The World

BootsnAll | Posted 04.22.2012 | Travel
Read More: Thailand, Bootsnall, Australia, Boracay, Brazil, Koh Phangan, Tel Aviv, Travel, Spain, Philippines, Ibiza, Zanzibar, Rio De Janeiro, Florida, Tanzania, South Beach, Israel, Miami, Surfers Paradise, Slidepollajax, Travel News
BootsnAll

Expect to see voluptuous topless ladies, as some of the most beautiful people in the world are on display here.

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Not in our name: African human rights activists reject UK aid conditionality

Mark Canavera | Posted 01.29.2012 | World
Read More: Uganda Gay Rights, Foreign Aid, LGBT Issues, Zanzibar Gay Rights, United Kingdom, Homosexual Rights, World News, Zanzibar, LGBT Politics, UK Government, Anti-Homosexuality Bill, African Activists, Africa, Tanzania, LGBT Equality, Malawi, Social Change, Social Action, Ghana, Gay Activism, Social Activism, Lgbt, Homosexuality, Africa Lgbt, Human Rights, Aid Conditionality, Malawi Gay Rights, Africa Gay Rights, LGBT Rights, Uganda, Tanzania Gay Rights, Humanitarian Assistance, Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill, Ghana Gays, World News
Mark Canavera

An oft-told African proverb (whose precise culture of origin often changes with the teller) asserts that "When elephants fight, the grass suffers." Pu...

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Islands on the Edge: Visit These Gems Now or Never

Black Tomato | Posted 10.01.2011 | Travel
Read More: Slidepollajax, Vietnam, Phu Quoc, Galapagos Islands, Zanzibar, Andaman Islands, Islands, Beaches, Travel Blogs, Travel News
Black Tomato

Today, they embody continuity and natural beauty. Tomorrow, who knows?

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What of Persian and the Lingua Franca of the New Century?

Sam Sasan Shoamanesh | Posted 09.06.2011 | World
Read More: Bahá'í House of Worship, Uganda, Russian, Huntington, French, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Marco Polo, Uzbekistan, Islamic Golden Age, Chinese, Arabic, Clash of Civilizations, Iran, Armenia, Lingua Franca, Ottomans, Zanzibar, Abbasid Caliphate, Persian Language, Israel, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, British Imperialism, Torah, Iraqbahrain, World News
Sam Sasan Shoamanesh

What of the sway of Persian, or for that matter, any other language in today's world? It is language capable of 'selling' to an increasingly aware world-population that will be triumphant in the 21st century.

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WATCH: Zanzibar's Rare Monkeys Are A Hit With Tourists

AP | By RODRIQUE NGOWI | Posted 09.20.2011 | Travel
Read More: Zanzibar, Video, Tanzania Travel, International Destinations, Rare Monkeys, Travel News, Zanzibar Monkeys, Travel, Zanzibar Travel, Africa Travel, Travel News

Rodrique Ngowi, Associated Press ZANZIBAR, Tanzania -- A group of rare Zanzibar red colobus monkeys crashed recklessly through the trees, squealing...

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My Trip to Zanzibar

Michael Kaiser | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Arts Management, South Africa, Nelson Mandela, Africa, Key West, Spice Islands, Zanzibar, Arts, Tanzania, Fundraising, Arts Funding, Kennedy Center, Entertainment News
Michael Kaiser

Traveling from Nairobi to Zanzibar is like traveling from New York City to Key West. Zanzibar is an island off the east coast of Africa. While it le...

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Sauti za Busara: Zanzibar's Ultimate Music Festival

Linda Constant | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel
Read More: Zanzibar, Nomokanjani Arts, Music Festival, Bi Kidude, Africa, Stone Town, East Africa, Localism, Travel, Tanzania, Sauti Za Busara, Music, World Culture, Culture, Performance, Travel News
Linda Constant

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Thirsty in Tanzania: Africa's Infrastructure Challenge of Climate Change and Development

Linda Constant | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Poverty, Africa, British Council, East Africa, Changing Climate Changing Lands, Shortage, Photojournalism, Fresh Water, Drought, Tourism, Infrastructure, Electricity, Water, Climate Change, Zanzibar, Sustainability, Tanzania, Book, World News
Linda Constant

Tanzania's issue with fresh water access is an increasingly dangerous problem for the local population.

