• By the end of the day on November 29, 2012, the UN General Assembly would have voted to pass a resolution that recognizes Palestine as a “Non-member Observer State” at the international body. While this new status does not grant full rights and privileges enjoyed by member states, it opens up invaluable resources to the…

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  • African Poetry Series #3

    Today is a national day of Thanksgiving in the United States–a tradition which historically has religious and cultural roots. For this, I thought it would be apt to hear some thanksgiving from the motherland.  The poem below is indeed an Ibo traditional poem, and as such, does not belong to any single poet. “This poem,…

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