AltWeeklies Wire
Zimbabwe Dictator Mugabe's Expiration Datenew
Squeeze on brutal dictator by his partners in crime could usher him out of history.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
04-06-2007 |
International
Tags: international
From Iraq and Backnew
Omar Fekeiki's work with the Washington Post in his native country brought him death threats and a rare ticket to UC Berkeley. So why does he want to return?
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Amanda Witherell |
04-04-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Iranian-born Azar Nafisi Urges Americans to Thinknew
The Reading Lolita in Tehran author undertakes delicate work as her home and homeland square off.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Naomi Zeveloff |
03-27-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Calling Israel's Bluffnew
Jamal Zahalka, an Arab Israeli parliamentarian, insists there is a separate and lesser order of citizen rights for the 20 percent of Israelis who are Arab.
NOW Magazine |
Dina Awad |
03-16-2007 |
International
Tags: international
What Africa's Population Explosion Meansnew
By 2050, a quarter of the Earth's people will live in Africa, up from 8 percent in the 60s.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
03-16-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Raed Jarrar on Iraqnew
Like everyone you know, Raed Jarrar has an opinion on Iraq -- unlike most everyone else, he grew up there.
Willamette Week |
Julie Sabatier |
03-15-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Roy Bourgeois of School of the Americas Watch Fights Backnew
The founder of SOA Watch says the organization is "out of the desert," and he's got a Congressional bill to prove it.
New Haven Advocate |
Hugh Elton |
02-27-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Will the Real Borat Please Stand Upnew
Kazakh ambassador Kanat B. Saudabayev dismisses myths about his country -- in a monotone.
New Haven Advocate |
Betsy Yagla |
02-27-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Diplomatic Missionnew
Ambassador William Luers says multilateralism is key to restoring America's standing in the world.
Monterey County Weekly |
Traci Hukill |
02-08-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Talking Back to the Empirenew
The Dusty Foot Philosopher left war-ravaged Somalia at 13 and lived in Harlem for a short time before moving to Toronto.
NOW Magazine |
K'naan |
02-05-2007 |
International
Tags: international
A Stranger in Zion
Najibullah Niazi helped a Salt Lake City journalist get the story of his career -- four years later, that story put a target on Niazi's back.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Stephen Dark |
01-28-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Tapping Into the Obsoletenew
In Gandhi's land of voluntary simplicity, the rush to turbo-capitalism leaves little room for earthly tech.
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
01-26-2007 |
International
Tags: international
China's Space Ballsnew
The firing of a satellite-killing missile signals a small but growing risk of Asian war.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
01-26-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Press Timenew
With Fidel Castro on his death bed, journalist Carlos Otero is more critical than ever.
Miami New Times |
Our Woman in Havana |
01-17-2007 |
International
Tags: international
French Connectionnew
The new face of Islamic radicalism in France claims his political and spiritual conversion happened in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
John Lasker |
01-12-2007 |
International
Tags: international
