Seen on: YouTube
Life after Cyclone Sidr, has been mixed for its survivors. After a year of promises by the mostly corrupt Bangladeshi administration, people are putting their lives back-together with assistance from non-governmental organizations.
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Showing posts with label People. Show all posts
November 22, 2008
Bangladesh fails Sidr victims
Seen on: YouTube
The New Rulers of the World
Seen on: YouTube
John Pilger's The New Rulers of the World tackles the double standards inherent in the politics of globalization. It sets out to explain something of the "new" order--the unholy alliance of business interests and imperial repression--and the importance of breaking the silence that protects great power and its manipulations.
November 17, 2008
Obama And The Presidency
Seen on: CBS News - 60 Minutes
Since Barack Obama was elected the 44th president of the USA, he has largely remained out of sight, getting high-level government briefings and conferring with his transition team. But he eventually surfaced, alongside his wife Michelle to give 60 Minutes his first post-election interview.
November 16, 2008
Inside Kandahar
Seen on: YouTube
Civilians in Afghanistan have paid the heavist price for the conflict in their country, caught up almost daily in both Taliban attacks and air raids by US force.
The Oxford Project
Sarah Palin would call this place, and these people, the real America - Joe the Plumber country. But Oxford's plumber, Calvin Colony, keeps pet lions ("You can train 'em, but you can never tame 'em") and makes annual treks to a nudist resort in the Caribbean. The Oxford Project is full of such small, exquisite discoveries - personal stories that defy and debunk the stereotypes of smalltown America.
Via Philadelphia Inquirer
Image Day - Jabalia Camp
Palestinians read a sign on the gate of the United Nations distribution center at the Jabalia refugee camp. The camp was established after the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict for 35,000 refugees who had fled from villages in southern Palestine.
>> Photo by AP
November 12, 2008
Obama and the Middle East
Seen on: The Economist
A new approach to the Middle East is necessary, says Dr Claire Spencer of Chatham House. But first, Barack Obama must lower expectations.
October 10, 2008
Image Day - Manmohan Singh
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh speaks during a press conference in Srinagar. After some years of relative calm in the Kashmir Valley, recent months have seen some of the most intense anti-India feeling for about 20 years.
> AP Photo by Mukhtar Khan
The tensions were sparked by a plan to grant land to a board that oversees the running of a Hindu shrine. The proposal led to serious friction between the Muslims of the valley and their neighbours in the Hindu-dominated Jammu region. More than 30 people have been killed by the police since the protests began.
> Kashmir on Talk-Desi
BBC News Says: Curfew in Kashmir comes to an end
October 2, 2008
The American Empire Project
Seen on: Charlie Rose
A hour with linguist, political activist & writer Noam Chomsky. He talks about the crisis in the Middle East and the communicative power of Internet. Professor Chomsky also discusses his book, "America's Quest for Global Dominance".
October 1, 2008
Nigeria: A Man & His 86 Wives
Seen on: YouTube
A eighty-four year old man in Northern Nigeria has prompted anger from Muslims, even receiving death threats, for having 86 wives. Al Jazeera's Yvonne Ndege, reports from Bida, where Mohammed Bello has caused huge controversy.
September 6, 2008
The 'Swazi' Pimp
King Mswati III arrives for celebrations marking his 40th birthday. He arrived in the stadium in a new BMW - one of 20 bought for the occassion.
> Reuters Pictures
September 2, 2008
September 1, 2008
July 27, 2008
July 1, 2008
Spotlight: Held Hostage in Colombia (2008)
From deep within the Colombian jungle, this documentary tells the story of three American defense contractors held hostage since their plane crashed in 2003.
May 16, 2008
Read a Chapter and Pass It On!
Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty
“I don’t know … there must be a simple way. The borrower comes back with his or her deposit receipt, presents it to the cashier, and the cashier gives back the money. Whatever accounting the bank does is the bank’s business.”
The manager shook his head but did not answer. “It seems to me your banking system is designed to be anti-illiterate,” I countered.
About the AuthorMuhammad Yunus was born in 1940 in Chittagong, a seaport in Bangladesh. The third of fourteen children, five of whom died in infancy, he was educated at Dhaka University and was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to study economics at Vanderbilt University. In 1972 he became the head of the economics department at Chittagong University. He is the founder of the Grameen Bank.
May 13, 2008
Innovator for the Poor
Seen on: YouTube
In response to the overwhelming poverty in Bangladesh, Fazle H. Abed created the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee. His organization has helped lift millions out of poverty through comprehensive microfinance programs in Bangladesh.
Related Link > Image Day - Perfect Fit?
Coming to America
Seen on: YouTube
Colombia extradited 14 paramilitary warlords to the United States to stand trial on drug trafficking charges in a surprise move applauded by the Bush administration.
May 1, 2008
"Palestine Is Still The Issue" - Five
Seen on: YouTube
A nation - forced off their land & subjected to military-occupation by Israel.
> "Palestine Is Still The Issue": One - Two - Three - Four
April 4, 2008
"Palestine Is Still The Issue" - Four
Seen on: YouTube
A nation - forced off their land & subjected to military-occupation by Israel.
> "Palestine Is Still The Issue": One - Two - Three - Five
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