Tag: uganda
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December 22, 2009 06:15 PM EST --
Uganda, which has a huge Evangelical Church influence in its very homophobic culture, wants to make being gay something that gets you the death sentence. It's already illegal.
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October 04, 2008 04:25 AM EDT --
Many moons ago, there I was strolling through western Uganda (yes, strolling ... and hitching-hiking too) when I was struck down with cerebral malaria. One minute I was going about my daily business . . .
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January 23, 2007 09:22 AM EST --
Worried that a continued deadlock in peace talks between the Ugandan government and rebel forces could unleash another wave of bloodshed, international aid organizations are urging the United Nations to . . .
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December 09, 2009 07:06 PM EST --
Persistent international outcries have prevailed in Uganda where an anti-homosexuality bill is being edited before it goes to Parliament for a vote. The legislation p reviously included provisions for . . .
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November 29, 2009 09:39 PM EST --
Tanzanian albinos live in fear of their lives Photo: REUTERS
As someone who is very concerned about the plight the people of Africa, I like to spend time reading about . . .
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May 10, 2008 12:32 PM EDT --
This documentary is set in the war ravaged Northern Uganda. It is the real life story about a group of children whose love of music brings joy, excitement and hope back into their poverty stricken . . .
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December 14, 2009 09:45 PM EST --
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and President Obama spoke out against a proposed anti-homosexual bill in Uganda. The bill would sentence all homosexuals to life in prison as well as impose a death . . .
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November 13, 2009 10:58 AM EST --
To get rid of stressful environment , the best option is to take a gap from the frantic working agenda and plan a holiday. Think of the best tourist spots and the luxurious African locations instinctively . . .
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November 30, 2009 06:14 PM EST --
This issue has me pretty riled up and I thought my friends here on Gather who don't follow me elsewhere ( Facebook & Twitter ) should know about it.
The Ugandan Government is considering (and . . .
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December 08, 2009 09:16 AM EST --
Pepsi sponsored a concert in Uganda that featured Jamaica dancehall star Beenie Man telling the crowd that he'd like to cut the throats of all gay men. Beenie Man statement is very dangerous considering . . .
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February 12, 2007 07:45 PM EST --
The Last King of Scotland may be remembered as a political film for the ease in which it portrays the circular violence of Uganda, or it may be remembered as a period piece, blending culture with the grainy . . .
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December 06, 2007 06:46 PM EST --
Hemorrhagic fever is probably worse. I shudder to think about what would happen if a few people showed up in this country with Ebola. It makes all of the CSI episodes kind of pale in . . .
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October 03, 2007 10:06 PM EDT --
Book of Today ~ Abyssinian Chronicles: A Novel (Vintage International) by Moses Isegawa
"Every man has his own destiny: The only imperative is to . . .
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November 27, 2007 01:09 PM EST --
“WAR/DANCE” - winner of Outstanding Director Award at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival – will be opening in select cities on Friday, November 30. It is an incredible film, with a small . . .
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May 14, 2009 07:27 AM EDT --
The continent of Africa lies in the equatoria region and has plenty of wildlife and plant species offering great tour attractions. However, bad governance and civil wars have held back development in . . .
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February 07, 2006 03:47 PM EST --
There's nothing worse than hearing about a hot new place to visit, only to arrive and find it already overrun with package tourists. Or worse: The reality doesn't live up to the hype. But . . .
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April 20, 2007 07:06 PM EDT --
In Uganda a country that seems so far away there are things that happen that hit very close to home.
Invisible Children is a story about two americans that travel to africa in search of a story and find . . .
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September 24, 2006 06:47 AM EDT --
A long-awaited tour de force performance by Forest Whitaker carries The Last Kind of Scotland to the top of the heap in Hollywood at the beginning of Academy season. Academy season . . .
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March 26, 2007 03:14 PM EDT --
Cautiously optimistic about the prospects for peace in northern Uganda, leading international aid groups are welcoming the United Nations' efforts to bring the warring parties in that country to the . . .
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March 14, 2007 09:19 PM EDT --
Mira Nair is an India-born film director based in New York City. Educated at Dehli University and at Harvard, Nair is the youngest of three children from a middle class Punjabi family who came to the . . .
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