The weekend in Dubai
I’ve been in Dubai for the past three days at a World Economic Forum event. WEF is starting a new project called “Global Agenda Councils”,… Read More »The weekend in Dubai
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Ushahidi documents violence in the DRC
My friends at Ushahidi, an amazing team of creative Kenyans who built a dynamic system to allow for citizen reporting of violence during the post-election… Read More »Ushahidi documents violence in the DRC
On doing the right thing
A quick post, but a beautiful story that I wanted to share. You’ve seen the image from the 1968 Olympics. Two American runners – Tommie… Read More »On doing the right thing
No barbecue for Al Jazeera. Plenty of death metal, though.
“But enough about me. What do you think about me?” That old joke was my response to the idea that Global Voices might choose to… Read More »No barbecue for Al Jazeera. Plenty of death metal, though.
Bridges to Saudi Arabia
I’ve become a big fan of chef Anthony Bourdain, first through his snarky, obnoxious and profane books about the restaurant industry and food around the… Read More »Bridges to Saudi Arabia
Internet Censorship and Nose-Thumbing
There’s understandable outcry about revelations that reporters covering the Olympics in Beijing will be using censored internet connections which block access to sites on sensitive… Read More »Internet Censorship and Nose-Thumbing