If you have been keeping up with the news lately, I am sure you have heard of Roxana Saberi, an American journalist who has been imprisoned in Iran with a sentence of 8 years for spying for the US government. However, these allegations are said to be unfounded. Saberi is a freelance journalist who has…
I have a more in-depth post I’m writing, but in the meantime wanted to post this awesome video interview of rapper K’naan, as a follow-up to my previous post about Somalia’s crisis. K’naan is from Somalia and raps about various social and political issues affecting his country. His music is amazing and poignant, and I…
So, Refugees International beat me to this topic, but I’ll put my opinion out there anyway, because I believe it’s incredibly important to understand. Recently, I’m sure you’ve heard a lot about the pirate situation off the coast of Somalia. Currently, 15 ships and 300 crew members are being held hostage by Somali pirates. On…
Nicholas Kristof is holding a competition called Win-a-trip, where an American college student will be selected to accompany Kristof on a reporting trip to Africa. This will give the student an invaluable opportunity to learn about issues and controversies in the developing world, travel with Kristof and learn from his vast experience, blog about the…