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Moroccans Beaten Up for Protesting the King's Budget

Authors: Global Voices: Mideast & AfricaMoroccans protested in the capital Rabat against the royal budget today. Their protest was violently repressed by police, who beat up activists as well as journalists who turned up to cover the demonstration. Reports claim that the royal palaces of Morocco cost the kingdom's coffers 700,000 Euros a day, in a...

The Political Key to Lasting Progress in the Developing World

Authors: International News from The AtlanticThe importance of building the capacity of local governments...

Mauritanians Protest in Solidarity with Gaza

Authors: Global Voices: Mideast & AfricaAfter Friday Prayers, hundreds of Mauritanians took to the streets of the capital Nouakchott on November 16, 2012, in a solidarity rally with Gaza residents after the city became the target of heavy Israeli bombing. Written by أحمد جدو · Translated by Thalia Rahme · View original post [ar] ·......

The Hamasization of Israel's Public Relations Campaign

Authors: International News from The AtlanticThe Israeli government has taken to Twitter, and other online platforms, to brag about killing its enemies....

In Gaza, Children are Paying the Price of War

Authors: Global Voices: Mideast & AfricaHeartbreaking photographs of dead Palestinian children were splattered across social media today, calling attention to the on-going tragedy in Gaza, as Israel and Hamas continue to exchange fire. Today, the fifth day since Israel started bombing Gaza round the clock, an Israeli missile hit a house in Gaza...