Archive for December, 2006

African Female Scholars Share Virtual Lifeline

(December 21st, 2006)

Female faculty are rare at African universities, but the Internet helps university women exchange ideas and moral support. It provides what some participants call a “virtual feminist university.”

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stories   writing   women   education

Somalia turmoil spills into South Africa

(December 8th, 2006)

Somali refugees who have fled the violence in their country have setled in South Afrca. They’ve set up shops in townships, competing with local business. And that’s spurred new violence.

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stories   writing   Somalia   refugees   South Africa   Marketplace