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Spice Of Life: Nutmeg, 'Viagra For Women,' Heats Things Up In Africa

Global Post | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Zanzibar, African Women, Nutmeg, Africa Women, Zanzibar Nutmeg, Natural Aphrodisiacs, Nutmeg Africa, Viagra for Women, Nutmeg Aphrodisiac, Africa Aphrodisiac, World News

Some refer to it as the “magic spice,” or “cheap high,” while others call it “Viagra for women.” Even packages of ground nutmeg, sold in D...

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13 Reasons Everyone Should Travel (PHOTOS)

Michael Hodson | Posted 09.19.2011 | Travel
Read More: Uluru, Islam, South America, Cuy, Australia, Call to Prayer, Travel, Sunrise, Sunset, Gotta See This, Zanzibar, Scuba Diving, Bungee Jumping, Africa, Slidepollajax, Food, World in Photos, Kilimanjaro, Asia, Angkor Wat, Travel News
Michael Hodson

I left on a quest to make it around the world without taking a single airplane. Sixteen months, forty-four countries, and six continents later I succeeded, and I never left the ground.

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Some Hopeful Signs in the War on Malaria , But a Long Way to Go

Joseph B. Treaster | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: Zambia, Africa, Rain Water, Malaria No More, Fighting Malaria, Malaria, East Africa, Kisumu, Richard Tren, Dr. Laurence Slutsker, Zanzibar, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Kenya Medical Research Institutet, Lake Victoria, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Stagnant Water, Mbita, International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization, Dr. Matthew Lynch, Kenya, Rwanda, Yearly Deaths by Malaria, Malaria in Africa, Impact News
Joseph B. Treaster

The latest data compiled by the World Health Organization shows little change in recent years: 863,000 deaths and 243 million cases of malaria.

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Ali Larter Is Ready to be a Hero for Women and Girls

Tamar Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Egypt, Obsessed, Ghana, Heroes, Angelina Jolie, Beyonce, Ali Larter, Women Deliver, Hollywood, Girl Scouts, Guatemala, Contraceptives, Millennium Development Goals, Zanzibar, Reese Witherspoon, United Nations Foundation, Arianna Huffington, Kenya, Ban Ki-Moon, Entertainment News
Tamar Abrams

Ali Larter, the luminous star of TV shows such as "Heroes" and films including "Legally Blonde" and "Obsessed" is also a newly minted advocate for reproductive rights for women and girls.

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Getting Away to Zany Zanzibar

Lisa Haisha | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Read More: Zanzibar, Tanzania, Travel, Destinations, Travel Get Aways, Exotic Travel, Africa, Style News
Lisa Haisha

My travel companion and I were stoked and primed for an exuberant weekend getaway. But our wild weekend turned out to be nothing more than hopeful mental window dressing.

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History's Most Accessible Inauguration Provides A Spotlight On Change

Jared Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Dorm Room Diplomacy, Zanzibar, Barack Obama Digital Media, Digital Media, Africa Obama, Obama's Inauguration, Barack Obama, Obama Inauguration, East Africa, Obama Africa, Tanzania, World News
Jared Cohen

This was the most accessible inauguration in history. Because of digital media and global interest, more citizens of the world had digital box seats to watch, hear, and feel the democratic experience.

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What Obama Will Do for Africa: A Conversation with Salim Amin

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Muslim World, Video Journalism, Salim Amin, Last King of Scotland, Cuban Missile Crisis, Somalia, News Xchange, Media, Arab World, Reuters, Ethiopia, Gordon Brown, Saudi Arabia, Zanzibar, Mohamed Amin, Ethiopian Famine, Tanzania, Bob Geldof, Danny Glover, Africa, Somali Pirates, Palestine, Barack Obama, Tom Brokaw, New Media, Israel, Sudan, India, Julius Nyerere, Kenya, Idi Amin, Rwanda, a24, World News
Mayhill Fowler

At the News Xchange international broadcast conference... I talked with Salim Amin, a Kenyan and the founder of A24 Media, Africa's first online agency for video and photography.

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