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Arabs and Democracy – Part 2 The prevalence in the revolts of social networks like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, are symptoms, not causes, of this organizational structure. These are the modes of expression of an intelligent and capable people to use the tools at your disposal to organize independently. Although these movements deny network organized in […]
Arabs and Democracy – Part 1 Many suggest that the uprisings that spread through North Africa and the Middle East are not to be taken as a repetition of the past, but as original experiments that open up new political possibilities, relevant beyond the region, for freedom and democracy. In fact, it is expected that through this […]
Will democracy ever reach Africa – Part 4 We must therefore explore the internal sources of mistrust and antagonism in the African communities to try to find a solution to the political evil in sub-Saharan Africa. Historian, Coquery Vidrovitchm, speaks as a source of ethnic antagonism African and describes that manufacturing ethnicity and intensification of ethnic […]
Will democracy ever reach Africa – Part 2 Another major issue is the main organs responsible to ensure the necessary impartiality that would validate the elections; however, these organs are accused of bias. In many cases, democratic change by the ballot box; seems impossible, or it is obtained by resorting to armed insurrection. But this victory of […]
Will democracy ever reach Africa – Part 1 Where in many countries transparent elections are considered a possibility and democratic changes are brought through the ballot box, they seem impossible in many states across the continent of Africa. It is sad to note that even in this time of historic opportunity when the political powers could Africans enjoy the new world order to regain their political […]
Is Addiction to Video Games bad? Among the various views that invite you to consider the excess of video game addiction, one of them deserves attention. It can be summarized as follows: the approach of the various addictive disorders and their treatment is currently far too marked by the importance given to toxicities, and the […]
Homosexuals in the US Army On the December 20, 2010 the U.S. Senate ended 17 years of a controversial law. Indeed, it adopted controversial a bill, abolishing the rule which requires the military to hide their sexual orientation for fear of being written off. President Barack Obama enacted the text. Though the repeal of the directive was passed, the entry into force of the law, however, took several months. 17 years old, the directive "do not ask, do not tell" (do not ask, […]
Malevolent Aliens To believe the warnings of Stephen Hawking, one might have to imagine Christopher Columbus discovering America, with the Earth in the role of Native Americans. Scientist believe that the Aztec Empire in South America were the first ones to predict an attack from aliens, as they are also considered two thousand years ahead […]
The Catholic Church and Sexual Abuse A real track record of experts and religious leaders from Canada and around the world will hold a dialogue about their experiences and knowledge to better understand the crisis of sexual abuse by some clergy, and the challenges raised by this scandal. The psychological, social, legal, spiritual and economic benefits for victims of sexual abuse crisis and the Catholic Church is a gravity deep. Pope Benedict XVI, speaking to the Irish church, claims that sexual abuse by clergy have hurt the Catholic […]
Match Against Poverty As in previous years, the Goodwill Ambassadors of UNDP and football legends, Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane have used the big names in football, retired or still active, Didier Drogba, Christian Karembeu, Fabio Cannavaro, Rabah Madjer or Dida, to play against German team Hamburger Sport-Verein (HSV) at the Imtech Arena in Hamburg, December […]
Better sleep and the ways to do it Ever wonder why so many people have trouble sleeping, or how one can manage a good night’s sleep? The American Association of sleep disorders emphasizes that while the pills may be a temporary solution, the best approach is to develop good habits against the rest. Here are a […]
Armed gunman kills two people on campus of Virginia Tech A man opened fire on campus, according reports by the American university, Virginia Tech. Two people including a policeman have died. A similar incident took place in 2007, which resulted in 32 people dying. The American College of Virginia Tech is on alert. According to its website, a man shot two people, including a police officer on campus. The officer ordered a vehicle to stop before being killed, the […]
