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When NewsLab meets Demotix…

October 11th, 2008 · No Comments

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It all started when Cherise left a comment on one of my posts on NewsLab. We got in touch and she told me that Demotix’s CEO, Turi Munthe was actually in Beirut for a few hours and that he would love to meet [...]

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Tags: Arts & Culture · Community Development · Photo · Profile · Society

Al Chaahad…

July 3rd, 2008 · 19 Comments

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Alchaahad en arabe, le témoin en Français, c’est un nouveau système utilisant un télescope électronique qui permet de détecter et d’observer le croissant de lune à n’importe quel point de la planète.
Cette nouveauté, qui a nécessité trois années de recherches et d’expérimentation, est l’œuvre du [...]

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Tags: Profile · Religion · Science · Technology

Moufida Tlatli, “La Marraine”

May 23rd, 2008 · 1 Comment

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Tunisienne, Moufida Tlatli, la marraine du Pavillon « Les cinémas du Sud », est une femme dévouée au cinéma. Issue d’une famille traditionaliste, elle a découvert le cinéma grâce à son professeur de philosophie. Mais, le succès n’a pas été rapide. Depuis 20 ans avant d’entreprendre une [...]

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Tags: Arts & Culture · Photo · Profile · cinema

Lebanese filmmaker Nadine Labaki in News Lab

May 23rd, 2008 · 3 Comments

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Especially for Lelia
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Tags: Arts & Culture · Profile · Video · cinema

“Une affaire de nègres ”

May 23rd, 2008 · 4 Comments

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En 2000, à Cameroun, le commandement opérationnel d’une unité spéciale pour lutter contre le banditisme a fait, en un an plus, d’un millier de victimes dans la région Douala à l’Ouest du pays africain. Osvalde Lewat, réalisatrice du Cameroun, raconte cette histoire terrible dans son [...]

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Tags: Arts & Culture · Photo · Profile · cinema · women

Hasna sur Afrik.com

May 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

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http://www.afrik.com/article14340.html 
Hasna sur Afrik.com un interview sur News-lab le blog des femmes
“Le blog des femmes” : libre expression en Euromed
Entretien avec la benjamine du projet Newslab, la Marocaine Hasna Boufkiri.Vingt femmes, vingt points de vue sur l’actualité dans le monde et le quotidien dans [...]

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Tags: Community Development · Personal · Profile

Perte inattendue…

May 19th, 2008 · No Comments

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Les blogueurs de l’Arabie Saoudite sont en deuil par la mort inattendue de la jeune bloggeuse Hadiel Al-Hodeif, à l’âge de 25 ans, après être tombée en coma depuis 3 semaines.

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Tags: Gender · Human Rights · Profile · women

My inventory of living! from Tunis

April 1st, 2008 · 6 Comments

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Il est 1H50 et la montre affiche plutôt 2H50 c’est mon horloge biologique qui se trompe et tarde à s’adapter à l’horaire de l’été… un horaire d’été qui vient en plein milieu du printemps !!! Et le printemps accepte, qu’en t’a lui, la demande de [...]

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Tags: Personal · Profile

Shiulie Ghosh of Al Jazeera’s “Every Woman” speaks to NewsLab

March 20th, 2008 · 1 Comment

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Every success story has its secrets. And Al Jazeera’s “Every Woman”, could be no exception. One of its secrets is Shiulie Ghosh. On “Every woman”, she and her team uncover the stories that women from different educational and racial backgrounds want to share with viewers [...]

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Tags: Gender · Human Rights · Photo · Profile · Society · women

After a century, a woman at the wheel of Italy’s Confidustria

March 14th, 2008 · 1 Comment

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The “steel” lady of Italy, Emma Marcegaglia, was named the head of Italy’s Confidustria National Employers’ association in a major first for her country’s male – dominated business elite. The new president received standing ovation from her peers and a large bouquet of red roses [...]

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Tags: Economics · Gender · Profile · Society · women