by Susan Mwape – Zambia – Many Zambians active in the Information Communication Technology (ICT) sector have come to appreciate the use of open source software; this is software that can be used in Windows and can be acquired freely …
by Katharine Daniels Founder and Executive Editor, The WIP – USA – A colleague of mine in radio news congratulated us this week, saying that The WIP has over delivered on our promise to create quality international news reports from …
Beyond Borders:“the interconnectedness of all of our lives” Read more »
by Natasha Dokovska – Macedonia – In Macedonia, one in three women is the victim of domestic violence, and one in four is the victim of gun violence. “I was beaten up by my husband for the first time soon …
by Karine Ancellin Saleck – Belgium – Part III of III European mainstream society has been totally deaf to the claims of its Muslims believers. Muslim feminists bring to life the humanist aspect of the faith (or culture) together, giving …
by D-L Nelson France Not having any business experience didn’t stop artist-sculptor, Cristina Schønberg, from creating an arts and culture center in the tiny Catalan village of Argelès-sur-mer, France (www.argeles-sur-mer.com) at an age when most women are thinking of retirement. …
by Karine Ancellin Saleck – Belgium – Part II of III The Islamic Feminist Trend Women are no longer prepared to offer total submission to paternalistic and colonial models. When scrutinizing the Western women’s liberation model, Asma Lamrabet speaks of …
by Glory Mushinge – Zambia – The procrastination of government over the enactment of the Freedom of Information Bill (FOIB), which gives the public and journalists free access to public information, has ignited concern, with some members of the judiciary …
Freedom of Information, a Trademark for a Democratic Society Read more »
by Karine Ancellin Saleck – Belgium – Part I of III In March 2005, Amina Wadud, Professor of Islamic Studies at the Commonwealth University of Virginia, led prayer for a mixed audience of believers in Manhattan, New York. Death threats …
by Glory Mushinge – Zambia – Africa recently hosted the World Social Forum, which was held in Nairobi, Kenya from the 20th to 25th of January. Like always, the preparations towards this event, like with many other events like this, …
by Pilirani Semu-Banda – Malawi – A 15 month-old baby had gone missing in Malawi’s high density township in the country’s commercial capital Blantyre last month, only to be found dead five days later in a pit latrine not very …