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News and stories from the Arab world, the Mediterranean and Europe, from the point of view of 20 women who met for the first time in November 2007, in Alexandria, Egypt

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Postcards from Buenos Aires

March 21st, 2008 · 2 Comments

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Tags: Photo · Travel

Over the clouds…

February 8th, 2008 · No Comments

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…there is always the sun. have a nice week end 
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The Alps seen from the plane

February 4th, 2008 · 3 Comments

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Les ordures de Naples, un mois après

February 1st, 2008 · 1 Comment

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Dans province de Naples, en Italie, les ordures ont vieillie et commencent à pourrir. Celle que vous voyez c’est une photo de hier; les ordures sont encore la, seulement le centre ville de Naples a eté nettoyé. Dans toute la province par contre la situation [...]

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Tags: Environment · Photo

An inventory of living, from Milan

January 30th, 2008 · 6 Comments

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During the last 4 weeks when reading the blog and thinking about possible subjects for a post, I was often under the impression to be too concentrated on myself and my world to write something interesting for everybody. I had the feeling that my issues [...]

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Tags: Personal

do you BigThink.com?

January 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

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The idea is brilliant and ambitious: a social network website on the model of You Tube for the discussion of “big ideas”. On BigThink.com – created by Peter Hopkins and Victoria Brown, with the financial support of Lawrence Summers, former Secretary of Treasury in the [...]

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Tags: Community Development · Technology

L’Italie au téléphone

December 22nd, 2007 · 2 Comments

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 Après la balade à Disneyland, on attendait Carla Bruni en visite à Rome avec Nicholas Sarkozy. Finalement elle n’est pas venue, mais en Italie on a toute suite trouvé un autre sujet dont parler cette semaine.  
  
Jeudi les websites du groupe La Repubblica – Espresso ont mis [...]

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Tags: Politics · Society

Souvenirs qui font sourire

December 13th, 2007 · 13 Comments

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Encore mille fois merci à vous toutes pour cette touchante et inoubliable expérience, pour nos discours sérieux et drôles que je suis ravie de voire continuer dans nos blog.
Dédicace spéciale à Djahida, Amel et Souad.
Bon courage à toutes

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Tags: Arts & Culture · Personal

Milan marathon

December 3rd, 2007 · 4 Comments

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Après un vol d’une heure et quelque on débarque à l’aéroport de Athènes. Petit dej à la grecque, le jour se lève. Marianna a voulu partager ma longue attente dans l’aéroport et est resté avec moi jusqu’à 8 heures. C’était vraiment gentil, ça m’a touché [...]

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Tags: Personal · Travel

romance egyptienne

December 1st, 2007 · 1 Comment

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Hier soir on a vu un fille batue par un homme dans la rue. C’était son mari. Pendant ces jours j’ai vu aussi beaucoup des jeunes couples qui regardaient la mer,  j’espere que ces jeunes vont changer les choses. 
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