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Yummy Biscuits

http://yummybiscuits.blogspot.com

Roads less traveled by, and other taste delights. Social and political activism.

Recent Posts

  • International Women's Day

    Posted on Sunday March 8th, 2009 at 03:00 in education, women, Somalia, somaliland

    Photo by Mohammed Amin Jibril/IRIN It was heartening, I thought, to read during this week leading up to International Women's Day about Fathiya Hassan in Somaliland, who has distinguished herself in a man's world. She is the first female car-washer ...

  • A Powerful Voice

    Posted on Thursday February 26th, 2009 at 15:02 in education, women, mali

    Labor migration has been a historical fact of life throughout West Africa. While trade routes have long been a part of the regional economy, patterns of labor migration were established during the colonial period, which is still evident today. Mali i...

  • Negelcted tropical diseases

    Posted on Friday February 13th, 2009 at 16:03 in world health organization, médecins sans frontières, drugs for neglected diseases initiative

    Distant places - forgotten livesThis is the list of diseases which are covered by the Neglected Topical Diseases Department of the World Health Organisation.Buruli UlcerChagas diseaseDengueDracunculiasisFascioliasisHuman African trypanosomiasisLeishm...

  • The marriage business

    Posted on Wednesday February 4th, 2009 at 08:52 in nigeria, niger, mauritania, irin

    Photo from IRIN/Phuong TranNiger has the world's highest rate of child marriage. It used to be a rural tradition but is is fast becoming a cross border business.The north of the country has some of the highest rates of poverty in Niger, itself one o...

  • War crimes - against children

    Posted on Tuesday January 27th, 2009 at 08:36 in military use of children

    The International Criminal Court was set up in 2002 as the first permanent court to prosecute war crimes.  The first trial has just opened against Congolese warlord Thomas Lubang of the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC.  He is accused of r...

  • The Big Issue in Malawi

    Posted on Sunday January 18th, 2009 at 16:01 in fairtrade, malawi, homelessness, big issue

    Illustration from Flickr/aheaven The Big Issue is one of many Street Papers, independent newspapers or magazines that are sold on the streets of cities around the world by homeless and inadequately housed people.  It is sold in several cities in...

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This blog is currently rated a 5.00 out of a possible 5 based on 1 comment.

ettarose

5 stars ettarose

Tom has worked with me helping spread the word about Genocide, the plight of Africa, and the injustices of man against man. Very strong feelings in this blog about the things that mean much to him. I highly recommend this site.

Posted: October 9th, 2008 | More Reviews From ettarose | Report This Comment

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