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Worldtown Hearsay :: Slum Tourism
August 11, 2010 – 9:39 am | No Comment
Worldtown Hearsay :: Slum Tourism

An Op-Ed at the New York Times by a former resident of Kenya’s most notorious slum - Kibera raises light on the controversial hot topic of Slum Tourism. The piece questions not only the ethics of …

Welcoming Ramadan: A Journey Shared Worldwide
August 11, 2010 – 9:13 am | One Comment
Welcoming Ramadan: A Journey Shared Worldwide

By Reem Rahman.

This week, 1.6 billion Muslims around the world welcome the start of the holy month of Ramadan. Understanding the month of Ramadan not only highlights the essence of Islamic practice but also reveals …

Retrospective: ‘Streets’ Change Shape
July 17, 2010 – 6:08 pm | No Comment
Retrospective: ‘Streets’ Change Shape

The Chicago-based Inner-City Muslim Action Network (IMAN)’s urban festival of music, faith and social justice took place on June 19th to an audience as diverse as the cultures represented onstage at Marquette Park. The festival, …

Worldtown Hearsay :: And the World Watches Africa
June 12, 2010 – 11:40 pm | 4 Comments
Worldtown Hearsay :: And the World Watches Africa

It’s here and the excitement can’t be contained. In case you’ve been buried somewhere… or live in North America, the World Cup is in full swing in South Africa. The first few days may have had …

Post Your Maps :: Yusuf Sayman
May 28, 2010 – 10:30 am | No Comment
Post Your Maps :: Yusuf Sayman

We will regularly be presenting a featured artist, writer or performer who is exploring questions of identity and personal narrative through their medium of expression.

The map is your representation. No rigid lines, no defined routes. You direct it on your own account.

Post Your Maps :: SoundRight
May 16, 2010 – 11:49 am | One Comment
Post Your Maps :: SoundRight

We will regularly be presenting a featured artist, writer or performer who is exploring questions of identity and personal narrative through their medium of expression.

The map is your representation. No rigid lines, no defined routes. You direct it on your own account.

Worldtown Hearsay :: Arabs are funny too
May 12, 2010 – 12:13 am | One Comment
Worldtown Hearsay :: Arabs are funny too

Bombs, turbans and chanting “In the Name of God” - these are the limited satirical portraits distributed of Arabs when it comes to comedy. Fortunately, there’s a growing positive association with Arabic comedic timing as …

Worldtown Via Londontown :: The 2010 Palestine Film Festival
May 4, 2010 – 11:15 pm | No Comment
Worldtown Via Londontown :: The 2010 Palestine Film Festival

Exile, memory, displacement, discovery - all themes you may expect associated to the Palestinian cause and embodied in corresponding creative matter. The films at this year’s London Palestine Film Fest resonate with all of these …

Worldtown Hearsay :: The Persian Version Perversion
April 27, 2010 – 10:57 pm | No Comment
Worldtown Hearsay :: The Persian Version Perversion

MTV’s take on diaspora representation goes a little like this: show a select community, with a misnomer that sounds like a carbohydrate dish institutionalized at a Giants game, drinking, cursing and cruising (with a particular …

What’s the fuss about Bill 94? :: Choice & Access
April 25, 2010 – 10:23 pm | No Comment
What’s the fuss about Bill 94? :: Choice & Access

Quebec, Canada :: Bill 94 and its troubling implications.