Video : Washingtonians on Afghanistan
A few weeks ago I asked attendees at the screening of a documentary in D.C.’s Capitol Hill neighborhood what they knew about Afghanistan. Their responses both surprised and intrigued me. Using this intrigue as the impetus, I began a video project to ask more people in Washington, D.C. what they knew of about Afghanistan. This [...]
TM Bax Mix House and Hip Hop to Just Say No in ‘VIP’
After the success of their 2007 single Dokhtare Bandar, Iranian Hip Hop group TM Bax (for تیمارستان, asylum), released the single and video for VIP, a song about the exploits of a drug addled club kid whose “short skirt goes jumpin’ jumpin” to the beat off their album تیمارستان: Also check out TM Bax’s interview [...]
Could Sudan Be Afghanistan Part III and Iraq Part II?
In an Op-Ed for the New York Times, John Prendergast and author Dave Eggers explore a question they see as gaining increasing prominence within the United States – if the United States has the “ability as a nation to positively influence events abroad?” According to Eggers and Prendergast not only does the United States still [...]
Ahmadinejad Named 8th Worst Dictator by Foreign Policy
It doesn‘t make sense, I should fall for the kingcraft of a meritless crown, No, it doesn‘t seem right, To take information, Given at close range, For the gag, And the bind, And the ammunition round Slate.com and Foreign Policy have compiled a list of the Worst Dictators in the World. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who is [...]
Foreign Policy Afghanistan #6 Failed State of 2010, Africa Dominates Top 5
In collaboration with the Fund for Peace Foreign Policy Magazine has published their rankings of Failed States in 2010. Foreign Policy uses 12 indicators to define a Failed State, but the recurring factors in many nations in the Top 10 of the rankings are: One of the most common is the loss of physical control [...]
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