Human Interest

Istanbul: Seven of Many Wonders

February 19th, 2015 After spending 14 days in the extraordinary, international city of Istanbul, I began to liken it to a magical carpet, a monumental tapestry, created by millennia of weavers: the merchants, travelers, artists and craftsmen who’ve passed through

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25 (Serious & Fun) Facts about Norway

February 5th, 2015 There is so much to be said of Norway, known for its breathtakingly beautiful natural environment, vibrant cultural life with cosmopolitan cities brimful of architecture that showcases the famous Scandinavian flair for design. But for the sake

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Morels and the Mujahideen

January 29th, 2015 How is the spread of militant, jihadist, Salafist Islamic fundamentalists like the seemingly random outcroppings of mushrooms in a forest? And why on earth would anyone ask that question! Visualize the Internet as a literal, humongous net

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Scotland and the Three-Year Bachelor degree

January 22nd, 2015 The four-year undergraduate degree for Scotland’s universities, as noted in the Times Higher Education is the “gold standard” and seen as a “broader and more flexible” alternative to the narrow, focused three-year bachelor degree programs offered by

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Playing Polo in Haiti

by Carine Fabius (Originally Posted: 01/08/2015 3:32 pm EST on The Huffington Post) Claude-Alix Bertrand, Captain, Haiti Polo Team In December 2014, Travel + Leisure magazine listed Haiti as one of the “Best Places to Travel in 2015.” Wow! That

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15 Facts on Cuba and its Education System

January 8th, 2015 On December 17, 2014, U.S. President Barack Obama announced plans to normalize diplomatic relations with Cuba and ease economic restrictions on the nation. The President also said the U.S. will move towards re-opening its embassy in the

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Tinariwen, The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer

November 13th, 2014 Tinariwen’s Emmaar (2014) Tinariwen, The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer sounds like a gruesome scene from the Kel Tamashek uprising of 1963 in northern Mali that saw the death of messianic Tinarwen frontman Ibrahim Ag Alhabib’s parents

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10 Scary Facts on Education in the U.S.A.

October 30th, 2014 Since its Halloween, we thought of scaring up some spooky facts about education in the U.S. 1. Thirty years ago, America was the leader in quantity and quality of high school diplomas. Today, it is ranked 18th

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