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Africa

Focus on Africa: Should we be amused or should we take offence?

It seems to me that the African identity has been under siege from a barrage of demeaning attacks by some isolated but significant players abroad. These attacks have generated an angry discourse across many (social) media platf...
by George Gachara
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Africa

What Happened to Kony 2012?

Nearly six months before the viral release of the video “Kony 2012” by the non-profit Invisible Children (IC), conservative American pundit Rush Limbaugh was already calling his listeners to attention to the on-goings of Ko...
by Tiffany Brittingham
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Middle East

Syria: Banksy’s crude politics

Banksy’s video satirizing the Syrian civil war, entitled “Rebel Rocket Attack,” left Syrians and keen watchers of the conflict confused and disappointed. The video, released on October 6, has since been viewed by over fiv...
by Nour Al-Ali
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Religion

Lady Gaga Asks, ‘Do You Wanna See Me Naked?’ On Behalf Of Muslim Women

The leak of Lady Gaga’s new single, supposedly titled either “Burqa”, “Aura” or a combination of the two, has inspired much controversy; and rightfully so. Rumored to be part of her forthcoming album ArtPop, the song...
by Bre Cruickshank
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