“I have no idea what this means, but isn’t my pronunciation fabulous?”
Anyone who’s learned a foreign language knows that there are phases you go through. There’s that “I only know one verb in the past…
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Dear Muslims, ask not what Juan Williams did to you, but what you can do for Juan Williams
National Public Radio just fired Juan Williams, one of its long-time contributors. NPR fired him for saying this, on FOX News’ Bill O’Reilly program:…
Read MoreIs Rwanda really that bad for journalists? Actually, I don’t think so
The press freedom index of Reporters Without Borders is bound to cause a stir among Rwanda-watchers. The Paris-based group called Rwanda among the 10…
Read MoreIn Congo, another way of looking at a crisis
There are so many bits of reporting that never make it out of my notebooks, so many interesting things I learn that I can’t…
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Can Microcredit Help Rape Survivors Heal?
There are so many bits of reporting that never make it out of my notebooks, so many interesting things I learn that I can’t…
Read MoreOn Liberia, justice, the TRC and the Diaspora (or, Get thee to Staten Island!)
Here’s an invitation I got by email for a fascinating event on Liberia happening in New York soon. Jerome Verdier, TRC chair, keynotes. If…
Read MoreThis week in “Huh?”
From CNN International, in an article about a British aid worker with what appears to be remarkable if limited telepathic capability. I think. Or…
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Liberia’s Rape Court
Kigali, Rwanda — Last year, I reported with the intrepid Glenna Gordon a story about Liberia’s Court E, a court chamber in the capital…
Read MoreLiberia’s “Rape Court”: Progress for women and girls delayed?
Last year, I reported with the intrepid Glenna Gordon a story about Liberia’s Court E, a court chamber in the capital city of Monrovia…
Read MoreIn Rwanda, bye bye bachelor’s degrees?
Yesterday, the Rwandan Ministry of Education announced that it may cut all scholarships for university students next year and instead funnel the money into…
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