In this week’s From Egypt Hamdy El-Gazzar explores the march of doctors and nurses in Tahrir Square through the voice of a female doctor.
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In this week’s Ethiopiques Mesfin Negash explains how the big changes in political systems that we seek are not possible without enacting small changes.
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Khet Mar profiles Maung Wuntha, a Burmese journalist who, after a lifetime of repression, is now battling lung cancer.
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Khet Mar discusses the prolific career of Burmese journalist, editor, and political activist Maung Wuntha and the new battle he is fighting against lung cancer.
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Bina Shah writes about her recent trip to China and about the perils and uncertainties of having your work translated in a restrictive environment.
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Blogger Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo reveals how the devastation wrought on Cuba by Hurricane Sandy brought together Cuban citizens on both sides of the political spectrum.
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Cuban blogger Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo reveals the devastation wrought on Cuba by Hurricane Sandy and shares the overwhelming support of Cuban citizens to those affected.
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Sampsonia Way presents an excerpt from Indian author Vijay Nair’s latest novel Let Her Rest Now which was published in June by Hachette India. Nair is currently a visiting writer at City of Asylum/Pittsburgh.
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How does terminal illness change a writer’s style? Horacio Castellanos Moya looks at Cuban writer Reinaldo Arenas and his Viaje a La Habana which Arenas wrote while dying of AIDS.
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Horacio Castellanos Moya profiles Cuban writer Reinaldo Arenas and ponders how much impending death affects a writer’s style.
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