| Moldova: "Our Romanian Language" Day Protest  Twenty years after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the official language is still an issue of dispute in Moldova, where the Constitution calls it Moldovan, the educational system teaches Romanian, and the ethnic minorities insist on formalizing the Russian language as a second official language. read>> |
| Zimbabwe: Changing Young Lives Through Theatre  Boyce Chaka is a 27 year-old poet and stage actor in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's second largest city. Since last year, he has been investing his time towards teaching high school kids about Shakespearean works and poetry as part of what he says is an attempt to "keep them off the streets." read>> |
| African Women Striving to be Heads of State  Since Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf became President of Liberia in 2006, several other African women have decided to run for the continent's top level political jobs. The increase of female candidates is undoubtedly a step in the right direction; Lova Rakotomalala introduces some of the rising stars. read>> |
| Morocco: SlutWalk Gets a Toehold  "Stand out for yourselves and demand respect. Shame has to switch sides!" This is the cri de guerre of Majdoline Lyazidi, the 20-year-old founder of SlutWalk Morocco, a Facebook page which aims at raising awareness against sexual harassment in the Moroccan society. read>> |
| Macedonia: Euphoria After Basketball Victory Over Greece  Filip Stojanovski reports on web reactions to the Macedonian national basketball team's victory over Greece at the EuroBasket 2011 in Lithuania. read>> |
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