NewsLab

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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Gas is a girl’s best friend…

May 29th, 2008 · 3 Comments

In Portugal, 1L of gasoline now equals 1,501 euros.

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Tags: Humour

Bucharest, May 2008

May 20th, 2008 · 10 Comments


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Tags: Photo · Travel · women

Exciting news

May 5th, 2008 · 10 Comments

Dear friends,
I’d like to share these amazing news with you: I’m one of the winners of the Young European Journalist Award (for Portugal). All in all, 31 young journalists (ages between 17 and 35) from 31 european countries won this prize that consists in a trip through the Western Balkans: Belgrade, Zagreb and Ljubljana.
My piece was […]

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Tags: Personal

Queima das Fitas (Coimbra’s students annual party)

May 2nd, 2008 · 2 Comments

 This is what’s happening in my hometown “as we speak”. It’s called “Serenata Monumental” (monumental serenade). Students sing the tradicional Coimbra’s fado (different from the classical portuguese fado). It’s meant to be a “farewell present” to all the students that are finishing their graduations. It’s very emotional. Trust me, I was once one of those […]

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Tags: Arts & Culture · Education · History · Society · Travel

My hometown

April 20th, 2008 · 4 Comments

This last weekend I joined the Coimbra’s FNAC photographic marathon. Here are some of the pictures I took. Here are some clips of my hometown. (you might need Mozilla Firefox to see this)

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Tags: Photo

Beijing 2008

April 9th, 2008 · No Comments

(based on an e-mail)

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Tags: Human Rights · Sport

Violence against teachers: the Portuguese video

March 30th, 2008 · 1 Comment

The most popular video these past few days in Portugal was this one:

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Tags: Education · Society · Video

Being a woman

March 8th, 2008 · 1 Comment

On the International Women’s Day, don’t miss this great photo gallery of women, by Reuters.

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Tags: Gender · Photo

Marrakech

February 25th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Hello ladies! Sorry about my absence, but I’ve been busy and away. I’ve been to Marrakech. Coucou Hasna and Nadia!! Here are some of the things I saw. Hope you like it.

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Tags: Travel

Human Rights Watch World Report 2008

January 31st, 2008 · No Comments

“It seems Washington and European governments will accept even the most dubious election so long as the ‘victor’ is a strategic or commercial ally”. The statement belongs to the executive director of Human Rights Watch, Kenneth Roth.

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Tags: Human Rights