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These are the posts from January 2010

January 27, 2010
Posted by Vicki Boykis

Fatah revises its charter in 2009: more about women, less about Israel

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From the FAS project on government secrecy (via my husband) comes the news that Fatah is revising its charter for 2010, maybe influenced by possible changes in the Hamas charter, who said they may reconsider their charter goal of calling for the elmination of Israel.    Translation here.
Last year, the Palestine National Liberation Movement (Fatah [...]

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Posted by Vicki Boykis

Arabic as an official language of the WTO?

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Arabic, the 6th most spoken language in  the world (5th by some estimates), is already a key language for the United Nations, IMF, and the World Bank.  Now, Kuwait has requested that Arabic also become an official language of the World Trade Organization.  Given that the WTO, smaller than the World Bank or UN [...]

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January 26, 2010
Posted by Vicki Boykis

The Republic of India turns 60

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The Republic of India and its constitution just turned 60 years old (but actually independent India is two years older,) causing a flurry of introspection among India-based and Western-based commentators alike with the obvious hearken back to Gandhi, Nehru, and how India didn’t turn out to be Pakistan as well as the wonder of having [...]

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January 25, 2010
Posted by Vicki Boykis

Good news! There’s a country worse than Afghanistan: Liberia!

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I was watching a documentary about Liberia yesterday, and it’s the most messed-up thing I’ve seen in a long time.  There are eight total parts to this documentary, with the first six already released.
Granted, I am always skeptical about documentaries in general because they tend to leave out more than they explain and they don’t [...]

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Posted Under Africa Documentary Liberia

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