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November 10, 2012 by admin

Cairo’s Two Nights on the Town

CAIRO While thousands of Egyptians gathered in Tahrir Square last month to demand that the government release the blogger and activist Alaa Abdel Fattah from prison, Cairo’s fashion-forward crowd ventured onto the streets for a different reason: to shop. Across the bridge from Tahrir Square, the well-heeled meandered around the quiet, affluent neighborhood of Zamalek, […]

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April 19, 2012 by admin

Youth + Media drive social awareness

NEW YORK – “The media” is often presented as a monolithic, vaguely sinister entity that is as likely to exacerbate conflicts as it is resolve them. The United Nations Alliance for Civilizations (UNAOC) however, has confidence in the media’s ability to favorably shape global public opinion and policy. “We come from the side that says media […]

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April 2, 2012 by admin

Women with wings

UNITED NATIONS – Walking into the United Nations on International Women’s Day, the positive energy was palpable. A conference on “The Role of Business in Empowering Women” spawned a gathering of a geographically and experientially diverse individuals eager to advance financial inclusion, transparent corporate supply chains, and economic opportunities for women. Representing socially conscious enterprises, multilateral […]
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